REwork APAC Summit: 17-18 November, 2021
About the event
Disrupted and declared unsafe – Covid 19 has made us rethink, reimagine, redefine and redesign the workplace.
Gone are the days when the workplace was defined by a physical space in a central location that employees occupied during regular office hours. What we see emerging today is a new set of standards regarding employee experience, staff wellbeing, workplace purpose and function.
Work culture is being REcreated – workspace and real estate requirements are being REconsidered – and employees are being REtooled to get the job done in different ways. Those who get it right will win the war for talent and profit from this extraordinary change.
At the REwork APAC Summit we bring together leaders in the workplace world to connect, learn, and find the partners they need to build the future ready workforce and workplace.
When
8am-5.30pm, Wednesday 17th – Thursday 18th November
Post-conference masterclass: 9-12pm, Friday 19th November
WHERE
Sofitel Darling Harbour, Sydney
In-person and virtual
OUR SPONSORS
Our Speakers
JENNIFER HENDERSON
Global Head of Workplace Experience, Standard Chartered Bank – Hong Kong
NATALIE DEVLIN
Chief Experience Officer
Charter Hall – Australia
ANTONY SLUMBERS
Co-Founder
Real Innovation Academy – UK
RAPHAEL GIELGEN
Trend Scout, Future of Work
Vitra – Switzerland
MATT TOOHEY
Director, Property and Civils, Coca-Cola Europacific (Australia, Pacific, Indonesia)
LARA YAAGER
Head of HR – Australia & NZ
LinkedIn
DUNCAN THOMAS
Chief People Officer, FUJIFILM Business Innovation – Singapore
HELEN SNOWBALL
Chief HR Officer Asia Pacific
JLL – Singapore
JOY LERTPITAKKIT
General Manager (Thailand and Indonesia),
JustCo
ALISON WEBB
Future of Work Lead, Customer Futures
Lendlease – Australia
DINESH MALKANI
Founder and CEO
Smarten Spaces – Singapore
CHRIS ALCOCK
Principal Consulting
Six Ideas, Dexus – Australia
ARIANE VIRTUE
Partner and Co-Founder
Flex We Are – Australia
DAVID WHITEING
Group COO, Standard Chartered Bank – Singapore
BRAD KRAUSKOPF
CEO and Founder
Hub Australia
JIM GROVES
Co-Founder and CEO
Rubberdesk – Australia
DAMIEN SHEEHAN
Country Head Australia
IWG
LETITIA HOPE
Workplace Partnership Manager, ISPT – Australia
EMMA WALSH
Chief Executive Officer
Parents at Work – Australia
DOMINIC PENALOZA
CEO and Founder
Reinvent – Singapore
VIKAS VERMA
Executive Director – Head HR Strategy
UOB – Singapore
VANESSA SULIKOWSKI
Distinguished Architect, Australia and New Zealand
Cisco
ALEX SWEENEY
Human Experience Head, APAC
JLL – Singapore
DAVID SHIRLEY
Partner and Co-Founder
Flex We Are, Australia
TONY MASSARO
Partner, Integrated Infrastructure – Real Estate Advisory, PwC – Australia
TICA HESSING
Workplace Strategy Manager
Charter Hall – Australia
SIMON MARION
Regional Director APAC
The Instant Group, Singapore
STEPHEN BANKS
Director, Group Real Estate, APAC
BP – Singapore
JOSE FREDES
Head of Property & Facilities, Teachers Mutual Bank, Australia
BELINDA HANSEN
HR Director
Amgen, Australia
CHRIS ANDERSON
Head of Workplace Technology, Australia and New Zealand, Cisco
VIVEKK SEHGAL
Associate Director – Workplace
Singtel, Singapore
SUE JAUNCEY
Founder and CEO
Appellon, Australia
SU-SAN TAN
Director, Workplace Strategy and Insights, Space Matrix, Singapore
SHELLEY MCDOWELL
Director, Customer Experience Strategy
CBRE
TIM OLDMAN
Founder and CEO
Leesman, UK
JESSICA CARR
Workplace Director APAC
WX – Sodexo, Singapore
ERWING CHONG
MD – Group Head of Corporate Real Estate Strategy & Administration, DBS Bank, Singapore
HELEN JACKSON
Former Global People Director
Advisian, Australia
RONALD KLEER
Chief Executive Officer
BPG, Singapore
