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Workspace transformation - 25 years in the making
Patrick Ramsden, LINAK® Australia and New Zealand’s Managing Director, underscored the company’s role as a thought leader inspiring the evolution of office spaces into inviting environments. Globally renowned for manufacturing electric actuators and creating groundbreaking solutions for height-adjustable desks, LINAK collaborates with architects, designers, and original equipment manufacturers to improve people’s lives through innovation.
Redefining work with sustainability and inclusion
Kate Hardwick, Strategy and Insights lead at Arup, discussed what work looks like, what sustainability and social inclusion have come to mean to us and what we want from our workplaces. She drew on global examples for potential solutions, such as radical mixed-use and new ways of thinking about productivity.
Cities shaping a sustainable, inclusive Australia
Cr Nicholas Reece, Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne, and principal fellow, University of Melbourne, discussed the critical role of cities in contributing to sustainability and social inclusion goals and the opportunities for cities to dream of significant reforms for a better Australia.
Global designs for office comebacks
Chris Gibbs, Strategic Business Unit Manager at LINAK, offered inspiring examples from across the globe where workplace designs have helped bring a successful transition back to the office.
About the speakers
Kate Hardwick
Kate Hardwick heads the Strategy Insights team at Arup Australia and has 20+ years of experience working in Australia, Southeast Asia, the U.K., and Canada. She has specialised in transit-oriented development, advising the World Bank on land value capture potential in Yangon for transport operators. Kate also served as Integration Lead for the New Indonesian Capital Feasibility and Masterplan. She has consistently focused on guiding communities and places through sustainable transitions throughout her career.
Nicholas Reece
Acting Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece, was elected Deputy Lord Mayor in November 2020, having previously served as Councillor in the City of Melbourne since 2016. He is the portfolio lead for City Planning and deputy lead for Finance, Governance and Risk, and Heritage portfolios.
Chris Gibbs
Chris Gibbs oversees the DESKLINE business segment at LINAK, collaborating closely with the LINAK Asia Pacific team. He is based in Thailand at the newest LINAK factory, where LINAK products are made for supply to office furniture manufacturers in the APAC region. With over a decade of experience gained when Chris was based at LINAK U.S. he has worked with furniture makers and designers on product developments to meet the evolving needs in office design. Chris stays abreast of the latest industry trends shaping the future workplace, especially in designs incorporating movement.
Patrick Ramsden
Patrick Ramsden, the Managing Director of LINAK Australia, boasts over 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, and sales. In the last seven years, he has collaborated with Australian commercial furniture producers on multimillion-dollar projects. Patrick is dedicated to innovating commercial office environments using the advanced LINAK DESKLINE technology.
Let’s construct the offices of tomorrow together
Industry collaboration among tech innovators, manufacturers, architects, and designers is inevitable and essential for shaping the premier office spaces of the future.
Learn about the history of electric sit-stand desks, and watch presentations from the LINAK event ‘Danish Innovation and Design Conventions Influences the Future Workplace’.
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