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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Setting the Stage for Difficult Conversations and Navigating a More Complex Global Meetings Landscape

From how one event thoughtfully addressed shared challenges to what geopolitics, travel disruptions, and rising costs mean for planners worldwide — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.

BY Magdalina Atanassova April 24, 2026

Research Report: What We’re Getting Wrong About Education Sessions

Freeman’s latest trends report tackles the learning experience, revealing some major disconnects between what event organizers think attendees want from — and get out of — education sessions and what they say they actually care about.

BY Michelle Russell April 23, 2026

People on the Move

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

BY Convene Editors April 22, 2026

Abby Melville

Abby Melville, executive meeting planner, transportation at BCD Meetings & Events, is inspired by the influence of emerging leaders in our industry and the growing engagement and influence the new generation of event professionals brings.

BY Convene Editors April 21, 2026

Your Most Undervalued Event Strategy? Look Right Outside Your Office.

The best way for you to design events for Gen Z is by engaging Gen Z members of your team or at your organization in the process.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle April 21, 2026

‘Rebranding What Sustainability Is’

Two sustainability executives from very different global corporations who met at PCMA’s Convene 4 Climate continued their conversation a few months later at Convening Leaders — sharing a stage to talk about their challenges and approaches.

BY Barbara Palmer April 20, 2026

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