The Creative Bureaucracy Festival hires local musicians and sources food from as close to Berlin as possible.

Limiting Situations

Constraints can be negative — or used as an opportunity to engage event participants. We explore how one event did just that in Convene’s October issue.

“Happily Ever After” — a nightly show.

Meeting Magic in Orlando

A tour of the reimagined Disney Creative Studio and Disney World provided a closer look at how the world’s most recognizable entertainment company designs business events.

Zanny Minton Beddoes will present the opening keynote, “Shifting Markets, Smarter Strategy: The Global Economic Outlook in 2026,” on the Main Stage at Convening Leaders on Monday, Jan. 12, in Philadelphia.

Joining the Dots With Zanny Minton Beddoes

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.

The view from our new North American headquarters on the 71st floor of the Aon Tower in downtown Chicago. (Staff photo)

Let’s Make History

As we mark the 70th anniversary of Convening Leaders and PCMA in 2026, our eyes are on the future.

This year, we explore the question of whether events professionals earn a salary commensurate with the requirements of the job. Illustration by Ellen Marello.

Salary Survey 2025: Payment Due?

We look into the question of whether event organizers are compensated well enough for their efforts, skills, experience, and contributions, using our Annual Salary Survey as a guidepost.

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