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David Burkus’ CEMA Summit keynote session “Build an Event Marketing Dream Team with Humans & AI” explores how to thoughtfully expand AI collaboration..

How Do You View AI: As a Threat, Tool, or Teammate?

Organizational psychologist David Burkus thinks your answer to that question will spell the difference between whether your team succeeds or not. He’ll explain why and how in his Main Stage keynote at CEMA Summit, July 27-29, in Austin.
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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Award Ceremonies, Airports and Airlines

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Award Ceremonies, Airports and Airlines

Catch up on the newest conversations shaping the business events industry — from How ASCRS Rebooted Its Awards Ceremony to Increase Audience Engagement to Why Airports and Airlines Deserve a Bigger Role in Business Events.
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“The collective effervescence of being in a room with other people and having a shared experience is something that cannot be underestimated and cannot be replicated virtually.”

Connection Is the New Currency

Convening EMEA keynote speaker Noreena Hertz, a British economist and best-selling author with a proven track record for predicting trends that will shape the world, will share her insights on what’s next and why — and how to apply them to business events — in Rotterdam, Netherlands in October. Here’s a sneak preview.
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Understanding how MedTech Europe’s Conference Vetting System (CVS) is applied, and what it signals to sponsors and reviewers, is what will keep your meeting internationally accessible.

What U.S. Medical Meeting Planners Are Missing About Europe’s Updated Compliance Standards

For U.S. health-care meetings seeking to remain globally competitive, international compliance is no longer a background consideration. It must be addressed early and thoughtfully, across program design and communications strategy.
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Mission-driven North American organizations are evaluating reputational — and attendee safety — risks as well as revenue implications as they plan where to hold their upcoming events in a geopolitically charged environment.

Crossing Borders to Address Attendee Safety Concerns

Two associations have moved their conferences from the U.S. to Canada due to rising sociopolitical tensions — and despite financial consequences. Here is how they arrived at those decisions.
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Planners’ concerns have shifted more heavily to trade and tariffs, with four out of five respondents citing a funding loss and a notable increase in logistical and cost-based challenges. Photo courtesy Jacob Slaton / Whatever Media Group

Geopolitical Concerns Weigh Heavily on Event Organizers

In our second and latest pulse survey, 95 percent of event professionals said they were concerned about the potential long-term impact of the U.S. tariffs and overall political climate on their events. Here is how their events are being impacted and how they are managing uncertainties.

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