Event Strategy & Design

From the physical set-up to the way you orchestrate sessions and interaction, we help you put the latest smart thinking into practice to create environments and experiences that have an impact.

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 2026 Main Stage speaker 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

3 Common Planner Assumptions About AV

AV is one of the biggest expenses planners wrestle with when it comes to budgeting for events. This Tuesday session will help untangle in-house AV and hotel partnerships for organizers so they can plan with clarity.

BY Convene Editors January 7, 2026

Using AI Tools to Find Patterns in Registration Data

Event technology and marketing consultant Nick Borelli on which event-registration trends are easiest to predict by analyzing data.

BY Barbara Palmer December 10, 2025

Adam Grant Believes in Your Hidden Potential

Organizational psychologist, podcaster, and author Grant will deliver the opening keynote on the Main Stage at Convening Leaders 2026.

BY Kate Mulcrone December 3, 2025

10 Things Not to Miss in Philadelphia

Places, spaces, and tastes to shortlist while in town for Convening Leaders.

BY Convene Editors December 3, 2025

An Artist in Residence Inspired Deeper Connections at This Association’s Annual Meeting

How a First Nations artist’s live carving sparked a four-day-long conversation at an International Academy of Trial Lawyers meeting.

BY Barbara Palmer November 26, 2025

Seth Godin: Three Big Ideas

Marketing guru Seth Godin on leadership, making magic, and AI and the future of work.

BY Barbara Palmer November 24, 2025

Using AI to Move the Needle on Late Registrations

How Spark can help planners combat the late registration trend by uncovering patterns in their own registration data and finding ways to spur prospective audiences to action.

BY Barbara Palmer November 24, 2025

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