February 2017: Member Mixer. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth
The National Committee looks forward to welcoming our new members as well as those renewing their membership for 2017.
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March 2017: State of the Nation
Annual CoreNet Global Australia 2017 State of the Nation
- Sydney/Melbourne: Frank Gelber, Chief Economist, BIS Oxford Economics
- Brisbane: Peter Munckton, Chief Economist, Bank of Queensland
- Perth: Alan Langford, Bankwest
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April 2017: Site Tour. Sydney
Lendlease welcomes you to their new global headquarters at Barangaroo, a showcase of their ability to create the best places.
This is an evolution in the way Lendlease employees work. It provides a new, integrated and holistic model that puts people at the centre of the workplace and has been designed to promote team based working, deliver improved productivity and happier, healthier employees.
Incorporating cutting edge design, the latest research and new and improved technology, Lendlease’s new workplace at Barangaroo enables people to work better than ever before.
- 24,500sqm tenancy over 11 floors
- Completed mid 2016
- Targeting 6 Star Green Start Fitout rating
Speaker: Natalie Slessor, GM Workplace and Change, Lendlease
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April 2017: Young Leaders. Melbourne, Brisbane
Join us for our CoreNet Young Leaders Mixer for your chance to meet a variety of talented and diverse Corporate Real Estate Industry Professionals and take part in relevant conversations.
Discuss, share and network with current and future Young Leaders.
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May 2017: ABC STUDIOS, SOUTHBANK Site Tour. Melbourne
Remember in late 2015 we visited the ABC Southbank Studios when it was in a state of undress and in the process of transforming into a larger, flexible, digital and street and ESD credible version? Well, it's now dressed and ready for another visit.
Randal Mathieson, Head of Change Management and Communications of the ABC Melbourne Southbank consolidation, will again walk and talk us through the co-location process which has brought all Melbourne staff, program areas (radio, TV and online), transmission and support services together. Learn how he and his team have brought Aunty into the multi-tasking, work anywhere, digital age.
Speakers:
- Randal Mathieson - Head of Change Management, Stakeholder Liaison & Communications
- Jess Thomas – Project Coordinator
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May 2017: CRE Technology Forum. Sydney
What's going on, what's happening, what's going to happen
Technology advances have been slow to be adopted by practitioners in the CRE arena. Observing other industries, there are numerous possibilities for the great advances in enabling technologies to simplify CRE functions, have more efficient processes and increase productivity. Interoperability between diverse technologies and management information systems has created new and emerging CRE and FM possibilities that were not considered possible only a few years ago.
Keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies and planning appropriately, investing in the right technologies, using the right technology and analysing the right balance of data – not too much nor too little – requires the ability to see possibilities, business acumen and wisdom. It is apparent that the fully integrated single source of truth technology solution is not the only future. Simple intuitive Apps performing single specialist functions are just as likely to have a significant impact on the CRE and FM industries.
Hear from industry professionals about the impact that emerging technology and various CRE and FM Apps will have on the day-to-day management of CRE and FM, making many of our current processes redundant in a few short years. Participants will include:
Forum Chair:
- Tom Pullinen, Pullinen Property Group
CRE APP/Technology Showcase:
- Tom Ray, Head of Business Development, CIM Enviro
- Lisa Hut, Workplace Strategist, Measuremen
- Narelle Bray, Partner Engagement Manager, Trimble HoloLens
Future Technology Panel:
- Murray Hurps, CEO, Fishburners Startups
- Brett Harman, Global Head of Real Estate and Experience, Atlassian
- Preeti Bajaj, VP Strategy & Transformation, Schneider Electric
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June 2017 – Flight Centre Head Office Site Tour, Brisbane
Could this be Australia’s coolest office?
Flight Centre is giving Google a run for its money with their new Silicon Valley-esqe space at Brisbane’s South Bank.
Flight Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) new global headquarters opened in late October 2016, with all staff now having relocated from existing local offices to the new address.
