IFMA Spain will address the future of workspaces, AI and talent at Workplace Summit 2026.

IFMA Spain will hold a new edition of Workplace Summit 2026, one of its flagship events, on October 22 at the Madnum auditorium in Madrid. The event will explore how to adapt workspaces to people's needs and examine the role of technology, data and new professional skills in facility management.

Under the theme Redesigning Spaces, Empowering People, the program will be structured around six areas: communication, the future of the workplace, artificial intelligence, case studies, data and talent.

The welcome remarks will be delivered by Marta Sevila and Alejandro Magallón, representing IFMA Spain's Events and Communication Committee and Workplace Committee, respectively.

Natalia Gironella, Associate Professor at IE Business School, will open the presentations with a session on communication and influence to support organizational change processes.

Pablo Carvajal, from Xerox Corporation, will present six predictions about people and workspaces looking ahead to 2030.

Lorenzo Flores, from the Digital Transformation Agency of Castilla-La Mancha, will discuss adapting spaces to digital cultures and the use of artificial intelligence and data in healthcare environments.

Casestudies from companies associated with IFMA Spain

The program will feature several case studies related to facility management, digitalization and the application of new technologies to Facility Management.

These include the session ALE-HOP: A Leap to 500 Stores with Infraspeak, featuring Ana Carcavilla from Infraspeak and Manuel Vinaroz, Maintenance Manager at ALE-HOP.

Miquel Gummà, CEO and co-founder of Foot Analytics, will deliver a live demonstration of artificial intelligence applied to building data to analyze how spaces are actually used.

Abelardo Oropeza, from Fracttal, will also present the RBE case study, focusing on efficiency and traceability in maintenance processes.

The event will also feature the roundtable discussion Young Professionals and Emerging Talent in FM and the Workplace, with Enrique Porras, sponsor of IFMA Spain's People Committee; Jaime Pire, from Pire Pro Growth Partners; and Carmen Castellano, from Quantum Metric.

The discussion will cover emerging professional skills, the adoption of artificial intelligence, sustainability and the expectations of the next generation of industry professionals.

Date, location and programof Workplace Summit 2026

The event will take place on Thursday, October 22, at the Madnum auditorium, located at 61 Méndez Álvaro Street in Madrid.

Sessions will begin at 4:00 p.m. The program includes a coffee break and will conclude with a networking cocktail reception starting at 7:30 p.m., giving attendees an opportunity to exchange experiences and establish professional connections.