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Your Content Using AI

One of the greatest opportunities for leveraging AI in 2026 for your session content is not creating more of it, but rather chunking it into digestible, bite-sized snacks.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP February 23, 2026

5 Insights — and a Few Surprises — From B2B Event Attendee Research

A recent annual report on experiential events yields five key learnings and shines a light on different generational expectations.

BY Michelle Russell February 23, 2026

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Sparking Connection, Rethinking Event F&B, and Designing Climate‑Positive Experiences

From an unconventional connection‑building exercise at The Conference for Conferences to Tracy Stuckrath’s data‑driven approach to F&B value and Peter Baeck’s insights on collective intelligence and net zero cities — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.

BY Magdalina Atanassova February 20, 2026

Bridging Our Divides

We live in a polarized world. How can events bring people together and restore civility without glossing over our differences and challenges?

BY Michelle Russell February 19, 2026

Setting the Stage for Difficult Conversations at Events

Sometimes, difficult discourse isn’t about sharing conflicting perspectives but addressing serious issues your group shares in common. An Opening General Session that acknowledges the challenges your community is experiencing while also uplifting them may require more than a nice speech by an earnest speaker. For the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, it took a primal scream — and a few animals.

BY Michelle Russell February 19, 2026

6 Planning Habits That Hold Events Back (And What to Do Instead)

Some longtime habits do more harm than good. Here are some to consider letting go of as you design future events.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle February 18, 2026

People on the Move

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

BY Convene Editors February 18, 2026

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