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This 2026 programme was carefully curated to help you navigate one of the most transformative periods the meetings and events industry has ever experienced. Across three stages, the programme tackled the challenges shaping our sector head-on, delivering practical insights, future-focused thinking, and actionable tools to apply immediately to strengthen both your business and your career.
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Sessions were also designed to be accessible, with captions and AI-supported accessibility features, so everyone could fully engage with the content. You can explore the 2026 programme by theme or audience level and attendees experienced a dynamic mix of well-known headliners including Emma Henderson and John Vincent MBE, alongside award-winning professional speakers, industry experts, real-world case studies, live podcasts, and hands-on interactive sessions.
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Stage One45 mins
- Leadership & Professional Development
AI is no longer a future topic—it’s already changing who gets hired, how decisions are made, and what we value as an industry. The question is: are we in control, or just keeping up? The meetings and events industry is at a turning point and this is where the real conversation happens. The Reckoning returns as the industry’s live, unfiltered debate, bringing together leaders, disruptors and emerging voices to challenge what’s really happening beneath the surface. Across three stages, a series of interconnected sessions will tackle the forces reshaping our industry right now through one overarching lens: AI and its impact on how we work, create and connect. Join James Lancaster as this session confronts the uncomfortable realities of AI ethics, authenticity and accountability before trust becomes the industry’s biggest casualty.
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Stage Two45 mins
- Leadership & Professional Development
AI is no longer a future topic, it is already changing who gets hired, how decisions are made, and what we value as an industry. The question is: are we in control, or just keeping up? The meetings and events industry is at a turning point and this is where the real conversation happens. The Reckoning returns as the industry’s live, unfiltered debate, bringing together leaders, disruptors and emerging voices to challenge what’s really happening beneath the surface. Across three stages, a series of interconnected sessions will tackle the forces reshaping our industry right now through one overarching lens: AI and its impact on how we work, create and connect. Join Paul Harvey to debate whether the industry is adapting responsibly or sleepwalking into a talent crisis of its own making.
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Blank Canvas45 mins
- Leadership & Professional Development
AI is no longer a future topic, it is already changing who gets hired, how decisions are made, and what we value as an industry. The question is: are we in control, or just keeping up? The meetings and events industry is at a turning point and this is where the real conversation happens. The Reckoning returns as the industry’s live, unfiltered debate, bringing together leaders, disruptors and emerging voices to challenge what’s really happening beneath the surface. Across three stages, a series of interconnected sessions will tackle the forces reshaping our industry right now through one overarching lens: AI and its impact on how we work, create and connect. Join Paula Rowntree for a session where you will discuss how human insight and artificial intelligence can collaborate to create smarter, more immersive and more meaningful events for the future without losing the humanity at the heart of our industry.
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