Join CBRE’s Spencer Levy to explore how the sustained global pandemic is re-writing the megatrends impacting the way we work, live, and play.

Are we at the beginning of the end of the pandemic, or the end of the beginning? When and how will workplaces return to steady-state operations? What are the prevailing practices of CRE leaders charged with orchestrating a safe return? Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, Johns Hopkins University and CBRE’s Julie Whelan, Global Head of Occupier Research will discuss the latest research and will address workplace leaders’ most pressing questions.

We all know it’s easy to be busy without being strategically focused or productive in our hyperconnected reality – particularly as we navigate through the COVID period. Greg McKeown, author, public speaker, leadership and business strategist, will offer a new mindset and skillset for discerning what is essential, eliminating what is not, and removing obstacles in order to make execution as effortless as possible.

The pandemic has accelerated changes in where and how work is performed, employee needs and expectations, and the purpose of the office-based workplace itself. As the vaccine rolls out, organizations are eager to return to the office. CBRE’s Lenny Beaudoin will moderate a session exploring what durable changes we can anticipate in how we use, provision, and manage places of work from the perspective of leading researchers. Key issues addressed will include hybrid work adoption, the duality of virtual and in-person experiences, and agile digital and physical infrastructure. In the weeks following this session, CBRE Institute will host regional client roundtables to further explore this topic.

Save the environment. Save the budget. Shape the brand. Reform the business. The tall asks of ‘smart buildings and services’ are both dizzying and accomplishable through focused actions with the right decision makers around the table. Matt Toner, Global Lead, Smart Buildings & IoT, will guide a conversation to help determine if your organization will lead or lag as commercial real estate connects and corrects.

With digital infrastructure booming, CBRE’s experts will forecast what’s next for enterprise IT, networking and data center operations strategies – and what it means for corporate owners and users of data centers worldwide.

CBRE’s Theresa Rynard, GWS | Enterprise Division President, will moderate a discussion on reopening the world’s workplaces. Theresa will be joined by clients, colleagues, and research experts who will share and discuss strategies and emerging practices as we move through the pandemic.

With digital infrastructure booming, CBRE’s experts will forecast what’s next for enterprise IT, networking and data center operations strategies – and what it means for corporate owners and users of data centers worldwide.

Lisa Bodell, founder and CEO of FutureThink, will present an inspirational call to arms: to start a revolution in how we think and how we work. If we want people to approach change differently, Bodell argues, we will have to employ new strategies to help them change their approach. There’s never been a better time than now to focus on embracing change.

How is the global construction industry evolving and what is driving those changes? This session will dive into the dynamics of capital planning, shifting sustainability objectives, and the impacts of global supply and demand of materials and labor on the industry. Jim Dobleske, Global President of Project Management, will moderate this session featuring leaders across Project Management, Strategic Sourcing, and Energy & Sustainability.

Hannah Fry, author, mathematician, and viral TED Talks presenter is a human behavior expert who advises on how to avoid drawing the wrong conclusions from data by focusing on the bigger picture.

CBRE’s most gifted public speaker and thought leader Spencer Levy will share his secrets for public speaking effectiveness in this one-hour workshop. A “must” for any leader whose success depends on powerful presentation, persuasion, and influencing skills. You won’t want to miss this!

The global pandemic has called into question many of the core principles we have traditionally used to justify long-term real estate decisions. This session will explore how successful business leaders make decisions when faced with big questions about changing business models, how people work, and the evolving role of the traditional workplace. CBRE’s Brandon Forde will lead a dynamic panel discussion with senior executives that will tackle key issues: How much should we rely on employee surveys? How do we model future scenarios? Should we lead or follow? How do we drive consensus? What role does leadership and vision play? In the weeks following this session, CBRE Institute will host regional client roundtables to further explore this topic.

As the pace of business accelerates and business models transform, leading companies demand real estate strategies that are responsive to the increasingly on-demand economy. This session will explore how established companies are re-thinking their real estate to deliver solutions across all asset types – offices, warehouses and data centers – “on-demand.” CBRE’s Manish Kashyap will talk with some of the visionary corporate real estate leaders who implemented some of the most successful “on-demand” programs and discuss how they overcome internal objections, explore early mistakes made, and share their lessons learned. In the weeks following this session, CBRE Institute will host regional client roundtables to further explore this topic.