The features of the new building are impressive, including: a rooftop restaurant, outdoor BBQ space, Friday afternoon drinks in the disco-like bar, a gym (with 42 classes running weekly), views of the city skyline, a massage room, beauty room and comfortable work pods.
There’s even a slide between floors! Although the slide started out as an April Fool’s joke, it’s now a main feature of the new office, with employees now whizzing between floors.
The building is brought to life with colourful and entertaining livery on every level – the Museum of Our Story (MOFOS) illustrates the evolution of the FCTG company and shows staff and visitors just what makes our culture unique.
Speaker: Clay Novello, National Manager Property, Flight Centre
Join us to hear about this new take on the working space and see the slide for yourself.
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June 2017 – Workplace Forum
Follow the success of the CoreNet Workplace Forum held in Melbourne last year, there will a 2017 Forum held in Sydney on 20 June 2017. The theme will be Workplace Futures – are we on the right track? in which four industry leaders will reflect on workplace planning history and current trends and how we should be thinking about its evolution in the years ahead. In doing so they will address some key questions….
- Are current workplaces responding to the right drivers?
- What are the really important things that should be considered in planning new workplaces?
- How well are we positioning ourselves for the future?
Each speaker will share their thoughts on these questions, followed by a discussion with attendees.
The panel will be facilitated by Chris Alcock from Six Ideas and comprise:
- Rosemary Kirkby, Principal, Rosemary Kirkby & Associates
- James Grose, CEO, BVN
- Gijs Nooteboom, Managing Partner, Veldhoen & Company
- Chris Marrable and Tica Hessing, Strategic Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield
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June 2017: CRE Technology Forum, Melbourne
What's going on, what's happening, what's going to happen
Keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies and planning appropriately, investing in the right technologies, using the right technology and analysing the right balance of data – not too much nor too little – requires the ability to see possibilities, business acumen and wisdom. It is apparent that the fully integrated single source of truth technology solution is not the only future. Simple intuitive Apps performing single specialist functions are just as likely to have a significant impact on the CRE and FM industries.
Hear from industry professionals about the impact that emerging technology and various CRE and FM Apps will have on the day-to-day management of CRE and FM, making many of our current processes redundant in a few short years. Participants will include:
Forum Chair:
- Tom Pullinen, Pullinen Property Group
CRE APP/Technology Showcase:
- Tom Ray, Head of Business Development, CIM Enviro
- Lisa Hut, Workplace Strategist, Measuremen
- Oliver Ridgwell, Partner Engagement Manager, Trimble HoloLens
Future Technology Panellist:
- John Corbett, Head of Asia Pacific & Japan APJC Workplace Resources, Cisco
- Peter Coman, Managing Director, Indesign Technologies
- Preeti Bajaj, VP Strategy & Transformation, Schneider Electric
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18 July: Real Estate Outsourcing Fourm, Sydney
CoreNet Global is holding a series of Panel Discussions related to the complexities of outsourcing Facilities and Real Estate Services, for users of leased and owned portfolio of accommodation and property assets. The Panel will comprise of leading industry experts involved in the procurement of outsourcing contracts, and the focus of the panel discussions will include the following:
- Contract Structure: Should outsourcing be done in a single integrated property and facilities management contract or in a series of separate ‘best of breed’ contracts covering property, facilities, asset and other service contracts.
- Risk Transfer: How can ‘genuine’ risk transfer be structured into facilities maintenance and asset life-cycle management contracts, either partially or comprehensively?
- Self-Delivery: Can elements of ‘self-delivery’ of some service requirements be effectively accommodated within management and principal contracts? And what are the implications?
- MIS Platforms: In outsourcing contracts, which party should own and/or control the MIS platform used the manage the portfolio data and information for the property, facilities and other service management?
- Innovation Expectations: How can ‘future’ innovation of new technologies, like augmented reality, drones and similar, be accommodated in long term outsourced contracts if, currently, the full capabilities and value propositions of these technologies are uncertain?
