Agenda

08:00 - 09:00

Cornhill

Registration, Coffee & Networking

09:00 - 09:10

Ludgate

Chair's Opening Comments

Adam Fahn - Assistant Director of Estates - Facilities Management East London NHS Foundation Trust & Deputy Chair - The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) [Confirmed]

09:10 - 09:30

Ludgate

Waste and Resources – What do we do about Plastics?

Nicola Wilson - Head of Sustainable Education and Implementation Manager - Born Green Generation Project - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust [Invited]

09:30 - 09:50

Ludgate

Environmental Improvement and Efficacy in Cleaning and Hygiene

Jedrzej Gromadecki - Associate Director - Market Field - Hygiene EIMEA - Arxada [Confirmed]

09:50 - 10:15

Ludgate

The 2026 National Standards for Healthcare Portering Service

What this means for portering team interactions with their Healthcare FM colleagues

Philip Shelley - Senior Operational Manager - NHS England [Confirmed]

10:15 - 10:40

Ludgate

Cutting Losses and Maintaining Hygiene in Uniform Storage

Kerry Dellar - UK Sales Manager - Polytex [Confirmed]

10:40 - 10:55

Ludgate

Questions & Answers

10:55 - 11:30

Cornhill

Morning Coffee & Networking

11:30 - 12:00

Ludgate

Waste Separation

Speaker to be announced

11:30 - 12:00

Walbrook

Linen Management

Speaker to be announced

11:30 - 12:00

Fleet

Digital Transformation of Estates and Facilities at Integrated Care Boards

Mark Edell - Managing Director - Synbiotix [Confirmed]

12:00 - 12:05

Transition

12:05 - 12:35

Ludgate

Food Waste

Speaker to be announced

12:05 - 12:35

Walbrook

Sustainable Cleaning

Speaker to be announced

12:05 - 12:35

Fleet

Digital Compliance

Speaker to be announced

12:35 - 13:45

Cornhill

Afternoon Lunch & Networking

13:45 - 14:10

Ludgate

Waste as a Resource

Neil Allen - Head of Waste and Environment - Barts Health NHS Trust [Invited]

13:45 - 14:10

Walbrook

Washroom Management

Adam Fahn - Assistant Director of Estates - Facilities Management East London NHS Foundation Trust & Deputy Chair - The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) [Confirmed]

13:45 - 14:10

Fleet

Digitally-Led FM Task-Management

Eileen Phillips - Director of Soft FM - Bart Health NHS Trust [Confirmed]

14:10 - 14:15

Transition

14:15 - 14:40

Ludgate

Achieving 20:20:60 Clinical Waste Compliance Targets

Liam Hogg - Head of Waste & Resources - NHS England [Confirmed]

14:15 - 14:40

Walbrook

An Update on the 2025 National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness

Emma Brookes - Head of Soft FM Strategy & Operations - NHS England [Invited]

14:15 - 14:40

Fleet

The 2026 National Standards for Healthcare Portering Services

What this means for portering professionals

Philip Shelley - Senior Operational Manager - NHS England [Confirmed]

14:40 - 15:15

Cornhill

Afternoon Coffee & Networking

15:15 - 16:15

Ludgate

Panel Discussion: Modernising Soft FM

Adam Fahn - Assistant Director of Estates - Facilities Management East London NHS Foundation Trust & Deputy Chair - The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) [Confirmed]

Liam Hogg - Head of Waste and Resources - NHS England [Confirmed]

Lisa Farrell - Business Development Manager - National Robotarium - Scottish Enterprise [Confirmed]

Philip Shelley - Operational Manager and National Lead for Food - NHS England [Confirmed]

Emma Brookes - Head of Soft FM Strategy & Operations - NHS England [Invited]

16:15 - 16:30

Ludgate

Questions & Answers

16:30

Cornhill

Close of Conference