Sofie Hooper leads on the IWFM’s wider policy and public affairs work, helping to raise the voice of the Institute, its members and the wider workplace and facilities management sector. She engages with stakeholders to ensure best practice is taken on board and concerns affecting workplace and facilities professionals are mitigated.

Covering a wide range of activities and areas, sustainability, workplace and building safety form the core agenda. Sofie has been leading on IWFM’s Building Safety Manager work programme, feeding into the legislative process towards the Building Safety Bill.  She provided the Secretariat for the Competence Steering Group’s Working Group 8, which developed the Building Safety Managers competence framework. 

In addition to being the co-author of the Group’s report, Safer people, safer homes: Building Safety Management, she is a regular contributor to Facilitate. Building on WG8’s recommendations, Sofie is a part of the Interim Executive of the Building Safety Alliance, a cross sector collaboration which is working to improve holistic building safety competence across the occupation phase. She is also a part of the Steering Committee for the DLUCH sponsored PAS 8673, which is setting the competence specification for Building Safety Managers.

With over 20 years’ experience in delivering FM technology solutions, Pål is passionate about maximising the value of information management throughout the lifecycle of the built environment. He has worked with organisations in the Nordic and UK markets to advise on and implement digital transformation solutions, including the specification and collection of building data, the integration of building information into FM systems and operational processes. Pal has in-depth knowledge of managing IM workflows and processes from the early stages of the building lifecycle to handover and operational management.

 

Gordon Mitchell helps organisations turn digital clutter into trusted insight. As Co-Founder of Wholus, he closes the data gap between design, build and operations - transforming Facilities Management into a strategic value engine that delivers measurable ROI, Net Zero progress and human-centred results.

As the ISO Global Standards Convenor for digital, data and technology Gordon translates lifecycle, digital capabilities and ESG frameworks into grounded, adoptable models - trusted by Fortune 100 companies and national government agencies. His work connects innovation with governance, helping teams embed AI, Digital Twins and standards into investment returning systems people actually use.

He leads on:

• Closing the lifecycle fracture and supporting the handover so information powers operational value
• Delivering measurable ROI through AI, Digital Twins and ESG alignment
• Translating standards into frameworks teams adopt with confidence
• Cultivating transformation through the anthropology of change

Chartered Architectural Technologist Dan Rossiter FCIAT is an active built environment sector supporter, both nationally and internationally. Nationally, Dan provides digital transformation thought leadership at the British Standards Institution (BSI) where he also provides subject matter expertise to several national committees relating to digital, information management, and modern methods of construction.  Outside of BSI Dan is Vice-President Technical for CIAT, contributes to several sector working groups, and is an ambassador for nima. Internationally, Dan convenes CEN and ISO terminology as well as strategy working groups relating to the digital transformation of the built environment.