Date: Thursday 20 October 2022, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Science & Industry Museum, Lower Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4FP
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Offices + Workspace Update
Date: 20 October 2022, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Science & Industry Museum, Lower Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4FP
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Co-working, flex, swing space, call it what you will, the office world is changing. Is the future shorter leases and hospitality-style products? Do flagship corporate offices have a future? Or will suburban destinations lure companies looking to save cash and offer employees more? Our experts chat about the forces that are reshaping the way we work and office space needs.
Agenda:
8am Arrival, breakfast and networking
9am Welcome, presentation and panel discussion: The state of the market
Jessica Bowles, director of strategic partnerships & impact, Bruntwood
James Barker, principal energy & sustainability consultant, Hydrock
Dominic Pozzoni, head of Colliers’ Manchester office & director of the National Offices team, Colliers
Dan Hyde, development director, MEPC
Dave Ferry, head of enterprise sales, ITS
10.15am Networking break
10.45am Presentation and panel discussion: : The future is flex: delving into the growing coworking and flex office sector
Gabriela Hersham, chief executive & co-founder, Huckletree
Emma Swinnerton, international partner & head of flexible workspace, Cushman & Wakefield
Les Lang, partner, Till Asset Management
Fiona Flanagan, real assets advisory consultant, Deloitte
Alex Campbell, co-founder & head of product, Colony Coworking
12pm Closing remarks, lunch and further networking
Benefits of attending this event include:
- Form valuable connections with high-level attendees from across the property sector during networking breaks
- Gain industry knowledge from experts during the panel discussions and presentations, with plenty of opportunities to ask your own questions
- A copy of the attendee list before the event, and access to the dedicated event app where you can connect with other delegates
- Breakfast and lunch are also included
- EMMA SWINNERTON, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD | Provides advice to landlords, investors, occupiers and operators on what’s next in the world of flexible workspace. Emma also set up the INDEGO platform which delivers a fully outsourced, white label flexible workspace solution.
- GABRIELA HERSHAM, HUCKLETREE | Founded Huckletree in 2014 to bring together the most innovative startups, entrepreneurs and businesses. Huckletree is now one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing coworking communities, with a presence in London, Manchester and Dublin.
- JESSICA BOWLES, BRUNTWOOD | Works across the Bruntwood business leading the ESG and social value agenda, supporting place and regeneration partnerships, including with Bury Council, and contributing to place-related policy with Innovation GM and Northern Powerhouse.
- DOMINIC POZZONI, COLLIERS | Advises on a number of high-profile developments including NOMA, Landmark, Towers, and Exchange Quay in Manchester, and Pall Mall in Liverpool.
- FIONA FLANAGAN, DELOITTE | Currently leads the Deloitte UK live real estate project management office, delivering their hybrid working model across the firms UK portfolio including the recent Manchester office relocation.
- LES LANG, TILL ASSET MANAGEMENT | Currently investment managers at Exchange Quay, 360,000 sq ft of office accommodation, and Manchester International Office Centre, 100,000 sq ft of commercial office accommodation.
- DAVE FERRY, ITS | Focuses on key strategic partnerships that require bespoke full-fibre networks, working with companies that deliver services on top of access connectivity.
- JAMES BARKER, HYDROCK | Known for helping to deliver projects, including commercial offices, from the concept stage through to post-construction, prioritising and ensuring climate-resilient development.
- DAN HYDE, MEPC | Overseeing the delivery of a new business district at NOMA, including 4 Angel Square, a 200,000 sq ft speculative office development that will be operationally net zero carbon.
- ALEX CAMPBELL, COLONY COWORKING | Manchester based coworking brand with four locations and counting across the city centre. Providing flexible workspace for thinkers, doers and creators.
This event is sponsored by ITS, Fairhursts Design Group and Hydrock
Tickets cost £68+VAT. Book using the form below – if you can’t see the form, please contact events@placenorthwest.co.uk
