HR Festival Europe Pre-Event: Remote & Future Work Tour
- Date
- 2025-03-24
- Location
- Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Host
- Personal
About this event
Work has changed faster than most teams, leaders, and communities have had time to process. HR Festival Europe Pre-Event: Remote & Future Work Tour creates space to step back, compare notes, and talk honestly about what remote and future-focused work looks like now, not in theory, but in practice. Set in Zürich on Monday, March 24 at 6:00 PM GMT+1, this in-person gathering is designed for people who care about how work is evolving across culture, collaboration, leadership, and community. If you want sharper conversations than a typical networking event and a more grounded perspective than trend-heavy commentary, this is the room to be in. About the Event This pre-event sits at the intersection of community, culture, and the future of work. It brings together people who are curious about how remote work, distributed teams, flexible structures, and new expectations around work are reshaping organizations across Europe and beyond. Rather than treating remote work as a narrow operational topic, this event opens it up as a broader conversation about how people connect, create, manage, and belong. That makes it relevant not only for HR professionals, but also for founders, operators, team leads, creatives, and anyone helping shape how work actually happens. The format is intentionally in person. That matters. Conversations about distributed work land differently when you can meet face to face, read the room, and build trust quickly. Expect a social, thoughtful environment where networking is part of the value, not a separate add-on. As a pre-event connected to the wider energy of HR Festival Europe, it also offers a strong way to meet others early, start meaningful conversations before the broader festival momentum builds, and connect around one of the most important workplace shifts of the last decade. What to Expect You can expect an evening format that balances conversation, perspective-sharing, and networking. This is not positioned as a passive sit-and-listen event. The focus is on meeting people, exchanging real experiences, and exploring where remote and future work is heading from multiple angles. Topics likely to shape the conversation include: How teams maintain connection and accountability across distance What leaders are still getting wrong about remote and hybrid work How workplace culture changes when presence is no longer the default The role of community in building stronger professional relationships What the phrase future of work actually means in day-to-day practice Because the event is tagged across festival, arts-culture, community, and networking, you should expect a mix of perspectives rather than one narrow professional lens. That often leads to better discussion: less jargon, more substance, and more honest comparisons between how different people and organizations are adapting. The evening setting also makes room for a more natural flow. Some attendees may come to reconnect with peers, others to meet new collaborators, and others to sense-check their own thinking against what they are hearing from the wider market. All of those are good reasons to be there. Why Attend If remote work has become part of your reality, this event gives you a chance to think more clearly about what comes next. You will hear how others are navigating similar questions around flexibility, culture, talent, trust, communication, and performance, and you will leave with a broader view of what is working. You should also attend if you are tired of polarized conversations that reduce everything to remote versus office. The useful questions are more nuanced: what kind of work benefits from flexibility, what people need to do their best work, how organizations create belonging across distance, and how leaders design healthier systems. This event creates space for those better questions. There is also clear value in the room itself. In-person events still play an important role in a distributed world, especially when the topic is connection and collaboration. Meeting the right people in a focused setting can lead to future partnerships, fresh ideas, and ongoing conversations well beyond a single evening. In short, you attend for three reasons: Perspective on where remote and future work is heading Connection with people actively thinking about these changes Clarity on how to apply bigger trends to your own team, role, or organization Practical Details This is an in-person event in Zürich, Switzerland, which makes it a strong fit for local attendees as well as those planning to be in the city around HR Festival Europe activity. Being there physically is part of the format, so come ready to engage, introduce yourself, and stay present in the conversation. The event takes place on Monday, March 24 at 6:00 PM GMT+1. The evening timeslot makes it accessible for people coming from the workday while still leaving room for real discussion and networking, rather than rushing through formal programming. A few useful things to keep in mind: This is best suited to people who want thoughtful conversation, not just quick business card exchanges You do not need to arrive with fixed opinions; curiosity will serve you well The value of the event comes from participation, so be ready to share your own perspective and questions If you work in, around, or alongside the changing world of work, this pre-event offers a timely place to connect the dots. Zürich, one evening, one focused conversation about remote and future work, with the right mix of people in the room.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want a smarter, more grounded conversation about how work is changing and you value meeting people who are actively shaping that change. - You work in **HR, people operations, talent, or organizational development** and want to compare real approaches to remote, hybrid, and future-focused work. - You are a **founder, operator, or team lead** thinking about culture, communication, trust, and performance across distributed or flexible teams. - You support or build **communities, networks, or collaborative spaces** and are interested in how belonging and connection evolve when work is less tied to one place. - You are part of the broader **future of work conversation** and want to test your ideas in person with peers rather than staying in abstract online debate. - You are attending, following, or adjacent to **HR Festival Europe** and want an earlier opportunity to meet people, start conversations, and build useful connections. - You are simply **curious, thoughtful, and engaged** with how modern work is changing, and you prefer events where discussion has substance and networking feels natural.