The Workplace Event Birmingham

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The Workplace Event

Showcasing the latest insights and developments in
workplace experience and facilities management.

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EuroFM is proud to announce our partnership with The Workplace Event, taking place from 8 to 10 April 2025 in Birmingham. This event is designed to address the evolving demands of the modern workplace, highlighting the latest insights, innovations, and solutions in workplace and facilities management.

As employee expectations shift and workplace experiences take center stage, this event brings together industry leaders and changemakers to power new strategies and innovations that will shape the future of work. With its wide-ranging scope and sharp focus on employee experience and workplace performance, The Workplace Event is set to be an unmissable gathering for professionals in the field.

Meet EuroFM at the event

EuroFM will have a dedicated stand at the event, where you can meet our team, learn more about our initiatives, and connect with like-minded professionals. Additionally, we are thrilled to be hosting an exclusive session as part of the event’s exciting program of free-to-attend content.

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What’s on


Inspiring the way forward

Hear from leading thinkers and organisations who are shaping the workplace experience and moving the industry forward. Bringing innovative ideas and inspiration centre stage, The Workplace Event is a hive for collaboration and innovation to improve workplace experience.


Showcasing the latest innovation

Discover the latest products and services to opimitise your facility and workplace performance. From workplace interiors and design, digital technology, facilities services, building management and more, you will find a supplier to help you elevate your workplace strategy and performance.


Grow your network – and your opportunities

The only UK event to bring together professionals from multiple disciplines that supports workplace experience. Network with practitioners from facilities, HR, technology, real estate, design, architecture, consultants and advisors to share best practice, expertise and ideas.

23rd EuroFM Research Symposium

During the EuroFM Conference 2024 the 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium tookplace. The theme of the symposium centers around transformation to contribute to future-proof Facility Management (FM).

The (preliminary) programme for the EuroFM Conference 2023 and 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium can be found below.

Programme

Day 1 – 10 June 2024

08.30 – 09.00Registration
09.00 – 09.15Welcome and opening of the 29th EuroFM Conference and 23rd Research Symposium
Room: Great Hall
09.15 – 09.30Opening Insights by Jane Ballantyne
Academic Insights from London Metropolitan University
Room: Great Hall
09.30 – 10.15Opening Keynote by Perry Timms
Skills of the Future
Room: Great Hall
10.15 – 11.00Workshop with Jon Green and Giovanni Fiore
Indoor Air Quality
Room: TM3-03
11.00 – 11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 13.00Session 1 – Research Symposium: Digital Transformation 1
Chair: Nipuni Sumanarathna, London Met (UK)
Room: TM3-03
1.1Olli Vigren, Chiara Tagliaro, Toomaj Ghalandar, and Tin Phan
Exploring Digitalization in Facility Management: Towards a Research Agenda
1.2Nadine Wills and Niels Bartels
Aligning Academic Curriculum with the Needs of Facility Management Industry – An Analysis
1.3Aravinda Adhikari, Tharindu Karunaratne, and Nipuni Sumanarathna*
Machine Learning Techniques for Building Predictive Maintenance: A Review
1.4Per Anker Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen, and Helle Lohmann Rasmussen
Tools and Guidelines for Digital and Sustainable Facility Management: Operational Plans and Budgets
13.00 – 14.00LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30Session 2 – Research Symposium: Digital Transformation 2
Chair: Oluseun Ajayi, London Met (UK)
Room: TM3-03
2.1Tim Barthel, Paul Becker, and Nadine Wills
Time-Benefit Analysis of Semiautomatic 3D Laser Scanning for BIM-based Facility Management
2.2Nipuni Sumanarathna, Kalani C. Dahanayake, and Aravinda Adhikari
Big Data Analytics in Facilities Management Higher Education: A Way Forward
2.3Karlijn Sissingh
How Do Customers Respond to a Digital Human at the Facility Management Service Desk?
2.4Douglas Bawauh, Federica Pascale, and Nebil Archour
The Role of Digital Twins to Optimise Hospital Resilience Strategies to Heatwaves: A Review
15.30 – 16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 17.00Session 3 – Research Symposium: Green Transformation 1
Chair: Alenka Temeljotov Salaj, NTNU (Norway)
Room: TM3-03
3.1John Scott and Nipuni Sumanarathna
Rehabilitation of an Existing Building: Structural Information Requirements
3.2Ronan O’Hara, Wanigarathna Nadeeshani, and Keith Jones
Show Me the Backlog! Opportunities to Improve UK Public Sector Maintenance Investment Planning
3.3Ådne Lund Øvstebø and Alenka Temeljotov Salaj, Anders-Johan Almås, and Svein Bjørberg
Resilience of Existing Buildings to Norwegian Climate Stressors
17.15 – 17.30Wrap-up and Closing of Day 1
Room: Great Hall
17.30 – 19.30Networking with Students

