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The existing conference value proposition — networking for career advancement — misses a cohort that defines success around skills, stability, well-being, and financial independence.

AI has neutralized the cost and skill barrier for event fraud, and bad actors are targeting the events industry faster than it can build defenses.

In this session, built around an interactive "scorecard" format, attendees and speakers were split on where AI is delivering real value.

The discipline of creating "must-be-there-energy" hinges on producing moments, designing access for distinct audiences, and building infrastructure for the unplanned that scales to any program size.

When access is political, it's difficult to decide where to spend the money. The access risk is here now.

TUI has taken the worst-case scenario off the table, but even the top range of 2026 earnings guidance will fall short of 2025.

Expedia wants a seat inside the new wave of AI agents, including Meta's Muse. But CEO Ariane Gorin is betting on a messier future for travel: multiple entry points and specialized agents, not one bot that owns the whole trip.

The three planners on stage shared one discipline: connect ROI to stated objectives. Protect what delivers. Cut what doesn't.

Events can earn a seat at the leadership table if they build their own revenue line.

Wyndham’s loyalty membership is getting younger fast. Now it’s setting up more concert packages and backstage passes to keep them.

Travel brands have mastered getting consumers to click "book." Few have figured out what to say once travelers start second-guessing that click.