Gui runs Artof.Co, a leading coliving consultancy,working with global operators and developers to establish their processes, create strong resident experiences and optimize operations for efficiency. Gui has been serving as president of Co-Liv since 2020 and is the author of several research papers and books, among others the Art of Coliving (created by interviewing 200+ coliving projects). Gui has been working mainly with upscaling and established operators and/or developers across the globe to reach state-of-the-art resident experiences.

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Mayank has been in the coliving world since 2015. He co-founded SimplyGuest Coliving (2015-21) and JumboTiger (2020-21), a property management software for coliving and scaled them. Currently, he is working with coliving operators and tech providers across the UK, Dubai, USA, Europe, Africa and India, helping them scale their marketing efforts, set up operational processes and select the right tools and technology for their coliving business.

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Marta is a dynamic leader and CEO of Grounded Innovation, specializing in alternative real estate and shared spaces. With 13+ years of experience in scaling businesses and teams, she has successfully led international expansions in the USA, France, Spain, Sweden, South Africa, UAE, and the Dominican Republic. Marta's agency focuses on creative management and community-driven spaces, with a strong commitment to the coliving industry. She also serves as the COO of the Co-Liv association, furthering her dedication to fostering collaboration and networking within the global coliving community.

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Kelsea Crawford is the co-founder and CEO of Cutwork, a Paris-based architecture design studio focused on new ways to live and work. They design intelligent spaces, brands, interiors, furniture, and modular architecture for pioneering companies who are reimagining our next urban era. Awarded the Red Dot and Coliving Awards in 2022, and the Frame Societal Innovation Award in 2020, their projects include Flatmates, Bouygues PolyRoom and Station F. Kelsea gave a TEDx on ‘The Future of Shared Architecture’ and was nominated for ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ in 2017.

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As a researcher, community facilitator and impact strategist, Matt Lesniak work at the cross sections of the community building, placemaking and shared living sectors. Matt is a Co-Founder of Conscious Coliving, a collective of researchers, consultants and coaches that empower the people and businesses driving the global shared living movement through research-based content, education and consulting. He helps transforms how the residential real estate sector contributes a positive impact on its residents, staff and wider neighbourhoods by helping foster authentic and thriving shared living communities.

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Connor is a Senior Associate at Nomos Group, an advisory and investment firm focused on bringing capital to innovative real estate strategies such as coliving. Connor has published many pieces of coliving research over the years and worked in a consulting capacity to advise coliving operators on their business plans, particularly on the financial strategy side.

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Kristen is a strategic project manager with a professional background in real estate and urbanism. She runs Plot Twist Placemaking with the aim of revitalizing urban areas by transforming spaces into mixed-use destinations that enhance social, environmental and economic impact. She provides concept development, project management, consulting and place-led development services. In every project she works on, Kristen seeks to create unique and vibrant spaces that bring people together and foster a sense of community.

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Virginia’s consulting work is anchored on analysing emerging lifestyles and designing new space concepts and business models to serve them. Her professional approach is hybrid and combines expertises in innovation consulting for real estate businesses, change management and team coaching in organizations, and architecture. Currently, she focuses on the intersection between the rise of remote work across full-time digital nomads and hybrid employees and the development of work-proof coliving spaces and experiences to cater for this phenomenon.

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Christian`s DNA is flushed by Technology. The mix combining tech with customer experience expectations in a 360-degree customer-centric view drives his passion for shared living and work space environments. Christian is the Global Lead for WorkSpaces at Salto Systems, the lock manufacturer of electronic locking solutions since 2001 with coverage in more than 95 countries and is part of Co-Livs organisation leading the tech community. The passion of the people working behind the scenes ignites an endless ambition for Christian's to make a difference on a global scale and empower the CO-movement.

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Penny is a co-founder and Head of Research & Sustainability at Conscious Coliving, an impact-driven consultancy that supports shared living businesses and communities to embed social, environmental and financial value. Penny specialises in industry research and ESG strategy. She has an MSc in Social Research Methods, a PhD in shared living and environmental sustainability, and has worked on numerous shared living projects as a consultant.

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