Top companies are unlocking workplace innovation across their digital workplace by rapidly creating and deploying personalized, branded, globally scalable mobile apps. Join Paul Westenberger, Workplace Technology Leader, as he lays out the vision to transform and connect EY’s global digital workplace through a beautifully designed and engaging mobile app from Modo Workplace™. In this session, best practices will demonstrate how to enhance employee daily routines by simplifying and streamlining their experiences into a centralized, on-demand workplace app and scaling by crowdsourcing domain expertise from the company’s most creative and valuable employees. Learn from EY’s inventive leadership to discover how you can deploy your own powerful mobile-first employee engagement and communication solution.

Speakers:

Stewart Elliot

Paul M. Westenberger

Wearables, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are all transforming every corner of our lives, professional and personal. They continue to expand, and you’ve seen the cool gadgets – Google Glass, smart watches, and all the other coolness that was in the Minority Report movie, remember that? Come hear how these cool technologies are impacting our lives!

Speakers:

Tess Vismale, CMP, DES

Artificial intelligence is no longer reserved for sci-fi movies. More and more apps powered by AI are becoming available for download on your phone! Come learn about what’s out and how you can start incorporating AI technology into your life right now.

Speakers:

Tess Vismale, CMP, DES

Blockchain is advancing faster than you may think. In this session, we’ll explore some real world applications of blockchain technology, and discuss the impact it will have on how information is collected, shared and analyzed within organizations and their business partners. Is Blockchain a disruptive technology or a mandate for foundational change? Let’s to explore the possibilities.

Speakers:

Lisa S. Stanley

Big data and thick data are popular today, but how do they serve people within our workplaces? In this fast-paced session we’ll share new perspectives on big data, thick data, and how to use data to not only serve the real estate and workplace, but most importantly the people and the organization. We’ll discuss data myths, data mines, data lakes, and how they relate to human and social systems. Join us for new ideas on data’s role in real estate, facilities, and workplace.

Key Takeaways:

Gain insights on how to use data to improve the human experience.

Gather new ideas on data’s role in real estate and implications for the workplace.

Speakers:

Tracy Brower, PhD, MM, MCR

Rich Isphording, LEED AP, MCR.w

As one of the fastest growing cities in America, transportation is quickly becoming a major initiative for Seattle companies in the battle to recruit and retain talent. At Microsoft’s corporate headquarters in suburban Redmond, the company has proactively sought ways to mitigate traffic congestion and support both the mobility (and sanity) of its employees. Managed by the Real Estate and Facilities team, the company’s Commute program spent the last decade crafting out of-the-box commuter solutions for its employees in an area where public transportation doesn’t always serve all locations optimally. Each day, more than 44,400 full-time Microsoft employees and contingent staff commute to the 500-acre campus from dozens of surrounding cities. Now that the initial goal of reducing the Single Occupancy Vehicle (“SOV”) rate to 60% has been exceeded, the team is delivering innovative ways to drive down the SOV rate even further. They are deploying the latest technologies to provide detailed analytics and bringing concepts such as incentivisation and gamification into the program

Speakers:

Brian Crockford, CFM, MRICS

The changing nature of work has had huge implications for how we measure productivity, with traditional metrics now inadequate in today's knowledge-based economy. It remains notoriously difficult to link employee productivity to the work environment. AECOM has been exploring the link between performance and the design of the physical environment for years. This session will focus on the partnership of the GSA and AECOM and their successful implementation of systems to measure productivity.

Key Takeaways:

Discover public and private sector of approaches to measuring productivity.

Gain insights into how non-traditional metrics can be used in the context of Real Estate and Workplace projects.

Speakers:

Kelly Bacon

Kevin Kelly

How will the workplace adapt to the newest generation of employees? Take a deep-dive into Gen Z with Laura Morris from Perkins+Will, a thought leader on workplace strategy and design. This case study will explore how the first true digital natives will complement and challenge past generations, and how they will influence and impact the spaces we live, work and play.

Key Takeaways:

Pinpoint key strengths and characteristics of Gen Z, the newest members of the workforce.

Discover and discuss how common misconceptions about members of Gen Z can actually complement, challenge, and empower past generations.

Learn how to effectively manage the Gen Z cohort in your workforce, and how interior design can help facilitate productive collaboration across generations.

Speakers:

Laura Morris, MCR, IIDA, LEED AP, Fitwell Ambassador

Are you thinking about changing jobs? Gain insight into your next employer’s mindset by discovering their expectations for new hires. The “Real Estate Employment Cycle” indicates a strong “candidate” market which means qualified CRE professionals are in the driver’s seat! Learn how emerging technologies are affecting the workplace, how and who companies hire, and how CRE professionals look for jobs. Improve your job change chance of success by attending this fascinating session.

Key Takeaways:

Gain valuable insights from an experienced CoreNet Global Career Center recruiter who understands what companies expect and want in their new hires.

Deepen your understanding of how emerging technologies are affecting the workplace and who companies hire.

Improve your opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Planning to stay “future relevant” can be a daunting objective as corporate real estate organizations and strategies change rapidly. However, having a professional development plan can be your ticket to professional relevancy in tomorrow’s corporate landscape. Preparing for your future just got a bit easier with the newest designation from CoreNet Global. Come hear about the Young Leader program for career enhancement, designed to put you in control of your professional development plan and focus on your future.