In many ways, these findings reflect a balancing act, as professionals weigh financial considerations against the support, resources, flexibility, and opportunities they need to succeed in increasingly demanding roles.
While networking and sharing best practices still rank high on the agenda for GlobalFact attendees, the summit also serves as a launchpad for big ideas.
Across six conversations on Season 11 of the Convene Podcast, wellness experts, researchers, and strategists made the case that the industry's biggest design constraint isn't content or technology — it's how much attendees can actually absorb.
Convening EMEA 2026 keynoter Poornima Luthra on how to remove the blocks that keep us from trusting and talking to others who think very differently than ourselves.
The recently released research lays out trends in revenue, exhibitor growth, and retention metrics to empower third-party planners to make informed decisions about their event portfolios.
The new company combines Emerald's trade shows, conferences and commerce-focused offerings with Questex's events, media brands and year-round digital engagement platform. Existing event and media brands will continue operating under their current names.
Speakers emphasized agility and human judgment as event teams navigate global complexity and prove business impact at CEMA Summit 2026, which drew a record 850-plus corporate event marketers to Toronto for three days.
The founder and CEO of Øpus Intelligence says the future of events is a shift from one-time moments to vital engines of brand community and intelligence.
The new initiative from the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance is designed to recognize, empower, and engage the events industry’s most committed advocates.
Visit Greater Palm Springs has teamed up with PCMA to launch an advisory board that pairs veteran planners with emerging professionals.
Restoration of lands and waters and access to the outdoors were through lines in the 2026 National Outdoor Recreation Conference’s educational program.
Two different Convene Podcast conversations recorded months apart, one with future-of-work researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer and another with AI strategist Álvaro Meléndez, arrived at a similar conclusion: As AI accelerates information abundance, it only makes the value of live events, trust, and human connection more pronounced.
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