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What a Week — That’s a Wrap for Convening Leaders 2025!
Morning yoga class got an upgrade this week when puppies were invited to join. This little one may have done more climbing than stretching. What a week at Houston’s George R. Martin Convention Center. We’ve put together a photo gallery of some of what happened over...
Convening Leaders Returns to the Birthplace of America — and PCMA
Convening Leaders will return to Philadelphia in 2026, joining such events as the FIFA World Cup, the MLB All-Star Game, and the 108th PGA Championship. In 2026, Convening Leaders attendees will have the chance to explore the storied streets of Philadelphia, the...
Incoming PCMA Chair Neil Brownlee Breaks New Ground
Incoming PCMA Chair Neil Brownlee addresses members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2025 on Sunday. Brownlee is the board’s first non-North American chair. (Whatever Media Group) Neil Brownlee attended his first Convening Leaders in 2011 in Las Vegas. “I’d...
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...





