1-31 OCTOBER 2022

FREELANCE BUSINESS MONTH

THEME: Community, Diversity and Inclusivity

ABOUT PROGRAMME

Scroll below the programme which is divided by weeks. Only one registration is required.

Once you are registered, you will receive a link to the event platform where you will be able to select the sessions of your interest (closer to the date of the event). If you missed a session, you can watch it in recording.

Disclaimer: Programme is subject to change.

I. Future of Freelance

Learn and get inspired by where the freelancing is going in Europe and worldwide. Inspirational talks from the renowned leaders.
All times are in CET (Central European Time)

Monday, 3 October

10:00 - 13:00 • Opening
10:00 - 13:00 • Opening
  • Elina Jutelyte, Founder, Freelance Business

We will be kicking off the Freelance Business Month with 6 thought leaders and one special guest! Tune in on 3rd of October to celebrate the opening of the largest event for freelance ecosystem. 

• Workstyle revolution: where the future takes us?
• Workstyle revolution: where the future takes us?
  • Alex Hirst, co-founder Hoxby
  • Lizzie Penny, co-founder, Hoxby
 • The role freelancing plays in the future of work
• The role freelancing plays in the future of work
  • Fergal Lennon, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, MBO Partners
 • Digital freelancing
• Digital freelancing
  • Jean-Paul Delmeire – Founder, Betoobe

 

 • The biggest opportunities for freelancers based on an inside look at the future of freelancing
• The biggest opportunities for freelancers based on an inside look at the future of freelancing
    • John Healy – Vice President; Chair, Taskforce on Digitalisation World Employment Confederation and Managing Partner & Expert in Residence, Center for the Transformation of Work
    • Albert Azis-Clauson – CEO and co-founder of UnderPinned

     

    II. Starting Freelancing

    Set of presentations and masterclasses about how to kick off your independent career. Whether you are only starting or need to rethink your freelance business, you will find inspiration and skill trainings to boost your marketing, sales, improve your networking skills, enhance your branding or simply hear personal stories and learn what you should avoid.
    All times are in CET (Central European Time)

    Tuesday, 4 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • 3 critical steps when selling your first $2K package

    09:00 - 09:30 • 3 critical steps when selling your first $2K package

    • René Bos – Professional Uplifter, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur & Business Coach
    10:30 - 11:00 • How to switch from corporate job to freelance

    10:30 - 11:00 • How to switch from corporate job to freelance

    • Rosie Hawkins, Event Director
    16:00 - 16:45 • Support for the starting freelancers

    16:00 - 16:45 • Support for the starting freelancers

    • Chris Link Duarte, Director Of Advocacy
      Center for the Transformation of Work, Founder, CEO, Human Capital Consultant, Global Advocacy in the Future of Work, DEI Fellow, LGBTQ
    16:00 - 17:00 • Women in Tech: Breaking Into the Industry - External event

    16:00 - 17:00 • Women in Tech: Breaking Into the Industry - External event

    • Mercedes Temboury, Carla Mao, Nelly V. Tacheva, Tora Karlborg – Outvise

    Wednesday, 5 October

    09:45 - 10:15 • Branding: one-man company or personal brand

    09:45 - 10:15 • Branding: one-man company or personal brand

    • Peter Balog, Founder at Freelance.Pizza

     

    10:30 - 11:00 • Brand. Simplified.

    10:30 - 11:00 • Brand. Simplified.

    • Barbara Monahan, Brand Architect and Designer

     

    16:00 - 16:30 • How to shape your freelance business brand

    16:00 - 16:30 • How to shape your freelance business brand

    • Amanda Guerassio, Brand Strategist & Designer

     

    Thursday, 6 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • Your personal development plan before you go solo

    09:00 - 09:30 • Your personal development plan before you go solo

    • Emma Cragg, Personal development coach

    09:45 - 10:15 • Sales framework for freelancers

    09:45 - 10:15 • Sales framework for freelancers

    • Jean-François Bodart, Creator of the Sales Framework for Freelancers 
    10:30 - 11:00 • Working with freelance platforms

    10:30 - 11:00 • Working with freelance platforms

    • Maryna Kotenko, Business Development & Social Media Manager, Digital Nomad 
    11:15 - 11:45 •  Improve your communication skills to deliver your values

    11:15 - 11:45 • Improve your communication skills to deliver your values

    • Vanessa Henry Epstein, Business and Legal Communication Executive Coach
    16:45 - 17:15 • How I gain more customers using The CAN System

    16:45 - 17:15 • How I gain more customers using The CAN System

    • Ben Albert, Balbert Marketing LLC, Founder/Podcast Host/Producer of Real Business Connections

