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Breakout Sessions CoreNet Global Summits have always delivered timely, thought-provoking and relevant education to its attendees. In Brussels, we will continue to bring you the best practices and innovative thinking we are known for - but with an added element of increased interaction, debate, and peer-to-peer discussion. At this time of economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever to come together and share your knowledge. Click for session topics and formats. Monday 21 September • 13h30 - 15h00   1 Implementing Flexible Working in a Downturn: A Practical Guide Moderator: Helen Kaufert Leyland, Head of Workplace Solutions, Global, Nokia Siemens Network Speakers: Kimberlee Burt, Director, Original Creative Coop B.V. Nik Robotham, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Dr. Nigel Oseland, Director, Alexi Marmot Associates Colin Stuart, Partner, EC Harris LLP How do you present the business case for flexible working in an economic downturn when there is plenty of available space? How do you select the flexible working model most appropriate for your business and corporate culture? What are the barriers to change, how do you get buy in and how do you measure success?. The expert panel will use their individual range of experiences to present the overview of options currently available for flexible working, the case for integration of FM, HR and IT, how to build a business case, and what are the details that make or break successful implementation. Learn from the business case for EC Harris's new London HQ, and follow the client’s experience at Morgan Stanley's Corporate Services. These examples will show how the staff and management were convinced to change, and what are the benefits realized both organisations. Find out how implementing flexible working in a downturn makes good sense, both now and in the future. Monday 21 September • 13h30 - 15h00   2 Life Rhythm at Vodafone NL: Business in Motion Moderator: Ken Gianinni, Interior Design Director, Scott Brownrigg Speakers: Paul Smits, Director Human Resources, Property & Security, Vodafone NL John Hughes, Principal, Applied Research & Consulting, Steelcase Inc Increasingly tough competition in today's fast-changing business environment is resulting in new and innovative solutions for the workplace challenges that corporations are facing. How can Corporate Real Estate (CRE) support and strengthen a company's market position, help retain and attract top professional staff, provide a showcase for products and mobile working practices and act as a catalyst for cultural change within the organisation? To meet these challenges, Vodafone NL made the strategic decision to relocate part of its business from Maastricht to Amsterdam. In partnership with Steelcase's Applied Research and Consulting team, Vodafone NL implemented a design strategy for a new mobile working environment. Corporate clients are impressed with the new live mobile environment; the organisation has reduced office space from 16 sqm to 10 sqm per workplace and achieved operational facilities cost savings of 60%. Vodafone is practicing what they preach - growing their new "Life Rhythm" into the future. Monday 21 September • 13h30 - 15h00  3 The Empire State Building Energy Retrofit: A Replicable Model Speakers: Ernie Shelton, Director for Energy Services & Consulting – EMEA, Johnson Controls, Inc. Nick Gibbins, Associate Director, Upstream Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle The Empire State Building in New York City, one of the world's most iconic structures, is going "green". This landmark project, when completed, will reduce energy costs and carbon emissions by up to 38% - a $4.4 Million USD savings - and over 15 years, 105,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions will be avoided. The owner brought a team together to use the building as a test bench to show that an energy retrofit can be financially justified by the energy cost savings alone. The panelists will provide different perspectives on how an energy retrofit of an existing building can provide a measurable financial payback to owners and tenants. The team will also discuss ways the building owner engages tenants in the process to reach energy reduction goals and measure tenants' carbon reduction. Tuesday 22 September • 08h15 - 09h15 CoreNet Global Strategy & Portfolio Planning Community Launch Moderator: Andrew Hallissey, Senior Director, CB Richard Ellis Introducing the CoreNet Global Strategy & Portfolio Planning (SPP) Community! The Community's purpose is to identify, qualify and make available to CoreNet Global Members relevant information and knowledge on issues regarding strategy and portfolio planning that is pertinent to corporate real estate and workplace strategies. The SPP Community will work together to develop topics of research, explore best practices and establish knowledge-sharing avenues. The SPP Community was launched this spring at the CoreNet Global Summit in Dallas. As a Global endeavor, the SPP Community wants to recruit European CoreNet members early, in order to ensure that the research agenda addresses the needs of all regions. Please join us for the first EMEA meeting of the Strategy & Portfolio Planning Community to learn more about the structure and goals of the Community, and how you can become involved. Tuesday 22 September • 09h15 - 10h15  Speed Mentoring You've heard about "speed dating" – get ready for Speed Mentoring! This fast-paced session pairs young professionals with seasoned executives for one-on-one career advice and coaching. Through conversation and discussion on issues relating to transition, professional growth, career development and industry knowledge, mentees and mentors will gain new insights, make new connections and enjoy an energetic and informative session. Tuesday 22 September • 09h15 - 10h40 CoreNet Global Workplace Community Meeting: Exploring the Workplace DNA Facilitators: Marie Puybaraud, Director Global WorkPlace Innovation, Johnson Controls Inc. Kate North, VP Global Business Development, e-Work.com Jan-Peter Kastelein, Partner, YNNO Consulting Katherine Randolph, Director Unified Communications, Microsoft Following the successful launch last year at the Berlin Summit, get the latest scoop on Workplace Community and specifically our new workplace research initiative. These interactive activities focus on current global workplace issues that are impacting you.
