Cultivate your leadership skills and make an impact as an FM
You're in a position of influence. That makes you a leader. But do you know what your leadership style is? Or how to become a better one?
At Facility Fusion, you’ll build skills and rationale to lead your organization to higher levels of performance, experience and resilience. You’ll come away with an informed outlook on where and how to make an impact.
Our program is designed to help you develop life-changing skills that will enhance your ability to adapt and create value. No matter what kind of leader you are or want to be, we have something for you – from learning labs and team building to wellness and community service.
So, if you want to be the best version of yourself — whether at work or in life — Facility Fusion is where you need to be.

MONDAY - Preconference
April 10, 2023
All times listed are in PDT
Hosted by Workplace Evolutionaries and IT Communities of IFMA
Please join us in the Imperial Ballroom A at Hilton San Francisco Hotel Union Square.
Be prepared for lively interactive discussions on the current and future state of work and the built environment.
Developing a Powerful Memory to Enhance Professional Development & Lifelong Learning
Learn from the world’s leading memory skills expert! In this very fun & interactive presentation, U.S. Memory Champion, Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” will help you to develop life-changing skills to greatly enhance your professional development & lifelong learning
Immediately following Power Speaker Chester Santos' keynote, participants will engage in an interactive activity to learn and train with the world's leading memory skills expert.
Attendees will:
- Master the fundamental principles for developing powerful memory skills
- Exercise your visualization ability, creativity, and imagination
- Learn to better remember names to get more out of networking at conferences/meetings and improve professional & personal relationships
- Better retain learned information and consolidate knowledge for enhanced professional & personal development
- Become a more effective and persuasive speaker by learning to give presentations without notes
- Impress clients, potential clients, and colleagues by better demonstrating your knowledge and expertise
- Become inspired by the incredible power of your mind and increase your thirst for knowledge and continuing education
Facility Fusion combines the knowledge of top industry thought leaders with the latest FM trends to help you interact with your customers and management at a deeper level. Whether you are a rising leader or an experienced professional looking for more, Facility Fusion will help you deliver more powerful insights that lead to better FM solutions.
Kick off the conference at this can't-miss event. Join us to enjoy an evening of fun networking with fellow professionals at our Welcome Reception.
Join Martin Ruppe, a well-known facility and workplace management professional, for a wellness activity to develop your mind, body and spirit.
Qi Gong is the art of cultivating vital life force through various techniques including movements, breathing, postures, and meditations.
Facility Fusion's new interactive learning labs will provide the unique opportunity to learn together and develop shared collaborative practices.
Sessions will be available on both days (April 12 & 13) so you can attend more than one of your favorite choices.
Enjoy dedicated time to explore the latest innovations in FM, find solutions and get answers to your big questions.
Attendees will have the opportunity to network and connect with conference attendees during lunch on the expo floor.
Full Event or Wednesday (April 12) One-Day tickets required.
Facility Fusion combines the knowledge of top industry thought leaders with the latest FM trends to help you interact with your customers and management at a deeper level. Whether you are a rising leader or an experienced professional looking for more, Facility Fusion will help you deliver more powerful insights that lead to better FM solutions.
Conference attendees are invited to participate in our group community service project.
IFMA is partnering up with Project Homeless Connect for Facility Fusion 2023 and will be donating and assembling 1,000 Hygiene kits for the organization. Hygiene kits are essential to the people in the community. The kits are handed out during drop-in service days on Tuesday and Wednesday and during their Outreach Walk. The participant is either homeless, facing homelessness, or individuals needing extra services and resources, building a more compassionate San Francisco.
Young professionals and Component Leaders are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers at this networking event.
People, Facilities, Resilience: Engage the Never Give Up Mindset
Scott Lesnick will take you on a remarkable journey and share how he devised a daring plan to reunite with his two small children who were kidnapped to the Middle East. His powerful signature keynote, Kidjacked, will teach you about resilience, successfully navigating change, perseverance and overcoming obstacles in your professional and personal life.
Facility Fusion's new interactive learning labs will provide the unique opportunity to learn together and develop shared collaborative practices.
Sessions will be available on both days (April 12 & 13) so you can attend more than one of your favorite choices.
Facility Fusion combines the knowledge of top industry thought leaders with the latest FM trends to help you interact with your customers and management at a deeper level. Whether you are a rising leader or an experienced professional looking for more, Facility Fusion will help you deliver more powerful insights that lead to better FM solutions.
It's All About Culture: Building a Happy Workplace
Culture can make or break a workplace, both when it comes to mission results and human well-being, and the people on site shape culture. Jon K. Nielsen will shine a spotlight on the importance of a happy workplace and show us what actually creates happiness, day to day. Covering a mix of case studies, lived experiences and a bit of science, Jon will leave us with the charge that it's up to each of us to make tomorrow better. Leaving no place for poor excuses, he will also provide plenty of specific ideas to act on immediately. For, as Jon puts it, work should be something we enjoy, not just endure.
Get an inside look at some of San Francisco's amazing facilities and learn more about behind-the-scene operations. Sign up for a guided facility tour led by their facility managers. An additional ticket is required to participate.
Facility Fusion combines the knowledge of top industry thought leaders with the latest FM trends to help you interact with your customers and management at a deeper level. Whether you are a rising leader or an experienced professional looking for more, Facility Fusion will help you deliver more powerful insights that lead to better FM solutions.
Get in-person training for the CFM exam. Join IFMA Instructor Jon E. Martens, FMP, SFP, RCFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow at Facility Fusion for a review of exam methodology while practicing how to apply critical thinking skills and discussing the rationales used in practice exam questions.
Note: Materials offered by IFMA to prepare for the CFM exam are optional study resources and not a requirement of eligibility, nor are they endorsed by the IFMA Certification Commission.
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