Top Coworking Conferences and Future of Work Events 2026

Coworking keeps changing. New space formats, new member needs, and new expectations for how work fits into daily life all shape how spaces are run.

Conferences and industry events are one of the best ways to keep up. They help operators learn from each other, spot trends early, and build relationships beyond their own city or country.

In 2026, there is a wide mix of coworking-focused events, regional meetups, academic gatherings, and adjacent conferences focused on workspace design and the future of work. Below is a curated overview of the most relevant events, grouped by continent and ordered chronologically.

Note: Events are listed in date order within each region.

Europe

🇬🇧 Workspace Design Show/ Unreasonable Connection Live (London, UK)

Focus: design and operator exchange

The Workspace Design Show takes place in London from February 25 to 26, 2026. Around the same time, many coworking operators also attend Unreasonable Connection LIVE on February 24, 2026, a peer-led gathering for around 150 coworking owners and operators.

While the design show is not coworking-specific, it is one of the most relevant design events for coworking teams. The program focuses on how workspaces are planned and experienced, from layout and acoustics to lighting, materials, and accessibility.

Unreasonable Connection LIVE shifts the focus to the people running those spaces. Conversations center on the shared realities of operating a coworking space, from quiet periods to imperfect numbers, and the value of realizing you are not navigating these challenges alone.

Together, the two events offer a useful balance between design inspiration and peer-level exchange.

If you want a closer look at what stood out last year, you can read our recap of Workspace Design Show 2025 on the Cobot blog.

🇩🇪 RGCS Coworking Research Symposium (Berlin, Germany)

Focus: research

The RGCS Coworking Research Symposium takes place in Berlin on March 5 and 6, 2026.

This academic event looks at coworking through research and theory. Sessions explore work practices, social dynamics, and how coworking spaces influence organizations and cities.

For operators, this is less about quick takeaways and more about long-term understanding. It is a good fit if you are interested in the “why” behind coworking or work closely with researchers, universities, or policymakers.

🇩🇪 Coworking Switzerland Annual Meetup (Zug, Switzerland)

Focus: community coordination

The Coworking Switzerland Annual Meetup takes place in Zug on March 25, 2026.

This smaller, member-driven event brings together coworking operators from across Switzerland. As the annual general assembly of the national network, it combines peer exchange with shared decision-making and coordination.

Discussions often reflect the realities of operating in a market with high expectations around quality, reliability, and professionalism. The setting encourages open conversation, comparison of approaches, and long-term relationship building within the Swiss coworking ecosystem.

🇩🇪 #COWORK2026 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Focus: operations

#COWORK2026 takes place in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth from April 23 to 25, 2026 and is organized by the German Coworking Federation.

This is one of the main coworking conferences for the German-speaking region. The focus is practical and grounded, with sessions on sustainable operations, community management, regional policy topics, and coworking’s role in the broader New Work landscape.

What sets COWORK apart is its peer-driven tone and openness about real challenges faced by operators.

🇪🇸 Coworking Spain Conference (Barcelona, Spain)

Focus: flex space models

The Coworking Spain Conference takes place in Barcelona on May 26 and 27, 2026.

Although hosted in Spain, the conference regularly brings in international perspectives and global industry context. Sessions often touch on how coworking, flexible offices, and related models intersect in practice, including questions of positioning, identity, and growth.

CWSC is known for balancing global input with operator-level experience and for creating space to reflect on how coworking presents itself as an industry.

🇩🇪 Coworking Festival Germany

Focus: local outreach

The Coworking Festival Germany takes place from September 18 to 27, 2026 and is held decentrally across Germany, in coworking spaces nationwide.

The festival is organized by the German Coworking Federation (GCF), the national association for coworking spaces in Germany. Founded in 2015 by coworking space operators, the GCF has organized the Coworking Festival since 2024. What started as a local initiative in Berlin later expanded to Berlin-Brandenburg and has since grown into a nationwide event.

Rather than a single conference, the festival brings coworking to the public. Participating spaces host open days, workshops, talks, and trial offers, all under the shared idea of showcasing coworking “everywhere coworking exists.”

🇩🇪 Zukunftcoworking (Germany)

Focus: strategy and policy

Zukunftcoworking takes place on October 21, 2026 and is organized by the Bundesverband Coworking Spaces Deutschland (BVCS).

The conference focuses on the long-term development of coworking in Germany. Topics often include public funding, regional and rural coworking, sustainability, and collaboration with municipalities, economic development agencies, and landlords.

Zukunftcoworking is less about day-to-day operations and more about context. Many attendees value it as a space to step back and consider how coworking fits into broader economic and political frameworks.

🇫🇷 Coworking Europe (Paris, France)

Focus: global trends

Coworking Europe takes place on November 4, 2026 in Paris.

As the largest international coworking conference, Coworking Europe brings together operators, researchers, investors, and industry partners from across Europe and beyond. Sessions are held in English and cover community building, business models, research, policy, and long-term industry developments.

