Delivering productivity, quality and compliance in the fit-out sector
Date: 27-28 February 2024
Location: Business Design Centre, London (alongside Workspace Design Show)
Room: E&D, Second Floor
Conflicting Trends: What to expect for the fit-out market in 2024
Opening from the Chair: Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive
The economic backdrop for fit-out understanding the upside and downside risks
Professor Noble Francis, Economics Director, Construction Products Association
Planning applications and projects, what does the pipeline for fit-out look
Kelly Forrest, Consultant Economist, Barbour ABI
How client requirements are impacting the market for fit-out
Jayson Crosley, Director, Turner & Townsend
Panel discussion
Transformation through information
Opening from the Chair – Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive
Getting product information right
Jolyon Berg, Head of Technical, CCF
Digital tools that are transforming construction
John Roberts, Engineering Consultant, Priestland Consulting
Building digital strategies and a culture of data
Helen Gawor, Group Director of Strategy & Innovation, ISG
Panel discussion – also joining the panel will be Diane Tocco of Diane Butterworth Ltd
Improving the fit-out process: a partnership approach
Opening from the Chair: Iain McIlwee, CEO, Finishes and Interiors Sector
The fit-out what went wrong, learning from the past
Guy McCoig-Lees, Director and Scott Bannon, Divisional Director, Collins Construction
The Importance of Early Supply Chain Involvement
Richard Bartlett, Director, Willmott Dixon
Re-imagining the fit-out process
Professor Stuart Green, University of Reading
Panel discussion
Reimagining space: The essentials of a modern fit-out
Opening from the Chair: Mark Catchlove, Director, MillerKnoll Global Insight Group
Putting the Ooh into Workspaces
Ken Bundy FCSD, Creative Director, Claremont Group Interiors
Creating the perfect people centric environment
May Fawzy Interior Architecture Director, MF Design Studio and President of British Institute of Interior Design
An overview of current workspace design trends
Vanessa Brady OBE, Founder, SBID
Panel discussion