Four days. Lots of highlights. And that’s just the start.

The programme is constantly expanding with new talks, panel discussions, workshops and interactive spaces.

Prof Miriam Meckel

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Our World and What We Can Gain from It

Carlo Ratti

The Return of Proximity: Why Innovation Still Needs Place

Julia Hobsbawm

The Social Office: Rethinking Time, Productivity and Connection at Work

Birgit Gebhardt & Christian Most

The Office as a Control Center: From Administration to Decision-Making. What Can We Learn from the Control Center?

Dr Katharina Radermacher

Returning to the Office, but How? How Workspace Design Can Determine the Success of Return-to-Office Strategies

Steve Kooy & Volker Weßels

Level certification for sustainable office furniture in the US and in Europe: US market, common goals, individual approaches, long-term perspectives

Kai-Uwe Schlegel, Alina Selbach, Corinna Regel & Surprise Guest

Workshop: What Is Holding Your Product at the Border? Product Journey: On the Path to Global Approval

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