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Advice for Planners: ‘You Don’t Have to Fear Negotiation’

Alex Carter will lead two PCMA Business School sessions on negotiating during Convening Leaders 2025. But this United Nations negotiation trainer and Columbia Law School professor will not be helping participants prep for battle: Her approach is more about steering than winning.

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CL25 Speaker Kishore Mahbubani on the Coming Asian Century

At CL25, four Main Stage speakers will encourage audiences to expand their own thinking. Convene spoke with Kishore Mahbubani, former UN Security Council President and authority on geopolitical shifts, about using business events as platforms for global understanding and collaboration.

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Ensuring Live Events are Accessible to All

Accessibility consultant Austin Whitney’s love of music and music festivals led to his life’s mission to improve access at events for people with disabilities.

What Event Attendees Want Now

A new Freeman Trends Report looks at what attendees want from events in 2024 — and it is not more of the same.

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Mayim Bialik Shines a Light on Mental Health

The “Big Bang Theory” star and neuroscientist caps a week of education at Convening Leaders 2024 by exploring the connection between professional fulfillment and emotional wellbeing.

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