When you attend World Workplace, every session is an opportunity to gain new insights, discover innovative ideas and bring practical solutions back to your organization.
That's why World Workplace 2026 is introducing a new track-based education experience designed to help you find the content most relevant to your goals and create a personalized learning journey throughout the conference.
Rather than navigating hundreds of sessions independently, attendees can follow clearly defined learning pathways that align with their interests, responsibilities and professional goals. With educational sessions organized into eight curated tracks, you'll be able to explore the topics most relevant to your role while gaining deeper insight into the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of facility management.
Whether you're focused on building operations, workplace strategy, leadership development or emerging technology, the new track structure makes it easier than ever to build a conference experience that aligns with your professional priorities.
Data and technology are transforming the way facilities operate. The Connected Buildings track is focused on practical applications and current technologies. These sessions provide a hands-on perspective on how digital tools, connected systems and building intelligence are being used today to improve operations and support business outcomes.
If you're interested in smart buildings, operational technology or leveraging data to support business outcomes, this track is for you.
What will facility management look like tomorrow?
This track previews the future direction of IFMA's Facility Fusion event, exploring innovation, strategic direction and resilience across the built environment. From artificial intelligence to digital transformation strategies, these sessions will help you better understand what's coming next and how to prepare your organization for the future.
Today's facility leaders do more than manage buildings. They influence organizational strategy, guide teams through change and help drive business success.
The Leading Change track focuses on leadership development, organizational transformation and strategic thinking. Whether you're managing a team today or preparing for future leadership opportunities, you'll gain practical insights to help strengthen your impact and advance your career.
Operational excellence remains at the core of facility management.
The Facility Operations track focuses on engineering, maintenance and day-to-day operational best practices. Explore topics related to reliability, compliance, service delivery, asset performance and building systems management. These sessions are designed to help facility professionals strengthen the operational backbone of their organizations while improving efficiency, performance and long-term asset value.
Organizations around the world are facing increasing pressure to become more resilient, adaptable and sustainable.
This track explores how FM teams help organizations withstand disruption, reduce environmental impact and maintain continuity in a more volatile operating environment. Learn how organizations are preparing for uncertainty, strengthening operations and creating facilities that can support long-term success in a rapidly changing environment.
The workplace continues to evolve, and facility managers are playing a critical role in shaping the employee experience.
The Future Workplaces track examines workplace strategy, occupancy planning and the relationship between people and place. Explore how organizations are creating environments that support collaboration, flexibility, well-being and productivity while adapting to changing workforce expectations.
Learn how workplace strategy can drive organizational performance, support talent attraction and retention, and create environments that help people and businesses thrive.
Some of the most powerful ideas come from unexpected places.
World Workplace Live is a curated selection of high impact sessions designed for both the in-person audience in Anaheim and a wider digital audience. It brings together fresh perspectives, practical insight and future-focused thinking in a format designed to travel beyond the room, extending the reach of key conversations through the World Workplace livestream experience.
Partner Perspectives features practical, partner-led sessions showcasing tools, approaches and real-world applications that address current challenges across the built environment.
Learn from IFMA partners as they share insights, case studies and lessons learned that can help facility professionals improve operations, support organizational goals and address evolving industry demands.
No two facility management professionals face the exact same challenges. That's why the new learning tracks are designed to provide flexibility while helping you create a more intentional conference experience.
You may choose to immerse yourself in a single track, gaining deeper knowledge in a specific area of interest. Or you may build a customized agenda that combines topics such as technology, leadership and workplace strategy to support your unique goals.
No matter where you are in your FM journey, you'll find opportunities to learn, connect and grow.
World Workplace 2026 takes place 18-20 November in Anaheim, California, bringing together facility management professionals from around the world for three days of education, networking and inspiration.
Explore the new learning tracks, discover sessions tailored to your goals and build a conference experience designed around the future of facility management.
Learn more about World Workplace 2026 and start planning your experience today.