Secure Your Seatbelt: Three Sessions to watch

On the 15th at GCUC we move the conversation from tactics to something deeper.

It is about resilience.
It is about ownership.
And it is about the people who are building the future of this industry with intention.

From designing durable communities to scaling global coworking brands to navigating acquisitions, we bring together leaders who are pushing the boundaries of what coworking can become.

Designing for Stability in an Unstable World

What if resilience is not a buzzword but a design principle?

In a world shaped by climate shocks, accelerating AI, and increasingly fragile infrastructure, the question is no longer simply where we work. The bigger question is how we live.

In a thought-provoking talk, Chris Moeller introduces Stable Living, a framework for building durable communities grounded in four essential pillars

Food systems
Digital equity
Energy independence
Financial literacy

Drawing on his evolution in commercial real estate and lessons from Hurricane Helene, Moeller challenges the audience to move beyond optimizing for efficiency and design systems that prioritize stability.

Efficiency can create fragility. When systems are stretched too thin, they break. True resilience comes from redundancy, diversity, and ownership-driven systems that distribute strength across a community.

For coworking operators, developers, and community leaders, the implications are profound. If work is becoming more distributed, the communities that support that work must become more resilient.

The talk will be followed by a fireside conversation with his good friend Sam Rosen, exploring what this shift means in practice and how operators and developers can begin designing spaces that support not just work, but durable ways of living.

Because the future of work is inseparable from the future of living.

Cliff Ho: The Blueprint Behind One of Coworking’s Most Admired Brands

Cliff Ho has held the number one GCUC podcast spot for years. That does not happen by accident.

Recently recognized on Australia’s Young Rich List after building a nine-figure enterprise in under a decade, Cliff’s success is not theoretical. The market has validated it.

At The Commons in Australia, he has built a brand that consistently raises the bar.

A wellness club.
Standout events.
Elevated food and beverage.
Hospitality that feels world-class from the moment you walk in.

But this session is about the how.

How is he designing spaces differently by partnering with distinct Australian designers for each location, creating properties that feel unique yet unmistakably on brand?

How is he funding growth and structuring deals to support that level of ambition?

How is the business built behind the scenes to sustain premium hospitality without burning out the team?

How does he hire, train, and empower staff to deliver an experience members rave about?

And perhaps most compelling of all, Cliff is clearly having a blast doing it.

He is building at scale, pushing creative boundaries, and smiling the entire way. That energy is contagious, and it matters.

In this fireside conversation, Liz Elam will unpack the strategy, the capital stack, the design philosophy, the operational discipline, and the mindset driving it all.

If you want to understand how to build a brand that feels intentional, differentiated, profitable, and genuinely joyful to run, this is your chance to hear it directly from the source.

And if you have not listened to Cliff’s GCUC podcast episodes yet, consider this your nudge. He has been number one for a reason.

Buying Your Way Into Coworking: The Acquisition Playbook

As the coworking and flexible workspace industry matures, ownership is increasingly being shaped by acquisition, not just new builds.

This panel brings together operators who have taken very different paths to buying an existing coworking business. From stepping into ownership as a former community manager to acquiring large multi location operations, their stories offer a real look at what happens after the deal closes.

The session begins with the story of Second Home, setting the stage for a conversation about the realities of buying and evolving an existing workspace brand.

Panelists will explore

How to evaluate an existing coworking business
How to structure an acquisition deal
How to navigate leadership and staff transitions
How to integrate or evolve a brand after purchase

The discussion will also examine legacy planning, internal succession, and what ownership truly looks like once the transaction is complete.

For operators considering buying their first space or scaling through acquisition, the insights will be practical and hard-earned.

And for those thinking about what comes next in their own journey, this conversation offers an honest look at ownership transitions beyond the traditional exit.

Speakers

Sally Forman
Jaime Munoz
Jamie Apostolou
Ary Krivopisk

The Future Will Be Built by the People in the Room

GCUC has always been about more than coworking spaces.

It is about the people who build them. The operators who create community. The founders who push design, hospitality, and business models forward. The leaders are willing to ask bigger questions about the future of work and the future of living.

You have to invest in being in the room to gain all the juicy knowledge… Get your tickets today at na.gcuc.co