PROGRAMME
DAY 2
Tuesday 7th of July 2026
8:30 - 9:15
REGISTRATION
9:15- 10:00
Plenary 3: Multigenerational working
Alex Atherton is an award-winning speaker, author, and leadership coach with 25 years’ experience in education, including as a secondary headteacher in inner-London schools. Author of The Snowflake Myth (2025), he challenges common misconceptions about Gen Z, drawing on over a decade of experience and research. Alex equips leaders with practical strategies to effectively manage and engage a modern, multigenerational workforce. Don’t miss Alex’s plenary session on day two of the conference!
10:00-11:00
Focus Group 1 - Harper Adams Farm Tour
Take a guided tour around Harper Adams' Future Farm. Along the route, you'll see a range of livestock, discuss farming operations and how technology and research are influencing the way the world produces its food. You'll see first-hand how technology and innovation are being used in real farming conditions and their benefits. Whether you're interested in sustainable farming, emerging technologies, environmental management, or the future challenges and opportunities facing agriculture, the Future Farm Tour offers a unique chance to see these developments in action and discuss their practical applications.
Focus Group 2 – Practical Contract & Performance Management for Cleaning People, Performance and Practical solutions
Leaders
Kate Davis from Litmus FM will also be running a session called Practical Contract & Performance Management for Cleaning Leaders. Join Kate for an interactive session tailored for cleaning managers and supervisors. Discover how to confidently lead inhouse teams and FM providers, understand KPIsthat really matter, and elevate day-today performance management
Focus Group 3 – Lee Hansford, Southerns Broadstock Interiors Designing, Developing and Maintaining Inclusive Spaces
Join furniture solutions supplier Southerns Broadstock Interiors as they reflect on their own journey to discover what inclusivity means for the built environment. Discussing their approach to design and product specification, they will share ideas to help you develop an understanding of the foundation, key considerations and cultural changes required to embrace the evolution of spaces for learning and working to become truly inclusive.
• Defining an Inclusive Environment.
• Why Inclusive Design is great design.
• Who benefits from an Inclusive Environment?
• Our responsibility to promote Inclusive Design, and to both provide and maintain Inclusive Environments.
• Placing Inclusive Design at the heart of your scheme throughout its life.
Focus Group 4 - Pictorial Method Statement
The Supervisory Team from Aston University share how they used AI to create a pictorial process flow for daily tasks. This has been an invaluable tool supporting their training program particularly. The session will be an interactive session and will give you the opportunity to take away the ideas to create your own process flows.
11:00 - 11:30
Exhibition, Networking & Refreshments
11:30-12:30
Focus Group 1 - Harper Farm Tour
Take a guided tour around Harper Adams' Future Farm. Along the route, you'll see a range of livestock, discuss farming operations and how technology and research are influencing the way the world produces its food. You'll see first-hand how technology and innovation are being used in real farming conditions and their benefits. Whether you're interested in sustainable farming, emerging technologies, environmental management, or the future challenges and opportunities facing agriculture, the Future Farm Tour offers a unique chance to see these developments in action and discuss their practical applications.
Focus Group 2 – Practical Contract & Performance Management for Cleaning Leaders
An interactive session for cleaning manager and supervisors on managing in-house teams and FM providers, understanding good KPIs, and strengthening day-to-day performance management
Focus Group 3 – Lee Hansford, Southerns Broadstock Interiors Designing, Developing and Maintaining Inclusive Spaces
Join furniture solutions supplier Southerns Broadstock Interiors as they reflect on their own journey to discover what inclusivity means for the built environment. Discussing their approach to design and product specification, they will share ideas to help you develop an understanding of the foundation, key considerations and cultural changes required to embrace the evolution of spaces for learning and working to become truly inclusive.
• Defining an Inclusive Environment.
• Why Inclusive Design is great design.
• Who benefits from an Inclusive Environment?
• Our responsibility to promote Inclusive Design, and to both provide and maintain Inclusive Environments.
• Placing Inclusive Design at the heart of your scheme throughout its life.
Focus Group 4 - Pictorial Method Statement
The Supervisory Team from Aston University share how they used AI to create a pictorial process flow for daily tasks. This has been an invaluable tool supporting their training program particularly. The session will be an interactive session and will give you the opportunity to take away the ideas to create your own process flows.
12:30- 13:30
LUNCH & EXHIBITION
13:30- 14:30
Plenary 4: Insights from Chair of IWFM and Entrepreneur
Andrew Hulbert joined IWFM in 2011 as a volunteer and became Chair in July 2025, after five years on the board. A successful entrepreneur, he grew Pareto to around £50m turnover before moving into a Vice Chair role. Andrew is a strong advocate for the sector as a career of choice, championing its opportunities for progression. He holds an MSc in Facility Management & Sustainability from UCL and is a Fellow of the Institute. Join Andrew on day 2 of the conference for his inspiring plenary session that you will not want to miss
14:30 - 16:15
Panel Discussion
19:00
PRE DINNER DRINKS
19:30
Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony and Training & Development Certificate
Graduation Ceremony