Panel Chair
- Rodney Timm, Director Property Beyond Pty Ltd – Corporate Real Estate Advisors
Panellists
- Trent Sinclair, Westpac Group – Executive Manager, Property Services.
- Anna Fraser, MBM Pty Ltd – Independent technical advisors to the property and infrastructure sectors.
- Albert Eichhlolzer, Grosvenor Management Consulting Pty Ltd – Management consultant services across the public and private sectors.
- Chris McKeon, Agents4RM – International consulting and advisory services to organisation related to assets and resources
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25 July: Real Estate Outsourcing Forum, Sydney
CoreNet Global is holding a series of Panel Discussions related to the complexities of outsourcing Facilities and Real Estate Services, for users of leased and owned portfolio of accommodation and property assets. The Panel will comprise of leading industry experts involved in the procurement of outsourcing contracts, and the focus of the panel discussions will include the following:
- Contract Structure: Should outsourcing be done in a single integrated property and facilities management contract or in a series of separate ‘best of breed’ contracts covering property, facilities, asset and other service contracts.
- Risk Transfer: How can ‘genuine’ risk transfer be structured into facilities maintenance and asset life-cycle management contracts, either partially or comprehensively?
- Self Delivery: Can elements of ‘self delivery’ of some service requirements be effectively accommodated within management and principal contracts? And what are the implications?
- MIS Platforms: In outsourcing contracts, which party should own and/or control the MIS platform used the manage the portfolio data and information for the property, facilities and other service management?
- Innovation Expectations: How can ‘future’ innovation of new technologies, like augmented reality, drones and similar, be accommodated in long term outsourced contracts if, currently, the full capabilities and value propositions of these technologies are uncertain?
Panel Chair
- Rodney Timm, Director Property Beyond Pty Ltd – Corporate Real Estate Advisors
Panellists
- Chris Hewison, Executive Director Property Services, RMIT University.
- David Pearson, MBM Pty Ltd – Independent technical advisors to the property and infrastructure sectors.
- Kent Stewart, Grosvenor Management Consulting – Management consultant services across the public and private sectors.
- Gail Tracey, Agents4RM – International consulting and advisory services to organisation related to assets and resources
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September 4/5: 2017 CoreNet Global Australia BGIS Hackathon, Melbourne
The way we live, do business and go to work is rapidly changing. What does the Future Workplace look like in 2030?
We’re on the hunt for engineers, designers, marketers, technology and IT professionals as well as those already in the CRE industry to enter the ‘Future Workplace Hackathon’ on September 4-5 at Telstra Melbourne.
This event is part of CoreNet Global Australian Chapter’s annual conference and is brought to you by BGIS, Telstra, Qube Global Software, Serraview, Schneider Electric, Telstra, Fisher Australia, Academy Xi, .TECH Domains, Blue Chilli and Hackathons Australia.
We’re inviting you to shape the future - around our safety, productivity and space. We encourage teams and individuals to participate.
What is a Hackathon?
A Hackathon is an intensive competition where people from all backgrounds come together to solve problems using technologies. It is an open event to anyone who wants to network, have fun, learn from mentors, win prizes and do something challenging.
A themed Hackathon is one in which the problem statements are confined to a particular problem: such as food sustainability or the future workplace.
What is a problem statement?
A description of problems and issues in a specific area, industry or organisation to which the Hackathon is supposed to bring ideas and solutions to, and people feel they can contribute ideas and solutions by forming teams and working on the solutions for a limited period of time.
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6 September: 2017 Annual Conference, Melbourne
The latest research shows that 35-45% of current work will be automated by 2035. Financial Services, Travel, Retail, Healthcare – the list of industries expected to be impacted is diverse and long. As automation shapes the types of jobs and skills required, businesses seek to transform digitally and culturally to adopt collaborative nebulous customer centric ways of working. Hackathons becoming the norm in problem solving allows us to fail small and fail fast. The ensuing workplace culture revolution requires a breakdown in silos between IT, HR, CRE and CX/Marketing to allow a continuous loop of insights and shifts in response to engagement and customer loyalty. In this asset-light market, Commercial Real Estate shifts from a fixed asset to infrastructure as a service.
