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Wednesday 14th November 2012, Masterclasses
Thursday 15th November 2012, Conference
The British Library, London
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WORKTECH 12 London:
WORKTECH12 London is the 9th annual conference looking at implications of convergence between the worlds of technology, real estate, work and the workplace.
Join over 300 senior professionals from real estate, facilities, technology and executive management, architects, designers and other professional advisors.
Themes:
- Re-Working. How Community, Collaboration and Co-Working are redefining work with new tools and connections
- Cultural Architecture and Workplace Wellbeing
- Future of Work: BYOD & Tablets at Work
See the programme here...
Conference Chair
Jeremy Myerson
Director, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
Jeremy Myerson is Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art, London, where he holds the Helen Hamlyn Chair of Design. A leading academic, author and activist in workplace design, he has co-authored a trilogy of books with Philip Ross of Unwired. His latest book, NewDemographics, NewWork Space, was published in 2010 and explores an ageing workforce in the knowledge economy..
Poet
Matt Harvey
Poet, columnist, enemy of all that’s difficult and upsetting, Matt's way with words has taken him from Totnes to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club via Radio 4's Saturday Live, the Edinburgh Festival and the Work section of the Guardian. His latest book, Where Earwigs Dare, contains a choice selection of his Work poems alongside celebratory verses on vegetables and vagueness; insects and alcohol; pain relief, petty theft and public nudity..
Key Note Speaker:
Chris Waugh
Director, IDEO
Chris Waugh is a director and co-founder of IDEO’s Food & Beverage practice, and a lead in the Consumer Experience Design business community. In both of these roles, Chris is focused on using design thinking as a means of creating positive impact for IDEO’s clients, their customers, and consumers. more
Key Note Speaker:
Peter Escery Merrens
Director, Cisco
Peter is a Director at Cisco Systems and heads its IBSG consultancy group in the UK. He joined Cisco after a career that has included Perot Systems and McKinsey & Co.
Key Note Speaker:
John Williams
Author
Why your best employee is not a worker but a player? John will talk about how conventional schooling and employment can produce a compliant and passive worker when we what really want is creative people with initiative who are brave enough to do the right thing - what John calls a player. Read more…
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Sponsorship
There are a variety of different sponsorship and participation packages available to meet your communication objectives. Please contact Caroline Bell for more information by emailing caroline.bell@unwired.eu.com or calling
+44 20 8977 8920