This highly interactive session will include compelling interviews of global thought leaders regarding the future or work as well as an opportunity to engage in some lively discussions on top workplace issues of most importance during these interesting economic times. Session Highlights:
Tuesday 22 September • 11h00 - 12h30 4 Positioning for Change: Next Generation Tools for Portfolio Management Moderator: Ben Munn, Director, Global Corporate Services, CB Richard Ellis Speakers: Barry Varcoe, Director, Group Property, Royal Bank of Scotland Michael Jansen, Executive Chairman and President, Screampoint Sean Mei, CEO, Screampoint Philip Ross, CEO, Cordless Group The economic downturn and its impact on Fortune 1000 companies underscores the need to reduce the cost of ownership and maintenance across the portfolio. Utilising new and innovative technologies can enable organizations to address sustainability, occupancy flexibility and life-cycle management issues to enhance portfolio performance. Royal Bank of Scotland, a top 10 financial group with 140,000 employees across 30 countries needed to manage its property portfolio while reducing costs and carbon emissions. This interactive panel discussion will look at how their partners came together to offer a comprehensive solution. An integrated GIS and BIM dashboard displays performance metrics for an auditable allocation of resources, enhanced space utilization, real property inventories, energy performance and more. Learn about how cutting edge 5D data technology can help you manage your business better, access critical data and make the right decisions across the whole of your portfolio. Tuesday 22 September • 11h00 - 12h30  5 Portfolio Management in the Pharma Industry: Lessons for Corporate Real Estate Moderator: Robert Bonwell, Head of EMEA Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle Speakers: Paul Youds, Director of Global Real Estate, AstraZeneca Richard Evans, Vice President of Global Real Estate and West London Facilities Management, GlaxoSmithKline Tim Bender, Senior Director GRES, Merck Right now, there is unprecedented activity in the pharmaceutical sector on a global scale. The challenges presented by high levels of mergers and acquisitions, offshoring and capital investment provide a framework for the broader discussion around effective portfolio management. Panelists from major pharma companies will discuss these challenges, focusing on portfolio flexibility, capital markets, lease vs. own, R&D, and other issues. The audience will be encouraged to engage the panelists in debate, and to explore innovative ways of more effectively managing a global portfolio in this high-energy session. Tuesday 22 September • 11h00 - 12h30  6 The Evolution of Corporate Real Estate Partnerships: Transformation, Integration and Empowerment Moderator: Patrick Morrissey, Director, Corporate Consultancy, GVA Grimley Speakers: Harold Cleminson, Director of Property Management Services, National Australia Group - Europe Jonathan Moore, Head of Corporate Real Estate, EC Harris LLP Michael Creamer, Head of EMEA Client Solutions, Cushman & Wakefield Viv Hanstad-Pilcher, Head of Real Estate Purchasing, Lexmark International Simon Ford, Director, Global Corporate Solutions, CB Richard Ellis As the changing global markets become more dynamic and an organisation's ability to react quickly becomes key, corporations are identifying the need to build more flexibility into their business model and to re-invent their partnership and outsourcing strategy. Finding an integrated solution that ensures CRE is a full partner in the business can drive positive change through the organisation and deliver best in class performance. National Australia Group - Europe (NAG Europe) leveraged the opportunities created by the joint venture between EC Harris and Cushman & Wakefield. This joint venture, Corporate Occupier Solutions (COS), identified the need to create one property team to deliver OPEX spend reductions, improve performance and increase organisational adaptability for NAG Europe. This integrated solution resulted in operational costs savings of 11% per annum, identification of a further 5% of cost savings for this financial year, improved space utilisation and met environmental carbon neutral targets. Lexmark International and CB Richard Ellis restructured a fragmented and disconnected CRE team into a truly global network to drive space efficiency, reduce costs, improve flexibility, enhance operational excellence and increase the CRE team's profile within the corporation. Lexmark ensures CBRE understands its business and is empowered to create a property portfolio that results in OPEX