Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Dixon is one of the leading pioneers of new ways of working. He is an expert on today’s ever-changing and tech-driven workplace, regularly authoring papers on wide-ranging topics including the productivity, economic, environmental and wellbeing implications of the widespread adoption of hybrid working patterns.... Read more
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Inside The Flexible Workspace Revolution With Mark Dixon
Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Dixon is one of the leading pioneers of new ways of working. He is an expert on today’s ever-changing and tech-driven workplace, regularly authoring papers on wide-ranging topics including the productivity, economic, environmental and wellbeing implications of the widespread adoption of hybrid working patterns.
Since founding the Regus Group in 1989, he has achieved a formidable reputation for leadership and innovation. A recipient of several awards for enterprise, Mark has revolutionised the way in which businesses approach their property needs with his vision of the future of work.
Mark founded the business in 1989 in Brussels after he observed travelling business people conducting their meetings around coffee shop tables whilst competing with the noise from local traffic. This was the birthplace of the serviced office sector, with Regus as the pioneering brand that sparked the start of a global industry.
Over the next thirty years the industry grew rapidly, with many new players entering this global marketplace with Regus, and now IWG, as the leading player, adapting to local and global changes in economic climates and cycles.
With 5,000 buildings globally spanning brands including Spaces, Regus, Signature and HQ, IWG is located in every major town, city and transport hub worldwide, so start-ups, global companies, and every business in-between can work wherever they need.
With more than four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.
The business is in more than a 120 countries globally and is continually expanding its footprint. Under Mark’s leadership, IWG aims on expanding its network, mostly by franchise, to provide a flexible workspace in every village, town and city.
It would be easy to assume that the shift we’re seeing in the way people work, away from a shared physical environment to wherever is most convenient and productive has been driven entirely by the Covid-19 pandemic.
But that assumption would be wrong. The pandemic has certainly had a dramatic and permanent effect, but it’s merely accelerated a trend that’s been underway for several years, as organisations progressively move to a ‘hybrid’ way of working: a local office, at home and occasionally at a corporate HQ and Mark was one of the earliest proponents of this burgeoning trend.
Outside of the world of flexible work, Mark is a passionate vintner, agriculturalist and together with his children owns and cultivates several wine estates on both sides of the channel in southern England and Provence.
Prior to Regus and IWG, Mark established businesses in the retail and wholesale food industries. He is a recipient of several awards for enterprise and has revolutionised the way businesses approach their property needs.
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Mark Dixon speaks on a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Mark to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Mark Dixon is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Mark can accommodate.
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Mark Dixon delivers keynotes in French. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
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Mark Dixon can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in a range of business, leadership and industry subjects is relevant. Details of Mark's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
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