"How to build a competitive advantage for companies through ESG actions? Why is adopting a values-based strategy becoming an attractive and talent-retaining factor?"

Office buildings have not been shining in the crowns of investment portfolios for another year. Investors are still struggling to finance projects, due to greater caution from banks, high competition in the investment land market, galloping inflation, and rising construction and fit-out costs. Older and lower-class properties have little chance of acquisition, although revitalization in the spirit of ESG and proptech solutions bring them some hope, as well as increasingly changing their functions. Will offices return to the focus of funds and revive as an asset class, and if so, in what form - glass towers in city centers, campus projects, or perhaps office components in mixed-use projects?

This year, everyone will feel the increase in operating costs, driven by inflation and rising utilities. Is the era of space optimization coming, with a flood of subleasing offers, or should we expect mass relocation to cheaper, less centrally located buildings and flexible offices? Or perhaps large tenants will move to regional cities? And how will this situation affect the return of workers to offices? One thing is certain, renegotiating contracts will be even more challenging, and location choices - due to the supply gap - will be even more difficult.

Office projects that are implemented without taking into account ESG (environmental, social, and governance) principles practically have no chance of attracting good tenants and achieving favorable sales. Therefore, investors and developers spare no effort or resources to build in harmony with the environment and to consider the needs of future users and neighbors. How has ESG changed the design of office buildings? Will it make it easier for employees to return to offices in the new reality? How do owners and managers approach this issue to make the office coffee machine busy again?

For the first time in the ring, investment process partners - an office developer and a local government representative, are going to meet. It's a marriage of convenience. How does this family dynamic work? How do the partners see each other's roles in this process? What kind of compromises are the hardest to achieve? What can be improved in their relationships, and is it possible to score a goal together? Join us for the professional-practical match - it will be informative, but not too harsh, and not always serious ;)

Fleksy and coworking spaces have bravely survived the pandemic and have permanently become part of the market landscape, and now they can help many companies, not just the smallest ones, survive once again. Flexible office operators are rubbing their hands and preparing for further openings, but they have already faced low supply, high costs, and inflation. Will flex spaces and coworking prove to be resilient to another economic downturn, and if so, in what direction will they develop?