PCMA ANNOUNCES 2025 VISIONARY AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE FINALISTS

Sherrif Karamat, CAE, PCMA and CEMA President & CEO is pleased to announce the 2025 Visionary Awards Lifetime Achievement Honorees and Professional Excellence Finalists. The annual Visionary Awards, established to honor and celebrate the global business events community’s exceptional stars, will be held Thursday, April 10 during Business Events Industry Week (BEIW) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

PCMA, MARINA BAY SANDS AND SINGAPORE EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION BUREAU SIGN MOUs TO ANCHOR THE BUSINESS OF EVENTS IN SINGAPORE THROUGH 2027

CORPORATE EVENT MARKETING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2025-2026 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

CHICAGO, IL – Sherrif Karamat, CAE, President and CEO, PCMA and CEMA today announced the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA) 2025-2026 Advisory Board of Directors.   Under its direction, CEMA will

PCMA ANNOUNCES 2025 CLASS OF 20 IN THEIR TWENTIES

 PCMA has selected 20 emerging leaders from the next generation of global business event professionals for its annual “20 in Their Twenties” program. The class of 2025 represents business event organizers and suppliers from several PCMA regions, including APAC, Canada, EMEA, and the United States.

BRENÉ BROWN TO JOIN PCMA CONVENING LEADERS WITH A POWERFUL MAIN STAGE CONVERSATION

PCMA AND GEVME INTRODUCE ENHANCED SPARK PLATFORM

PCMA’S CONVENE 4 CLIMATE WELCOMES FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERS FOR FUTURE YEARS

Sherrif Karamat, CAE, President & CEO, PCMA and CEMA today welcomed four new foundational partners to Convene 4 Climate (C4C) during the closing mainstage of the inaugural sustainability conference in Barcelona, Spain. Destination Canada, Fáilte Ireland, Marina Bay Sands and United Airlines join PCMA and The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe (SANCBE) to collectively inspire and transform the global business events industry through the lens of sustainability over the next three years.

PCMA CONFIRMS ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS FOR CONVENING EMEA 2025

Sherrif Karamat, CAE, PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, today announced Rotterdam, a city focused on urban and societal transformation to achieve a resilient future, as the host city for Convening EMEA 2025.

PCMA 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES SLATE RECEIVES FULL MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL

CHICAGO, IL — Sherrif Karamat, CAE, PCMA and CEMA President and CEO today announced the 2025 Board of Directors and Trustees Slate introduced to PCMA and CEMA members on September 1,

CONVENING LEADERS TO LAUNCH WITH STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT FOR 2025

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, Sherrif Karamat, CAE today announced Scott Galloway, acclaimed professor, author, and entrepreneur will share his bold predictions for the trends and forces that will shape the 2025 business landscape.

PCMA’S CONVENING LEADERS FEATURES EMPOWERING AND TRANSFORMATIVE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, Sherrif Karamat, CAE today announced two dynamic main stage keynote speakers for Convening Leaders 2025 (CL25) in Houston, Texas January 12-15, 2025. Liz Cheney, former United States Congresswoman, and Kishore Mahbubani, former president of the United Nations Security Council will connect with CL25 participants through their empowering and transformative keynotes.

PCMA and EVENT MANAGERS ASSOCIATION SPAIN ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, Sherrif Karamat, CAE today announced a strategic partnership with the Event Managers Association Spain (EMA) to deliver educational resources for Spain’s EMA community.