Brian Atkin PhD, MPhil, BSc, FRICS, FCIOB Brian Atkin is a Director of The Facilities Society, anot-for-profit body dedicated to interdisciplinary and cross-sectoracademic enterprise to support the needs of the UK researchcommunity, government, businesses and the public interest. Hisexperience and achievements span the disciplines of projectmanagement, construction management and facility management. As amember of British Standards Institution s FM Advisory Groupand FM Technical Committee, he is well-placed to advise on currentbest practices and emerging trends in facility management. He hasserved on other advisory groups and steering committees coveringstandards, innovation, competitiveness and information technology(including BIM), and is actively involved in learning and businessdevelopment for major corporations. Over the years, BrianAtkin has been appointed to professorships in the UK (University ofReading), Sweden (Lund University and The Royal Institute ofTechnology) and Australia (Queensland University ofTechnology). Adrian Brooks BSc (Hons) MBA MRICS Adrian is a Director of GVA Acuity Limited, amanagement organisation focused on the delivery of a broad range ofservices for property owners and corporate occupiers. Adrian isresponsible for operations including both facility management andfacility consulting, having held board positions in other propertyand facilities management businesses previously. Adrian is theChairman of the FM Advisory Committee and a member of theConstruction & Built Environment Sector Policy and StrategyCommittee for the British Standards Institution. He continues toprovide strategic advice to Blue chip organisations internationallyand is a regular speaker on best practice techniques and facilitiesissues.