Francis Aquino

Director, Real Estate & Workplace Metropolis Technologies

Francis brings more than 15 years of start-up industry experience specializing in Workplace Culture, Design and Employee Engagement. He transforms workplace operations into amazing experiences to ensure that the physical environment creates engagement, productivity and avenues to be creative. Francis’ goal is to evolve the physical design of the space to recognize the value of the employee experience. His passion for workplace design development and people empowerment started in New York City where he designed the office spaces of several start up companies and created unique and exciting onboarding processes to increase employee engagement. Moving back to Los Angeles, he was one of the pioneer employees of the breakout brand – Nasty Gal where he was the Director of Office Operations. Francis moved on to working for new and exciting companies like Daily Look (www.dailylook.com), Headspace, Uber West Coast, Honey and most recently the Workplace Experience Manager for Netflix. 

Main Day One - Thursday, August 14, 2025

10:25 AM Beyond the Breakroom: Reimagining Office Culture Through Purposeful Design

From AI and hybrid work to wellness, sustainability, and inclusivity, today’s workplace is being redefined in real time. So how can organizations evolve their office culture to keep pace?


In this dynamic panel, Bevi CEO Cathy Lewenberg joins workplace design experts to explore how thoughtful, future-focused design, starting with often-overlooked spaces like the breakroom, can help companies adapt to the shifting landscape of work. Together, they’ll unpack the 7 key trends reshaping the office today and share practical ways to create spaces that foster connection, flexibility, purpose, and belonging.

Main Day Two - Friday, August 15, 2025

2:15 PM Transforming the Space You have with Flexible Design to Support Collaboration

As portfolio footprints are rationalized, focusing on optimizing the space you have is top priority. Explore flexible furniture and technology that can promote connection and socialization. Hear how your peers are creating spaces that engage their users, enable a better experience, and enhance performance and productivity.  

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Francis.

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