PAUL HICKEY
Head of Solutions
Smarten Spaces, Singapore
ANGELA BARWICK
Enterprise Account Executive APAC
SpaceIQ, Australia
MAT ERWIN
National Property Manager
Metcash, Australia
ASHISH MEHROTRA
Asia Pacific Head – RE&F Operations
Microsoft – Singapore
ANDY GSTOLL
CEO and Founder
Mixed Reality I/O, Austria
NICOLETTE BARNARD
Head of People and Organisation, EHS and Quality – Pacific Region
Siemens
DANNY CHAN
AVP & Director
Switch Workplaces
SONIA CLARKE
Director, The Difference
PwC, Australia
CAROLINE BURNS
Founder and MD
Workplace Revolution, Singapore
ANTONIA TRUMBULL
Real Estate Segment Lead
Schneider Electric
JOHN CORBETT
Workplace & Real Estate Strategist, Australia and New Zealand, Cisco
ANNELIE XENOFONTOS
Senior Associate Strategy
Axiom Workplaces, Australia
KAI RIEMER
Professor of Information Technology & Organisation, University of Sydney, Australia
DOMINIC STALLARD
Founder & Experience Leader
The XMakers, Singapore
CLAIRE MORAN
Partner, Head of Workplace
Knight Frank Australia
LEWIS GARRAD
Career Business Leader, Mercer, Singapore
JON LESQUEREUX
Regional Head APAC
Equiem, Australia
ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Managing Partner, Virtual Office
Deloitte, Australia
ROMAIN SAUSSEY
Managing Director, APAC
Flyspaces – Singapore
PETER ANDREW
Executive Director – Workplace Centre of Excellence APAC, CBRE, Australia
RAE KNAPP-ROBINETTE
Process Improvement Manager
BOC Limited, Australia
ALEX BIRCH
CEO
XY Sense, Australia
ROWENA CREMER
NSW & ACT Sales Executive
Metra Australia
FREDERIC LIBET DESCORNE
Global Account Manager & Sales Manager NSW, Haworth, Australia
SUSIE GLEESON-BYRNE
Human Resources Director, APAC
Uber
ANGUS RAIMAN
Enterprise Solutions Manager
Parkable
KAHN YOON
Director-International Projects
MMoser, Singapore
DR SEAN GALLAGHER
Centre for the New Workforce
Swinburne University of Technology
AMILIA WALLACE
Workplace Advisor
Haworth
MATTHEW BOGLARY
Lead – Strategic Enterprise
Proxyclick – Singapore
JOE WALLER
Enterprise Account Executive
SpaceIQ
PETER HUGHES
Regional VP, APAC
RingCentral
RICKY KAPUR
Head of APAC
Zoom – Singapore
RE-THINKING WORK FOR THE NEW NORMAL
Asia-Pacific’s most progressive event focused on the future of work has arrived! Why now?
- Because the way things used to be done will no longer cut it – the world has shifted and employers and landlords need to learn how to do things differently.
- Because the centralised office is no longer the only place where work can get done. It’s a hybrid world now and office, home and 3rd space will all play a part in the mix.
- Because landlords need to rethink how they design, fit and digitise their spaces to create FOMO inducing places that employees and tenants love.
- Because the war for talent isn’t going anywhere. If anything, next generation employees will expect more from their employers with respect to flexibility, technology and company culture.
- Because the war for tenants is heating up. Traditional office landlords are now having to compete with new providers of flex working spaces that operate very differently.
- Because physical space design, health, wellness, amenities, technology, collaboration, community and doing good are all critical elements in the new world of work.
- Because we are at a massive inflection point where moving quickly and learning from the experiences of others will be key to success.
WORK RE-IMAGINED
REwork brings together the people and companies redefining work around the world. It will be a must-attend event for employers/corporates, landlords, designers, architects, service providers and solution providers from the world’s most progressive companies.
