ESCO successfully wrapped its highly anticipated NEXTGEN Spaces 2025 event on 21 November at Sheraton Towers Singapore, bringing together senior executives, industry leaders, and decision-makers for a powerful day of insight, innovation, and connection.
The exclusive, by-invitation gathering ignited meaningful dialogue around the rapidly evolving world of work—
highlighting how technology, design, and human-centered strategies are redefining workplace experiences
across the region.
A Defining Moment for Workplace Transformation
Through keynote conversations, panel discussions, and interactive showcases, attendees explored the
critical shifts shaping the next era of work, including:
- The convergence of physical and digital workplace experiences
- The rise of AI as an innovation accelerator
- The growing demand for frictionless, hybrid collaboration
- The role of design and wellbeing in human-centric environments
The event’s central theme — “Driving Innovation in the New Era of Work” — resonated strongly as leaders examined how organizations can future-proof people, processes, and spaces amid unprecedented change.
A Strong Showing from ESCO’s Partners
In driving this momentum forward, NEXTGEN Spaces 2025 was strengthened by the support of leading industry partners whose technologies play a pivotal role in shaping the modern workplace landscape. AVIXA contributed its leadership in professional education and global AV standards, while Sennheiser elevated the conversation around high-fidelity audio for truly equitable hybrid collaboration.
Jabra showcased solutions that enable intelligent communication across distributed teams, and LG pushed the boundaries of visual innovation with immersive display ecosystems. Complementing these advances, Crestron demonstrated how seamless automation, control, and unified system integration can transform workplace efficiency. Together, these partners underscored a shared commitment to building collaborative, human-centered, and future-ready environments.
Where the Future of Work will be
Adding to the event’s impact, NEXTGEN Spaces 2025 featured industry leader Marc Remond as both keynote speaker and panel moderator, setting a compelling tone for the day as he highlighted how AI, hybrid collaboration, and human-centric design are accelerating the transformation of workplace ecosystems. His keynote reinforced the event’s central focus on “Driving Innovation in the New Era of Work,” which examined the convergence of digital and physical experiences and the rising demand for seamless, future-ready collaboration
The day was amplified by a dynamic panel discussion featuring Simon Long of CBRE, Chengyi Neo of LG, and Chris Pitsillides of ESCO, who together unpacked how workplaces are rapidly becoming smarter, more immersive, and increasingly driven by innovation. Guiding the panel discussion, Marc steered a dynamic conversation on how smarter, more immersive, and innovation-driven environments are becoming essential for organizations to lead confidently through change — underscoring the shared message that the future of work is already here.
Throughout the program, attendees gained forward-looking perspectives on how AI, connected systems, and unified platforms are reshaping enterprise performance and workplace strategy.
ESCO’s Leadership on Display
As the driving force behind NEXTGEN Spaces 2025, ESCO underscored its commitment to advancing integrated AV and IT ecosystems that empower people—not just systems. ESCO showcased its unique approach to:
- Designing human-centric workplace experiences
- Delivering frictionless hybrid collaboration
- Integrating physical and digital environments
- Supporting scalable, secure, and sustainable transformation
The event reaffirmed ESCO’s pivotal role in helping enterprises transition from traditional workplaces to intelligent, data-informed, and wellness-driven ecosystems.
A Clear Takeaway: The Future Is Now
NEXTGEN Spaces 2025 left attendees with a resounding message—innovation is no longer optional. Organizations that embrace unified, user-centric, and AI-enabled workplace strategies will lead the next chapter of performance, talent attraction, and growth.
