Despina Katsikakis, Head of Occupier Business Performance, Cushman & Wakefield

Despina is an industry leader with an international reputation for thought leadership and innovation, on the impact of the workplace, on people and business performance.

Over her 35 year career, Despina has advised some of the world’s biggest companies, including Google, Unilever, BP, GSK, Morgan Stanley and Microsoft.

Despina has been instrumental in developing the vision to future proof major commercial developments, most recently London’s Twentytwo building and Europe’s first major WELL certified new-build project.

She serves on the advisory board of Delos™, the pioneers of wellness real estate™ and founders of the well building standard and regularly lectures, writes and contributes to media, research and publications on the future of the workplace.