
Program
November 27th
09.00 - 18.00
Porto Coworking Tour - More than 12 coworking and co-living spaces open their doors for a personal visit to the Coworking Europe delegates (Self-Guided)
Self-guided Coworking Tour of coworking and co-living spaces in Porto.
More than 12 creative environments to visit within Porto and the Great Porto area at your pace.
Check out the Coworking Tour Map and Calendar to be published for delegates.
(Participating coworking spaces will be listed with the time slots available for a guided visited)
Ending after 6.00 PM.
November 28th
08.45
Registration and Morning Coffee
09.50 - 10.00
Word of Welcome
- Porto Municipality (TBC)
- Vertical Coworking
Arquivo Room
10.00 - 10.15
Presentation of the Deskmag 2023 Coworking Survey
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Keynote – Deskmag 2023 Coworking Survey
Presentation of the main findings in the Deskmag 2023 Coworking Survey
- Carsten Förtsch, Deskmag (Berlin)
The Arquivo Room
10.15 - 10.30
Main trends in the European coworking market and what to expect in 2024
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Keynote – The European Coworking Industry main trends in 2023-24
The most important trends seen in the European Flex workspace market in 2023 and what to expect in 2024.
- James Rankin, Instant Group (London)
The Arquivo Room
10.30 - 10.45
The New world of work integrating the flex offering
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Keynote – Cushman & Wakefield TBC
The Arquivo Room
10.45 - 11.30
Is flex working breaking the glass ceiling of traditional office rental ?
Panel – TBC
Moderated by Jean-Yves Huwart, SocialWorkplaces.com
The Arquivo Room
11.30 - 12.15
Coffee Break & Demos
Take a break or follow the interactive Live Demo.
12.15 - 13.00
Digital best practices in the Flex Workspace Operations
Panel – TBC
Moderated
The Arquivo Room
12.15 - 13.00
Co-living and Coworking - A natural marriage ?
Keynote – Coliving and Coworking – A natural marriage ?
D. Maria Room
12.15 - 13.00
Keynote - TBC
Keynote – TBC
D. Luis Room
13.00 - 14.15
Lunch Break
Eat something & network!
14.15 - 15.00
Technologies to optimise coworking management's processes. What are the latest evolutions and possibilities ?
Panel – TBC
Moderated by Jean-Yves Huwart
The Arquivo Room
14.15 - 15.00
Building up your Coworking Brand - Strategies and key actions
Masterclass –
Brand positioning is a key asset of any coworking business. How ? Why ? Where ? Perfect introduction and process exploration.
- Zoe Ellis-Moore, CEO at Spaces to Places (UK)
The S. Maria Room
15.10 - 15.55
How to recruit the best coworking space managers ?
Keynote – TBC
D. Luis Room
15.10 - 15.55
How to lure more investors into the coworking industry and muscle up the coworking business cases ?
Panel – TBC
Facilitated by Pauline Roussel
The S Maria Room
15.55 - 16.30
Coffee Break & Network
Take a break & network!
16.30 - 17.20
Distributes coworking spaces - Where to find the right business model?
Panel –
Moderated by Pauline Roussel
The Arquivo Room
16.30 - 17.20
The humanitarian role of coworking - From Ukraine to DRC
Keynote – TBC
The D. Luis Room
19.30 - 23.00
Networking Cocktail and Drinks
Networking Gathering offered by Mindspace
Welcome word by Mindspace’s Team and networking activities.
Location : Mindspace Dam – Amsterdam
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 162
1012 SJ , Amsterdam
Good opportunity to have informal chat with the delegation and enjoy the Amsterdam delights in the heart of the City.
23.00
Closing or more for those who want
November 29th
08.45 - 09.15
Registration and Cloakroom
09.15 - 09.40
Unconference Explanation and Presentation
Unconference explanation and presentation – Propose a topic to be discussed between peers and vote collectively on the best proposals.
Infante Room
09.45 - 10.30
Updating the coworking community concept ?
Panel – TBC
D. Maria Room
09.45 - 10.30
Sponsored Workshop - Space analytics for coworking through augmented access control
The S. Joao Room
09.45 - 10.30
Partnership, revenue sharing, profit sharing and other innovative models to find the best risk-sharing win-win deal with landlords
Panel – TBC
Moderated by Pauline Roussel
D. Luis Room
09.45 - 10.30
Unconference - Session 1 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
First topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day.
