Gina Schinkel paragliding adventure during team retreat experience

Future of Work Conversations

Publications

Name: The Future of Work Ecosystem
Start: 2024-11-11
End: 2024-11-14
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

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In Media & Press

Driftawave designs team retreats, company offsites and workations for remote-first and distributed teams, and founder Gina Schinkel takes that conversation to stages, podcasts and press worldwide. She keynoted Nomad Summit 2026 in Tallinn and the We Are Developers HR Leaders Summit in Berlin, opened DEVWorld 2026 in Amsterdam as Day 1 Mainstage MC, pitched Driftawave on the Web Summit startup stage, and spoke to founders and HR leaders at Kapital Events in Sofia. Whatever the stage, the point is the one Driftawave was built on: we turn a few days together into the energy your team runs on all year, working towards a world where flexibility and trust coexist with culture and growth.

keynote

Nomad Summit 2026

Kultuurikatel · Tallinn, Estonia

Remote Work in Seasons: The Secret Powers of IRL and How to Measure Them

From accidental remote worker on Aruba in 2010 to founder of Driftawave: Gina shows how distributed teams design IRL moments with intention and measure their ROI, turning offsites from a nice-to-have into strategy.

Nomad Summit is a leading digital nomad conference.

keynote

DEVWorld 2026

RAI Amsterdam · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Conference Opening & Day 1 Mainstage MC

Gina opened DEVWorld 2026 and hosted the Day 1 Mainstage, introducing companies such as Netlify, Tailscale and Stripe as we stepped into the new agentic world. Driftawave is an official partner of DEVWorld Conference.

DEVWorld is one of Europe's largest developer conferences.

podcast

RemoFirst - Freedom of Work

The Most Overlooked Culture Strategy in Remote Work

Gina reveals why most remote companies are missing the mark on culture and how strategic retreats can become your most powerful leadership tool.

Interviewer: Leah Cottham

keynote

We Are Developers - HR Leaders Summit 2025

Berlin, Germany

New World: New Approach. Why Workations and Community are Game-Changers

Diving into flexible work options, continuous upskilling, and mission-driven leadership in building high-performing teams.

We Are Developers is the world's flagship conference for developers.

Podcasts

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Podcast

Leadership Kitchen

From LinkedIn to Founder: Gina Schinkel on Building Driftawave, Imposter Syndrome and the Future of Remote Work

Renita Käsper serves leadership as it actually feels: messy, intense, uncertain and human. Gina steps into her kitchen to talk about leaving a stable corporate job at LinkedIn, imposter syndrome and building confidence as you go, measuring the ROI of retreats in remote companies, and supporting neurodivergent employees at company retreats. Her Leadership Recipe: belief, energy, and a hack-the-game mentality.

Host: Renita Käsper

Leadership Kitchen on LinkedIn

Podcast

Dat is wel speciaal

Werken buiten de kantoor muren (Working Beyond Office Walls)

A full circle moment: Suyin Aerts mentored Gina during her university internship at X-Treme Creations, the studio behind top-tier marketing visuals and stages for the world's biggest festivals. Years later they reconnect on air about fifteen years of travel, the LinkedIn chapter in Ireland, and building Driftawave around work beyond office walls. In Dutch.

Host: Suyin Aerts & Céline Malyster

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Podcast

Women Disrupting Tech

The Power of Workations and Generous Leadership

Most founders climb the corporate ladder. Gina Schinkel chose to explore the world instead. This is a conversation about courage, connection, and what happens when you stop choosing one road and start integrating all the paths you have walked.

Host: Dirkjan Hupkes

Podcast

RemoFirst - Freedom of Work

The Most Overlooked Culture Strategy in Remote Work

Gina reveals why most remote companies are missing the mark on culture and how strategic retreats can become your most powerful leadership tool.

Host: Leah Cottham

Podcast

We Are Developers - Cappuccino with HR

Beyond the 9–5: Designing Work Around Humans

Exploring Activity-Based Working and integrating technology with culture to support flexible, human-centric work models.

Host: Rudi Bauer

Podcast

Realistic Happiness

Travel or Career? Why Not Both?

How Gina carved a unique career by embracing travel, adaptability, and non-traditional work experiences. The power of networking across industries and countries.

Host: Daisy Ilaria

Podcast

Remote.com - Stop and Chat with Pedro Barros

The Era of Human Capital

Deep dive into the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, AI's role in HR, and the anticipated impact on workforce skills and decision-making.

Host: Pedro Barros

Podcast

Redefine Success, Unscripted Stories

The Power of Creating Opportunities For Positive Change

An unfiltered conversation about unique vision, success, and creating your own path. From 100+ scuba dives to becoming a cowgirl in the Wild Wild West.

Host: Martijn Smeets

Podcast

Lifestyle Solopreneur

Unlock Your Inner Adventurer with Driftawave

The concept of workations and how Gina blends travel with work. Popular destinations and the role of community in remote work.

Host: Flavia Berys

Podcast

Her Expat Life

Work & Wanderlust: The Rise of the Workation Revolution

How workations offer value beyond work, tackling challenges of remote work while benefiting local communities sustainably.

Host: Alexia de Souza