To help conference participants better understand one another, de Jong has audience participants team up and ask each other this question: How do you see the future?

Facing the Future Together

Why Convening EMEA Main Stage speaker Thimon de Jong believes that cross-generation conversations about the future are the real resilience strategy.

The inaugural Convene 4 Climate sustainability conference was held in Barcelona, Spain last year.

What’s Next for Convene 4 Climate

Tanya Popeau, PCMA’s head of global sustainability, shares how the Convene 4 Climate 2025 conference will build on the work of the first gathering.

“The collective effervescence of being in a room with other people and having a shared experience is something that cannot be underestimated and cannot be replicated virtually.”

Connection Is the New Currency

Convening EMEA keynote speaker Noreena Hertz, a British economist and best-selling author with a proven track record for predicting trends that will shape the world, will share her insights on what’s next and why — and how to apply them to business events — on the Main Stage on October 15. Here’s a sneak preview.

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A More Minimalist Approach to Business Strategy

What can the Convening EMEA 2024 audience expect to learn from Abir Haddoud’s session, “The Power of Focus: Why Less is More in Strategy”? How to cut through the noise to focus on what really matters — in business and in life.

PCMA EMEA graphic showing survey pages with ticked boxes and text reading time to collaborate engagement survey results 2024

EMEA Region Survey Concludes: Time to Collaborate

Business events industry respondents to the latest PCMA EMEA Engagement Survey said that the No. 1 priority for their employers is collaboration and strategic partnerships. Meanwhile, opportunities to collaborate with their peers was often cited by event organizers as the one thing they would like to see at an industry event. This emphasis on working together suggests how the industry is charting a path forward.

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Creating Positive Impact at Convening EMEA 2023

The gathering of business events leaders in Copenhagen, Denmark, will tackle such complex topics as dealing with uncertainty and fostering a sense of belonging at events — with a dose of hygge.

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