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Why Knowledge Clusters Belong on Your Site-Visit Checklist
Aligning your business events with the leading industries and innovation sectors in destinations creates benefits on all sides.
Marriott After the Merger
A little more than a year after Marriott acquired Starwood, head sales & marketing executive Steve Heitzner talks to Convene about how the deal has worked out for the gigantic hotel company’s meetings business.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Empowering Leadership
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal talks about the similarities in his approach to leadership inside and outside of the military.
Want Audiences to Interact? Unleash a Pit Bull
The organizers of The FRESH Conference 2018 are taking the decades-long challenge of how to increase audience engagement into their own hands rather than leaving it up to their speakers.
15 Ways to See the Future of Event Technology
We asked vendors and experts participating in Convening Leaders’ Future of Face2Face space to sum up their take on the future of event technology, in as few words as possible.
Emerging Destinations to Watch in 2018
Do competitive pricing and exotic locales outweigh the risks of venturing into uncharted territory to host events?
Slippers and Research
For “even the cleanest of hotel floors,” Sandra Eyra, associations sales manager, International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales), always makes sure to tuck a pair of slippers into her carry case. Equally important for business travel is something that doesn’t require packing.
‘A More Intense Experience Over a Shorter Time’
As the account director for the soon-to-open Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in South East England, Carlo Zoccali has a keener-than-ever interest in how events are evolving.
Want Audiences to Interact? Unleash a Pitbull
The organisers of The FRESH Conference 2018 are taking the decades-long challenge of how to increase audience engagement into their own hands rather than leaving it up to their speakers.
Why YPO’s EDGE Is Coming Back to Singapore
When the Young Presidents’ Organization holds its 2018 Edge event in Singapore, it will mark the first time the event has returned to a destination. Here’s what’s behind the decision.
13 Questions for Deborah Sexton
As the CEO of PCMA prepares to leave the organization after 13 years, she looks back on her best memories, her favorite Convening Leaders speakers, her imaginary country band, and what’s next for her career.
Angeline van den Broecke Is Calling for Greater Advocacy
To effectively tell our story, greater government engagement is needed, according to KLCC’s director of sales & marketing.