European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Human Resources and Construction Working Groups

Online and Onsite Working Group Meeting “The Office of Tomorrow: How Remote Work Shapes Design and the Workspace as We Know It”

Date: Friday, 16^th October, 2020

Time: 15:30-17:00 (GMT+8, China time)

Venue: Zoom (线上活动) | European Chamber Beijing Office, Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C405, No. 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100125 (北京市朝阳区亮马桥路五十号，燕莎中心写字楼C405室) | Spaces Infinitus Tower, 168 Hubin Road, 26&27/F, Shanghai (上海市黄浦区湖滨路168号，无限极大厦26-27层)

Register here or email Benedetta Borri at bborri@europeanchamber.com.cn before noon on October 14^th .

If you are joining in person, please let Benedetta know if you’ll drop in IWG’s Shanghai office or the Chamber’s Beijing office.

For the members wishing to attend remotely, please note that you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes on the 14^th.

Dear Working Group Members,

The Human Resources and Construction Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “The Office of Tomorrow: How Remote Work Shapes Design and the Workspace as We Know It”, which is taking place on Friday, 16^th October, 15:30-17:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Beijing premises and at IWG's Spaces Infinitus office in Shanghai.

COVID-19 has forced millions of employees into homeworking, accelerating pre-pandemic trends away from physical locations where work happens and toward tech-enabled processes for productivity growth. As organizations and communities around the world adjust to new ways of working, what role should offices play in the future? Which space designs could accommodate future collaboration needs, and how will teams engage with post-pandemic work environments?

At this meeting, Kelvin Wang, Head of Sales at IWG China and Massimo Bagnasco, Managing Partner of Progetto CMR Beijing (bios attached) will delve into these shifts and will consider how changing working practices can shape the office of tomorrow in bold and strategic ways.

Agenda

• 15:30-15:35 Opening Remarks and Introduction by Rosanna Terminio, Vice Chair, Human Resources Working Group
• 15:35-16:30 Presentations by Kelvin Wang, Head of Sales, IWG China and by Massimo Bagnasco, Managing Partner, Progetto CMR Beijing
• 16:30-17:00 Q&A and Closing Remarks by Rosanna Terminio, Vice Chair, Human Resources Working Group

We look forward to welcoming you to this meeting. To confirm your attendance, please contact Benedetta Borri at bborri@europeanchamber.com.cn no later than 14^th October, noon. Kindly indicate whether you are attending online or on-site. If you wish to participate in person, please let Benedetta know whether you prefer joining in Beijing or in Shanghai.

Speakers

Mr. Kelvin Wang

Head of Sales

Mr. Kelvin Wang

Head of Sales

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Kelvin Wang is Head of Sales at IWG China, where he is responsible to outperform the country’s sales targets. With over eleven years of experience in the real estate industry, Kelvin is deeply acquainted with the development of flexible office solutions, both domestically and abroad, as well as with the market demand of diversified customers.

Mr. Massimo Bagnasco

Partner & Managing Director, Progetto CMR, Vice President of the European Chamber

Mr. Massimo Bagnasco

Partner & Managing Director, Progetto CMR, Vice President of the European Chamber

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Mr. Bagnasco has been actively involved in the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) since his arrival in China. Since 2008, he has alternatively covered positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman of Construction Working Group. He has been also focusing on EU SME sector. In 2013, he was elected as Italian State Representative in the Supervisory Board of the EUCCC. Since 2014 till now, he became Member of the Chamber Executive Committee. Since 2017, he serves as Vice President. In 2021 he became also Chairman of Southwest China.
He has been involved in the preparation, implementation and development activities of EU-China Sustainable Urbanization Partnership. Mr. Bagnasco was also one of the four European experts, members of the Taskforce in charge EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue framework agreement promoted by DG-RTD and MoST.
In 2016 he received the Knighthood of the Order of the Star by appointment of President of the Italian Republic to have acquired special credits and in the promotion of friendship cooperation of Italy with China.
Massimo Bagnasco is the CEO of China Europe Carbon Neutral Technology, a consulting firm which provide holistic solutions to the decarbonization target by the contribution of international academic experts and leading technology companies.
In 2004, he joined Progetto CMR, the only Italian integrated design firm ranked in the top 100 worldwide. The same year he moved to China setting up the local company (Progetto CMR Beijing) with offices in Beijing and Tianjin. He operated as Managing Director and was involved in several projects in China, including master plans, hotels, mixed use complexes, retail and sports venues. In 2009 he became a shareholder partner.
From 2017 to 2022, he is appointed as the visiting professor of School of Architecture and Design at Beijing Jiaotong University.
In 2019, he was appointed as member of advisory committee of International Centre for Creativity and Sustainable Development under the auspices of UNESCO (Category 2).
In 2021 he was appointed by the Politecnico of Turin University as China Centre advisory board member.
In 2023 he was nominated “Professional Affiliate" at IdM Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
Mr. Bagnasco got a Master degree in Urban Planning and a bachelor degree in Architecture at University of Genoa.

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