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How the Circular Economy Is Driving Creativity at Meetings
Realizing our planet has limited rather than endless resources has the opposite effect on our creativity, making us more rather than less innovative.
Chloe Hanna
Chloe Hanna, growth and operations lead at Lightbulb Teams and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2025, predicts that event costs will continue to rise in 2025, creating continuing challenges for event planners in both budgeting and time management.
Halee Grimsdale
Halee Grimsdale, experience coordinator for e=mc2 events and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2025, would like to see the events industry shift from a “take-make-dispose” model to one that prioritizes sustainability in every aspect of events.
Building a Circular Economy in Events: How Two Major Meetings Reimagined Sustainability
Meetings have long been designed with this one-off/single-use mentality. How can we adopt more of a reduce, reuse, recycle approach to create truly sustainable events?
Daniel Cornock
Daniel Cornock, front end and product lead at CrowdComms and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2025, shares his belief that artificial intelligence will make a “transformative” impact on the events industry.
Future Leaders Speak Out: Sustainability in the Meetings Industry
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2025 — business event strategists, suppliers, and destination representatives from the North America, APAC, and EMEA regions — shared why they prioritize sustainability in the meetings industry.
Maraika Black
Maraika Black, European Association for the Study of the Liver’s public health program manager and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2025, shares her thoughts about how work/life balance should be a shared responsibility between employees and their employers.
What Does It Take for the Events Industry to Be Sustainable?
A group of participants at the inaugural Convene 4 Climate brainstormed actionable tactics the business events industry needs to take so that we can accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.
Trends Report 2025: Event Attendees as Consumers First
How consumer behavior trends translate to business events: Meeting participants also are seeking connection with purpose. Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast.
Trends Report 2025: Meeting and Event ‘Destination Dupes’
A longtime event site-selection strategy is gaining strength — and it has a twin tactic on the leisure side. Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast.
Trends Report 2025: An Eye on AI and the Planet
Event professionals’ proficiency using AI tools continues to grow. How about their green skills? Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast.
Trends Report 2025: Will Event Tech Costs Fuel Low-Tech Options?
The demand to create high-tech, awe-inducing spectacles at events could stretch planners’ budgets to the limit. Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast.