Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: More Than Hacking It A speedy win at the Convening Leaders 2026 Spark Hackathon was the result of years of combined experience and experimentation among three strangers. Written and read by Barbara Palmer,...

Jennifer Sheehan Jennifer Sheehan, CMP, DES, has joined the INNOV8 Meetings + Events team as a manager, global accounts. She brings more than a decade of experience in meeting and program management and has overseen every phase of event execution during her career....

Associations have long played a distinct role in professional life: bringing people together to share knowledge, set standards, and advance their fields. That role remains essential, but the way members discover, evaluate, and engage with associations is evolving...

ASTHO’s consortium is designed to allow officials across the country to better access relevant information on mortality and more. An association of public-health officials has created a consortium to better share data. The Public Health Data Consortium was launched...

PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Juan Pablo Garcia, chief sales officer at Ozum, has actively embraced AI, automation, and smarter systems while staying grounded in what events...