Ed Gillespie is a writer, communications specialist, poet, podcaster and futurist. He is the author of ‘Only Planet – a flight-free adventure around the world’ a book about his circumnavigation of the globe without getting on a plane.

Ed is a lead facilitator with the Forward Institute where we works on responsible leadership with 40 of the UK’s biggest institutions, a former Director of Greenpeace UK, a Trustee of Onboard:Earth and Chief Futurist at the Global Destination Sustainability Movement.

Ed is actively involved in a number of pioneering ethical businesses as a Director or Investor, and has presented all over the world, giving dozens of talks a year from Hong Kong to Bratislava, Korea to Auckland. And he’s been heard by every kind of audience, from the UN and national governments, to multi-national corporations and global associations.

Leveraging CBRE’s scale, to access specialist market knowledge and data driven insights, Mike has become a recognised expert in Corporate Occupier real estate strategies and leads CBRE’s Technology Sector vertical, supporting the workplace needs of a diverse portfolio of Technology focused businesses from Start-Ups to Corporate Multinationals. Mike also has a passion for emerging and disruptive technologies and is a market leader exploring the impact of Smart Buildings on workforce productivity, cost optimization and the end-user experience.

Whether accelerating growth, building workplace flexibility and agility or driving a superior user experience to attract and retain the best talent, Mike helps his clients to leverage the unique impact of real estate as an enabler and driver of change and positive transformation.