April 27-29, 2021 | 100% Online
Broadcasting in ET
DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Morning Virtual Networking
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Chairwoman's Opening Remarks
Heather King -
Divisional Director,
SSON North America
12:00 pm - 12:35 pm
Smooth Transitions – How to Keep Employees Feeling Confident in the Return to Work
Travis Hahler -
Global Change and Transformation Lead,
Google
In this session we will discuss why people naturally resist changes and how you can leverage change management and neuroscience to support your employees through times of transition. As many have been affected by COVID-19 we will talk about some of the key
ways that this knowledge of natural resistance can help you and your teams transition back to the office.
12:35 pm - 1:10 pm
Goldman Sachs Empowers Their Global Workforce with a Unified Mobile Experience
Timothy Cook -
Vice President,
Goldman Sachs
Stewart Elliot - Chief Executive Officer, Modo Labs Inc
Recognizing the power of mobile to deliver a best-in-class employee experience, Goldman Sachs first launched their workplace app in 2019. In 2020 they rapidly adapted and redesigned the experience putting employee safety first in the era of Covid. Learn about their return to office strategy and how they enabled it.
Sponsored by: Modo Labs
1:10 pm - 1:45 pm
Hybrid Working and the Ubiquity of Space
Wayne Berger -
CEO,
IWG
Wayne Berger, CEO of IWG Americas, will share key insights on how the return the work is happening for many organizations. This includes:
· Key short-term strategies that companies are taking to redeploy employees “back to the office.”
· Embedded trends from pre-pandemic era continue to grow today in flexspace and workspace-as-a-service.
· Workplace Centricity is Over. The “work from anywhere” movement is gaining momentum.
Sponsored by: IWG plc
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm
Genentech’s Data-Powered Approach to Agile Seating & Hybrid
Mark Karma -
Workplace Experience, Genentech,
Genentech
Dan Ryan - CEO & Co-Founder, Vergesense
Genentech first adopted a “neighborhood work environment” design in years ago offering a mix of activity-based working spaces for their employees. Learn about how they leveraged accurate, granular data from the VergeSense Workplace Analytics Platform to better understand workplace behavior and why utilization data is especially critical as companies prepare to Return to Work.
Sponsored by: VergeSense
2:20 pm - 2:55 pm
Clean is the Next Normal: New Standards in Clean Workplaces
Andrew Corkill -
VP, Global Marketing,
Targus
Joanne Sessler - VP, Design & Innovation, Targus
Mike Sexton - Sr. Director, Global Product Management & Development, Targus
Join Targus for an in-depth look at the return to work, school, and retail in the next normal. Learn about trends and use cases for new standards of cleanliness in all areas of your workplace. We’ll discuss clean-desking, workplace management, and ways to adjust to the next normal — whether at home, at school, or in the office.
Sponsored by: Targus
Andrew Corkill
VP, Global MarketingTargus
3:00 pm - 3:40 pm
Virtual Interactive Discussion Group - Focus on Organizational goals, Business requirements, and a Meaningful ‘User Experience’ for Employees and Their Guests to Increase the Rate of Adoption for All Your Workplace Change Initiatives
Karen Gill -
Vp Workplace Strategy,
Financial Services
· Incorporating change management into the planning process for your organization’s future ‘ways of work’
· How to use data-based decision making to back up business decisions and help employees buy in
· How to keep the C-suite (and all employees) engaged in the adoption of change
