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Creative Thinking and the Future of Event Marketing

Event marketers can take a page from content creators, says Kobe Global Technologies CEO Evangeline Leong, keynote speaker at PCMA APAC’s The Business of Events.

BY Curt Wagner March 25, 2024

What’s Keeping Women out of the Business Events C-Suite?

Women make up 70 percent of the global events industry workforce yet hold only 16 percent of the top management positions, according to a new research report. We talked to Business Events Sydney CEO Lyn Lewis- Smith, who spearheaded the report with the PCMA Foundation, about what can — and should — be done to help women climb the ladder.

BY Barbara Palmer March 25, 2024

What’s in Store for the Events Industry in 2024?

Knowland and ConferenceDirect’s fourth annual “State of the Meetings Industry” report shines a light on planners’ challenges and opportunities, from cost containment to AI adoption.

BY Michelle Russell March 22, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Get up from your desk and move around! Study finds ‘gentle exercise’ during work hours can help your health. That and other advice in this week’s roundup of career-related news and trends curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors March 20, 2024

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale March 20, 2024

How an Agrifood Event Is Cultivating Innovation and International Participation

Rooted in New York but reaching the world online, the Grow-NY Competition and Summit provides $3 million in funding for innovative startups working throughout the agrifood ecosystem, from new farming technologies to ready-to-eat food products.

BY Casey Gale March 18, 2024

Ending ‘Manels’ — and ‘Mancasts’

How strongly do women’s own biases contribute to their under-representation in places of power?

BY Barbara Palmer March 18, 2024

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