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New initiative to help businesses recover quickly from lockdown
A new series of webinars will help businesses prepare for staff returning to the office.
Hosted by Bristol City Centre BID and The Architecture Centre in partnership with Bristol24/7, the new series will invite experts to speak on office design, technology and the future of work.
The sessions, which are taking place virtually in March and April, will each address key topics that affect businesses primarily in the office sector.
The new series, called Bristol Together, is an initiative spearheaded by Bristol City Centre BID to as the city emerges from its third lockdown. The aim is to help businesses recover quickly.
The first panel session will take place at midday on Monday, March 29 and will explore the workplace in a post-Covid world.
Industry experts will include Roz Bird, commercial director at MEPC, Cormac Farrelly, associate director of Alfred Hall Monaghan Morris, Phil Morton, founder and director of Morton Property Consultants and Gavin Eddy, Forward Space founder.
The panel will be chaired by Keith Rundle and will explore the types of spaces that maximise productivity and connectivity between teams.
Keith Rundle, operations director at Bristol City Centre BID, will chair the first session. Photo: Bristol24/7
Emerging technologies for collaborative working will be the topic of the second session, held on Monday, April 12.
Mo Khalifa, a collaboration specialist at Microsoft, and Adam Cox, senior analyst at Futuresource Consulting will discuss the future of technology and upcoming trends in the sector.
The third event will be a keynote address will be held on Thursday, April 29 at 6.30pm. The Architecture Centre’s Pippa Goldfinger will discuss the future of city centre spaces with a panel of industry experts.
“As we venture back into our city centre offices, many will face the same challenges of what spaces and technologies will work best as we adapt to working in new ways,” says Keith Rundle, operations director at Bristol City Centre BID.
“We have put together a panel of experts that are helping to deliver best in class ideas, both locally and nationally, to give clear insights at this critical time.”
Main photo: Plaster
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