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Property professionals appeal to ‘next generation’ at BCO event

Leading figures from the commercial property sector have called on the next generation of property professionals to change the face of the workplace, at the British Council for Offices (BCO) second East Anglia lunch.

Held at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cambridge, the sold-out event was attended by more than 170 BCO members and their guests, including guest speaker Roger Madelin, CBE, the mastermind behind the £3 billion transformation of London’s King’s Cross.

The lunch was hosted by Mike Ayton, director at Juniper Real Estate and BCO East Anglia committee chair, who highlighted the role young property professionals can play in shaping the office of the future.

Mike Ayton said: “Millennials are at the forefront of introducing different ways of working and I am convinced this is where the impetus for change in our sector will come. We are rolling out a free mentoring programme through the BCO’s NextGen initiative, which will allow students and younger generations of property professionals to draw upon the experience of more senior colleagues.

“The BCO’s mission is to define excellence in office space and to research, develop and communicate best practice in all aspects of the office sector. The hugely positive response we’ve received to this event suggests it has all the hallmarks of becoming a key date in the Cambridge property calendar.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Martin Hicks .