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In-person attendees reconnect during a Happy Hour Monday in the CL Promenade at Caesars Forum. (Jacob Slaton Photography)
PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 got into full swing Monday with a fun run, engaging keynote presentations from Ronan Farrow and Paul Galloway, educational sessions, and one big surprise — a few numbers by singer and dancer Paula Abdul. Online attendees demonstrated they were just as excited to reconnect as those attending in person. Convene took a look at some session chats and social media to see what resonated.
Such a treat for this journalist to see @RonanFarrow in person at #pcmacl. The value of F2F: “Events create conversation. The only way forward is to innovate,” he told the audience of trade show organizers, corporate event leaders and global meeting planners. pic.twitter.com/jfflhlFgnb
— Danica Tormohlen (@DanicaTormohlen) January 10, 2022
Love this. Wasn’t sure how he was going to address events professionals, but this is so on-point.”
People don’t care about how much you know; what they really care about is how much you care.”
Entertainer Paula Abdul gave a surprise performance Monday before the opening general session, energizing attendees with a medley of her hits. (Jacob Slaton Photography)
Maybe PCMA can host Monday virtual concerts for members to help break us out of the remote work blues!”
Inventing the future is a volume game — you cannot pick the winning [new products] on Day 1. But you can create the conditions that allow the winners to succeed.”
No contract language is going to ever replace a business conversation and negotiation. It’s what we’ve done for the last 22 months on a case-by-case basis.”
As a new(ish) supervisor, I love these easy takeaways!”