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State of Hard FM in UK Healthcare Facilities | 2023

State of Hard FM in UK Healthcare Facilities | 2023

Welcome to yet another episode of the Forever Forward podcast! This time, host Umesh (Founder & CEO, Xempla) invites Robert Philbrook, Management Consultant at RPC Ltd. to discuss the state of Hard FM services, zeroing down on the UK's healthcare sector.

State of Facilities Management in the UAE | 2023

State of Facilities Management in the UAE | 2023

A solo episode by our Founder & CEO Umesh Bhutoria on the State of Facilities Management in the UAE - as of 2023. This episode brings you six predictions for the future of the industry, based on Umesh's interactions with leaders, experts, and customers in this up-and-coming Middle East country.

Being Digital: Role of Modern Day Facility Managers in Digital Transformation

Being Digital: Role of Modern Day Facility Managers in Digital Transformation

In this episode, Umesh welcomes Hamza Zinedine B., Inside Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Partnerships at Jacobs GTO to examine the role of mid-level management in enabling digital transformation at facility management companies.

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State of Asset Operations and Maintenance in Malaysia

State of Asset Operations and Maintenance in Malaysia

In this episode, Umesh welcomes Zul Azhan Abu Bakar, Co-Founder & CEO at Infinity Wave and a hugely popular figure across Asset Operations, Maintenance, and Facilities Management to discuss the state of technology adoption, drivers of change, and recent developments within the built environment space in Malaysia.

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Being Digital vs Doing Digital: Facility Management Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation

Being Digital vs Doing Digital: Facility Management Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation

Hey FM leaders! Are you 'being digital' or 'doing digital'? What's the difference? Inspired by a recent Mckinsey Inside the Strategy Room podcast episode, Umesh speaks about how most FM organizations are missing the digital agenda if they're just looking to tick use-case boxes without focusing on the larger outcomes.

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Connected Buildings, Retrofit Opportunities & Human-Centered Design

Connected Buildings, Retrofit Opportunities & Human-Centered Design

This episode with special guest Justin Kirby is a fresh and perhaps the only sensible take on smart buildings and retrofit opportunities in brownfield projects! Tune in to the conversation to uncover a wealth of insight on how everything ranging from solutions, technology, and infrastructure should be centered around the user if organizations are to strike bigger conversations with customers and achieve their desired outcomes.

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Energy Utilities, Smart Buildings & Beyond

Energy Utilities, Smart Buildings & Beyond

This episode with Kritika Kumar, Product Ops & Innovation at CLP Smart Energy Connect is a departure from the conventional conversations around energy service providers. Simply because of the fact that it's uncommon to see their drive for innovation, especially when it comes to managing energy consumption in commercial buildings, facilities, and beyond.

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