Quality in fit-out: working better together
Date: 26 February 2025
Location: Business Design Centre, London (alongside Workspace Design Show)
Room: B&C, Second Floor
The Real Estate Reality 2025
Opening from the Chair: Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive
The economic backdrop for 2025
Ed Griffiths, Head of Business and Client Analytics, Barbour ABI
How will policy shape the property investment environment in 2025
Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy (Real Estate), British Property Federation
Property trends: what investors are looking for from commercial space
Jon Neale, Head of Research and Insight, Montagu Evans
Panel discussion
10.30 – 11.30
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FIS Innovation Awards Ceremony
Stephen Wightman, Director – UK MMC Lead at AtkinsRealis will be joining us to discuss what is innovation in construction.
We will then be announcing the winners of the 2025 FIS Innovation Award Winners!
12:00 - 13:30
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Construction without conflict
Opening from the Chair – Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive
The root causes of construction disputes, and how to improve your commercial management
Anthony Armitage, General Counsel, Thirdway
How procurement can and should support Conflict Avoidance
Sue Barrett, Head of Contracts and Procurement, Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority
Panel discussion
13.50 - 14.40
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Rethinking design co-ordination
Opening from the Chair: Iain McIlwee, CEO, Finishes and Interiors Sector
What do we mean by Design Development
Alessia Scola, Safety by Design Specialist, Associate Partner, Foster + Partners and member of ATLG Board
What is the future for novation and design and build
Kevin P’ng, Managing Director, BW
What are the problems
Matt Taylor, Taylor Design Consultancy
Panel discussion – A representative from Forza Doors will also be joining the panel discussion.
15:00 - 16:00
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Managing a systemised approach to construction
Opening from the Chair: Jim Parlour, FIS Head of Technical
Why systems thinking is essential to compliance
Al Walker, UCL
Testing, classification and real-world performance
Peter Long, Divisional Fire and Certification Director, Optima Products
The Information Management Mindset
Tony Millen, Managing Director, Fire DNA
Panel discussion
16:10 - 17:00
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