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A grid of six Season 11 Convene Podcast guests. Top row, from left: David T. Stevens, Yush Sztalkoper, and Natalie Nixon. Bottom row, from left: Kelly-Jean Moore, Laura Gassner Otting, and Angelika Bazarnik.

Is Human Capacity the Next Frontier in Event Design?

Across six conversations on Season 11 of the Convene Podcast, wellness experts, researchers, and strategists made the case that the industry's biggest design constraint isn't content or technology — it's how much attendees can actually absorb.
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Luthra is also a globally recognized author, keynote speaker, and DEI expert.

Five Tools for Difficult Conversations

Convening EMEA 2026 keynoter Poornima Luthra on how to remove the blocks that keep us from trusting and talking to others who think very differently than ourselves.
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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Deepening Industry Connections with PCMA Axis and Making the Business Case for Events with Elizabeth Maxson

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Deepening Industry Connections with PCMA Axis and Making the Business Case for Events with Elizabeth Maxson

From how PCMA’s new Axis platform helps planners build stronger professional networks through AI-powered matchmaking, to Elizabeth Maxson’s insights on turning marketing and events into a business case the C-suite can’t ignore — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Learning as an Art Form and Navigating a More Uncertain Global Meetings Landscape

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Learning as an Art Form and Navigating a More Uncertain Global Meetings Landscape

From how educators are using creative expression to transform learning at conferences, to what geopolitics, travel disruptions, and rising costs mean for the future of global meetings — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
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Fred Dixon Departs Brand USA to Lead NYC Tourism + Conventions

Fred Dixon Departs Brand USA to Lead NYC Tourism + Conventions

NYC Tourism + Conventions has appointed Fred Dixon as president and CEO, marking a return to the organization he previously led for a decade.
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Jamie Murdock to Lead FICP

Jamie Murdock to Lead FICP

Following a national executive search led by the organization's Search Committee and Board of Directors, Jamie Murdock has been named president of Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP).

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