2019 Workplace & Interior Architecture Conference and Expo

This panel of established furniture dealerships will discuss how the demands of changing workplace requirements are driving manufacturers to explore new solutions for open areas, focus vs. collective thinking spaces, private offices and different styles of conferencing. They will also discuss the primary drivers and metrics that are influencing furniture design shifts, and what are the most progressive new wall systems or furniture items out there today and in the making?

This broker and end-user panel will discuss their immediate and emerging priorities as they embark on researching the ideal real estate solution. The discussion will cover such items as how to balance a company’s cultural equation against their financial/real estate equation, the broker’s perspective on the attributes of specific Denver locations such as Uptown, CBD, LODO, RINO, Platte Valley, Highland and Tech Center. End users will discuss the reasoning behind their final real estate decision and how it is impacting their workplace.

This Interior Architecture panel will look at the critical role that branding and differentiation can play in employee engagement. Never has the workplace been so human-centered and culturally driven with buy in to company values. Originality, ingenuity, and great design have become mission critical to companies concerned with the attraction, retention, and collective thought exchange in their workplace. Authentic employee engagement will attract and retain quality talent, and in return impact the performance and bottom line of a company.

This panel of highly experienced Project Managers and General Contractors will compare their experiences about the structural underpinnings that establish a successful project process from start to finish. Each one will discuss their number one contributing factor to success, and compare notes on the best ways to integrate the client, design team, GC, and PM for a successful project outcome.

This panel of young interior designers will showcase their personal favorites as it relates to new cutting edge furniture solutions, technology, apps, and other hot new products or tools that have inspired them, impacted their clients, or enabled them to find new ways to visually communicate design ideas both within their studios and to their clients.

As Vice President of Strategy and Operations at SE2, Brandon Zelasko and his company are at the forefront of identifying societal shifts and cultural patterns that represent a powerful impact on how companies and manufacturers should be directing their advertising. Our world today is beyond gender binary, and the most progressive companies are in the process of acknowledging this shift through internal initiatives. Brandon will outline the societal shifts as they relate to the ungendered and gender-fluid population, raising the question: How can interior architecture recognize this shift, and help promote inclusivity and diversity in the workplace?

This panel of leading Denver designers/thought leaders will discuss how cultural shifts surrounding gender, wellness, balance, innovation, community, and differentiation are shaping and informing workplace design. They will discuss how the balance of internal company initiatives together with inspirational space can cultivate an overall sense of happiness, productivity, and convey a powerful company identity around which their workforce can gather and thrive.