       

    17:30 - 18:00 •Setting your rates and value based pricing

    17:30 - 18:00 •Setting your rates and value based pricing

    Marie Rachelle, Partnerships at Freelancing Females

    Friday, 7 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • How to build a freelance business without taking the leap

    09:00 - 09:30 • How to build a freelance business without taking the leap

    • Ray Berry, Writer and Director
    09:45 - 10:15 • How to tell if people like your value proposition

    09:45 - 10:15 • How to tell if people like your value proposition

    • Kamila Zahradnickova, Behavioural Designer and Founder of Lakmoos
    10:30 - 11:00  •  Quick start guide for freelancing parents

    10:30 - 11:00 • Quick start guide for freelancing parents

    • Dorota Pawlak, Freelance Translator and Writer
    11:15 - 11:30  •  Choosing the right social media channel(s) for your business

    11:15 - 11:30 • Choosing the right social media channel(s) for your business

    • Loyola Ranarison-Schäfer, Freelance communications consultant
    11:30 - 12:30  •  Freelance Business World Café

    11:30 - 12:30 • Freelance Business World Café

    Saturday, 8 October

    Thank God it is the weekend

    Thank God it is the weekend

    Sunday, 9 October

    No work day

    No work day

    III. Growing Freelancing

    Your next level of awesomeness. Like an athlete, you constantly need to push boundaries to achieve new heights: sharpen your mindset, learn how to avoid mental booby traps, be the best in your sales and marketing, learn growth hacking techniques and more… oh yes, stories of successes and failures to show that you are not alone in your struggles.

    All times are in CET (Central European Time)

    Monday, 10 October

    09:45 - 10:15 • How to set up a good pricing strategy

    09:45 - 10:15 • How to set up a good pricing strategy

    • Filip Vanderbeken, Business Strategist,  Board Member at Performan
    10:30 - 11:00 •  Metaverse or Peopleverse in today's freelance business marketing

    10:30 - 11:00 • Metaverse or Peopleverse in today's freelance business marketing

    • Girts Polis, Marketing mentor and consultant for Startups
    16:00 - 16:30 •  Futureproofing your freelance business

    16:00 - 16:30 • Futureproofing your freelance business

    • Joana Veiga Ferreira, Founder of JVF Marketing
    16:45 - 17:15 • Win corporate clients: 3 disruptive, stand-out strategies every freelancer needs to know

    16:45 - 17:15 • Win corporate clients: 3 disruptive, stand-out strategies every freelancer needs to know

    • Angelique Rewers, CEO & Founder, BoldHaus, #Inc5000

    Tuesday, 11 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • Using personal branding to win more business

    09:00 - 09:30 • Using personal branding to win more business

    • Kathryn Strachan, Founder & Managing Director Copy House
    9:45 - 10:15  •  Transforming creative ideas into a business reality

    9:45 - 10:15 • Transforming creative ideas into a business reality

    • Alison Grade, Author The Freelance Bible

       

    10:30 - 11:00  •  Why will people pay for your creative work?

    10:30 - 11:00 • Why will people pay for your creative work?

    • Bohdana Goliath, Business strategist for creative entrepreneurs, Business Owner of Tvůrci v praxi, Founder of Nine to Five Joy
    11:15 - 12:00  •  Freelancers onder elkaar  (Round table discussion in Dutch/ Flemish, for Belgian (& Dutch) freelancers only)

    11:15 - 12:00 • Freelancers onder elkaar (Round table discussion in Dutch/ Flemish, for Belgian (& Dutch) freelancers only)

    This session will be in Dutch

    16:00 - 16:30  •  11 secrets for shattering the six-figure barrier

    16:00 - 16:30 • 11 secrets for shattering the six-figure barrier

    • Angela Heath, Lead Speaker Trainer, CEO, TKC Incorporated

    Wednesday, 12 October

    09:00 - 09:30  •  Stop struggling with your personal finances

    09:00 - 09:30 • Stop struggling with your personal finances

    • Francesco Cuffaro, Financial advisor

    09:45 - 10:15  •  Why coaching is a key 'outsource' as a freelancer

    09:45 - 10:15 • Why coaching is a key 'outsource' as a freelancer

    • Jenny Stallard, Coach and writer, Founder of Freelance Feels
    10:30 - 11:00  •  Overcome personal and business crises as immigrant entrepreneur

    10:30 - 11:00 • Overcome personal and business crises as immigrant entrepreneur

    • Anastasiia Dehtiarova, Culture and communications coach for international business owners

    16:00 - 16:30  •  How to create REALLY good content?

