Parallel Sessions
These sessions will be interspersed with the main plenary and will enable delegates to choose from more specific sessions on the conference themes in relation to the world of FM.
Following Madonna : A lesson for changing times
Greg Davies, Head of Service Development, ElementusIs it time for FM to corporatively re-invent itself? This session looks at positioning FM to stake its claim as a major function for enabling business success and delivering more than just the core disciplines.
Financial control of facilities across large complex estates
Bernard Williams, Consultant, Bernard Williams AssociatesPete Collinson, FM for Rolls-Royce
This session will demonstrate how financial control models can help to control FM costs and performance within strategic FM teams and methods for rolling out and auditing best-practice solutions for different types of occupied buildings.
Delivering the Future: Making Strategy Happen
John Bowen, Managing Director, Gulfhaven LtdKey steps to making strategies happen and how FM's can make a significant contribution to the success of an organisation, through raising their own profile and re-enforcing the influence of FM as a profession.
Social Factors and their impact on FM: changes to the workplace, workforce and supply chain
Liz Kentish, Liz Kentish Coaching and WIFMFollowing extensive research, this session will provide actual data to challenge the FM sector to embrace social change and its impact on FM. Gain knowledge on ways to use social change effectively to improve FM services and the appeal of the industry as a career choice.
Liz Kentish will be joined in the presentation by Alison Halfpenny, Samantha Bowman, Julie Kortens and Chris Stoddart - all WiFM members
Developing sustainable FM in an uncertain world
Martin Jolly, Technical Development Director, Balfour BeattyOrganisations are challenged to delivering a sustainable business and manage the expectations of their supply chains. Development and implementation of strategies and identification of enablers can help these aims to be aligned to profit and competitiveness in a challenging world.
Governmental strategy to galvanise the FM industry: the lifeblood of Eastern European economies
Jozsef Czerny, Chairman, Hungarian FM SocietyHow developing strategies for the FM industry can contribute to a countries' economy. In Eastern European countries developing the FM industry can help to galvanise society as a whole and deliver a significant part of GDP.
The investment case for reduction in building energy consumption
Barry Shambrook, Managing Director, Tuckers ConsultancyCo-Presented with Bernard Crouch
FM's need to make energy and emission savings which will show the best return. The presentation will examine energy saving options in actual buildings, projected emission savings and return on investment, together with procurement of building energy reduction measures.
The application of lean thinking in FM
Paul Wyton, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield HallamA presentation of concepts underpinning systems thinking and lean thinking and identifying possible benefits and limitations of the approach within FM.
Workplace law: a case study in compliance
David Sharp, Managing Director, Workplace Law GroupMark Hillier, Associate Director of Built Environment, Workplace Law Group
Explain through a real life case study about achieving compliance during an office fit out - from workspace shell to fully fitted training and office facility. Includes film footage of the process.
Standards based solutions to addressing social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainable development
Victoria Barron, Product Marketing Manager, BSIGain an understanding of how management system standards can provide FM's with a framework for organisations to become more sustainable through social, economic and environmental elements, to address stakeholders needs.
Working across boundaries – the FM Challenges in an advancing world - Workshop
Steve Gladwin, Chairman, Global FM
Dave Wilson, Director of Training4FM
Steve Jones, Sales Manager, Qube Global Software
Iain Murray, Chairman, BIFM
A key issue facing FM is the challenge of delivering consistent services across boundaries - local, national and international. The session will explore the challenges of cross boundary delivery in FM and look at practical solutions.
Programme:
- Introduction by Steve Gladwin, Chairman of Global FM
- Cultural diversity, Dave Wilson, Director of Training4FM
- Technology transcends boundaries, Steve Jones, Sales Manager, Qube Global Software
- The client challenges in a global economy – fewer suppliers delivering more cost effective solutions
- Delivery cross boundary solutions, a suppliers view
- Panel / workshop discussion, chaired by Steve Gladwin
This is a workshop which will run for 2.5 hours.
Promoting Standards
A presentation to launch The Commercial Moving Best Practice Guide. The session will address best practice and the BS 8522 Commercial Moving Standard in all types of commercial moving activities, in particular planning, management, risk control and health & safety.
Stephen Vickers, British Association of Removers, Director General
