Careers
CAREERS
Welcome to FuturePlace – Crafting Careers Locally with a Global Vision!
At FuturePlace, we take pride in fostering a vibrant and inclusive local workplace that champions open communication and creativity. We’re on the lookout for more than just employees – we’re seeking passionate individuals who resonate with our values of autonomy, ambition, and trust. Join our local team, where you’ll benefit from the expertise of a management team with extensive global experience, providing you with valuable insights and a unique perspective.
Why FuturePlace?
FuturePlace isn’t just a company; it’s a community of forward-thinkers, change-makers, and innovators. While our roots are local, our aspirations are global. We believe in offering fulfilling career journeys that go beyond the ordinary. If you’re ready to contribute your drive and talent to a variety of roles within our organization and embody our core values of passion, care, imagination, and trust, we want you to be part of our local success story.
Our Company Approach:
FuturePlace was created to be the go-to resource for local business leaders, technologists, investors, and innovators in the built world. We provide a platform for sharing ideas, building partnerships, and collectively solving important challenges. As a full-service local B2B media, events, and advisory business, we are at the forefront of shaping the future of our community and industry.
Join FuturePlace – Unleash Your Potential!
MARKETING
We currently have an opportunity in our marketing team for a mid-tier Marketing Coordinator.
For more information about the role, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3765344935/
Please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
SALES
We currently don’t have any position available in our sales team, but you can send your CV to [email protected] to be considered for future opportunities.
EVENT PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH
We currently don’t have any position available in our event production team, but you can send your CV to [email protected] to be considered for future opportunities.
PARTNERSHIP
We currently don’t have any position available in our partnership development team, but you can send your CV to [email protected] to be considered for future opportunities.
EVENT OPERATIONS
We currently don’t have any position available in our event operations team, but you can send your CV to [email protected] to be considered for future opportunities.
We stand for ideas and innovations that help us re-imagine the way places are conceived, designed, constructed and managed for the needs of tomorrow.
OUR TEAM
JOHN POZOGLOU
Founder & CEO
John’s career in the media & events industry spans 20+ years and multiple continents. He has conceived and built highly regarded business technology events across Europe, the Middle East and Australia by bringing together Fortune 500 companies, groundbreaking startups and world-class speakers to celebrate the latest advancements in technology and to catalyse economic, social and environmental improvements.
As the CEO of FuturePlace, John’s mission is to help accelerate Australasian real estate towards technology-driven innovation, cross-sector collaboration and global integration.
Contact John @ [email protected]
JOHN POZOGLOU
Founder & CEO
John’s career in the media & events industry spans 20+ years and multiple continents. He has conceived and built highly regarded business technology events across Europe, the Middle East and Australia by bringing together Fortune 500 companies, groundbreaking startups and world-class speakers to celebrate the latest advancements in technology and to catalyse economic, social and environmental improvements.
As the CEO of the FuturePlace, John’s mission is to help accelerate Australasian real estate towards technology-driven innovation, cross-sector collaboration and global integration.
Contact John @ [email protected]
Leon Kantor
Co-Founder & COO
Leon brings over 20 years of international experience to this role across content management and event production. He has a proven track record of successfully managing and growing events and content businesses from conception to building regional and international rollouts.
Across his career, he has held senior management roles across three continents, including the CIO Network, Beacon, the Middle East Economic Digest and Investor Relations Magazine, amongst others Leon holds a Bachelor of Communications, University of Canberra, Australia.
Contact Leon @ [email protected]
Julia Arlt
Julia is the Global Digital Real Estate Leader at PwC where she works on deals strategy, digital real estate consulting, new product development, fundraising, M&A and startup collaboration. She is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded the pan-European FUTURE:PropTech event that was acquired by CRE:Tech.
She has worked with organizations of every size from giving hands-on support to PropTech start-ups, such as helping Seedcamp with its deal sourcing, to raising funds for a Wall Street hedge fund to helping a venture capital firm in CEE to closing an anchor investor and setting-up the advisory board and venture partners.
Julia has also established the Austrian PropTech Initiative to support the industry around her hometown of Vienna. As a startup mentor at MetaProp NYC, an early stage venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology industry that invested in 100+ technology companies, she connects startups and investors from all over the world. She is a member of the global awards committee at the NYC Real Estate Tech Week, a jury member of MIPIM PropTech, as well as part of the BUILTWORLD advisory board and the CRE:Tech leadership board.
