by Aidan | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Christina Kolokotroni, CEM, SEPC | Principal | Mega Exhibit, Inc I didn’t start my career with a plan to work in events. I fell into it. In 2016, I joined the internal events team at Samsung, and that was my first real exposure to how much goes into producing an...
by Aidan | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The internet was just going mainstream in 1996, when a meetings professional named Pegotty Cooper made uncannily accurate predictions about how technology would affect meetings in the future. Thirty years ago, one in five people in the U.S. used the internet,...
by Aidan | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Associations are facing workplace stress as much as any other sector. Executives can do much to lower the temperature. Burnout is a front-burner issue once again. Messy geopolitics, combined with anxiety around new technologies such as AI, is taking its toll on...
by Aidan | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Across associations, corporate event teams, and DMOs, they voiced the same top priorities: the need to strengthen strategic planning and to equip themselves and their teams with the skills to leverage AI. Business events have always been shaped by change. But the...
by Aidan | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The “PCMA 2026 Outlook” report combined survey responses with data from one-on-one interviews and focus groups for a multi-layered look at the challenges shaping the business events landscape. Geopolitics is having a major impact on a significant number of global...