Day 2 – 11 June 2024

08.30 – 09.00Registration
09.00 – 09.45Keynote by Matthew Tucker
Navigating the Technological Landscape in Facility Management
Room: Great Hall
09.50 – 11.20Session 4 – Research Symposium: Green Transformation 2
Chair: Per Anker Jensen, DTU (Denmark)
Room: TM3-03
4.1Per Anker Jensen and Henrik Juul Nielsen
Exploring Circular Facilities Management: A Case of Portfolio, Building and Workplace Transformation
4.2Rebecka Lundgren, Riikka Kyrö, Saija Toivonen, and Lassi Tähtinen
Enabling Circular Futures of Workspaces through Facilities Management: A Backcasting Approach
4.3Rachel Kuijlenburg, Sjors Houtveen, Frans Joosstens, and Marlinda Dressen
The smart buildings paradox! How to combine smart building and novel IT-technologies?
4.4Markus Krämer and Richa Srivastava
Scenario-Driven Approach for Enabling Sector-Coupled Energy Systems by Adapting Site Operations
11.20 – 11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 13.00Session 5 – Research Symposium: Spatial Transformations
Chair: Chiara Taglioro, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Room: TM3-03
5.1Ronald Beckers*
Exploring the Home Office with Participatory Photography
5.2Susanne Colenberg and Mathilda du Preez
Developing a Community-Supporting Office Layout for Academics: A Case Study
5.3Chuyao Wang, Riikka Jääskeläinen, Vera Luostarinen, Satu Kankaala and Tuuli Jylhä
The Role of Facility Management in University Startup Ecosystems: A Startups’ Perspective
5.4Jenni Poutanen*
Campus Transformations and Student Preferences
13.00 – 14.00LUNCH
14.00 – 15.30Session 6. Services in Transformation
Chair: Tuuli Jylhä, Aalto University (Finland)
Room: TM3-03
6.1Per Anker Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen and Helle Lohmann Rasmussen
What is the FM Value Guide – and How to Make a Value Guideline?
6.2Ida Ekman, Niko Penttinen, and Tuuli Jylhä
Transformation of Outsourcing and In-Housing Practices in Corporate Real Estate Management
6.3Andera Pelzeter, Silke Bustamante, Martina Martinovic, and Heike Prüße
Carbon Benchmarks for Non-Medical Services in Hospitals
6.4Michel Altan, Andrew Mzembe, and Hugo Mutsaerts
The Integration of Facility and Healthcare Departments in the Context of Food Production and Delivery Processes
15.30 – 16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 16.30Wrapping up the 23rd Research Symposium
Tuuli Jylhä and Riikka Kyrö
16.30 – 17.15Closing Keynote by Simone Fenton-Jarvis
People in FM
Room: Great Hall
17.15 – 17.30Closing of the EuroFM Conference
Room: Great Hall
18.00 – 21.00Charity Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony**
Venue: TBC

* Best Paper Candidate

** Not included in Presenting Author registration

Please note that all details mentioned

on this page may be subject to change.

EuroFM Conference 2024 – London

We are proud to announce the programme for the EuroFM Facility Management Conference and EuroFM Research Symposium, scheduled to take place from 10 – 12 June 2024, in London, United Kingdom. This event is a collaborative effort between EuroFM, FMCE, and our valued partners who share a common goal of advancing the field of Facility Management.

During the EuroFM Conference 2024 also the 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium will take place.

The (preliminary) programme for the EuroFM Conference 2023 and 23rd EuroFM Research Symposium can be found below.

Monday 10 June 2024

Tuesday 11 June 2024

Wednesday 12 June 2024

09.00 – 10.30First group – Facility tour to London Metropolitan University – Estates Department
15 people per group
10.30 – 12.00Second group – Facility tour to London Metropolitan University – Estates Department
15 people per group
11.00 – 12.30Facility tour to Arsenal Stadium
30 people max.

Please note that all details mentioned

on this page may be subject to change.

Navigating turbulent times

Join IWFM and a variety of expert guests for their new fortnightly webinar series, ‘Navigating turbulent times’, where they delve into today’s greatest challenges, tackle your questions and concerns, and help our profession navigate through these stormy waters.

‘Navigating turbulent times’ episode four: ‘Net zero and sustainability in a post-COVID world’

Join IWFM and their International SIG live at 12pm, Wednesday 13 May, for the next episode of ‘Navigating turbulent times’ as their expert panel discusses ‘Net zero and sustainability in a post-COVID world’ and answers your sustainability-related questions.

Commentators tell us that COVID-19 will herald a ‘new normal’. What does the sustainability agenda look like in the post-pandemic era? What does this mean for our profession, and the industry that supports it?

Almost all facilities and office managers in the UK already take responsibility for sustainability (according to the Sustainability Survey 2018, two thirds of our members see it as extremely important to their role). Will the role of workplace and facilities be enhanced or diminished by this experience?

Workplace Trends London 2019

This pitch-free, intellectual conference examines in depth new ways of working and emerging trends in the workplace. The event explores how workplace design, productivity and operation evolve in demanding times, with such changes and pressures as advances in technology, changes in socio-demographics and attitude to work, social media, agile/flexible working, and more.