A Two Week Virtual Festival of Ideas and Debate

WHAT IS FORWARD FESTIVAL?

It has been a WOODS BAGOT tradition to bring the leadership team together annually to discuss the cultural fundamentals that unite us, build comradery and set the course for the next fiscal year. While this year has presented us with some unique challenges, in true WOODS BAGOT spirit we look beyond the limitations to expand our connectivity to move forward.

WHY

The W-B Forward Festival has been carefully planned to cover multiple time zones and a cross section of leadership inputs. Different to previous conferences we are expanding week one to include everyone in the business with a combination of live streamed topics which will be recorded and replayed daily. Inspired by the content from week one, week two will consist of a series of debates and panel sessions to determine the consequences and implications of these topics on our business. We will summarise and distil the recorded sessions into a cohesive series of deployable strategies.

Join us Monday 30th November to kick off the 2 week festival. Week 1 is accessible LIVE to the entire business. Week 2 activities will be availible to a limited audience with daily recaps.

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CLIMATE CHANGE & OUR ROLE FUTURE SERVICE OFFERING

POST COVID OPPORTUNITIES10 X PACE OF CHANGE & RELEVANCE OF CREDO

SOCIAL MEDIA DILEMMASURVIVING & THRIVING IN A RECESSION

TECHNOLOGY & THE FUTURE ARCHITECT

REIMAGINING THE STUDIO & OUR PRACTICES

THE HUMAN AMBITION

CEO CONSOLIDATION

DATE MON 30 NOV - 19.00 SYD/MEL / 18.30 ADL / 18.00 BNE / 16.00 PER/CN/SIN / 12.00 DXB / 08.00 LON / 03.00 NYC / 00.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Richard Fenne (DXB)SPEAKER Amanda Sturgeon / Regenerative Design Lead, Mott MacDonald

SYNOPSIS We are in the midst of a climate emergency. What can we do in response to change our mindset and influence the built environment, making a measurable global impact? What lessons can we learn from our collaborative partners as we embark on our journey to carbon neutrality and excellence in sustainability?

DATE MON 07 DEC - 19.00 SYD/MEL / 18.30 ADL / 18.00 BNE / 16.00 PER/CN SIN / 12.00 DXB / 08.00 LON / 03.00 NYC / 00.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Meg Bartholomew (ERA)

PANEL Andrea Egert (ERA) Jo Dane (ERA) Ivana Seizova (SYD) Simon Saint (LON) Stefano Tronci (DXB) Jean Weng (BEI)

SYNOPSIS With the distinction between design services compressing it is now feasible to consider an expansion of our base services to both diversify and maximise the return of our global network. As a practice, what do we need to offer our clients to embrace this boundless future?

DATE THU 03 DEC - 09.00 SYD/MEL / 08.30 ADL / 08.00 BNE / 06.00 PER/CN/SIN / 02.00 DXB / WED 02 DEC - 22.00 LON / 17.00 NYC / 14.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Shane Burger (NYC)SPEAKER Mickey McManus / BCG, Senior Advisor & Executive Coach; Co-Author, Trillions; Research Fellow Emeritus, Autodesk

SYNOPSIS We are feeling the effects of another wave of digital disruption in our industry, one which demands an active response. Rather than take the pessimistic view that AI will optimize the designer out of the picture, we'll ask how the fusion of human and AI can enable design to thrive in a new augmented design environment. We'll discuss how we design for spaces that have been radically transformed by the infusion of digital culture. Ultimately, we'll talk about a positive future for design that is evolutionary, generative, and very human.

DATE FRI 04 DEC - 18.00 SYD/MEL / 17.30 ADL / 17.00 BNE / 15.00 PER/CN/SIN / 11.00 DXB / 07.00 LON / 02.00 NYC / THU 03 DEC - 23.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Andrew Kalinowski

PANEL

SYNOPSIS Success and Achievement are relative, that is, they are very personal: my thriving may be your surviving. However, success and achievement, no matter how personal, takes more than hard work, intellect and natural talent. Success and achievement takes GRIT which is different to resilience, perseverance and effort. Grit is found in the most ordinary of people in remarkable circumstances. Let’s see what we can learn about GRIT.

DATE TUES 01 DEC - 07.00 SYD/MEL / 06.30 ADL / 06.00 BNE / 04.00 PER/CN/SIN / 00.00 DXB / MON 30 NOV - 20.00 LON / 15.00 NYC / 12.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Katy Mercer (SFO)

SPEAKER Chris Sanderson / The Future Laboratory

SYNOPSIS A look at The Transformative Twenties disruption by COVID-19. We will discuss opportunities to reset our expectations of the work/home/public landscape and dig deep in the psyche of our society and the impact the pandemic has had and will have on our profession. An exploration across three macrotrends identified by the Future Laboratory: Pleasure Revolution, Enlightened States and Post-purpose Brands as we look to future-proof our business.

