Informa’s Edwina Kulego, who will deliver the ECEF keynote, “A Global Mindset Pays Off Even if You Operate Locally,” at the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF), May 27 in Washington, D.C., shares why she is pro-global, even in the current challenging environment.
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.
A recent annual report on experiential events yields five key learnings and shines a light on different generational expectations.
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.
How a conference for municipal leaders helped spur a movement toward civil discourse in the political arena and beyond.
A code of conduct for events should go beyond preventing harassment and set the standard for treating fellow participants with respect, according to National League of Cities Director of Business Events Janice Pauline, who shares their approach.
A new movement to give people tools to have more productive and humane disagreements is gaining ground.
For more than 25 years, a Philadelphia food bank has provided low-income residents a pathway to employment in food service. A new partnership with the Philadelphia CVB and Michelin seeks to elevate and expand career opportunities for those students while filling a need in the local hospitality sector.
Even one hour of intentional conversation can reshape how people experience an entire event.
Ben Goedegebuure, a 2020 PCMA Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Business Events Strategist, is starting ‘a new chapter.’
The tweaks made at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meeting and Expo offer a valuable reminder for all event professionals: Transformation doesn’t need to happen overnight — taking even small steps represents progress.
From AI and sponsorship reinvention to values-based design and measuring joy, the topics covered in Season 9 of the Convene Podcast help define the future shape of business events.
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