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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Designing Digital Experiences for CL26, Tackling Planner Stress, and Celebrating 40 Years of Convene

From Devon Montgomery Pasha’s vision for immersive online engagement at Convening Leaders 2026, to new research on planner stress and a look back at four decades of Convene — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.

BY Magdalina Atanassova January 9, 2026

Trevor Noah Wants to Tell You a Story

Trevor Noah will deliver the closing keynote and conduct a fireside chat at Convening Leaders 2026.

BY Kate Mulcrone January 8, 2026

Tabitha Brown on Why Authenticity Is Everything

The Convening Leaders Main Stage speaker shares a preview of her session this coming Tuesday on approaching branding from the heart space.

BY Kate Mulcrone January 8, 2026

Jay Kiew on Navigating Change

The Convening Leaders 2026 Main Stage keynoter will help attendees understand new ways to transform disruptions into opportunities.

BY Kate Mulcrone January 8, 2026

Setting the Stage for Jahkini Bisselink

Here’s a preview of what the Gen-Z expert will share on the Convening Leaders Main Stage this morning and later this afternoon in a Master Class on how organizers can better engage this next-gen cohort — and why wellbeing is the most important metric for events for all participants, regardless of age.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst January 8, 2026

What Will Define Events in 2026? Leaders Share Their Playbook

From AI and sponsorship reinvention to values-based design and measuring joy, the topics covered in Season 9 of the Convene Podcast help define the future shape of business events.

BY Magdalina Atanassova January 7, 2026

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

BY Convene Editors January 7, 2026

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