“What It Takes to Run a Coworking Space When Nothing Is Predictable” - A conversation with Christine Seryozhechkina, CEO of Kooperativ

About this session

Space Management session with Christine Seryozhechkina, 20 min — recorded at Coworking Tech Week 2026.

In this session, Christine Seryozhechkina, CEO of Kooperativ in Kyiv, shares what it takes to run a coworking space when the usual assumptions around planning, infrastructure, staffing, and member needs no longer hold. The conversation looks at how Kooperativ kept operating through wartime uncertainty, why reliability became central to the member experience, how the team used technology to manage bookings, payments, events, and communication, and how community, hospitality, and mixed-use services helped the space stay relevant. It is a practical discussion for coworking operators, founders, and workspace teams thinking about resilience, technology, and what members really need from a physical workplace today.

Most coworking systems are built for stability. But what happens when conditions change constantly, and you still need to run, adapt, and stay profitable? In this session, Kooperativ shares a real-life outlook at what it takes to operate a coworking business in unpredictable conditions. A conversation about what holds, what breaks, and how decisions, systems, and priorities evolve when you can’t rely on a fixed plan.