John Lopes

VP, Corporate Real Estate, Americas WSP

Main Day One - Tuesday, August 11, 2026

5:05 PM Panel - Turning Cost Pressures into a Strategic Office Advantage

Even without an additional budget, the office can be repositioned as a high performing engine for productivity, culture, and business results. This session synthesizes insights from across the day and demonstrates how leaders can connect cost management, space optimization, employee engagement, and data intelligence into one cohesive strategy. Attendees will learn how to elevate the role of the workplace and demonstrate clear impact even in financially constrained environments.

Key Takeaways:

• Build a unified workplace strategy that integrates financial discipline, spatial effectiveness, and employee needs

• Use data storytelling techniques to demonstrate workplace value and influence executive decision making

• Deploy practical frameworks that increase performance, improve experience, and strengthen business alignment

Main Day Two - Wednesday, August 12, 2026

9:40 AM Beyond the Budget: The Workplace Decisions That Deliver Value You Can't Ignore

Workplace investments are often evaluated through a narrow lens of capital cost and payback periods. But when leaders focus only on dollars and cents, they risk overlooking the hidden costs of inaction. In this session, one organization shares how it transformed one of its most outdated and ineffective offices in Canada despite budget pressures and internal resistance. What began as a debate over cost evolved into a broader conversation about employee experience, client perception, talent retention, and regional pride. Attendees will learn how to build the business case for workplace improvements by quantifying the strategic value of collaboration, culture, and competitiveness, especially when the cost of doing nothing is far greater than the investment itself.

Identify the hidden costs of delaying workplace investments, including attrition, reduced collaboration, and missed client opportunities.

Learn how to balance strict budget requirements with broader measures of organizational and market impact.

Explore strategies for navigating local politics and gaining support for transformative workplace projects.

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

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