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The Clintons and Mayim Bialik — PCMA Doesn’t Shy Away From Controversial Speakers 

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Skift Take: President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and actress Mayim Bialik were all keynote speakers at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024. Were these controversial choices worth the risk? Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Can Virtual Speakers Meet the Expectations of Meeting Planners? 

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However, including remote speakers does not make a meeting less successful. Skift Take: To assume a virtual speaking experience is the same as in-person is a mistake. Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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We are biased against truly creative event design

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A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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Digital Event Design: 4 Realities of the ‘Wild West of the Speaker World’

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TED is one of the many formerly face-to-face events lining up speakers, such as Susan David, for their digital programming. I’ve been working with speakers at events for more than 20 years, and this almost feels like an entirely new job,” Tim Mathy, partner at Speak Inc., This is the Wild West of the speaker world.”.

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6 Things You Need to Know About Hybrid Event Design

Event Age by Swapcard

One of the most prominent trends to come out of this crisis is hybrid events. A hybrid model consists of a traditional, in-person event with a venue, attendees and speakers or exhibitors, but also incorporates an online aspect.

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The Speakers Agency appoints new Managing Director

Event Industry News

The Speakers Agency has announced the appointment of Holly Kerley as its new Managing Director. Kerley has taken over the position from Sylvia Tidy-Harris who has decided to hand over the reins and focus on her other business – Tidy Management – 22 years after founding the business. One of the UK’s leading and most […]

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Tips to go from attendee to speaker at a tech conference

Event Industry News

With more than 12 years’ experience working in the events industry, primarily in tech, Rachel Heller is senior content program manager, events, at Github, the AI-powered developer platform.