    16:00 - 16:30 • How to create REALLY good content?

    • Gergő Benedek, Storytelling consultant
    16:45 - 17:15 • How to create a mind-blowing value proposition

    16:45 - 17:15 • How to create a mind-blowing value proposition

    • Katya Balakina, Freelance Visualiser and illustrator

    Thursday, 13 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • What freelancers need to know about company compliance

    09:00 - 09:30 • What freelancers need to know about company compliance

    • Hannah Young, Partner & Corporate Solution Manager, CXC EMEA
    09:45 - 10:15 • Working with other freelancers to grow your own business

    09:45 - 10:15 • Working with other freelancers to grow your own business

    • Annelies Delmoitié, Freelance Administrative Miracle
    10:30 - 11:00 •  Freelancing for good: freelancing with purpose

    10:30 - 11:00 • Freelancing for good: freelancing with purpose

    • Alistair Webster, Marketing and Design Consultant, Founder of Freelance Success
    16:00 - 16:30 •  Improve your freelance work efficiency and productivity

    16:00 - 16:30 • Improve your freelance work efficiency and productivity

    Workshop

    • Delphine Cassereau, Freelance Consultant at The Art of Business Efficiency

    Friday, 14 October

    09:00 - 09:30  •  Welcome the impostor inside

    09:00 - 09:30 • Welcome the impostor inside

    • Barbara Reverberi, Mentor, Founder of the Freelance Network Italia
    10:30 - 11:00  •  Pitching to the Press - how to boost your brand's media coverage

    10:30 - 11:00 • Pitching to the Press - how to boost your brand's media coverage

    • Sadhbh Warren, Freelance Content Writer
    11:00 - 12:00  • Freelance Business World Café

    11:00 - 12:00 • Freelance Business World Café

    LIVE EVENT: 8:00 - 11:00  • Freelance Fun in Szeged! Friday morning coffee in good company

    LIVE EVENT: 8:00 - 11:00 • Freelance Fun in Szeged! Friday morning coffee in good company

    Saturday, 15 October – Sunday, 16 October

    IV. Freelance Ecosystem / European Freelance Week

    Celebrating the European Freelance Week and learning about the freelance ecosystem. Knowing which direction the ecosystem is growing will definitely give you food for thoughts and ideas for your business.

    All times are in CET (Central European Time)

    Monday, 17 October

    09:45 - 10:15 • Freelancing for artists in 2022: new frontiers

    09:45 - 10:15 • Freelancing for artists in 2022: new frontiers

    • Kosta Karakashyan, Director / Choreographer at Studio Karakashyan
    10:30 - 11:00 •  Embracing dyslexia as your superpower when freelance writing

    10:30 - 11:00 • Embracing dyslexia as your superpower when freelance writing

    • Ray Berry, Writer & Director
    11:15 - 12:00 • #EFWeek X IDEA Kick-off Event: Making Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Everyone’s business

    11:15 - 12:00 • #EFWeek X IDEA Kick-off Event: Making Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Everyone’s business

    • Tash Thomas, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the European Coworking Assembly
    16:00 - 16:30 •  Is freelancing ecofriendly?

    16:00 - 16:30 • Is freelancing ecofriendly?

    • Loránd Kubán, Sustainability Consultant
    16:45 - 17:15  • Navigating the tech world as a woman

    16:45 - 17:15 • Navigating the tech world as a woman

    • Andrea Chase, Founder and CMO, ProCabby

    Tuesday, 18 October

    LIVE EVENT: 9:30 - 20:30  •  Freelance Fun (Day) in Milan - Doing Freelance Business In Italy

    LIVE EVENT: 9:30 - 20:30 • Freelance Fun (Day) in Milan - Doing Freelance Business In Italy

    • Freelance Network Italy is running a live event in Milan

    9:45 - 10:15  •  Pension savings for freelancers in the EU

    9:45 - 10:15 • Pension savings for freelancers in the EU

    • Oscar van der Laan, CEO of Pensify

    10:30 - 11:00  •  How governments can reach the SDGs goals by accepting and promoting freelancing

    10:30 - 11:00 • How governments can reach the SDGs goals by accepting and promoting freelancing

    • Kirolos George, Digital Platforms Researcher, ISTQB® & ASTQB® Certified Software Testing Engineer
    11:15 - 12:00  •  Freelancers onder elkaar  (Round table discussion in Dutch/ Flemish, for Belgian (& Dutch) freelancers only)