THE GLOBAL STAGE FOR WORKPLACE INNOVATION
This is where we partner… where we connect… where we create…
- REwork is where we commit to the transformation of work
- REwork is a community of forward-thinking executives representing real estate, occupiers, designers, builders and technologists committed to driving meaningful change
- REwork is joined-up thinking that facilitates new and novel ideas and partnerships and sees work through a different lens
- REwork is a specialised and focused event dedicated to PLACE, SPACE, PEOPLE, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Summit Program
The Rework APAC Summit is being delivered to both in-person and virtual attendees. All sessions are being recorded, and can be watched on-demand.
- Day 1November 17, 2021 - AEDT
08:00 - 08:55
Main conference registration & morning coffee
REIMAGINING THE WORKPLACE
08:55 - 09:00
Chair’s welcome
09:00 - 09:40
The Australian experience of the flexible workplace
Employees returning to work are settling for nothing less than a safe and positive work experience. Many are insisting on flexible work arrangements. Our focus is upon how the space makes the employee feel, how it promotes the quality of their relationships and communication, and how it enhances their work performance.
Panellists include:Moderated by:09:40 - 10:10
Workplace experience, conscious culture and digital office integration
Workspace designs are beginning to feeling more like high tech homely spaces, to help entice digitally connected employees back into the office hub environment for socializing and collaboration.
10:10 - 10:30
Building social capital as a pathway to success – Workplace experience in the hybrid workforce
There is a positive “relational energy” generated when people come together in an inspiring workplace. How do we create workplace communities where people thrive and come together to create watercooler moments in a digital office?
10:30 - 11:00
Networking break & showcase viewing
11:00 - 11:20
Workplace experience and its impact on workplace design and workspace
Elevating the employee experience component in your workplace arrangements will reap productivity benefits that spur innovation and support brand culture. Jennifer shares how Standard Chartered is reimagining their workplace with the focus squarely on their employee’s needs.
11:20 - 11:40
Building a hybrid & digital workplace - 5 best practices from the East and the West
Businesses are riding the wave of ongoing uncertainty in building a sustainable workplace model. The best model would be which not only allows them to ramp up and down as needed in the current times but also is future-ready for supporting culture and collaboration. Join us as we share our experience and best practices for Fortune 500 companies transitioning to the workplace of the future.
11:40 - 12:00
Alt_Shift_Office: The office reimagined and repurposed
(From a Research Partnership between Haworth + Swinburne University). The future of office routines disrupted by covid is becoming clearer with the emergence of five post-pandemic workplace models. Businesses have a great opportunity to rethink and reimagine new and better ways of working.
12:00 - 12:05
Chair’s welcome to our Singapore delegates
12:05 - 12:30
Creating high performance workplaces in the reimagined workspace
COVID has taken real estate and workplace from the backroom to the boardroom. The consensus appears to be that in the post COVID world, we will shift to the hybrid flexible workplace model with digital office support and improved collaboration strategies. The financial sector has rather mixed views on this strategy.
12:30 - 13:30
Networking lunch & showcase viewing
REDESIGNING BUILDINGS & SPACE
13:30 - 13:50
From facility management to workplace experience - Assessing the long term implications of remote and flexible work on CBD office space use and design
In the future, for most roles, the ANZ accepts there will be a combination of working from home and working from an office location. New ways of working are required. How is this adaptation affecting the future needs for office space?
13:50 - 14:10
Reimagining the role of workplace transformation to create stronger corporate partnerships
DBS has long held the view that the workplace team was a partner in meeting corporate objectives including building stronger corporate culture and an innovative working environment. Now the value of this workplace strategy has its moment to shine as we redefine how we work and create a new vibrant hybrid workplace culture.
14:10 - 14:40
Panel discussion: Employees as workplace customers – Improving employee experience, well-being and performance in a reimagined office setting
Winning the war on talent and getting more from your teams, means pumping up your employee experience factor. We consider different approaches to improving workplace experience based around redesigning office space as a cultural and innovation hub. We also ask the question, who should own Workplace Experience?
Panellists include:Moderated by:14:40 - 15:10
Networking break and exhibition viewing
NETWORKING ROUNDTABLES
We invite our delegates to join our interactive roundtable discussions. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in two 30 minute moderated roundtables featuring an expert panel to kick-start the conversations. Our roundtables will run for the entire hour with delegates switching after 30 minutes.
