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This Week on the Convene Podcast: Budgeting for the New Normal, Measuring Joy, and Leading Change Through Design
From smart strategies for managing expenses, to why joy belongs among your KPIs according to Tahira Endean, and how sustainability and innovation can drive meaningful change — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
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.
Equip Your Exhibitors
Most trade-show professionals market and sell booth space and then simply wish their exhibitors well. You can do better — their success is your success.
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Smarter AI Use, Evolving Sponsorship Models, and Sustainability at CL26
From what science says about staying in control of AI, to new strategies for sponsorship ROI and a first look at how Convening Leaders 2026 is baking sustainability into every touchpoint — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
Convene’s 32nd Meetings Market Survey Results
Responses from Convene’s Annual Meetings Market Survey show the varying ways that event strategists are managing uncertainty, maximizing attendee engagement, and adopting new technologies like AI.
How Compressed Housing Windows Reduce Global Participation for Medical Meetings
What medical associations need to know about housing timelines and their international delegates.
Why the Business Events Community Is Built to Last
The long-term value of our community lies in our ability to strengthen the connections that allow societies to thrive.
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.
Post-Con Survey Redo
What questions to ask — which ones to avoid — to increase your chances of getting the highest number of responses that yield insights.
Planners Share Their Recent Challenges and Rewards
Event strategists from around the world told us how they’re staying flexible at a pivotal moment for the business events industry.
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Inside a Finance Officers Gathering, Rebuilding Association Value with Michelle Mason, and Our Favorite Stories of 2025
From how NAFOA blends tech and tradition to boost engagement, to Michelle Mason’s insights on future-ready associations, to the Convene editors’ favorite stories of 2025, here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Turning Crisis Into Learning, Smarter Event Marketing, and What Planners Value Most
From a viral TikTok that became a teachable moment, to MC2’s playbook for building trust and impact in event marketing, and fresh insights from Convene’s 2025 Salary Survey on what truly matters to planners — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.