In our recent Meetings Market Survey, Convene asked planners: Are you more worried or more excited about the future? We then put the question to a group of global event professionals. Here’s what they all said.

Event technology and marketing consultant Nick Borelli on which event-registration trends are easiest to predict by analyzing data.

Most trade-show professionals market and sell booth space and then simply wish their exhibitors well. You can do better — their success is your success.

Looking at our Annual Meetings Market Survey through the lens of optimism vs. pessimism.

Indianapolis may be considered a second-tier city, but it’s punching above its weight class as a host destination for medical meetings and more.

A quick trip reveals how a downtown renaissance is transforming Ohio’s third-largest city into a top-tier event destination.

A three-day tour of Florida’s Palm Beaches showcased this coastal area’s culinary creativity and sophisticated meeting spaces.

Responses from Convene’s Annual Meetings Market Survey show the varying ways that event strategists are managing uncertainty, maximizing attendee engagement, and adopting new technologies like AI.

Trevor Noah will deliver the closing keynote and conduct a fireside chat at Convening Leaders 2026.

Organizational psychologist, podcaster, and author Grant will deliver the opening keynote on the Main Stage at Convening Leaders 2026.

The long-term value of our community lies in our ability to strengthen the connections that allow societies to thrive.

How a First Nations artist’s live carving sparked a four-day-long conversation at an International Academy of Trial Lawyers meeting.

How Spark can help planners combat the late registration trend by uncovering patterns in their own registration data and finding ways to spur prospective audiences to action.

What questions to ask — which ones to avoid — to increase your chances of getting the highest number of responses that yield insights.

Event strategists from around the world told us how they’re staying flexible at a pivotal moment for the business events industry.

A recent study shows that the current funding model to encourage group business falls short in significant areas beyond economics.

Retailers gathered in Kentucky in April to collaborate on the making, packaging, and marketing of candy.

How a national leadership conference amplifies the impact of a powerful network of Black Greek-letter fraternities and sororities.

Thanks to a combination of careful planning and strategic partnerships, PCMA’s annual meeting keeps raising its own standards for event sustainability.

Planners shared event engagement strategies in a recent discussion on the PCMA Catalyst community.

At The Conference for Conferences, participants explored what events rooted in participant experience and connection could look like.

Behavioral expert Thimon de Jong — who spoke last week at PCMA Convening EMEA — on the brain benefits of resisting the urge to grab your phone the moment a session ends.

In 2026, your edge will be from regularly engaging in three workplace practices.

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.