Congrats to Manuel Conti and Simon Dowdell on PONT‘s second birthday!

Emilie Lashmar shared a thorough recap of GCUC UK’s last Manchester event, which she co-hosted with Georgia-Kaye Berry (from Colony).

The recap runs over the data shared by Jordan Saleh (CBRE), Ryan Jans (WeWork), and Tanya Grady (Allied London); what makes a workspace stand out by Nicola Jones (GPE), Lucy Pickavance (Phoenix Resourcing), Ana Bernardo (Work.Life), and Ben Newton (Patch); some indie-vs-big-pocket insights from Lisa Cations (JCR Advisors), Shannon Burke (managed.), Tom Almas (Wizu), Rebekah Lloyd-Beere (Landsec), and Gareth I. Jones (TownSq). Alongside workshops led by Samuel Warren (technologywithin), Manuel Conti (PONT), Claire Carpenter and George Tilbury; Lisa Quait ran the Women in Flex Luncheon. The event was then rounded out with sessions from Nicholas Drew (urbanbubble) and Sammy Dukes (Yardi) on operational intelligence and Pauline Roussel (Coworkies) and Jonathan O’Byrne on community.

Why did we highlight all the speakers above? To elevate the (many new) voices who took the stage in Manchester.

This live interview hosted by PONT brings together two of the most experienced voices in coworking to explore what’s changing across the industry – and how top operators are turning those shifts into growth.

We’ll explore:

→ How enterprise demand is reshaping space design, branding, and pricing
→ What’s working in marketing, member experience, and lead generation
→ The power of personal visibility and its impact on business growth
→ The mindset and strategy behind high-performing coworking brands

Manuel Conti from PONT shared additional details on the reporting capabilities of their coworking space management software platform. There’s a lot of talk about the importance of data and having insight on the business. Knowledge is power – knowing where your revenue is coming from and a better understanding of your margins empowers any operator to better run their business.

PONT is organising this invite-only event in partnership with the Flexible Space Association to explore client expectations, the role of technology, and how operators are adapting to meet these needs in a dynamic and competitive environment.

🗓️ 5th of March, 12:00 to 2:30 pm (light lunch included 😋 )
📍 XCHG Spaces, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ

Lucy McInally will lead two sessions. The first features Zoe Ellis-Moore (Spaces to Places), Nathan Carpenter (NewFlex), and George Panayiotou (Cubix Offices). The second features John Williams, Michael Dubicki and Manuel Conti.