It is often where broader patterns become visible, especially when comparing how coworking evolves across different countries and regulatory environments.

Americas

🇺🇸 Global Workspace Association Conference (Georgia, USA)

Focus: business

The Global Workspace Association Conference runs from January 23 to 25, 2026.

This conference sits at the intersection of coworking, flexible workspace, and commercial real estate. Sessions often focus on operating at scale, covering valuations, management agreements, portfolio strategy, and relationships with landlords and enterprise clients.

Compared to community-driven coworking events, GWA has a more structured and commercially oriented lens.

🇺🇸 Future of Work Expo (USA)

Focus: workplace technology

The Future of Work Expo takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from February 10 to 12, 2026.

This event focuses on technology, automation, AI, and digital tools shaping how work gets done. While coworking is not the core topic, the expo reflects how larger organizations approach productivity, employee experience, and hybrid infrastructure.

It is most relevant for operators who want to understand the technology expectations of enterprise teams and corporate members.

🇺🇸 GCUC North America (New York City, USA)

Focus: market direction

GCUC North America takes place from April 13 to 15, 2026.

The conference combines keynote talks with unconference-style sessions shaped by participants. Topics often include growth, investment, design, and how flexible work is evolving across markets.

It attracts a broad mix of independent operators, larger workspace brands, investors, and service providers.

🇦🇷 Coworking LATAM Conference (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Focus: market adaptation

The Coworking LATAM Conference takes place from April 21 to 22, 2026.

This event focuses on coworking across Latin America, where operators often navigate fast-changing economic and social conditions. Discussions tend to center on resilience, adaptation, and locally grounded business models.

It offers a valuable counterpoint to perspectives from Europe and North America.

🇨🇦 Coworking Canada Unconference (Canada)

Focus: peer problem-solving

The Coworking Canada Unconference is expected to take place in fall 2026.

There is no preset agenda. Sessions are shaped by the people in the room, which means discussions usually focus on immediate, practical challenges such as member retention, staffing, pricing pressure, and long-term sustainability.

Cobot is an official partner of Coworking Canada. Through this partnership, Canadian member spaces receive access to a dedicated Cobot discount, with details shared through Coworking Canada’s member channels.

Global Event Series

Future of Work Series

The Future of Work Series is a global set of conferences that take place across multiple regions throughout the year. These events are not coworking-specific, but many coworking operators attend them to better understand how corporate work patterns, employee expectations, and workplace strategy are changing.

For coworking operators, the value lies in context. These events help explain why members ask for certain amenities, why corporate teams think differently about offices, and how expectations around flexibility continue to evolve.

🇨🇦 Canada

Future of Work Canada takes place April 7–8, 2026 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

This event brings together senior leaders from across industries to discuss how organizations are adapting to changing work patterns. Conversations focus on transformation, employee engagement, and building stronger workplaces in the Canadian context.

More details are available on the Future of Work Canada page.

🇺🇸 United States

Future of Work USA takes place September 14–15, 2026 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

As the U.S. edition of the series, this event focuses on large-scale organizational change, workplace experience, and leadership in complex environments. It attracts HR, talent, and people leaders from across sectors and regions.

Further information is shared on the Future of Work USA page.

🇸🇬 Asia Pacific

Future of Work APAC (Singapore) takes place November 17–18, 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

This is Singapore’s flagship Future of Work event and a key gathering for HR, employee experience, talent, and learning leaders across the Asia Pacific region. Sessions explore how organizations shape the future of work through leadership, skills development, and people-centered strategies.

Updates and registration details are available on the Future of Work APAC page.

🇵🇭 Philippines

Future of Work Philippines takes place in November 2026, with final dates announced by the organizers.

As part of the APAC series, this event focuses on workforce development, employee experience, and organizational change in Southeast Asia. It brings together leaders to share strategies for building resilient and inclusive workplaces in fast-growing markets.

More information is published on the Future of Work Philippines page.

Online Events

Coworking Alliance Summit

Focus: collaboration

The Coworking Alliance Summit takes place online on March 4, 2026.

The event focuses on collaboration between independent coworking spaces, with sessions exploring referrals, shared challenges, and collective visibility. Its virtual format makes it accessible to operators worldwide.

Choosing the Right Events

Not every event is right for every space.

Regional conferences often offer the most practical takeaways. International events help with perspective and partnerships. Design- and research-focused events are useful when planning new spaces, refining positioning, or exploring long-term impact.

We’ve attended several of these events ourselves over the past year, with more to come this year. If you’d like a closer look, you can find our conference recaps on the Cobot blog.

Choosing a small number of well-matched events usually brings more value than trying to attend everything.

Choosing the Right Event for You

With a wide variety of events available, the key is choosing one that best fits your needs and aspirations. Whether you’re interested in hands-on operational advice, investment strategies, or emerging workplace trends, attending industry events is one of the best ways to stay ahead.

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