BCO Anual Conference
May 28 - May 30
Making Your Mark
The power of brand, design and quality
We are excited to be joining you all in Milan for the 2025 BCO Conference. This is the first time that The BCO has ventured to Italy and our three days in Milan promises to provide you all with much to see and do. We will be starting the conference slightly earlier on Wednesday lunchtime, to facilitate an exhaustive high quality programme of plenaries, seminars and technical tours. Additionally, we have included within the programme on the Thursday afternoon, time for delegates to engage in wider networking, and, if they wish to do so, participate in informal tours and explore the City. There really is so much to see in Milan.
Our NextGen members make up approximately 30% of the BCO membership and we have continued to encourage improved participation through discounted tickets for the conference. NextGen contribution and representation on all seminars has been a key target for the conference to promote greater integration and participation by our emerging talent.
In Milan, we will explore the transformative power of brand, design and quality. We are heading to the home of Italy’s most iconic names and host to the 2026 Winter Olympics to uncover how exceptional craft, design and industry drives one of the world’s most successful cities and places.
Known to many as one of the world’s capital cities of fashion and design, Milan houses some of the boldest and most experimental modern and contemporary buildings. The city’s spaces marry beautifully-crafted heritage with modern, post modern and contemporary architecture, creating a unique urban fabric.
We will see and hear how Milan is building on its extraordinary heritage of creativity and commerce to evolve towards reinvention as a net zero carbon and socially diverse city. We’ll explore Milan’s success in drawing major inward investment and the attraction of a new demographic, with some seven universities diversifying the city’s offer. As well as becoming a start-up and innovation hub, Milan recently developed excellence in life sciences and a mature Fintech ecosystem with over 13,000 financial services companies in Milan alone.
The conference will discuss what UK cities can learn from Italy’s design powerhouse as an iconic brand. As our own designers, developers, customers and occupiers work on the continued reinvention of the British office, this year’s programme will provide essential inspiration, discussion and guidance. With ever more being demanded of offices, this conference will guide delegates seeking to deliver buildings and places with the quality and longevity to represent, and enhance, occupiers’ brands. From showcasing the best in placemaking and product design, through to delving into the BCO’s wealth of vital research either undertaken or in progress – maybe you have something to contribute? You will have an opportunity to meet with some of the BCO judges from around the UK and discuss the awards criteria: the BCO’s Milan conference is not to be missed.