15:10 - 16:10
Reassessing value & opportunity in office real estate in transition
Panellists include:Moderated by:15:10 - 16:10
Workplace Experience - Navigating the transition focusing on relationships, collaboration and productivity
Panellists include:Moderated by:15:10 - 16:10
HR Transition - Reconfiguring the workplace for health, safety & emotional wellbeing
Panellists include:Moderated by:15:10 - 16:10
Workplace strategy & evidence based design: Optimise your workplace
Panellists include:Moderated by:15:10 - 16:10
Return to the office strategy - Six behavioural workstyles to help you create your return to the office plan
16:10 - 16:30
Short unconference break
We take a short break for the hotel to reset the room. Meanwhile, we host a networking activity with a prize.
RESETTING MODELS AND CULTURE
16:30 - 16:50
Workplace megatrends – Real estate in transition and how to reset your business models for tenant engagement
Most people agree that hybrid workplaces with flexible features are here to stay. This issue is how to manage them. This momentum for change will have profound impacts upon the property owner, tenant and agent relationship. How should the real estate industry be positioning to take advantage of the hybrid workplace and other flow-on consequences of the digital transformation of the workplace?
16:50 - 17:30
Panel discussion: Maintaining the ties that bind - Building an engaged and motivated workforce for remote and hybrid teams
History shows that mixing virtual and on-site working might be a lot harder than it looks because we lose the human connections. How can we create a people centric workplace amidst the backdrop of constant change, advancing technology, and hybrid and remote models? Will ‘working from home fatigue’ promote a return to the old normal?
Panellists include:Moderated by:17:30 - 18:10
The Singaporean experience of the flexible workplace
Employees returning to work are settling for nothing less than a safe and positive work experience. Many are insisting on flexible work arrangements. Our focus is upon how the space makes the employee feel, how it promotes the quality of their relationships and communication, and how it enhances their work performance.
Panellists include:Moderated by:18:10 - 18:10
Chair’s closing remarks & networking reception
- Day 2November 18, 2021 - AEDT
08:30 - 08:55
Morning coffee & networking
08:55 - 09:00
Chair’s welcome
RETOOLING FOR THE BLENDED OFFICE
09:00 - 09:40
Panel discussion: When planning for the future of work, what are the most sustainable hybrid workplace business models?
Property owners who are quick to adapt to evolving tenant expectations, who can adapt by de-densify profitably, increase health & safety protocols, and offer new products based on developing digital office needs, will emerge from this period stronger than before. This session involves sharing insights for the next generation of workforce.
Panellists include:Moderated by:09:40 - 10:00
The New Alliances
We are seeing a growing trend of owners and occupiers in Commercial Real Estate jointly delivering technology solutions. From cybersecurity to data management, smart workplaces & sustainability targets, learn about how formerly competing stakeholders are now working together to achieve common goals.
10:00 - 10:40
Panel discussion – From remote to engaged: Rethinking employee experience, well-being and corporate culture for work's hybrid and digital future
The employee experience has always been a contributing factor to overall employee engagement and satisfaction, but as organizations look to revise their remote work policies, it must now become a top priority. How will workplace leaders adjust for this new way no proof working? How can we optimize technology for this transformation
Panellists include:Moderated by:10:40 - 11:10
Networking break & showcase viewing
NETWORKING ROUNDTABLES
We invite our delegates to join our interactive roundtable discussions. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in two 30 minute moderated roundtables featuring an expert panel to kick-start the conversations. Our roundtables will run for the entire hour with delegates switching after 30 minutes.
11:10 - 12:10
Managing flexible agile workplace arrangements
Panellists include:Moderated by:11:10 - 12:10
Reinventing the occupiers experience in the digital and distributed workplace
Panellists include:Moderated by:11:10 - 12:10
Utilising digital workspace and smart connected space solutions
11:10 - 12:10
Driving employee engagement, productivity, and wellbeing through better commutes
12:10 - 13:10
Networking lunch & showcase viewing
REENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
13:10 - 13:30
Making the decision to become data-driven - Redesigning workplace for the Flex and Hybrid Model
Flexibility and freedom are the two new buzzwords that employees covet across the globe. They want to choose when, where and for how long they come into the office. There is only one crucial question to make the hybrid workplace successful – can we provide an exciting and seamless experience to all employees?
13:30 - 14:10
TECHTALKS: Innovators in workplace & HR tech share new solutions through a series of lightning talks.
