Bringing in big-name speakers doesn’t always translate into engaged audiences or big crowds. Speakers who deliver industry expertise with authenticity make people listen.

HubSpot’s annual conference gathers thousands of meeting attendees under one roof. This year, the tech company has redesigned its approach to networking with spaces designed to feel intimate, personalized, and fun.

Human Library has found a home at face-to-face events, offering participants meaningful connections that help them recognize their unconscious biases and move from tolerance to acceptance.

The first-ever International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels focused on the elephant in the room at COP. But it is intended to complement — not compete with — the annual UN climate change conference.

When you think of the event as a tool to move people’s thinking from point A to point B, the agenda becomes more than a list of sessions. It becomes a path.

As we celebrate Convene’s 40th anniversary in 2026, we’re looking back into our archives at stories that illustrate how the business events industry has changed with the world around it — and, in some cases, how meeting professionals have helped change the world.

An expert who assists in harassment and toxic conflict management for organizations and networks shares some best practices for planners.

Here are 10 Convene columns I’ve written over the past 20 years whose takeaways remain as applicable today as when they were first published.

Speakers emphasized agility and human judgment as event teams navigate global complexity and prove business impact at CEMA Summit 2026, which drew a record 850-plus corporate event marketers to Toronto for three days.

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

LinkedIn has begun rolling out a new feature called “Collaborative Posts” that allows up to five people (or LinkedIn Pages) to collaborate on a public post. For event marketers, the opportunity goes beyond expanding reach. Collaborative Posts could also help add something increasingly difficult to manufacture: credibility.

A behind-the-scenes look at Caesars Entertainment’s newest luxury hotel, The Vanderpump Hotel, revealed the company’s evolving offerings for meetings.