savings of $8.1M and a new and unique office environment that doubles as a live showcase and has increased client visits by 400%. Learn how an empowered and truly integrated partnership can deliver more than the sum of its parts. Tuesday 22 September • 13h30 - 15h00 7 Communication Strategies at Nokia: Preparing for the Turnaround Moderator: Michael Graham, Director of Corporate Real Estate, Titanic Quarter Speakers: Jose Luis Sanchez-Concha Ibarra, Workplace Solutions Manager - EMEA & India, Nokia Kathryn Kneller, Senior Manager, WR Communications, Nokia Large-scale, high-profile workplace change projects provide the greatest opportunity for corporate real estate functions to demonstrate value to the organisation. In the current economic climate, these types of projects have been put "on hold" indefinitely. So what do you do? At Nokia, the real estate group is focusing their energies on developing their communication processes, tools and skills to equip themselves to manage workplace changes more effectively for when the turnaround comes. They are creating a communications and change plan that addresses the overall organisation's strategy, and links it to workplace solutions. All too often, opportunities to align workplace strategy with business objectives are missed due to resource constraints or a failure to communicate your strategies effectively. This session will show how to step back from looking at projects on a case-by-case basis, and use the time you have now to create new strategies and sell them effectively. Tuesday 22 September • 13h30 - 15h00 8 Working Beyond Walls Moderator: Andrew Burt, International Director, EMEA, Global Workplace Solutions, Johnson Controls Speakers: Paul Stansall, Strategic Workplace Adviser, UK Office of Government Commerce Despina Katsikakis, Chairman, DEGW "Work is what you do, not a place you go to, and the majority of the next generation of the workforce will be ready and able to work anywhere." This quote, from Sir Gus O'Donnell, the U.K. Cabinet Secretary, sums up what many in Corporate Real Estate believe to be true about the evolution of work and the workplace. The "work anywhere, anytime" generation will have a transformational impact on the physical workplace, and corporations need to think differently about information and communication technology, styles of working, strategic asset management, sustainable design and human resource issues. These and other topics are the focus of "Working Beyond Walls", the publication form the UK Office of Government Commerce, aimed at modernising the U.K. Civil Services' way of working. DEGW will present a case study on behalf of the UK Department of Children, Schools and Families showing how an entire UK Government Department successfully moved to a non-territorial workplace environment. The principles and strategies behind this approach provide a comprehensive guide for moving ahead into the future of work. Tuesday 22 September • 13h30 - 15h00 9 Rabobank and Microsoft: Creating New Ways of Integrating Real Estate and IT Moderator: Ron Adam, Director, Europe Learning, CoreNet Global Speakers: Henny van Egmond, Founder & owner, HennyvanEgmond.nl; Former program manager Rabo Unplugged Ilco van der Bie, Strategy Services Manager, Microsoft Netherlands Katherine Randolph, Director, Unified Communications, Microsoft The corporate real estate organisation can drive tremendous innovation that impacts the way the corporation works. The opportunity to influence strategy and provide comprehensive solutions for business growth and increased performance can be enhanced by the effective collaboration of CRE and IT, to jointly transform the physical and virtual work environments. Dutch financial services group Rabobank serves 9 million business and private customers, and in 2010 plans to close multiple offices and relocate 6,300 employees to a central campus in Utrecht. Rabobank is implementing new and innovative solutions to drive the integration and collaboration needed to achieve a successful relocation, while also focusing on reducing operating costs and consolidating its position as one of the most environmentally conscious organisations in the Netherlands. In partnership with Microsoft, Rabobank is increasing digital working across the whole organisation. The solution provides shared virtual workspaces, effective and efficient knowledge sharing, and multimedia communications, and allows employees to work together from any location. Embracing this integrated partnership will result in a 40% reduction in required office space and achieve long-term operational cost reductions of up to 15%.
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