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You Might Be Surprised.</strong></p><h3><em>How CEIR Predict&#8212;once the geekiest conference in events&#8212;might become its most influential.</em></h3><p>By David Adler, for GatheringPoint.News</p><p>Let&#8217;s start with a prediction: By 2035, the one event every strategist, city leader, economist, behavioral designer, and event entrepreneur will want to attend&#8230; is the o&#8230;</p>
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