At BES 2026 Rashmi Airan will unpack how how one decision, made under pressure, can unravel everything you've spent a career building.

From Prison to Purpose

Business Events Summit speaker Rashmi Airan is proof that sometimes bad things don’t happen to us, they happen for us. It’s a mindset shift that can be transformational.

Working in the business world, Nir Hindie kept noticing the many connections between artists and entrepreneurs.

Artful Experiences

How art deepens connection and opens participants to new ways of thinking at — and about — events across a swath of sectors.

Business professor Nir Hindie, founder of The Artian, speaks frequently about the relationship of art to business, and business events.

Thinking Like an Artist

Business and art are considered unrelated disciplines, but artists and event organizers share a common goal, says entrepreneur and educator Nir Hindie: creating meaningful experiences.

At sessions led by the artist Adam Rosendahl, attendees write and draw directly on butcher-paper covered tables, in conversation with others.

The Art of Connecting

Adam Rosendahl’s Late Nite Art workshops use storytelling, music, and drawing to break down barriers and unleash creativity.

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

Blake Waravdekar, DES

Blake Waravdekar, DES, meeting coordinator at the Association of American Medical Colleges, learned early on in her career that even the most detailed plans are best executed when paired with clear decision-making and the ability to adjust in the moment.

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