PCMA Convening Leaders 2023 | PCMA | 8 January 2023 | Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Designed to lead the business meeting industry into the future, Convening Leaders is an epic gathering of one-of-a-kind experiences, dynamic discussions and powerful networking.

Join your community to connect, collaborate and explore ways to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

At this event, we will spark new ideas and create actionable pathways to help you meet the challenges of today and tomorrow:
• Connect and collaborate with your community to share successes, failures and lessons learned to help drive your business forward and achieve your economic, social and environmental goals.
• Explore ground-shifting trends and insights, their impact on your audiences and stakeholders –and how YOU can deliver high-impact value to your organization.
• Examine the new demands on leadership from visionary experts and peer-to-peer exchanges to fully understand the expectations, skillsets and actions it takes to have a positive influence on your teams, your business results and the industry.

2023 Speakers

HEADLINERS:

Thomas Barg & Ammar Kandil
Yes Theory: Embrace Uncertainty to Reach your Full Potential

Allyson Felix
Iconic Athlete

Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist at Wharton, bestselling author of Think Again, and host of the podcast WorkLife

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Ben Erwin
President and CEO, Encore

Carly Fiorina
Founder and Chairman Carly Fiorina Enterprises

Chris Nassetta
Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Worldwide

Matthew Slaughter
Former Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Economic Policy Expert and Dean of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

SPEAKERS:

Aurora Benton
Founder of Astrapto

Greg DeShields
Executive Director, Tourism Diversity Matters

Arianna Galligher
Director, Gabbe Health & Well-Being Program Associate Director, Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Program OSU Wexner Medical Center

Courtney Lohmann
Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, PRA Business Events

Leo Piccioli
Leadership & Innovation Speaker, Author

Rosemarie Rossetti
Accommodating People with Disabilities at On-Site and Virtual Meetings and Events

Michelle Russell
Editor in Chief, PCMA

Amanda Simons
Principal Consultant, Honeycomb Strategies

Beth Surmont
Vice President of Event Strategy & Design at 360 Live Media

Ryan Thorpe
Assistant General Manager Greater Columbus Convention Center

2023 Partners and Sponsors

• Encore
• Marriott
• Orange County Convention Centre
• Visit Orlando
• Visit Austin
• Austin Convention Center
• Caesars Entertainment
• Canada
• Cleveland
• Experience Columbus
• Destination DC
• Events DC
• Visit Detroit
• Visit Lauderdale
• Hilton
• Visit Houston
• Greater Miami and Miami Beach
• Travel Portland
• Discover Puerto Rico
• Boston
• Signature Boston
• Tourism Calgary
• Visit Forth Worth
• Freeman
• GES
• Meet Hawaii
• Imex Group
• Visit Indy
• Long Beach Convention
• Los Angeles
• Louisville
• MGM Resorts
• Miami and Beaches
• Business Events Montreal
• Palais des congres de Montreal
• New Orleans Company
• MCCNO
• Visit Omaha
• The Palm Beaches
• Visit Greater Palm Springs
• PHLCVB
• Visit Pittsburg
• Visit San Antonio
• Visit Seattle
• Singapore Passiom Made Possible
• Destination Toronto
• Vansouver
• Vansouver Convention Centre
• American Airlines
• Ascend Media
• Executive Events
• Heka Health
• Heritage
• Maritz Global Events
• Mediasite
• United for Business