Peer group conversation
10.40 - 11.25
How to integrate flex workspace as a key part of all companies' ESG implementation strategy
Panel –
The D Maria Room
10.40 - 11.25
From Hybrid Hospitality to Community-focused brand: the story of The Social Hub
Keynote and Q&A – TBC
The D. Luis Room
10.40 - 11.25
Sponsored Workshop - Increase Efficiency and Profitability by Automating Your Business Process
Special high level workshop
10.40 - 11.25
Unconference - Session 2 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
Second topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day.
Peer group conversation
11.25 - 12.10
Coffee Break & Network
Take a break & network!
12.10 - 13.00
Meeting Rooms & More: New Product Demand in 2023 and Beyond
Panel – TBC
The D. Maria Room
12.10 - 13.00
Can Coworking provide with part of the remedy to the great resignation wave ?
Panel – According to PWC, globally, one in five workers is planning to quit his/her job in 2022. So, employers are today facing a massive challenge : to retain their best talents. Well-being and flexible work conditions seem to be among the clearest demands within the workforce nowadays. In that context, to what extent can flex workspace providers can today position themsleve as a solution partners ? Can coworking spaces’ layout and inspiring designs become the standard for the workspace in general, flex operator being the best qualified players to supply the best work environment to the individual workers ? How can the sense of community cultivated by coworking spaces bring a new meaning to the daily routine of work that would encourage employees to stay in their position ? Are satellite offices solutions a creditworthy answer and how close should it be from people’ homes ? How about allowing people to work from coworking and coliving facilities abroad and forstering nomad working ? Could coworking spaces in the future market themselves as “work well-being solution providers” ? How aware are corporates nowadays of the advantages of coworking to address the “great resignation” challenge ?
- Julianne Becker (Coconat)
- Carlos Gonçalves (Avila Workspace)
- Axel Minten (BVcS – Zukunft Coworking)
- Yoann Jaffre (Wojo)
moderated by Pauline Roussel
Muhammad Room
12.10 - 13.00
Unconference - Session 3 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
Third topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day.
Peer group conversation
Oprah Room
13.00 - 14.15
Lunch Break
Eat something & network!
13.50 - 14.15
Ukraine crisis - Can the network of coworking spaces in Europe mobilize to support Ukraine's refugees, startups and other initiatives ?
The Coworking scene in Ukraine has mobilized dramatically to offer support, solutions and help in the context of the war in the country. Coworking players from many European countries also got in touch with one another to provide with assistance to Ukrainian refugees in the whole EU looking for connections and a work shelter to keep earning a living for them and their family while having to find a drop spot in a hosting foreign country.
The conversation will about all those experiences, what can be provided further and also what the situation teaches us about of the international network of coworking operators can activate humanitarian initiatives and solidarity actions.
- Helga Moreno, in coordination with Igor Dzhebyan, CEO at Andcards and VP of the Ukrainian Coworking Association
Introduction by Agustina Paradela, Happy Working Lab
RichardRoom
14.15 - 15.00
Manage coworking spaces in ecological ways - Plastic free coworking spaces
Keynote and workshop –
The D. Luis Room
14.15 - 15.00
Sponsored Workshop - Optimising the office space
Learn more on the new way of running coworking spaces with a seamless and delightful user experience.
The S. Joao Room
14.15 - 15.00
Unconference - Session 4 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
Fourth topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day – Peer group conversation
15.10 - 15.55
Is Coworking franchise the silver bullet to speed up coworking expansion and increase the flex workspace market offering ?
Panel – TBC
The D. Maria Room
15.10 - 15.55
Challenges and learnings of growing as a coworking ecosystem
Talk – TBC
The D. Luis Room
15.10 - 15.55
Unconference - Session 5 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
Fifth topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day.
Peer group conversation
15.55 - 16.30
Coffee Break & Network
Take a break & network!
16.30 - 17.15
Unpacking the critical steps towards opening a new coworking hub (or opening your next one)...
Keynote – TBC
The D. Luis Room
16.30 - 17.15
``Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces`` - Presention of a unique book on coworking, community and design.
Panel – TBC
The D. Maria Room
16.30 - 17.15
Unconference - Session 6 / Topic to be curated collectively in the morning
Sixth topic collectively voted for in the beginning of the day.
Peer group conversation
Oprah Room
17.30 - 18.00
Wrap-up Unconference and Conference
Short presentation of the findings of the unconference and say good bye.
Last words and interactive last say session