Reflecting on his 30-years designing shops, galleries, offices and healthcare facilities, and on his fascination with how humans actually use these spaces, Ab will make a case for using design to corrupt the mundanity of work. He will share how he transforms workplaces to encourage wellbeing, sensory engagement and interaction, as fuel for productivity.

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Disruptive global challenges and shifting workforce expectations make it more important than ever to get inclusion right – for business performance, preparedness and purpose. Yet many companies struggle to achieve the business results they want from inclusion. Hear about a comprehensive new approach to making it happen, for organisations and society. Alison will share how to avoid the pitfalls of piecemeal inclusion initiatives and offer advice on how to take action beyond just HR with everyone and every function having a role to play in advancing inclusion for sustainable results.

Given GSK’s global mission to help people do more, feel better, live longer, they believe that the workplace should be a health enabler because when we feel at our best, we perform at our best. We have built a Workplace Performance Hub in our HQ and with our own people we are testing the impact of the workspace on wellbeing, satisfaction and productivity. Patrick shares latest updates and developments around GSK’s mission to transform the way they work.

Olympic House, the new HQ of the International Olympic Committee has been designed around the five key elements of symbolism, integration, flexibility, collaboration and sustainability. It combines the highest standards in collaboration design with a holistic approach to sustainability, by incorporating rigorous criteria in energy and water efficiency, whilst optimising the end user experience and wellbeing.