    11:15 - 12:00 • Freelancers onder elkaar (Round table discussion in Dutch/ Flemish, for Belgian (& Dutch) freelancers only)

    This session will be in Dutch

     

    Wednesday, 19 October

    09:45 - 10:15  • Freelance 2.0: Collaborative communities building solutions together for a better world

    09:45 - 10:15 • Freelance 2.0: Collaborative communities building solutions together for a better world

    • Rudradeb Mitra, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Omdena Inc.
    10:30 - 11:00  • How two freelancers built a business to benefit hundreds

    10:30 - 11:00 • How two freelancers built a business to benefit hundreds

    • Peter McPartlin, Co-Founder, The Indie List
    11:15 - 11:45  •  How to harness community power

    11:15 - 11:45 • How to harness community power

    • Ece Kurtaraner, Community Strategist
    16:45 - 17:15  • How freelancing can support the disabled community

    16:45 - 17:15 • How freelancing can support the disabled community

    • Mike Adams OBE, CEO of Purple Tuesday 
    17:30 - 18:30  •  Monetisation options for freelance communities

    17:30 - 18:30 • Monetisation options for freelance communities

    Panel discussion

    • Kiki Calis, Founder at Qommunity 

    • Tia Grado, Founder at Freelancing Females

    • Elina Jutelyte, Founder at Freelance Business Community

    Thursday, 20 October

    09:00 - 09:30 • The future of remote work

    09:00 - 09:30 • The future of remote work

    • Henri Jacobs, Chairman Of The Board, Techventures, Futurist and Adventurepreneur
    10:30 - 11:00 • How to start an affiliate programme?

    10:30 - 11:00 • How to start an affiliate programme?

    • Enelin Paas, Head of Business Development of SafetyWing
    16:00 - 17:00 • Freelance Tech Solutions Showcase

    16:00 - 17:00 • Freelance Tech Solutions Showcase

    • Join this session to learn about new tech fast: SafetyWing, Linkus, Gigged.ai, Distributed, Fring, Pensify, 6Prog and more
    17:00 - 17:30 •  How to best draft Statement of Work (SOW) offers for your clients

    17:00 - 17:30 • How to best draft Statement of Work (SOW) offers for your clients

    • Niklas Leib, Business Development, Vicoland
    LIVE EVENT: 19:00 - 21:00 •  Freelance Fun in Budapest! Quiz night with fun facts, cool beer and good company

    LIVE EVENT: 19:00 - 21:00 • Freelance Fun in Budapest! Quiz night with fun facts, cool beer and good company

    Friday, 21 October

    09:00 - 9:30  •  No free work campaign

    09:00 - 9:30 • No free work campaign

    • Matt Dowling, Founder of Freelancer Club, co-founder of Top International Magazine, founder of Shooting Beauty, Green Leaf Digital, Freelance Academy and & Then Some
    09:45 - 10:15  •  IT Freelance Market In Belgium

    09:45 - 10:15 • IT Freelance Market In Belgium

    • Wallace Espindola, Senior Software Engineer Consultant
    10:30 - 11:00  •  Freelance business in Belgium

    10:30 - 11:00 • Freelance business in Belgium

    • Barbara De Busschere, Founder Go4freelance & Freelance recruiter
    11:15 - 11:45  • IT Freelance Market In Germany

    11:15 - 11:45 • IT Freelance Market In Germany

    • Nick Oestreich, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Uplink
    16:30 - 17:30  • Freelance Business World Café

    16:30 - 17:30 • Freelance Business World Café

    Saturday, 22 October 

    LIVE EVENT: 10:00 - 22:00  •  Freelance Fun in Prague! Tep Factor adventures & specialty beers

    LIVE EVENT: 10:00 - 22:00 • Freelance Fun in Prague! Tep Factor adventures & specialty beers

    Sunday, 23 October

    V. Future of Work

    With this event, we want to bring forth change. #FutureOfWork and #FreelanceBusiness are on the same side of the coin. This week is full of talks about how HR and talent acquisition strategies are changing to welcome more independent professionals.