Panellists include:Moderated by:14:10 - 14:30
Innovations in service – Transforming workspace into an agile consumer focused product with Airbnb styled service
To work effectively, some people say the hybrid workplace model requires digital transformation in the real estate industry and improvements in the digital office platform. The focus is shifting to how to manage the emotional and community needs of employees while repositioning real estate as an agile on-demand service.
14:30 - 14:50
Occupier research, CRE services and the impact on workplace experience
Hybrid workplaces and digital transformation will ultimately transform the way we use buildings and do our jobs. Repositioning your business to take advantage of this workplace transformation is essential for occupiers and the CRE industry to be successful in the new normal.
14:50 - 15:30
Panel discussion – Building the virtual workplace community: Developing digital mixed reality to replicate the in-person experience for remote employees and customers
We are on the cusp of a technology and social revolution where the virtual world over-lays the physical world. The objective is to create a new deeply engaged and effective community that exists across time and space – the holy grail of the virtual office.
Panellists include:Moderated by:15:30 - 16:00
Networking break & showcase viewing
RETURNING TO MEANINGFUL WORKPLACE
16:00 - 16:20
Creating communication efficiencies with a decentralised and diverse multi-location business
Elgas, a subsidiary of BOC Limited, attributes its success to the long-term customer relationships its local branch teams have developed around the country. When you introduce a centralised, cloud-based communications solution to drive overall efficiencies and support the needs of an increasingly hybrid working environment, how do you maintain this hyper-local employee and customer experience?
16:20 - 16:40
What a meaningful workplace looks like in 2022?
Many employers were sure that the new normal was a temporary arrangement and after covid we would return to normal. But that view is being challenged. What are employers saying now in APAC regarding their real estate needs in the new year and how do these needs match what employees are asking for?
16:40 - 17:20
Panel discussion – Building the smart workplace of the future by merging digital technology with human wellbeing and performance needs
Human wellbeing has been an issue with remote work due to its social isolation. To date, technology solutions have not specifically targeted this area. Science fiction imagines how emotionally intelligent operating systems can help people who feel isolated. Will our future workplace be managed by AIs in a virtual space?
Panellists include:Moderated by:17:30 - 17:30
Chair’s close and end of day two
- Post-Summit MasterclassNovember 19, 2021 - AEDT
09:30 - 16:30
Masterclass - Creating sustainable hybrid work policy and remote employee support systems
Workplace leaders need to know how to manage remote working conditions amid the uncertainty of today, while preparing for the hybrid working models of tomorrow, in which fully in-person and remote work will be two ends of a fluid spectrum of options. Hybrid work models, done right, will allow organizations to better recruit talent, achieve innovation, and create value for all stakeholders. This Masterclass will help workplace leaders to build sustainable hybrid work strategies.
- On-demand sessionsDelivered post-summit
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The heart of the matter: Supporting emotions in designing workplace experience
Worker sentiment and the impact of emotion—both positive and negative—in the workplace is a well-researched aspect of organizational culture. But it can also be one of the hardest facets of the employee experience for employers to manage. Here we consider the impact of the workplace design on employee emotions and experience.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
The REwork APAC Summit is a Hybrid event. This format combines the traditional face-to-face conference with virtual elements, allowing both in-person and virtual attendees to access the same content and networking opportunities simultaneously.
High quality curated content
With expert sessions and industry leading speakers, delve into expertly curated content that you won’t find anywhere else.
Live and on-demand
Wherever you are at the time of the event, you’ll be in control. You’ll have the ability to consume all the content being delivered at your leisure through either a live stream of the physical event or on-demand.
Time efficient
If you are based outside of Sydney and for whatever reason can’t make it to the event in-person, you can save on travel time and accommodation costs while still networking with global industry professionals.
Business matchmaking live
Take part in intelligently curated meetings with like-minded individuals that share similar interests and challenges from all over the world through our AI powered matchmaking delivered via our virtual platform.
Accessible from all your devices
Get insights and network at your fingertips – all content sessions and networking activities will be accessible from your laptop, tablets or mobile devices.
Engage, interact and influence
Make the most of your experience by being a truly active participant. Whether at the event or attending virtually, you’ll have the ability to ask questions, participate in polls, and share your experience with other attendees via break-out sessions.
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