5 November 2025 8am – 10.30am Community London, UK

Overview

The IWFM Rising FMs Network and Workspace Special Interest Group (SIG) Committee invite you to this expert breakfast briefing which will focus on the balancing act WFM’s face between operational targets and occupant experience and comfort.

Join the discussion and explore how this balance can be achieved through simplified comfort-led design that better supports management, is easier to maintain, and offers more visible data to deliver greater lifetime value.

There will be a Q&A and networking session following the panel debate and refreshments will be provided.

Sponsors

Artus Air

Speakers

Ian Baker

Head of Workplace Solutions, EMCOR UK

Ian is the Head of Workplace for EMCOR UK, a leading facilities management company providing a range of customer-centric solutions through workplace transformation, IFM, data-led asset management and carbon reduction.

Ian has over 25 years’ experience in the built environment and a background in design, property consulting and project management, he has led EMCOR UK’s workplace solutions since 2015.

With his passion for workplace, Ian has been instrumental in identifying innovative solutions to workplace challenges and carrying out research on post-pandemic workplaces. A fervent supporter of evidence-based decision making, shaping the ‘future of work’ by developing workplace strategies supporting organisational success alongside people and planet.

Ian is a regular speaker at workplace leadership events and is author of several white papers focussing on people engagement, human productivity and workplace experience.

In 2023 Ian was voted by peers to join the class of Workplace Leaders Top 10 and is the current chair of the IWFM Workspace SIG (Special Interest Group).

David Stevens CEng MBA

Vice President, CIBSE
David Stevens CEng MBA is a Director of Estates within the NHS and Vice President of CIBSE. A Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience across design, construction, operations, and strategic planning, he is a visible LGBTQI+ leader and mentor within the built environment sector. David chairs both the CIBSE FM Group and LGBTQI+ Panel, co-authored CIBSE Guide M, and has won multiple awards for team leadership and innovation. He is a Fellow of four professional institutions and a strong advocate for inclusion, excellence, and user centred estates delivery.