    All times are in CET (Central European Time)

    Monday, 24 October

    09:30 - 10:30 • The Networked Organization - achieving a blended workforce

    09:30 - 10:30 • The Networked Organization - achieving a blended workforce

    • Barry Matthews, CEO of Open Assembly
    16:00 - 16:30  •  Why Open Talent Platforms are good investment opportunities

    16:00 - 16:30 • Why Open Talent Platforms are good investment opportunities

    • Amanda Freick, Chief Revenue Officer, Altruistic
    16:45 - 17:45  •  The role talent freelancers play in creating a blended workforce:

    16:45 - 17:45 • The role talent freelancers play in creating a blended workforce:

    • Callum Adamson, CEO of Distributed,
      Matt Dowling, Founder of Freelancer Club,
      Sarah Dixon, COO of Go Code Green/previously Head of Delivery Operations, Wipro

    Tuesday, 25 October

    09:30 - 10:30  •  How freelancers can change the world for the better through Open Innovation

    09:30 - 10:30 • How freelancers can change the world for the better through Open Innovation

    • Steven Drew, Account Consultant, Open Innovation, Wazoku
    16:00 - 16:30  • Invisible freelance identities in an "inclusive" world

    16:00 - 16:30 • Invisible freelance identities in an "inclusive" world

    • Chris Link Duarte, Director Of Advocacy Center for the Transformation of Work, Founder, CEO, Human Capital Consultant, Global Advocacy in the Future of Work, DEI Fellow, LGBTQ
    16:45 - 17:15  • Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard - how Open Innovation is being utilised in enterprises

    16:45 - 17:15 • Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard - how Open Innovation is being utilised in enterprises

    John Winsor, ,

    17:30 - 18:30  • The development of Open Innovation Platforms HeroX, MindSumo, UST

    17:30 - 18:30 • The development of Open Innovation Platforms HeroX, MindSumo, UST

    • Kal K. Sahota, CEO, HeroX 
    • Keaton Swett, CEO, MindSumo 
    • Tanveer Mohammed, Head of Innovation, UST

    Wednesday, 26 October

    09:30 - 10:15  •  How to start hiring freelancers to your corporate teams

    09:30 - 10:15 • How to start hiring freelancers to your corporate teams

    Panel discussion

    • Ian de Swart, Charipickers
    • Hannah Young, CXC EMEA
    • Barbara De Busschere, Go4Freelance
    10:30 - 11:00  •  The need for fairness and transparency in the freelance economy

    10:30 - 11:00 • The need for fairness and transparency in the freelance economy

    • Henri Jacobs, Chairman Of The Board, Techventures, Futurist and Adventurepreneur
    16:00 - 16:30 •  How a multinational aerospace company is fostering innovation with the help of freelancers

    16:00 - 16:30 • How a multinational aerospace company is fostering innovation with the help of freelancers

    • Mina Bastawros, VP Creative & Digital Marketing, Airbus
    16:45 - 17:15  •  Building a Fluid Organisation

    16:45 - 17:15 • Building a Fluid Organisation

    • Connie Steele, Future of Work & Life Expert and Executive Consultant
    17:15 - 18:00 •  Challenging the status quo in the Enterprise market for IT services

    17:15 - 18:00 • Challenging the status quo in the Enterprise market for IT services

    Fireside chat

    • Callum Adamson, CEO of Distributed

    • Bryn Barlow, Partner and Consulting Business lead, Open Assembly

    Thursday, 27 October

    15:00 - 16:00  •   Freelancer First philosophy

    15:00 - 16:00 • Freelancer First philosophy

    • Jon Younger, HR thought leader, author, teacher and early-stage investor. 
    • Michael P. Morris, Co-Founder and CEO of Torc
    16:15- 16:45 • The CTW – transforming work for a billion people by 2025

    16:15- 16:45 • The CTW – transforming work for a billion people by 2025

    • John Healy, Vice President; Chair, Taskforce on Digitalisation World Employment Confederation, Managing Partner & Expert in Residence, Center for the Transformation of Work

    Friday, 28 October

    15:00 - 16:00  • Closing Keynote: Building a borderless future through a country on the internet

    15:00 - 16:00 • Closing Keynote: Building a borderless future through a country on the internet

    Sondre Rasch, CEO, SafetyWing

    The closing will also include the Freelance Oscars!! Join to have a chance to win great prizes.

    Saturday, 29 October

    LIVE EVENT: 16:00 - 17:30 Freelance Fun in Melbourne! Fashion show & handicraft time during the Arriba Mexican Festival

    LIVE EVENT: 16:00 - 17:30 Freelance Fun in Melbourne! Fashion show & handicraft time during the Arriba Mexican Festival

    LIVE EVENT: 18:30 - 20:00 Freelance Fun in Melbourne! Fashion show & handicraft time during the Arriba Mexican Festival

    LIVE EVENT: 18:30 - 20:00 Freelance Fun in Melbourne! Fashion show & handicraft time during the Arriba Mexican Festival

    Sunday, 30 October

    Monday, 31 October

    09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast yoga with Linkus

    09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast yoga with Linkus

    Live event in Brussels. Click on this icon for registration and more information. 

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