Agenda
August 15th // GCUC Tours
Coworking Tours: Due to having limited space available tour sign up is now closed. As spaces operators yourself, we trust that you understand that large groups of people in a space can be overwhelming to members. We respect the wishes of the spaces on the tours by keeping them small and minimizing the disturbance to their members. GCUC offers the coworking tours as an added amenity to ticket holders and since the space is limited, it is first come first serve. We are at FULL CAPACITY for the group tours.
If you did not make it onto the group tours the following spaces will be allowing drop in tours on Wednesday as well:
- Tank Stream Labs (at Sydney Startup Hub): 9am-5pm
- Hub Hyde Park: 2:30-4:30pm
- Your Desk Surry Hills: 2pm-4pm
- Wotso Pyrmont 11:30am-1:30pm
- Here Coworking 12:30pm -2:30pm
- Fishburners 3:30pm-5:00pm
- Kitchen Hub-9:00am-2:00pm
*please note: even if you did not make it to the group tour there is plenty of space at the Hub Hyde Park Happy Hour at 5pm.
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2:00
Tours
Join us as we tour the local coworking flare.
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5:00
Happy Hour
Our lovely partners over at Hub Australia are keen on collaboration and are hosting our opening community mixer. Please come join us for drinks and lite bites after we wrap up the Sydney coworking tours.
At GCUC, we don’t mess around. We bring you the best and brightest speakers in the industry – no pay-for-play, no sponsor politics – just wise words from big brains, carefully curated to give you your money’s worth.
Hear from thought leaders paving the way and bringing you with them, shaping the future of work and giving you what you need to carve out your space in it.
August 16th // GCUC Day 1
GCUC Day one will take place at the Australian Maritime Museum.
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9:30
Doors Open
GCUC AU Day One will take place at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Doors open, pick up your badge, grab some tea and mingle with our other attendees
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10:00
Welcome
Welcome to GCUC, the Future of Work, and Acknowledgement of Country.
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10:05
Opening by Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore
Opening by City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
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- Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney
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10:10
The Future of Work
Brad and Liz will catch us up on the the Future of Work. This year our focus is on not only building your business, growing your scope and raising capital but placing one’s well-being at the forefront.
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10:25
The state of Australia
The Australian State of Affairs: What is the status of our economy, capacity and development infrastructure. Are we equipped for the future of work revolution?
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11:00
Expansion strategies- the real deal
In this day and age, expansion is almost inevitable. Join us in a curated conversation around managing your business from not only across the country but across the world.
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11:45
Break
Grab a cup of coffee and check out our awesome sponsors and partners. GCUC would not be half as juicy with out their support!
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12:00
Corporations, Oh My!
How to attract corporates and keep them there.
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- Naomi Tosic , The Office Space
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12:45
Door Guard Demo
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1:00
Lunch
Grab a bite to eat.
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2:20
The New Hospitality
The marriage of hospitality and coworking is an opportunity to create next level coworking.
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2:50
Money, Money, Money
How do you raise money? Who should you raise money from? Should you take money from family?
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- Darren Smorgon, Sandbar Investments
- Brodie McCulloch, Founder, Spacecubed
- Carl Sullivan, Your Desk
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3:30
Fun and break
We work hard but play harder. Stick around for some fun. Don’t forget to grab a cup of coffee and check out our awesome sponsors and partners. GCUC would not be half as juicy with out their support!
Moderator
- Kasia Stelmach, Mistress of Ceremonies
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4:00
Health is the new black
It’s not about your physical health, that is a given. It’s about your environmental and your mental health. What if your workplace made you healthier? If AA can solve addiction through connection then coworking can help solve the loneliness epidemic through physical community. If you’re not making health part of your strategy for the future, you will not make it.
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- Rebecca Finbow-Lawton , Chief Customer Officer, SeventeenHundred
- Lindsay McMillan , Managing Director & Lead Researcher, Reventure Ltd
- Craig Mack , Ambassador, R U OK?
- Jack Noonan, International WELL Building Institute
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4:45
The Real Estate Mashup
A broker, a tenant, a landlord and a REIT walk into a bar… what do they discuss? Why they are interested in Coworking?
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5:30
Savills Happy Hour
What is better than a day full of awesome networking, serendipitous encounters and wonderful content? Our great friends at Savills want to invite you to their happy hour. Join the GCUC Crew and Savills team for sips and lite bites immediately following the wrap up.
We’re already living the long-awaited future of work and coworking is spelled all over this workplace revolution.
For five years now, GCUC has marched hand in hand with the coworking movement around the world; we’ve explored everything coworking, from location and design, to branding and finance.
With top thought-leaders of the industry as speakers and panelists, together we’ll help you jump on board and dominate the future of work!
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August 17th // GCUC Day 2
GCUC Day 2 will take place at the Sydney Startup Hub.
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9:00
Time to mind meld
Day two will be hosted at Sydney Startup hub! Join us for a day of mastermind sessions that we have expertly curated just for you. These are topics we did not get to on day one that we felt were uber important.
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9:30
Mastermind Session 1
- Women in Coworking – will be held in Stone & Chalk room ‘The Vault’
- Let’s talk Technology- what should you invest in and what can you skip – will be held in Sydney Start-Up Hub
- Coffee and coworking chats- will be held in Stone & Chalk room ‘The Gallery’
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10:15
Break Time
Brain Break time. Take a few to grab a drink and stretch your legs before the next round of mastermind sessions start!
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10:30
Mastermind Session 2
- Design 2.0 -will be held in Stone & Chalk room ‘The Vault’
- Bringing Social Impact to your Coworking Culture -will be held in Sydney Start-Up Hub
- Coffee and coworking chats – will be held in Stone & Chalk room ‘The Gallery’
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11:15
Break
Break time! Grab a sip and mingle with the other attendees. You never know who will be in the room.
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11:30
Mastermind Session 3
- Management Agreements, Joint Ventures and Negotiations – will be held in Stone & Chalk room ‘The Vault
- Marketing Strategies for Coworking – Growth Hacking – will be held in Sydney Start-Up Hub
- Coffee and coworking chats -will be held in Stone & Chalk ‘The Gallery’
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12:15
Wrap up
Lightening round: We want to hear your takeaways from the sessions you attended today. Grab your notes and get ready to share.
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12:30
Lunch with friends
Lunch time! Grab your newest conference friends and head to lunch. We highly encourage checking out the local food scene!
At GCUC, we don’t mess around. We bring you the best and brightest speakers in the industry – no pay-for-play, no sponsor politics – just wise words from big brains, carefully curated to give you your money’s worth.
Hear from thought leaders paving the way and bringing you with them, shaping the future of work and giving you what you need to carve out your space in it.
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