Futurist Shawn DuBravac will present his take on where the business events profession is going — and what it takes to lead us there — to attendees at Business Events Summit 2026. His talk will also highlight how new tools, AI among them, are helping event professionals do the strategic work that the business now demands.

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 reveals 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.

The “Marketing Spend Decision Report,” CEIR’s latest research, gives the exhibitions industry a shot of confidence.

Organizational psychologist David Burkus thinks your answer to that question will spell the difference between whether your team succeeds or not. He’ll explain why and how in his Main Stage keynote at CEMA Summit, July 27-29, in Austin.

How a conference for lifestyle medicine practitioners takes a page from its own prescription pad.

The American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery transformed its annual meeting awards program into something far less ceremonial and far more engaging, based on audience insights.

Meetings have long been designed with this one-off/single-use mentality. How can we adopt more of a reduce, reuse, recycle approach to create truly sustainable events?

By providing participants with a sense of trust, the feeling of belonging, and the satisfaction of socially connecting with others, events become more than places to learn and network.

Psychologist and author Jamil Zaki on how conferences are an antidote to cynicism — and how to help participants connect more deeply.

Dan Berger reveals how founding — and selling — an event-planning software company taught him the true meaning of belonging, and how event professionals can apply those lessons to create meaningful connections.

According to author Dan Berger, business events offer five out of the six major categories of activities or strategies that promote the sense of belonging.

Psychologist and author Jamil Zaki on why conferences are an antidote to mistrust and three ways to build connection between participants at conferences of all sizes.