A leader of the global coworking movement, Liz Elam blends a spirit of collaboration and innovation with an unwavering commitment to excellence and pushing boundaries. Having launched and sold her own coworking centers in Austin, Liz is also the Founder (2011) of the largest coworking conference in the world and the Global Coworking Unconference Community (GCUC). It's now a cross-cultural go-to for the workspace industry in the U.S., South America, China, Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond. Recently Liz added futurist to her bio with a graduate certificate in foresight from the University of Houston. Elam unapologetically pushes the coworking movement to adopt sound business practices and think bigger about the vision and impact individual operators and workspace brands can make. Her work to dismantle the loneliness epidemic through coworking and community-building resonates with space operators and members, alike.