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Can AI Make Executive Decisions?
Leaders are leaning on AI to guide their actions, with few clear benefits so far. It may help to see AI as part of a process, not its end. Two recent data points about AI, both troubling: One: According to a recent PwC CEO survey, only 12 percent of organizations have...
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Bridging Our Divides, Cutting Event Food Waste with ReFED’s Jacquelyn Chi, and Building Career Pathways in the Kitchen
Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: Bridging Our Divides We live in a polarized world. How can events bring people together and restore civility without glossing over our differences and challenges? Written and read by Michelle Russell, editor...
CEM Spotlight on Mohammed Alammar, CEM
Mohammed Alammar, CEM is a results-driven professional with extensive experience in managing exhibitions, conferences, and events across diverse sectors. Currently serving as the Head of Strategic Relations for Tutorial, he is actively engaged in both local and...
The Quiet Power of Getting It Right: Reengineering the Fundamentals for Today’s Associations
When leaders are freed from operational noise and volunteers are set up to succeed, growth accelerates. Three associations show how structural clarity fuels measurable results. In an era defined by rapid change, shrinking volunteer bandwidth, and an explosion of new...
Katharina Fressner
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Katharina Fressner, sales manager at the Austria Center Vienna, has discovered how many disciplines, stakeholders, and long-term collaborations...
People on the Move
Sonia TrejoThe Los Angeles Convention Center has promoted Sonia Trejo, CVP, CMP, CEM, from senior event manager to the newly created position of director of events and special projects. She will oversee client experience as the venue undergoes a long-awaited $2.6...