REwork APAC Summit 2022

Roundtable 1 - How to improve wellbeing and sustainability with biophilic design

Roundtable 2 – How to build a work-from-anywhere policy

Ensuring the inclusion and fair treatment of remote and distributed staff

The hybrid workplace can be a messy unfair arrangement. That is bad for both the employee and the business. We address ESG experience requirements for remote and distributed workplaces.

Ensuring CRE value optimization in the age of hybrid workplaces

Creating a supportive working model that accommodates evolving employee needs is important, but an ideal outcome for CRE is to encourage staff to return to the office even when they have the option to work remotely. How is the CRE sector reinventing itself for the transformation in workplace?

How to transform your traditional workplace spaces into a Flex Office

The objective of the flex office is to offer different workspaces, according to one’s needs: co-working, confidentiality bubbles, conviviality spaces, modular meeting rooms or even sports rooms. We consider the options for outsourcing your office needs vs redesigning your offices.

Roundtable 3 - Optimizing immersive meeting technologies for the virtual office

Roundtable 4 – Creating a successful activity-based work culture

Reading the future in the present for hybrid and digital workplaces

We made it through covid. We did better than we thought at hybrid and WFM. We now think of the office as a place for collaboration. But change is never-ending and WX and corporate culture continues to evolve. Where will this workplace transition take us?

Creating a sense of belonging for hybrid and work-from-anywhere workplaces

The sense of belonging will not appear or disappear instantly with remote work. The process takes place over the long term. We consider how corporate culture is built and employee engagement is maintained over time regardless of where the workplace is.

Preparing for the virtual workplace

The leap into virtual ways of working has highlighted how our workplaces are more than just physical offices, they are the digital channels we use to collaborate and the places we feel most comfortable. What impact has this shift has on workplace design and what to expect from the virtual workplace

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Welcome and Introduction

Australian flex industry market update – the evolution of flex

As occupiers increasingly adopt core + flex models to create agile real estate portfolios, what impact will this have on the flex space providers, property owners and their flex service strategies.

Flex market insights around the world – Is Flex the new normal?

The growth in supply of flex space has been the #1 story in commercial office markets around the world. The big question everyone asks is will this trend last or will employers demand a return to the old normal. We consider the global flex market trends.

Panel Discussion - Designing your flexspace service to attract and retain corporate clients

Flexspace presents solutions that traditional workspace fails to offer. But for CREs, it can be tricky to communicate these solutions to clients in a compelling enough way to incite change. What’s more, a company’s management team may have misconceptions or concerns about flexspace that need to be addressed.
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Panel discussion – Creating freedom and choice in the employee centric hybrid workplace

Beyond tenant engagement frills and perks, how does the office compete with people’s homes—environments that are cultivated to suit your specific lifestyle? We speculate on how hybrid workplaces will evolve to complete with WFH and flex spaces.

Panel discussion – Earning the commute – Creating a WX that people love

For most businesses, the office remains the hub for workplace experience. Yet how we experience the office is changing. What new features are being created to ensure the office remains a valued asset when staff have choice?

Panel discussion - How remote is changing performance management and leadership

To support their teams in this new world of work, managers need to learn how to lead teams across digital platforms. We compare approaches and focus on how to build a new people management policy.
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Panel discussion – Delivering frictionless EX in hybrid and work-from-anywhere

There are some areas where in-person, face-to-face contact is unrivalled. Those are culture, collaboration, and coaching. How do we ensure that remote employee are not disadvantaged by the location of their workplace? How can IT help to bridge the experience gap?

Panel discussion – Flex operators and landlords discuss innovative operating models

As workers return to the office, flex space is being buoyed by businesses deploying less capital into real estate and employees who have come to expect more choice over how and where they work. How can landlords help flex operators to open new flex services? Moderator:

Panel discussion - Building a community in a Hybrid Workplace

As with any distributed workforce, the tricky part is helping remote team members feel a sense of community. If their in-office colleagues are interacting face-to-face on a daily basis, what steps can the flex operator take to create a strong community in their space?
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