London leads the global coworking movement, and the data proves it.
The capital’s flexspace revolution continues to accelerate, with Q1 2025 recording the highest volume of new requirements in a single quarter since Q1 2024. This October, the world’s most innovative workspace leaders will converge on London for GCUC UK London 2025. The future of work gets shaped here.
Two Days That Matter
Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 October will see Convene at 22 Bishopsgate transform into the central hub of the global flexspace community. Expect focused conversations on the topics that define our industry: growth strategies that work, funding in uncertain times, AI’s practical impact on workspace, and sustainability that goes beyond surface initiatives.
More importantly, expect the connections that turn ideas into market-changing action.
Beyond Surface-Level Marketing: Building Brands That Matter
One session that captures the event’s practical approach is “Don’t Just Buy: Building Future-Ready Brands in Flex” with Koral Ibrahim of The Ready House. This focuses on rethinking what it means to build a workspace brand in 2025.
Ibrahim will explore why community, culture, and content now define brand value more than square footage or amenities. We’ll examine how your digital presence shapes trust before a prospect visits your space, and what it means to think like a media company rather than a property manager.
If you’re building more than just a space, this session is essential.
Why London? Why Now?
The numbers tell the story. London leads as the largest market globally for landlord-delivered flex space, according to CBRE’s H1 2025 UK Flex Market Update. With Mayfair & St James’s achieving top rates of £380 per square foot and occupancy levels hitting 92% in premium areas like Mayfair and Fitzrovia, London’s flex market demonstrates both premium positioning and strong demand.
The city’s workspace evolution continues accelerating. Contract lengths have steadily increased to an average of 22.6 months, reflecting occupiers’ desire for stability while maintaining flexibility. Tech businesses drive over 50% of acquisitions, with operators like Huckletree securing major deals including 53,100 sq ft at 40 Leadenhall.
From adaptive hybrid models to AI-integrated workspace management, from community-first brands to sustainable operations that deliver results, London operators are writing the playbook for the industry’s next chapter.
Whether you’re scaling, consolidating, or searching for competitive advantage, London is where these conversations happen first. GCUC UK 2025 brings together the minds making it happen: operators pushing boundaries, investors backing the future, and innovators solving tomorrow’s challenges.
Powered by Partners Who Understand
This event is made possible by our headline sponsor, Yardi, Fresh Pressed, Pure Extract and Not From Concentrate sponsors and partners who understand that the future of work isn’t just about space. It’s about the ecosystem that makes great work possible. These companies are shaping what comes next, and they’re investing in bringing the community together to make it happen.
Want your brand in front of the UK’s top operators, investors, and innovators? The conversation starts here.
Your Place in the Conversation
This isn’t about passive attendance. GCUC UK 2025 is designed for active participation. For leaders who come ready to share insights, challenge assumptions, and leave with strategies they can implement immediately.
The flexspace industry is at an inflection point. The operators who understand this moment, who invest in being part of the conversation shaping what comes next, are the ones who’ll define the decade ahead.
London is setting the pace. The question is: will you be part of setting it?
GCUC UK London 2025
📍 8-9 October 2025
📍 Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London
🎟 Tickets available now