Julia engages in research and has collaborated in projects such as the PropTech map, the ConTech map, the PropTech Resources Directory, the bestseller book PropTech 101: Turning Chaos Into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation and the Year-End Global PropTech Confidence Index.
She regularly lectures at universities such as the PropTech Accelerator Program at Columbia University and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
Contact Julia @ [email protected]
Julia Arlt
Julia is the Global Digital Real Estate Leader at PwC where she works on deals strategy, digital real estate consulting, new product development, fundraising, M&A and startup collaboration. She is a serial entrepreneur, who co-founded the pan-European FUTURE:PropTech event that was acquired by CRE:Tech.
She has worked with organizations of every size from giving hands-on support to PropTech start-ups, such as helping Seedcamp with its deal sourcing, to raising funds for a Wall Street hedge fund to helping a venture capital firm in CEE to closing an anchor investor and setting-up the advisory board and venture partners.
Julia has also established the Austrian PropTech Initiative to support the industry around her hometown of Vienna. As a startup mentor at MetaProp NYC, an early stage venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology industry that invested in 100+ technology companies, she connects startups and investors from all over the world. She is a member of the global awards committee at the NYC Real Estate Tech Week, a jury member of MIPIM PropTech, as well as part of the BUILTWORLD advisory board and the CRE:Tech leadership board.
Julia engages in research and has collaborated in projects such as the PropTech map, the ConTech map, the PropTech Resources Directory, the bestseller book PropTech 101: Turning Chaos Into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation and the Year-End Global PropTech Confidence Index.
She regularly lectures at universities such as the PropTech Accelerator Program at Columbia University and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
Contact Julia @ [email protected]
Vanessa Carvalho
Marketing Director
Vanessa brings over 10 years of international experience on marketing roles focused on b2b and digital campaigns. With an analytical and creative approach, she has a proven track record of successfully managing marketing campaigns to increase events’ awareness and attendance, from niche industry summits to geo-cloned large exhibitions.
Contact Vanessa @ [email protected]
Michael Fletcher
Director Advisory Services
Michael is driven and hardworking sales professional, bringing 7 years of B2B sales experience within the events and tourism industry. Michael has a demonstrated record of achievement across multiple organizations in Australia, the UK and Germany. As Advisory Sales Manager, his role is to communicate with the leaders in the built world to develop and deliver market-leading events.
Contact Fletch @ [email protected]
Michael Fletcher
Director Advisory Services
Michael is driven and hardworking sales professional, bringing 7 years of B2B sales experience within the events and tourism industry. Michael has a demonstrated record of achievement across multiple organizations in Australia, the UK and Germany. As Advisory Sales Manager, his role is to communicate with the leaders in the built world to develop and deliver market-leading events.
Contact Fletch @ [email protected]
Tiffany Steel
Director of Operations
With three decades of event management experience under her belt, Tiffany is a valuable addition to the FuturePlace team. Her most recent role was Director of the Parkes Elvis Festival, an event she has been involved with since its inception in 1993. Tiffany has been the Director of Operations at Terrapinn, managing a portfolio of B2B conferences and trade exhibitions across Australia and worldwide. She has worked in events and marketing roles for Local Government in Parkes, Port Macquarie, and Gold Coast, as well as for well-known not-for-profits such as Variety – The Children’s Charity and Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
Contact Tiffany @ [email protected]
Lachlan Macdonald
Partnerships Director
Lachlan started his career with Worldwide Business Research in London in 2004 and found his feet quickly as a trusted advisor to startups and fortune 500 companies looking to advance their business objectives. Consistent high achievement saw steady career progression resulting in a move to Berlin in 2016 to run the IQPC DACH Partnerships Team. During this time, Lachlan’s team routinely helped companies of all sizes win their next big piece of business via the implementation of bespoke intermediary services. Lachlan can bring a vision and a strategy, allowing companies to unearth additional opportunities at the right time with an increase in positive outcomes.
Contact Lachlan @ [email protected]
Lachlan Macdonald
Partnerships Director
Lachlan started his career with Worldwide Business Research in London in 2004 and found his feet quickly as a trusted advisor to startups and fortune 500 companies looking to advance their business objectives. Consistent high achievement saw steady career progression resulting in a move to Berlin in 2016 to run the IQPC DACH Partnerships Team. During this time, Lachlan’s team routinely helped companies of all sizes win their next big piece of business via the implementation of bespoke intermediary services. Lachlan can bring a vision and a strategy, allowing companies to unearth additional opportunities at the right time with an increase in positive outcomes.
Contact Lachlan @ [email protected]