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
- 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?
- Alex Hirst, co-founder Hoxby
- Lizzie Penny, co-founder, Hoxby
• The role freelancing plays in the future of work
- Fergal Lennon, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, MBO Partners
• Digital freelancing
- Jean-Paul Delmeire – Founder, Betoobe
• 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
- René Bos – Professional Uplifter, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur & Business Coach
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
- 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
- Mercedes Temboury, Carla Mao, Nelly V. Tacheva, Tora Karlborg – Outvise
Wednesday, 5 October
09:45 - 10:15 • Branding: one-man company or personal brand
Peter Balog, Founder at Freelance.Pizza
10:30 - 11:00 • Brand. Simplified.
Barbara Monahan, Brand Architect and Designer
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
Emma Cragg, Personal development coach
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
Maryna Kotenko, Business Development & Social Media Manager, Digital Nomad
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
Ben Albert, Balbert Marketing LLC, Founder/Podcast Host/Producer of Real Business Connections
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
- Ray Berry, Writer and Director
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
- Dorota Pawlak, Freelance Translator and Writer
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
Saturday, 8 October
Thank God it is the weekend
Sunday, 9 October
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
- Filip Vanderbeken, Business Strategist, Board Member at Performan
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
- Joana Veiga Ferreira, Founder of JVF Marketing
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
- Kathryn Strachan, Founder & Managing Director Copy House
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?
- 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)
This session will be in Dutch
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
Francesco Cuffaro, Financial advisor
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
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Anastasiia Dehtiarova, Culture and communications coach for international business owners
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
- Katya Balakina, Freelance Visualiser and illustrator
Thursday, 13 October
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
- Annelies Delmoitié, Freelance Administrative Miracle
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
Workshop
- Delphine Cassereau, Freelance Consultant at The Art of Business Efficiency
Friday, 14 October
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
- Sadhbh Warren, Freelance Content Writer
11:00 - 12:00 • Freelance Business World Café
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
- Kosta Karakashyan, Director / Choreographer at Studio Karakashyan
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
- Tash Thomas, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the European Coworking Assembly
16:00 - 16:30 • Is freelancing ecofriendly?
- Loránd Kubán, Sustainability Consultant
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
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Freelance Network Italy is running a live event in Milan
9:45 - 10:15 • Pension savings for freelancers in the EU
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Oscar van der Laan, CEO of Pensify
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)
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
- Rudradeb Mitra, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Omdena Inc.
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
- Ece Kurtaraner, Community Strategist
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
Panel discussion
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Kiki Calis, Founder at Qommunity
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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
- Henri Jacobs, Chairman Of The Board, Techventures, Futurist and Adventurepreneur
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
- 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
- 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
Friday, 21 October
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
- Wallace Espindola, Senior Software Engineer Consultant
10:30 - 11:00 • Freelance business in Belgium
- Barbara De Busschere, Founder Go4freelance & Freelance recruiter
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
Saturday, 22 October
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
- Barry Matthews, CEO of Open Assembly
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:
- 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
- Steven Drew, Account Consultant, Open Innovation, Wazoku
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
John Winsor, ,
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
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
- 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
- Mina Bastawros, VP Creative & Digital Marketing, Airbus
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
Fireside chat
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Callum Adamson, CEO of Distributed
- Bryn Barlow, Partner and Consulting Business lead, Open Assembly
Thursday, 27 October
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
- 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
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: 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
Live event in Brussels. Click on this icon for registration and more information.