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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

How Leaders Can Keep Anxiety at Bay

Stress is abundant in the C-suite, especially these days. A healthy response demands responses that are authentic, not make-work. The most challenging thing about leadership is that doing it poorly often looks the same as doing it well. Confidence can rally the...

How Toronto’s Creative Capital Sparks Deeper Connection at Meetings

In 2017, UNESCO named Toronto a Creative City of Media Arts (the first Canadian city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network) for its thriving film, music, and digital media industries. In Toronto, creativity isn’t stationary or limited to art hanging on gallery...

Sneak Peek: Marketing & Engagement at Expo! Expo! 2026

Ask any veteran in the exhibitions and events industry where they go to get sharper, and the answer is nearly universal: Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Expo! Expo! is the ONE EPIC EVENT where the entire business events industry compares notes at...

The Truth About Exhibit Spending

By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE Exhibitor marketing budgets have shifted significantly since the pandemic, but are your allocations keeping pace with where the industry is actually headed? What channels are getting the biggest...

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People + Innovation for a Sustainable Future

People + Innovation for a Sustainable Future

The inaugural Convene 4 Climate sustainability conference was held in Barcelona, Spain. In mid-September, global business event leaders, sustainability experts, and innovators will gather at the third annual Convene 4 Climate (C4C) conference, taking place this year...

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The Future of the Events Industry Is Personal

The Future of the Events Industry Is Personal

The relationships formed at this year’s inaugural International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta, Colombia, show the potential of new personal connections formed at events. What has struck me most in my early weeks as editor in...

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Meetings, Made Personal

Meetings, Made Personal

This article and those listed below are part of Convene’s August 2026 issue. Find the turn-page versions of this and past issues in our digital library. Illustrations by Margherita Caspani “How scared should meeting planners be?” Convene asked that question in 2013,...

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The Surprising Power of Speaking From the Heart

The Surprising Power of Speaking From the Heart

More than 500 travel content creators and entrepreneurs attended Women in Travel Summit, held this past May in Chattanooga, Tenn. Women in Travel Summit (WITS) bills itself as the world’s largest gathering of women travel content creators, bringing more than 500...

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