Question of the Day: How Do You Ensure Inclusivity at Your Events?
Convening Leaders 2022 attendees share what their organizations are doing to create more inclusive gatherings.
Convening Leaders 2022 attendees share what their organizations are doing to create more inclusive gatherings.
A packed in-person audience and digital participants listened to journalist Ronan Farrow, who talked about the value that shared space and common ground provided by events can bring to the world.
At his keynote session, bestselling author and professor Scott Galloway reviewed his business predictions for the new year.
Traditionally long planning timelines have been transformed into quickly moving and reimagined meetings, as both business event planners and venue professionals navigate shifting and sometimes murky timelines laced with uncertainty.
Globally, people attend events to learn, network, collaborate, do business, and experience captivating moments of connection and inspiration that can help them better serve their audiences long after the event is over.
Learn how Cirque du Soliel doesn’t just believe in diversity but lives it with each show and effort. You’ll also walk away with ways you can creatively lead both business innovation and social impact, no matter your organization or industry.
As many organizations redefine their workplace cultures and embracing the future of hybrid and remote teams, pressure and stress are continuing to mount for business events professionals responding to disruption and uncertainty.
Driving diversity, inclusion, and allyship involves difficult conversations and change, but that doesn’t have to be an impossible lift.
Virtual and hybrid events have given us more data than ever before on our audience and their actions within our event programs. However, a strategic approach is needed to take that data and create both plans and content that resonate with audiences and impact our organization’s bottom line.
The recent disruption of the fitness industry has many parallels with business events. Driven by changing consumer behaviors, the Pandemic caused a massive demand for virtual workouts and challenged businesses to adopt new ways of engaging exercisers everywhere.
Kirsten Olean, CAE, reflects on her time as 2021 Chair of the PCMA Board of Directors and discusses the opportunities that the pandemic has created for business events professionals.
Angie Ranalli, 2021 Chair of the PCMA Foundation Board, looks back on a year of challenges and successes, and the changes the pandemic has brought to the business events industry.