Innovation and skills development follow continuous Big Data insights on End User needs and behaviour. However, contrary to a cut-throat sci-fi-like future, a major transformation presents an opportunity to come together and harness talents and perspectives from a diverse talent pool, but also to recognise our humanity in this connected world.
More details about the conference can be found here
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19 September 2017: End User only event – KPMG Site tour, Sydney
Take a walking tour through KPMG’s Workplace of the Future. Over four years, the global professional services firm conducted studies, piloted different approaches and employed innovative thinking to create their own model for agile working, which they brought to life last year at their striking Barangaroo offices.
Since then, they’ve rolled out this model in Melbourne, Wollongong and soon Brisbane and Perth. This tour will take you through their Client Floor, Connect floor and typical working floors,
Speakers:
- Stephen Wales – Head of Workplace Experience
- Jenny Liu – Workplace Change Manager
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21 September 2017: Young Leaders, Brisbane
Join us for our CoreNet Young Leaders Mixer for your chance to meet a variety of talented and diverse Corporate Real Estate Industry Professionals and take part in relevant conversations.
Discuss, share and network with current and future Young Leaders.
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11 October 2017: Global Workplace Webcast
Please join us for a global teleconference hosted locally at Cisco's North Sydney office location on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 at 7.00am.
Guest speakers from Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, California, Australia, United Kingdom, and Latin America CoreNet Chapters will share the workplace trends they are seeing in their areas in a series of 10-minute round robin presentations.
Janet Pogue, the CoreNet Mid-Atlantic Education Committee Co-Chair and Global Workplace Leader for Gensler, will kickoff the first 10 minutes sharing Genslers global comparison research findings.
Speakers:
- Washington DC - Janet Pogue, Principle at Gensler DC
- London - Ana Stanojevic, Associate Director - Corporate Consulting at JLL
- Irvine, California - Chris Coldoff, Principal at Gensler
- New York City - Melissa Marsh, Founder & Executive Director at Plastarc, Inc. and Senior Managing Director - Occupant Experience at Savills Studley NY
- São Paulo - Milton Jungman, Managing Director Workplace Solutions at Accenture
- Sydney, Australia - Chris Marrable, Director, Strategic Consulting ANZ, Cushman & Wakefield
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21 November 2017: Bank of Melbourne Site Tour
Bank of Melbourne is a unique local brand. In their new workplace, they sought to provide “a place that celebrates the success of Victorians” as well as supporting the potential of their people in collaboration, growth and innovation.
Geyer worked closely with Westpac Group Property and BOM to transform the bank’s accommodation needs into a strategic business tool and to showcase the BoM personality, culture and business initiatives. The resulting workplace is one that has implemented many new initiatives in technology, brand and customer centricity.
Join Scott Mitchell, Project Director Westpac Group Property, Jessica Robins, Change Manager, Westpac Group Property and Tanya Hillman, Lead Designer, Geyer share the story of the project journey form pre-move engagement through to post occupancy; a time of change and growth for BOM.
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November 2017: End of Year Member Mixer. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth
The Australia Chapter would like to thank its members for their support through 2017 and invite you to join other members and industry peers for a relaxing evening.
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5 December 2017: Site tour – VicTrack. Melbourne
Take a walk through the new commercial office and network operations centre for VicTrack located in Docklands.
This staged programme over 3 floors and 5,250sqm, relocated 440 staff in ~4 months and achieved a modern, intelligent design of the workplace emphasising collaboration, open communication and "one team" mentality
Speakers: Rachael Chan, Patrick Charles and Andrew Irving - BGIS
Garry Button, Deputy Chief Executive, VicTrack
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