‘The Beautiful Randomness’ of Events
In a Convening Leaders session earlier this month, Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, shared what she misses about in-person events and how she hopes digital events will evolve.
In a Convening Leaders session earlier this month, Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, shared what she misses about in-person events and how she hopes digital events will evolve.
Convening Leaders reinforced our industry’s remarkable resilience — and our tremendous responsibility to spearhead economic and social recovery, writes PCMA President & CEO Sherrif Karamat.
That’s a wrap on Convening Leaders 2021! The APAC team had an incredible two days seeing members face-to-face at the PCMA Global Broadcast Center in Singapore, hearing from inspiring and driven speakers, and taking in the different perspectives of members from around the world. These are our 21 takeaways from Convening Leaders 2021.
Convening Leaders speaker and innovation coach Shamira Miller on getting the wheels of inspiration spinning.
Join the PCMA's VP of Experience Design, Tonya Almond, CMP, along with Hanna Foley of JUNO and Kyle Short of Wisdom Capture as the three take an in-depth look at what went into producing this year's Convening Leaders and the lessons learned from developing a global, hybrid event.
An eye-opening session about AI, inspiration from two Olympic medalists, and a call for diversity and inclusion were high spots on the final day of the Convening Leaders hybrid program.
Angie Ranalli shares what she is looking forward to in the coming year, both within and outside of her role chairing the PCMA Foundation Board of Trustees.
Convening Leaders 2021 speaker Cameron Bailey explains how organizers turned an international film festival into a record-breaking hybrid event.
The Infectious disease experts share their thoughts on preventing transmission, when travel might really return, and whether organizers should require attendees to be vaccinated.
The way events professionals supported each other in 2020 was “uplifting,” says Kirsten Olean, incoming Chair of the PCMA Board of Directors. Now they need to “embrace that next normal” of digital and hybrid events.
PCMA attendees dove right into Thursday's sessions and networking activities, participating in chats, engaging with speakers during Q&A, taking part in conversation starters, posting on social media, and listening to great music — from inspiring performances to an upbeat playlist. Check out the buzz from Day 2.
Valerie Sumner, chair of the 2020 PCMA Foundation Board of Trustees, says she is honored to have served when 'we focused on our strength, our resilience, our power to pave our way to the next normal.'