Facilities Show Connect 2021

Facilities Show Connect (1-30 June 2021) will bring together the global facilities industry through an online marketplace and virtual meetings. It has been launched in place of this year’s in-person event in London, which had been scheduled to run from 12-14 July 2021

Despite the live show being postponed until next year, the Facilities Show aims to support the global facilities community via a month-long virtual event in 2021. Connect is an immersive, AI-powered, online experience that gives attendees the opportunity to engage with new international suppliers and peers through an online marketplace and tailored meeting recommendations throughout June 2021. It’s part of a series of online events co-located with IFSEC International, FIREX, Safety & Health Expo, Intelligent Building Europe and Workplace Wellbeing Show providing networking opportunities to bring our global communities together.

Combined, they will offer delegates the chance to learn from over 70 educational sessions, which feature over 100 speakers, and the opportunity to network with over 300 leading industry suppliers.

Leading industry players including FSI, SWG, Trimble, Vanti, and Your Workspace will be available for appointments when the platform opens for meetings from June 1st.

For those keen to attend the live show, the good news is that Europe’s largest dedicated in-person facilities event will return to London’s ExCeL in May 2022.

Chris Edwards, Group Director at Informa Markets, said: “We’ve worked tremendously hard along with our venue and contractor partners to deliver an event that is both safe and successful for all involved, but it’s become clear that with the ongoing international travel disruption and general uncertainty caused by the pandemic that transitioning to a vibrant online experience that the whole international security community can be part of is the right thing to do.

“Our virtual event, Facilities Show Connect, will offer delegates and suppliers the chance to come together online and we look forward to delivering an in-person series of events at a scale our customers are used to seeing in 2022.”

FACILITIES SHOW CONNECT 2021 SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

TUESDAY 8 JUNE

10:00, 10:45 & 11:30 Product demos plus live Q&A’s from ACCO, Denis Rawlins and Zeelo.

14:00 The day is rounded off with a panel debate on the future of the workplace by MRI Real Estate Software.

WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE

10:00 & 10:45 Planon and SWG product demos with live Q&A

12:00 Digital FM: Accelerate Your Cost Saving, Compliance and Engagement Strategies with the Latest Facilities Management Technology.

Providing a high-quality FM service now increasingly has to include a clear understanding that the recipients of that service are part of a world that demands full transparency and a seamless involvement in the execution of the service. This imperceptible interaction with the service recipient is increasingly required to be delivered utilising technology that behaves in a way that is completely familiar and accepted by them. Therefore design, usability and efficiency are key aspects of modern FM technology.

Moderator:

• Chris Edwards, Group Director, Informa Markets

Panellists:

• Mike Brooman, CEO, Vanti
• Alan Rose, CEO, CadM
• Paul Bullard, Business Strategy Director, FSI (FM Solutions) limited

14:00 & 14:45 Your Workspace, SimPRO product demos with live Q&A

THURSDAY 10 JUNE

10:00, 10:45, 11:30 & 12:15 Elogbooks, Fsi @Yourservice, CADM, Dutchview product demos

14:00 Data Driven Decision Making

Insight from Service Works’ FM Software Survey show a large portion of FMs are now integrating their CAFM system with at least one other system to improve data accuracy and streamline services. Technology such as BIM platforms, BMS, health & safety, space management or CAD help create a single version of the truth that FMs can easily access and manage effectively.

The Panel will outline how effective CAFM and data driven decision making can improve building performance and help generate tangible ROI for users.

Moderator:

• Sara Bean, Editor, FMJ

Panellists:

• Edward Payne, Chief Engineer, Kettering General Hospital
• Hazel Bedson, Strategy Director, Service Works Global