Roger Meier is the founder and CEO of ROOMZ. He co-founded the company in Fribourg in 2015 with Patrick Terreaux, after the two met during an MBA program at EPFL. Under his leadership, ROOMZ has grown from wireless meeting room displays into a complete Swiss Made workspace management platform. He regularly speaks and writes about hybrid work, space optimization and the role of technology in the modern office.
Office space optimization and real estate efficiency
Sustainable and secure workplace technology
Background
Founder and CEO of ROOMZ SA, co-founded in Fribourg in December 2015
Co-founder and System Architect at SpotMe, Lausanne (2000–2007)Development, production and commercialization of the first and second generation of the SpotMe conference navigator
Executive MBA in Management of Technology, EPFL (2014–2015)
BiMBA at Peking University (2015)
Key topics
How technology supports hybrid work, and where it reaches its limits
Reducing ghost meetings and unused spaces
Data-driven decisions on office space
Balancing employee needs, management goals and facility efficiency
Editorial role
Expert review of all ROOMZ guides and articles
Validation of product and technical information
Field insights drawn from real customer projects
Guidance on industry trends and best practices
Press coverage and interviews
Articles, interviews and talks featuring Roger Meier and ROOMZ in the international trade press.
ROOMZ celebrates ten years. The article retraces its journey from the first wireless room displays at ETH Zurich to desk sensors, the myROOMZ app and workspace analytics.
Founded in Fribourg in 2015, ROOMZ has grown from a start-up into a provider of smart workplace solutions. Today, it serves more than 1,800 customers across several countries.
In this guest article, Roger Meier explains how digitizing workspaces supports hybrid collaboration. He outlines three criteria to consider: employee needs, management goals and facility efficiency.
A preview of Roger Meier’s talk at LEaT Con 2023 in Hamburg. Using concrete examples, he shows where technology effectively supports hybrid work and where it reaches its limits.
A company profile based on an interview with Roger Meier. It shows how room displays and occupancy sensors free up unused bookings and give facility managers reliable occupancy data.