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Report: Boards Seeking More Subject Expertise
NACD’s governance survey found that boards are facing more challenges than ever, and are seeking leadership help beyond strategic planning. Board members are feeling more pressure to respond to economic and technological challenges, prompting narrower...
How Human Rights Lawyer Amal Clooney Uses Her Platform for Change
Amal Clooney will complete the Main Stage schedule at CL25 in the session “Leveraging Your Platform to Combat Social Injustice.” Amal Alamuddin, born in 1978 in Beirut, fled the Lebanese civil war with her family as a toddler, resettling near London. Today the world...
Maraika Black
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2025 member Maraika Black, European Association for the Study of the Liver’s public health program manager, shares her thoughts about how work/life balance...
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Mellissa Pitt-Chalmers Marriott International has promoted Mellissa Pitt-Chalmers’ to the role of vice president, global and national sales, EMEA. Pitt-Chalmers has held a number of roles at the hotel...
Brené Brown on How to Be a Braver Leader — No Matter Where You Sit on the Org Chart
“I love the whole new trend where y’all are putting more real connection time together into the conferences that you’re building,” academic and author Brené Brown said on Monday during her Main Stage conversation with emcee Holly Ransom. “Let me just to tell you —...
Marina Bay Sands and Sands Resorts Macao Take Events to New Heights
Marina Bay Sands is undergoing a $1.75-billion transformation of its accommodations to ensure event organizers and delegates experience elevated hospitality. Marina Bay Sands and Sands Resorts Macao, two singular resorts renowned for their luxury, world-class service,...





