Frances Brown, Partner at CUNDALL, Daydreams About Fresh Ideas at the BCO Conference in Milan
Conference Updates from BCO Milan Event: Frances Brown from Cundall Speaks
Frances Brown, a Partner at Cundall and a member of the BCO Research Committee, is gearing up for the BCO Conference in Milan. The annual event is one of Brown's favorites, offering a mix of professional networking, learning from industry leaders, and exploring new contexts.
Brown is eager to connect with colleagues she's known through the BCO over the years and to meet new faces within the industry. She sees the conference as an opportunity to forge and strengthen relationships, broadening her professional network.
In terms of content, Brown is excited about the lineup of keynote talks, panel discussions, and presentations from industry leaders. She anticipates gaining valuable insights into current trends, innovations, and best practices in workplace design and building services engineering.
Milan—a city Brown has yet to visit—piques her curiosity. She is looking forward to discovering its architecture and urban environment, and she hopes to find inspiration in observing how local industry and design approaches differ from her usual work context.
Brown is currently working on deep office refurbishments and portfolio decarbonisation projects in London, as well as developing Cundall's global workplace strategy. She hopes to find inspiration at the conference for shaping her firm's approach to serving the workplace sector and its clients in the coming years.
While Brown is lucky to be doing the work she loves, she admits that the limited hours in a day can sometimes pose a challenge. Market conditions also play a role in determining how much work she's able to take on.
The choice to hold this year's conference in Milan excites Brown. Although the conference has been held in the UK and Ireland in recent years—which helped increase participation from the NextGen and reduce carbon emissions from travel—she is looking forward to the change of pace. She views the opportunity to learn from diverse cultures as a means to enhance Cundall's products and services back home.
Brown's passion for her work stems from the opportunity to create something brilliant, both for her clients and within Cundall. She finds the evolving space of office design thrilling, particularly as engineers drive down carbon both in existing buildings and new constructions. She also cherishes the camaraderie of her industry friends and colleagues.
When it comes to sleepless nights, Brown finds herself pondering what the future holds for her firm and how it needs to adapt to meet the evolving needs of its clients. Her goal is to stay ahead of the curve, ensuring Cundall is well-prepared for whatever lies ahead.
- Frances Brown, in her role as a Partner at Cundall, envisions embracing fresh ideas from the Business and industries during the upcoming BCO Conference in Milan, which she sees as a platform for both professional networking and cultural exploration.
- Keen to continuously expand her professional network, Brown anticipates engaging with established colleagues and new acquaintances within the industry, believing such connections could inspire fresh perspectives in the realm of education-and-self-development.
- Excited by the conference's schedule of seminars and presentations focusing on current trends and innovations in office design and building services engineering, Brown hopes to identify technology-driven solutions that could potentially be integrated into her firm's work on projects dealing with decarbonization and refurbishment.
- By immersing herself in Milan's culture and architecture, Brown endeavors to acquire inspiration for shaping her firm's future approach to the workplace sector, as well as establishing a more diverse and inclusive understanding that could bolster Cundall's offerings in the ever-changing landscape of finance and business.
