With Lorena Espaillat Bencosme and Philipp Siedler, Zaha Hadid

This presentation examines how algorithms and machine learning are creating unprecedented opportunities to design exemplary workplaces. Lorena and Philipp will demonstrate with examples of current advanced computational analytics inc...

With Antony Slumbers, estates today

AI, whether we realise it or not, is impacting our lives right now in significant ways. From monitoring our credit card usage for fraud, to filtering our email for spam, to recommending what to watch on Netflix, to recognising our friends in photographs on Fac...

With Michal Matloň, HB Reavis

Cooperation, communication, connectedness. These are the words that you have probably stumbled upon when thinking about how to improve your workplace. Achieving effective collaboration is one of the most discussed goals of today’s business world. To achieve it, we a...

With Tania Barney, Tania Barney Consultancy & Training &
Paige Hodsman, Saint-Gobain Ecophon

Office noise can be a significant problem for knowledge workers, particularly in open plan environments.  Auditory distractions have an impact on performance, health, well-being and overall workplace sat...

With Itai Palti, Hume & Conscious Cities

Workplace design is not just about providing the right spaces to facilitate required work activities; it's also about providing the right environmental conditions.

Itai is a practicing architect and researcher focusing on designing with the human experie...

With Jonathan Brune, Durable

Ergonomic design plays an increasing role in the workplace; think adjustable workstations, acoustic systems and improved air quality, for example. Yet lighting, an essential aspect of workplace ergonomics, still only plays a secondary role or remains unconsidered.

L...

With Madeleine Evans and Kenneth Freeman, Plants@Work 

After 30 years of much research into the benefits of plants, Biophilia and biophilic design are now offered as the cure for poor workplace environments. And it is true that enriched spaces (and biophilically enriched spaces) lead to better h...

With Bridget Jackson, PwC

As a professional services firm, you might expect PwC to be one of the last companies to think about the circular economy. Yet, over the past 10 years, the firm has systematically applied the principles to its business. Starting with better waste management,

PwC has es...

With James Woudhuysen

Lower your carbon footprint. Lower your plastics footprint. Ban lifts; insist people take the stairs, Become ‘global head of wellness’ and develop a full-service programme to help mothers of infants – brand it ‘LifeCare milkship’. If you’re a man, say the word MENOPAUSE thr...

With John Buckley, Centre for Active Living, University Centre Shrewsbury

John has some striking research and evidence to share about the best ways to enjoy a healthy, productive and lengthy (work) life.

John’s career in sport (originally as a tennis coach) and in exercise and health (exercise ...