DATE WED 02 DEC - 23.00 SYD/MEL / 22.30 ADL / 22.00 BNE / 20.00 PER/CN/SIN / 16.00 DXB / 12.00 LON / 07.00 NYC / 04.00 SFO/LAX

PANEL

MODERATOR Steven Cornwell (ERA)

SYNOPSIS Social media: Utopia or dystopia? Can social media improve the quality of daily life in the cities and neighborhoods we create, or has it had its moment and will become a thing of the past in order to avoid a dystopian social and political crisis?

CHRIS SANDERSON

AMANDA STURGEON

STEVEN CORNWELL

MICKEY MCMANUS

Andy Gentry (MEL) Pearl Huang (SHG)Florian Frotscher (LON) Sandra Ventura (SFO)Kate Frear (MEL) Tarran Kundi (LON)

FOR AGAINSTFrancesca Birks (c) (NYC) Alex Baum (c) (ERA)Benji Williams (SYD) Meg Bartholomew (ERA)Billy Ip (HKG) Paolo Testolini (DXB)

DATE TUES 08 DEC - 11.00 SYD/MEL / 10.30 ADL / 10.00 BNE / 08.00 PER/CN/SIN / 04.00 DXB / 00.00 LON / MON 07 DEC - 19.00 NYC / 16.00 SFO /LAX

MODERATOR Georgia Singleton (SYD)

PANEL Dom Alvaro (SYD) Matt Ducharme (SFO) Edwina Bennett (ADL) Ray Yuen (HKG) Larisa Mos (NYC) Will Hosikian (MEL) Lucille Ynosencio (SFO)

SYNOPSIS This is definitely a time for change as fast as the impact of time itself and as a result of the current overwhelming social transformations. Central to our change agent is our bold CREDO. We will discuss its relevance and its application to our clients and organisation. Is it going to produce the appropriate change, and how will we use it to project the next stage of our practice?

DATE WED 09 DEC - 19.00 SYD/MEL / 18.30 ADL / 18.00 BNE / 16.00 PER/CN/SIN / 12.00 DXB / 08.00 LON / 03.00 NYC / 00.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR Nik Karalis

PANEL Bronwyn McColl (MEL) Richard Fenne (DXB) Peter White (MEL) Sarah Kay (SYD) Sir Philip Dilley (LON) Stephen Jones (HKG)

SYNOPSIS Recovering from the very first medical triggered recession requires us to re-examine our collective thought process and change our assumptions. By exploring historical examples we will discuss how we can stay calm, balanced, but still be future focussed to exploit opportunities that will emerge.

CEO FESTIVAL KICK OFF

DATE MON 30 NOV - 18.45 SYD/MEL / 18.15 ADL / 18.00 BNE / 15.45 PER/CN/SIN / 11.45 DXB / 07.45 LON / 02.45 NYC / SUN 29 NOV - 23.45 SFO/LAX

SPEAKER Nik KaralisSYNOPSIS Keynote Festival Opening

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Accept the calendar invites from Nik, updates will be issued through Outlook.

2. Make sure your computer/tablet or phone has the ZOOM meeting App installed.

DATE THU 10 DEC - 10.00 SYD/MEL / 09.30 ADL / 09.00 BNE / 07.00 PER/CN/SIN / 03.00 DXB / 23.00 LON / WED 09 DEC - 18.00 NYC / 15.00 SFO/LAX

MODERATOR James Taylor (LON)

PANEL Jango Wong (HKG) Rosina Di Maria (ADL) John Prentice (SYD) Simon Saint (LON) Maureen Boyer (SFO) Thomas Masullo (ADL) Peter Miglis (MEL) SYNOPSIS Architecture is one of the last disrupted industries - what needs to change to improve our work and work practices?

DATE FRI 11 DEC - 16.00 SY/MEL / 15.30 ADL / 15.00 BNE/ 13.00 PER/CN/SIN / 09.00 DXB / 05.00 LON / 00.00 NYC / THU 10 DEC - 21.00 SFO/LAX

SPEAKER Nik Karalis with Guest principal representative

SYNOPSIS The CEO brings the W-B Forward Festival to a close distilling the main issues confronting our practice and the changes needed for the next 3 years.

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