Theme :Beyond Cost Savings: How Facilities Becomes a Strategic Value Engine

1st Oct 2026 | 11:00 AM EET/SAST

Across Africa, organisations are expanding into new markets, managing increasingly distributed workforces, and adapting to diverse workplace and operational environments. For facilities leaders, this means navigating everything from fragmented vendor ecosystems and infrastructure challenges to rising expectations around employee experience and operational efficiency.

In this environment, facilities has an opportunity to evolve from a largely operational function into a strategic value engine – helping organisations improve business performance, strengthen operational visibility, and create a more connected employee experience.

In this session, we’ll explore what this shift looks like for facilities leaders in Africa and beyond. We’ll discuss how technology can bring greater visibility and control to distributed operations, how organisations can manage vendors at scale, how facilities can contribute to a connected employee experience, and where AI can unlock the next wave of operational efficiency.

Drawing on perspectives from across EMEA, the conversation will examine how facilities leaders can move beyond cost savings to create measurable business value in Africa’s evolving workplace landscape.

Who should attend:

• Facilities & Workplace Leaders
• Real Estate & Security Heads
• HR & Employee Experience Leaders
• Operations & Administration Heads
• Procurement & Vendor Management Teams
• Business Leaders overseeing multi-location operations