China’s reputation as a top meeting destination continues to grow the Asia-Pacific region sees increases in its MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) industry. Hear about China’s evolution as a business events industry leader and gain strategies on how to navigate complex cultural and logistical relationships to ensure your organization’s success.
There are many altruistic reasons to make your events more sustainable. And, there’s a financial reason too. Explore the benefits of designing events with sustainability at the forefront in a way that makes financial sense. Examine the steps to build a business case for sustainability initiatives at your events and venues by using food waste as an example.
As one of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs Naomi Simson (a Shark on Australian Shark Tank) shares a colorful entrepreneurial story of growth, leadership and culture. She expands on how aligning ‘the right team’ to purpose, vision, and values created a winning formula to scale her enterprise in a rapidly changing experience economy.
Having a fixed mindset and leaning on behaviors that have made your career successful up to now may hold you back in the future. Future of work strategist Heather McGowan will reveal the major shifts impacting workplace identity and why human-centered skills like creativity, empathy and communication will be essential to staying innovative and competitive especially for leadership.
Discover how “ubertrends” and innovations are reshaping business and consumer market behavior. Michael Tchong, an adjunct professor of innovation at the University of San Francisco and author of three books, takes you on a journey through the “landscape of now” to gain insights and ideas on how to connect with the future.
Discover the negotiation strategies that will help you secure the best hotel, facility and vendor contracts for your events and organization. You’ll her about key contract clauses, tips and variables that can influence negotiation outcomes. Find efficient and painless ways to get to “yes” in this session.
Leadership can be an elusive, but learned, skill. This session will help you understand the A.C.E. leadership approach (Appreciation, Contribution and Engagement) and how to effectively implement it at your organization. Hear how you can inspire your team to succeed and how A.C.E. culture can make you an effective leader.
Technology is aggregating the speed, scale, and synthesis of change. If your organization harbors a tech resistant culture, you may be leaving opportunities on the table. In the fast-paced business events industry, how are you integrating tech to better serve your audiences?
The winning idea at the PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 pre-conference Hackathon workshop proposes bringing local community leaders and event professionals together.
Hospitality Helping Hands volunteers sorted and packaged food donations to serve people in need.
PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 officially begins Monday, but plenty happened Sunday around San Francisco, and at the Moscone Center. Here are some of the quotes that Convene editors heard during the day.
PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 kicked off Jan. 5 as thousands of business events industry professionals converged on San Francisco's Moscone Center.
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