5 March 2026
08:30 AM – 12:30 PM
This March, Leesman and HqO are bringing together workplace leaders in London for a working symposium. We’ll be presenting our latest research from the annual CRE Leaders Poll: insights from 129 commercial real estate leaders on workplace strategy, portfolio management, and the forces shaping how organisations think about space. And we’ll be joined by some of the sharpest minds in the industry, exploring what it takes to close the Experience Gap and shape the future of workplace.
This isn’t a conference, it’s a working room. You’ll shape the discussion in real time, connect with peers facing the same challenges, and leave with more than just slides. We’re selective about who’s in the room, and we ask the same of you: our events are free, but your seat matters. If you commit to being there, we’d love to have you.
Chief Insights & Research Officer, Leesman
Managing Director, Leesman
Global Head of Strategy, Operational Excellence & Performance, WPP
Founder, Occasio Insights
Director, Workplace Experience, Mastercard
Founder & CEO, DigitalTrees
VP Places, Sage
Global Real Estate & Operations Executive
Agenda
| 08:30-09:00 | Arrivals & Breakfast
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| 09:00-10:00 | Leesman data briefing: CRE Leaders Poll Results
Speakers |
| 10:00-10:45 | Panel: Inside Out – The CRE Leader Perspective The research sets the scene, but this panel brings it to life. Joining us are senior CRE leaders from global organisations who are navigating these gaps in real time: balancing experience-led ambitions against budget realities, managing hybrid policies that feel settled but not quite right, and pushing for flexibility in a market that’s been slow to deliver. They’ll share what’s actually working, where they’re still struggling, and what they believe needs to change: from how decisions get made internally to what they need from landlords and the wider market. It’s an honest conversation about the distance between strategy and experience, and what it will take to close it. Speakers |
| 10:45-11:15 | Break/Guided Networking
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| 11:15-12:00 | Panel: Outside In – The Bigger Picture If our first panel looked inward at what occupiers need, this panel looks outward at whether the market is ready to deliver. Moderated by leading journalist and publisher Mark Eltringham, this discussion brings together voices from across the industry; flexible workspace operators, landlords, architects, and market commentators – to explore the wider forces shaping commercial real estate. From supply and demand dynamics to the flight to quality, the future of London and the UK market, economic headwinds, and the emerging influence of AI. It’s a conversation about where the market is headed – and whether the industry is equipped to rise to the challenge. Speakers |
| 12:00-12:30 | Closing Remarks
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