When meetings prioritize comfort, creativity, and connection, audiences feel cared for, not just credentialed.

5 Things Corporate Events Are Doing Right

Sure, most corporate events have a bigger budget than association conferences. But what differentiates the best corporate events isn’t their scale or spend — it’s the thinking behind them.

Jenny Sauer-Klein, found of The Primary Shift workplace experience design studio, brought 150 participants together to talk about how to build connection and impact at the inaugural The Conference for Conferences. Photo by Selina Pan

Fixing a Broken Conference Model

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

A local artist and her students guided attendees in creating a three-panel mural—Justice, Wellness & Peace, and Radical Joy—over three days at the Human Rights Conference. Hear more about “radical joy” from the event in Episode 4. Photo courtesy of the Human Rights Conference.

6 Experts on Keeping DEI Alive at Events

Industry leaders share their practical approaches for making events inclusive — from digital accessibility to balancing celebration with difficult conversations — even as DEI faces backlash.

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