Operations Nation, a community-powered knowledge hub for startup operations professionals, proudly announces the world's first-ever International Operations Festival, scheduled to take place from October 16th to 20th, 2023. This groundbreaking event will bring together thousands of Chief Operating Officers (COOs), Heads of Operations, and startup operations experts from around the globe for an unparalleled networking and learning experience.

Participants will have the unique opportunity to connect virtually and also attend a diverse range of in-person events hosted by various operations communities across major cities such as New York, London, Berlin, Nairobi, Lagos, and Sydney.

During this five-day celebration of operations, attendees can expect:

Inspiring Keynote Speakers: Experienced operations leaders such as Lila Ibrahim (COO of Google DeepMind) and Jeff Szczepanski (Former COO of Stack Overflow and Sphere) will share thought-provoking insights, wisdom and war stories that will help attendees apply to their own operations leadership.

In-Person Events: Emerging from the pandemic, ops folks are craving the opportunity to connect in person, and operations communities will be hosting various events in the following cities across 4 continents:

• *London (Operations Nation, COO Stories, No Code Ops)
• *Berlin (COO Stories)
• *New York City (Chief of Staff Network)
• *Cleveland (COO Forum)
• *Nairobi (Operations Nation)
• *Lagos (BlackOps)
• *Sydney (MyStartupGig)

Virtual Networking Opportunities: At the beginning and end of the week, participants will have the opportunity to network with startup ops professionals across the entire globe, using a virtual event platform.

Aušrinė Keršanskaitė, Co-Founder of Operations Nation, shared the vision behind this historic event, stating, “Operations Nation aims to shift the startup ecosystem's focus where operations professionals are often seen as a cost centre and overshadowed by other roles. Despite the recent growth of operations communities, there has never been an attempt to unite them all. Together, through shared knowledge and collaboration, we can elevate every member of this global community, as we believe that 'a rising tide lifts all the boats.’”

Operations Nation invites all COOs, Heads of Operations, and startup ops professionals to join this one-of-a-kind festival and be part of showing the rest of the world that operations is critical to scaling operations, especially in an economic downturn when startups need to do more with less human and financial capital. To stay updated and reserve your spot, visit

We are also seeking sponsors who have an aligned interest in helping startups (and the leaders who run them) not only survive, but thrive in this crazy world. If you’re interested in reaching thousands of startup operations leaders across the globe who are key decision makers for procuring software and service providers, please contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

About Operations

Nation Operations Nation is a community-powered knowledge hub built for and run by current and aspiring operations leaders. It also houses a community of over 1,500 members across 30 countries in every continent except Antarctica.

The hub is designed to provide operations professionals in startups and scaleups with ops-specific content, events, and mentors so that they can not only survive but thrive, at every stage of their operations career.

Operations Nation was founded in 2020 by three experienced startup operations leaders: Charlene Chen, the Co-Founder and former COO of AZA Finance, as well as former COO of Lantum; Aušrinė Keršanskaitė, Head of Operations at Reframe; and Astrid Verstraete, an Operations Manager and Consultant.

Media/Sponsor Information: Kirandeep Kaur-Dulay (kirandeep@operationsnation.com)