Artificial Intelligence
Bringing AI to Life — as a Conference Presenter
An AI-powered robot named Ameca co-presented part of the Welcoming Session at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) 2024 in Las Vegas, where artificial intelligence in many forms was a hot topic.
Tech Company’s AI Reporter Helps Meeting Attendees Be in Two Places at Once
Siemens AG used AI to spread key insights from an internal leadership meeting to participants — and remote global employees — in record time.
Do International Attendees Seeking Visas Need Letters of Invitation?
Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community offer meeting manager some guidance on what international attendees need for their visa applications.
Who Is More Creative: Humans or Gen AI?
The thinking about generative AI so far has been that it is best at rote tasks and cannot compete with human ingenuity. But research from The Wharton School and Cornell University suggests otherwise.
Who Organized the Event Better — Humans or AI?
Humans faced off against AI in an event-planning competition at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024, and the result of the exercise shines a light on industry gaps and opportunities.
How AI Could Help Build Better Meeting Spaces — Online and IRL
VML Intelligence’s Future 100 trend forecast spotlights “Imagination Stores,” digital retail spaces created with the help of gen AI. How might that trend translate to the business events industry?
Spotlighting Trust in 2024
After reading a Convene online story about trends, a reader pledges to cut through the social media noise and demand trustworthiness of others — and herself — in the coming year.
Safe Spaces for Feelings
A Convene reader asks how event organizers can help communities navigate ambivalence, fear, and anger over climate change at their meetings.
Generative AI: ‘The Essence of What Will Create Our Future’
Monday’s Main Stage speakers at Convening Leaders 2024 explored the future of generative AI — after which PCMA and Gevme announced a new feature of their proprietary AI Spark tool for event professionals.
Nina Schick: ‘The Business Events Industry Must Be Vigilant’ Concerning AI
Main Stage presenter Nina Schick applies her AI expertise to the events industry in a pre-Convening Leaders Convene interview.
New and Improved Tech Labs at Convening Leaders 2024
Tech Labs, a format that launched at EduCon 2023, is returning to Convening Leaders in an updated version.
Hey Chatbot, What’s the Wi-Fi Password?
Say hello to the new generation of event chatbots powered by conversational AI.