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  • 27
    OCT
    2026

    IWFM Women in FM Network: Introduction to Action Learning

    • Venue: Online

When is it?

27 October 2026 12pm – 12.45pm

Where is it?

Online

The details:

Join the Women in FM Network for an introductory webinar exploring a new Action Learning Set pilot designed to support women across the workplace and facilities management profession.

Action Learning brings small groups of peers together to work through real workplace challenges in a structured, confidential environment. Through listening, questioning and constructive challenge, participants help one another identify practical next steps while building trusted professional relationships.

This pilot has been created to support women who may be one of only a few women in their team, organisation or senior role, and who may have limited access to mentoring, leadership development or professional networks.

The session will explain:

  • What Action Learning is and how it works

  • What participants can expect from an Action Learning Set

  • How the Women in FM Network pilot will operate

  • The benefits of peer learning and professional support networks

The webinar is open to both IWFM members and non-members.

The Women in FM Network supports inclusivity across the profession and provides opportunities for networking, professional development and peer support for women working in workplace and facilities management.

Speakers include:

Laura Birnbaum MRICS, FIWFM

Assistant Director, London Fire Brigade (LFB)

Laura specialises in leading and developing the real estate function within corporate organisations to deliver property strategies, in accordance with wider business plans. As the head of property at the London Fire Brigade, this includes strategic development of real estate scenarios, executing approved projects and transactions, and the delivery of FM. Her previous roles include deputy director for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services and JLL transactions lead for multi-national corporations. Laura undertook her RICS training at CBRE and more recently completed her IWFM Level 6 award. Laura was nominated for the Estates Gazette Rising Star award in 2017 and won the IWFM Manager of the Year award in 2018.

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