One might have imagined that after ten years there would be little left to say about estates that hasn't already been said: Relocation (Lyons Review) Efficiency (Gershon Review) Asset Management (High Performing Property), yet rarely have Public Sector estates professionals been tasked with a greater challenge than the one facing them at present - how to design and deliver a fit for purpose estate that supports the business in question, against a background of competing resources, with little or no new money.
This conference brings together key central and local government decision makers and participants responsible for meeting this challenge and for delivering a more efficient, effective and sustainable public sector estate. It will provide delegates with the latest progress and thinking on the improvements that have already been made and are still to be made. And as with conferences previously led by GPU (and OGC) this conference, brought to you by Public Sector Connect, will provide delegates will a unique opportunity to participate in first class implementation workshops and to network during the day with a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.
I hope that you can see from the more detailed information which follows that the conference is a must attend event for anyone who is involved with change management, property asset management, FM, IT as a change enabler and efficiency.
Clearly there are many other subjects that are relevant to a property audience and they will be addressed in a series of 1 hour work sessions which will operate throughout the day. Outline subject matter for these work sessions can be viewed on the agenda.
Stuart Ladds, Conference Chairman