CorenetGlobal New Zealand

Call for Cases

Submissions are invited for compelling case studies to be presented at the CoreNet Auckland Symposium 2010. Case study topics should address the Symposium theme of Looking Forward: Corporate Real Estate in a Changing Economy. They should reflect on the changes that have occurred in the past 24 months and how business has or is adapting to those changes.

Below are a range of potential topics we are interested in exploring. If you have a compelling case study presentation you would like to submit, that addresses a topic you don’t see listed, please submit it under Other.

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Topics

• Workplace changes – what kind of changes have been made?
• Work flexibility – is it just a fad?
• Paperless offices – are they more evident? Do they even exist?
• Mobility – mobile workers, mobile offices.
• Remote workplaces – a cost management factor?
• Optimum sizing for worker communities – when is big too big?
• Strategies for developing a “work anywhere” environment.
• Creating innovative workplaces - the opportunities (rapid growth and retraction) and barriers (infrastructure, skilled workers, cultural differences).
• Multiple generations into the workplace – how to balance and incorporate their differing work preferences.
• Workplace design – is it still important and relevant for worker attraction, productivity and retention?
• How they work - understanding the work styles of people and processes.
• Beyond satisfaction - measuring workplace effectiveness and workforce productivity.
• Convergence - the coming together of workplace design, corporate branding and company culture.

2. Technology

• Enabling business – but to do what?
• Being connected – is 24/7 connection a good thing?
• Going wireless – what’s stopping people?
• What’s next in communication?
• Self service and e-solutions.

3. Corporate Social Responsibility

• Is it your point of difference, part of your corporate DNA, or something imposed on you through regulation?
• The issue of data integrity – data capture.
• Waste management – the role of the Local Authority.
• Waste management – an Industry response?

4. Sustainability

• Is it a process or a passion?
• Certification – trust or hard audit?
• Making sustainability real for the shop floor.
• Demand led? Or has sustainability become a standard offering?
• Triple Bottom Line Reporting - corporate real estate’s role.
• Sustainable growth – the Government’s role.

5. Finance

• Property consolidation and performance of physical assets.
• The sub lease market – how does it impact on value?
• Development – is it dead or lying in wait?
• Cashflow, cashflow, cashflow!
• Funding future opportunities.

6. Does Retail lead the way?

• Retail store networks - strength in numbers?
• Is any profit a good profit?
• Supply chain management – the vital link.
• The future of Retail – High Street, Mall or Internet?
• CBD vs the Shopping Centre.

7. Strategies for managing service providers and business partners

• Performance uncertainty – managing variations in capability, capacity, and quality across the region.
• Business continuity planning and disruption strategy.
• Business practice compliance – addressing legal and financial risk.
• Risk and rewards ingrained in various service delivery models.

8. Portfolio Optimisation

• The impact of the global economic environment, and how these impacts are felt in our region.
• Making the "lease vs. own" decision, and the impact of market transparency, valuation, and tax benefits.
• New portfolio management tools – metrics & benchmarking.
• Impact of rising energy costs on portfolio management decisions.
• Logistics and distribution networks (supply chain management).
• Matching portfolio flexibility (terms, locations and conditions) to business cycle needs.
• Pricing and valuing flexibility options.
• Tenant and landlord relations.
• Business continuity planning and disaster recovery.

Submittal Instructions

Please submit your compelling case studies online by 5th November 2009.
We look forward to receiving your case studies and bringing you a compelling Symposium in 2010.CoreNet Global New Zealand

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