SITE TOUR: Boston’s Innovation & Design Building

RETHINK is excited to offer an exclusive site tour to one of Boston’s most exciting new office buildings, The Innovation and Design Building. Don’t miss your opportunity to get exclusive look into what many companies are calling the most exciting office space the city has ever seen!
Key takeaways:

• • Get a first hand look at why some of the region most innovative companies like Reebok, Autodesk, and Flextronics set up shop there
• • Discover some of the most exciting work amenities all under one roof
• • Transportation provided to the location

The Innovation and Design Building located in Boston’s Seaport District is home to some of the most pioneering and innovative companies in the region including Reebok, Autodesk and Flextronics. Designed to fulfill the workspace needs of today’s talent, see first hand the various aspects that have drawn these companies to lease office space in this building.

Key takeaways:

• • Design aspects that appeal to today’s workforce
• • Which amenities are making the most impact
• • Mixed-use, space activation that’s made this building more than an office

Exhibit Hall & Dining Area

Registration, Networking Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Opens

Opening Remarks

Sponsor presentation – IOffice

A Work Utopia: The Future of Office Space, Occupier Needs and Talent Demands

Never before has the dynamic of work changed so rapidly. As technologies and the needs of employees evolve, workplace occupiers and forward thinking landlords need to come together in order to create an environment that allows a workforce to thrive. As occupiers see the workplace as a beacon to attract and retain top talent, landlords are also learning that traditional office space is no longer going to cut it. How can they these two parties learn from each other on how to truly create the ideal place to work?

• • Get the Most from Your Talent: What is the most significant way that the physical environment can positively impact employee effectiveness, engagement, collaboration, and creativity – for all generations?
• • One Size Does Not Fit All: What are the biggest lesson learned in implementing real estate/workplace solutions that provide flexibility as well as mobility for multiple types of work and workers?
• • The Best of Both Worlds: The costs and benefits of work from anywhere vs. having everyone at the office
• • The Tools to Succeed: How can technology effectively make and measure a “productive” workforce?

Moderator:

Jason McCann, President & CEO, VARIDESK

Panelists:

• Matthew Gabree, Sr. Director of Global Office Experience, TripAdvisor
• Reed Gilbert, Head of Real Estate & Workplace Services, Wayfair
• John Moran, Real Estate Project Executive Lead, East & Central US and Latin America, Google
• Michael Phillips, President, Jamestown Properties
• Stephen Rizzo, Founder, Better Spaces
• Adam Subber, Managing Principal, Cresa

The Secret to Their Success: Amenities that will Bring the Most Out of Your Employees

As the pressure to attract and retain talent intensifies, companies are turning to amenities and high-end services in their workspaces more than ever to make their offices more attractive to today’s high-demand employees. However, Workplace Strategist are slowly learning that having every amenities does not entirely ensure a productive workforce. So how do you truly measure an amenities ROI? While occupiers figure things out, landlords also need to assess what amenities should be included to attract the most desired tenants.

• • Creature Comforts: What amenities will keep your employees in the office?
• • Healthy Wealthy and Wise: What office designs create happier and healthy workforces?
• • A True ROI: How can you measure a productive amenity?
• • Location, Location, Location: Where do employees want to work?
• • Getting the Most From Your Asset: What does the landlord need to provide to keep tenants?
• •  Avoid Pitfalls: What amenities should occupiers avoid?

Moderator:

Brian Klansky, Regional Director, View | Dynamic Glass

Panelists:

• Erica Chapman, Vice President of Global Real Estate + Workplace Productivity, Akamai Technologies
• Amrit Chaudhuri, CEO and Co-founder, Mass Innovation Labs
• Dan Fishbein, Director Global Workplace, CIT
• Kenneth Papa, Director, Global Real Estate and Facilities, HubSpot
• Melissa Reinke, Workplace Experience Leader, GE
• Rob Claus, VP of Marketing, Cambridge Sound Management eo.

Networking Break

A Productive Blueprint: The Future of Office Design

Creating a people-centric workplace is not easy. When you’re dealing with thousands of employees, multiple business silos, varying work styles and millions of square feet of workspace the task can seem almost impossible. However, companies see the importance of investing in their greatest asset and are developing innovative strategies and change management process that will allow them to implement the right office design on a large scale. What techniques, technologies and design formats are tenants and forward thinking owners using to overcome their biggest challenges?

• • The Ultimate Loyalty Program: Creating workplaces that celebrate brand and culture
• • How to find the right balance between collaboration and privacy
• • Checking in: Success and Failures of “Hoteling” in the office
• •The Numbers Don’t Lie: How Data analytics tools will help tenants determine current and future office real estate needs more precisely
• • Their Opinion Matters: How employee feedback matters to any future office design strategy?

Panelists:

• Jim Halliday, Managing Director, New Balance (NB) Development Group
• Doug Manz, Partner, Director of Development, The HYM Investment Group
• Marc Surprenant, Facilities Planning Director, U.S. Corporate Real Estate, John Hancock
• Kathleen Terjesen, Head of Global Business Services, Bose
• Kimberly Bombery Smith, Senior Director Workplace Strategy, Knoll
• Jason McCann, President & CEO, VARIDESK

Ask This Old Office: Getting the Most out of Old Office Product

As companies and employees relocate back to the city, Boston is currently experiencing a new office building boom the likes of which the city has never seen. New, smart and efficient office properties are popping up in exciting new neighborhoods such as the seaport, Cambridge North Point, Bulfinch and Fenway. But what about all the existing product that’s on the market. Boston is flooded with pre-1990 office space. How can landlords and tenants work together to bring the most out these spaces? What are some of the nontraditional tactics landlords are doing to make these offices more desirable to prospective corporate occupiers?

• • Out with the Old: What limitations and benefits do owners see in renovation vs new build
• • Stand Out in the Crowd: How Can old properties compete vs newly constructed office space?
• • Having a Digital Masterplan: How to plan your building around technology and not the other way around?
• • Being Flexible: How changing your lease terms can give your space a competitive advantage
• • Coexisting Relationship: How working together with Coworking companies maybe the right way to go
• • What About Amenities?. How do you accommodate that in renovation project?

• John Conley, SVP Portfolio Management, Equity Office
• Duncan Gilkey, Senior Vice President, Asset Mgmt, The Davis Companies
• James Grady, Senior Director of Leasing, Synergy Investments
• Deke Schultze, Principal & Regional Director New England, ‎Rubenstein Partners

Change Is Good: How Change Management is Redefining the Workplace

Change management has become the new buzzword. To drive innovation and attract and retain top talent, companies are seeking creative workplace solutions that offer a variety of amenities and the latest technology. Of course, open offices also continue to be a popular choice due to the cost savings of a reduced footprint and with rents in the Boston area on the rise, that fuels the movement from traditional workplaces into more open, collaborative spaces. However, while the office of the future is a reality today, many employees are anxious about change, and some aren’t ready to give up their privacy.

• • Engage With Your Employees: How to efficiently learn from what employees tell you?
• • One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All: How to create an office space with multiple departments and cultures?
• • Working Together: How can HR, technology and facilities executives create a successful change management process?

• Tara Carcillo, Chief Executive Officer, The Clearing
• John Civello, Vice President Corporate Real Estate and Workplace, PTC
• Chad Lundeen, Global Real Estate Manager & Direct to Consumer Global Retail Platform and Innovation Leader, Sonos
• Shannon Watson, HR Generalist, Starry Inc.
• Marci Yaffa, Director, HR Busines Partner, The Hartford

Closing Remarks & Conclusion of Conference

Departure for Innovation & Design Building Site Tour – Hosted by Jamestown Properties: