IFMA World Workplace Conference

Session Title: Closing Keynote Speech

Speaker: Nicole Sanders

Description: The World Workplace, brings together the brightest minds in facility management, workplace strategy, and business innovation.

In the Charged and Unprepared: Lithium-Ion Battery Risk, Response, and Recovery Workshop, Nicole Sanders will share how lithium-ion batteries introduce a growing fire safety challenge that many organizations are not fully prepared to address. Fires involving lithium-ion batteries are increasing in frequency and are unlike traditional fires due to thermal runaway. These incidents escalate rapidly, present unique fire suppression and chemical exposure hazards, and pose significant risks to building occupants, first responders, and facilities. The session will cover how to translate research into practical, actionable strategies that can be used in everyday life.