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New Partnership Aims to Streamline Philadelphia Meetings

The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Pennsylvania Convention Center have developed a new strategic alliance sales operations model to deliver a more unified, efficient, and client-focused events experience.

Amanda Armstrong's session will help planners ask better questions, plan more strategically, and avoid surprises.

3 Common Planner Assumptions About AV

AV is one of the biggest expenses planners wrestle with when it comes to budgeting for events. This Tuesday session will help untangle in-house AV and hotel partnerships for organizers so they can plan with clarity.

Zanny Minton Beddoes will present the opening keynote, “Shifting Markets, Smarter Strategy: The Global Economic Outlook in 2026,” on the Main Stage at Convening Leaders on Monday, Jan. 12, in Philadelphia.

Joining the Dots With Zanny Minton Beddoes

Ahead of her Main Stage opening keynote at PCMA Convening Leaders 2026, Jan. 11-14 in Philadelphia, The Economist Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes spoke with Convene about three global revolutions reshaping our world, why in-person events matter more than ever, and how to navigate an environment defined by uncertainty.

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Why You Should Pay More Attention to ROE

Unlike reg numbers and net revenue, participants’ emotional responses to an event aren’t black and white. But event organizers are finding new ways and new tools to quantify the critical role that emotion plays in the success of their events.

Best Practices for Inclusive Events

Accessibility expert John Sage thinks the events industry has the potential to remove more barriers for travelers with disabilities. His company is helping to define what that looks like.

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