Event Strategy & Design
Trevor Noah Wants to Tell You a Story
Trevor Noah will deliver the closing keynote and conduct a fireside chat at Convening Leaders 2026.
Tabitha Brown on Why Authenticity Is Everything
The Convening Leaders 2026 Main Stage speaker on approaching branding from the heart space.
Jay Kiew on Navigating Change
The Convening Leaders 2026 Main Stage keynoter will help attendees understand new ways to transform disruptions into opportunities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10 Things Not to Miss in Philadelphia
Places, spaces, and tastes to shortlist while in town for Convening Leaders.
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.
Seth Godin: Three Big Ideas
Marketing guru Seth Godin on leadership, making magic, and AI and the future of work.
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.