Convenings AND conversations
Where the industry talks it through
We bring together experts to discuss and solve challenges that impact the industry.
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Upcoming
IMEX AMERICA · SMART MONDAY, HOSTED BY MPI
MON 12 OCT, 2:30 PM PT
A moderated panel on what AI is actually taking from event work, and which of your team's tasks to hand over first.
Less Mindless,
More Meaningful
IMEX AMERICA, CVENT BOOTH
13–15 OCT
Short talks across the show days, each picking up a thread from the two launch reports.
Six Sessions at the Cvent
Booth
CVENT CONNECT EUROPE, LONDON
21–22 OCT
[One line once the session is set]
[Session title TBC]
INVITATION
Dec 2026
Ten to twelve senior practitioners react to our first published numbers, followed by a short published report.
Roundtable One
CONVENINGS AND CONVERSATIONS
Why Trusted Community Building Is the Real Growth Engine for Event Success
Vanessa Lovatt of Event Tech World on why trust, not scale, is what grows an event.
MIKE FLETCHER, WITH VANESSA LOVATT · MAR 2026
CONVENINGS AND CONVERSATIONS
Audiences Have Changed. Has Your Event Content Strategy?
Martin Fullard of Identity on designing content into the event, not bolting it on after.
MIKE FLETCHER, WITH MARTIN FULLARD · MAR 2026
CONVENINGS AND CONVERSATIONS
Why Trust Is the Key to Every Great Planner-Supplier Partnership
Shonali Devereaux of the Meetings Industry Association on the supplier relationships that make or break an event.
MIKE FLETCHER, WITH SHONALI DEVEREAUX · MAR 2026
Conversations