This week’s Convene Podcast unpacks how to navigate DEI backlash, how radical joy was infused into the Human Rights Conference, and what Fyre Festival 2 teaches us about trust in events.

This week’s Convene Podcast explores how Minneapolis is standing strong on DEI, how Cameron Curtis sees belonging take shape in divided times, and what the world’s wildest science conference teaches us about when “weird” works in events.

This week’s Convene Podcast spotlights inclusive event design — from REI’s approach to belonging, to practical strategies with Devon Montgomery Pasha, to how Create & Cultivate is reinventing women-focused networking.

This week’s Convene Podcast dives into DEI done differently, the roots of backlash against inclusion, and what new sustainability reports reveal about the future of events.

From cross-border moves to protect attendee safety to standing firm on DEI, this week’s Convene Podcast explores how the events industry is responding to political pressures.

From a wellness-first medical conference to surprising research on pandemic brain health, here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.

This week we cover how the Austin Convention Center has set its sights on becoming the first zero-carbon convention center certified by the International Living Future Institute and the Big Beautiful Bill’s potential impact on the U.S. events industry.

This week we cover the 2024 Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) Conference and BookCon’s comeback and how in-person literary gatherings are reemerging as powerful community hubs.

This week we cover a new event embracing neurodivergence, as well as how extreme weather is disrupting events — and what planners can do about it.

Catch up on the newest conversations shaping the business events industry — from How ASCRS Rebooted Its Awards Ceremony to Increase Audience Engagement to Why Airports and Airlines Deserve a Bigger Role in Business Events.