Emerging Technology for Collaborative Working

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Technology has developed at a rapid pace in 2020 so what new kit do we need at the office to work in this new age of collaboration?

As our businesses plan the return to work, we are all looking to maintain the business practices we have built, reducing travel and saving time through video conferencing, while reconnecting in person at the office. Technology has developed at a rapid pace in 2020 so what new kit do we need at the office to work in this new age of collaboration? What kind of tasks will we be performing in these new hybrid workplaces? How do we ensure our home workers can be brought productively into our meetings?The Architecture Centre and Bristol City Centre BID have joined forces to create a series of events to inspire and inform Bristol&#x27;s businesses about the future of the workplace. Join us to explore technologies to support collaboration for hybrid workers, new kinds of meeting environments and what we should be investing in for the return to a new kind of workplace.SPEAKERS:Jane Hammersley, SVP Global Alliances, CollabtechAdam Cox, Senior Analyst, Futuresource ConsultingMo Khalifa, Collaboration Specialist, MicrosoftCHAIR: Keith Rundle, Operations Director, Bristol City Centre BIDKeith has been leading the BID since August 2015, taking it right through its development phase to a successful ballot in July 2017. Keith now heads up the team to navigate the BID through the changing landscape of 2021, identifying the new and changing needs of businesses as they emerge and bringing the city together to respond.ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:Jane Hammersley, SVP Global Alliances at CollabtechJane has worked at the cutting edge of collaboration technology for over two decades, bringing new technologies to market alongside Microsoft, Lenovo and Logitech, providing support to global enterprises to meet better. Her role enables her to provide us with insights from enterprises and SMEs as they adjust to the new normal, enabling inspiring meetings.Mo Khalifa, Collaboration Specialist, MicrosoftMicrosoft Teams has been critical in enhancing the collaboration experience of people at home during the pandemic and Mo Khalifa is part of the worldwide team spearheading the experience in the workplace. A technical collaboration expert, he will give great insights into how to maintain the quality of meetings with a blend of in-office and at home teams, as well as increasing collaboration to create inspirational workplaces.Adam Cox, Senior Analyst, Futuresource ConsultingAdam Cox is Senior Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for researching and reporting on technology trends. Adam is heavily involved in work looking at end users, service providers across the corporate markets, tracking and examining the collaboration, wireless presentation and conferencing equipment opportunities and providing future insight to help them stay ahead of the curve.ABOUT OUR DIGITAL TALKS– All digital talks are hosted on Zoom, you can join on PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone.– Please download Zoom well in advance of the talk at www.zoom.us/downloads.– Eventbrite will automatically send an order confirmation to the email address entered at booking, so do ensure this is correct.– We also suggest checking your Junk folder for Eventbrite orders as this often resolves the issue.– To attend the event, click on the link in your email, and enter the password if prompted, to join the talk.– You will be held in the ‘waiting room’ whilst we allow audiences to assemble.– Please set your screen to ‘speaker view’ for the best experience.– Throughout the talk, you can pose questions for the speaker Q&amp;A, at the end, using the chat function.

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