From a reimagined convention center reception that doubles as a site inspection, to Laura Gassner Otting’s take on burnout and alignment, to Rashmi Airan’s frameworks for making better decisions under pressure — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
With its medieval charm, flexible venues, expert speakers, and thriving industry clusters, Bern is a compelling destination for business events.
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
Holly Ransom has long established herself as an expert emcee and moderator at PCMA’s Convening Leaders conferences. As PCMA’s Business Events Summit opening keynoter, Ransom revealed her fluency in leadership skills, sharing how she has combined what she has learned from speaking to hundreds of organizational leaders with her own high-stakes experiences to help the audience focus on what matters most.
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.
How Adam Rosendahl’s Late Nite Art workshops use storytelling, music, and drawing to help attendees break down barriers, connect in new ways and unleash creativity.
The “Marketing Spend Decision Report,” CEIR’s latest research, gives the exhibitions industry a shot of confidence.
Two different Convene Podcast conversations recorded months apart, one with future-of-work researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer and another with AI strategist Álvaro Meléndez, arrived at a similar conclusion: As AI accelerates information abundance, it only makes the value of live events, trust, and human connection more pronounced.
From how one medical meeting integrates community impact into its program, to Kelly‑Jean Moore’s approach to somatic, human‑centered wellness, to how art can transform events into meaningful experiences — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
Being intentional about integrating art into the design of a program gives the participant experience an added dimension.
The global business events industry can play a role in countering the world’s rising levels of distrust.
For years, event marketers would update last year’s budget, refresh the creative, promote the timeless value proposition, target the core audience, and optimize around the same benchmarks. But in a world shaped by generational shifts in the workforce, late registration behavior, economic uncertainty, AI advancements, and seemingly infinite competitors for the time and attention of our audiences, this familiar approach no longer works. Here’s what to do instead.
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