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December 2025

I’m Having Way Too Much Fun With This
Six months in, this medium made curiosity the point.
 • David Adler
A Tribute to "Pigs in a Blanket"
It’s the hors d’oeuvre that never tries too hard—but always wins. Here’s the trivia you need to know about the most devoured bite in American event…
 • David Adler
1:23
You’re Not Hearing What Your Attendees Really Think
And you are still underestimating the intelligence already inside your event.
 • David Adler
How the Gathering Economy Actually Works
Lessons from 20 conversations in 2025—what to carry forward, and why it matters.
 • David Adler
Hervé Sedky — Leading the Events Industry’s Rarest Gem
From American Express to events with purpose, Hervé Sedky now leads Emerald—the only publicly traded event organizing company in the U.S.—where he’s…
 • David Adler
Greg Topalian and the Long Game of Instinct
From New York Comic Con to a new role spotting and backing the next generation of builders, Greg Topalian’s career tracks the rise of live events as one…
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Greg Topalian and the Long Game of Instinct
From New York Comic Con to a new role spotting and backing the next generation of builders, Greg Topalian’s career tracks the rise of live events as one…
 • David Adler
Cvent Buys Goldcast — and Forces the Events Industry to Ask: What Happens Next?
After the acquisition, events are no longer moments. They're systems.
 • David Adler
THE GREAT DIVIDE: HOW PCMA’S “20 IN THEIR TWENTIES” CAPTURES THE INDUSTRY’S BEFORE AND AFTER
PCMA’s 2026 honorees, contrasted with the 2019 class, reveal the exact moment the Meetings Industry became the Gathering Economy.
 • David Adler
The White House Ballroom Bet: What America Loses When a Home Tries to Become a Venue
Modernizing the mansion may solve old problems, but it could cost the White House the very character that made its events unforgettable.
 • David Adler
Nicole Peck: The General of Warmth
Designing the business of how people feel.
 • David Adler
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