MITIE chief executive, Ruby McGregor- Smith, recipient of a CBE in this year’s New Year’s Honours List (HEJ – February 2012), and one of only a small number of women CEOs in a FTSE 100 company, will address the British Institute of Facilities Management’s (BIFM) ‘ThinkFM’ conference this summer.
The one-day event take places on 18 June at The Royal College of Physicians in London, and the MITIE CEO will speak on issues including diversity in the workplace; sustainability; apprenticeships in the UK; entrepreneurialism, and work-life balance. The conference will be themed ‘Ideas for Change: How great facilities management makes the difference’, with the programme split into hubs including:
• Workplace: Making spaces work.
• People: Inspiring the team.
• Competitive advantage: driving performance and value.
Topics covered will include procurement, sustainability, resource efficiency, outsourcing and refurbishment, through to associated topics such as social media, ‘cloud’ computing, communications, employment law, improving margins, and trends in design. ‘Significant savings’ on the delegate fee are available to those booking on or before 23 March. For more details, visit: www.thinkfm.com, or T: 08701 632 804.
