Welcome to GatheringPoint.new Podcast — where ideas, culture, innovation, and connection come together to shape the future of events.
I’m David Adler, Curator-in-Chief, and this episode accompanies our Weekend Wisdom feature on Hervé Sedky, President and CEO of Emerald Holding, Inc. (EEX) — the only publicly traded event organizing company in the United States.
With more than 140 events across 16 industries, Emerald reaches over half a million professionals each year — from luxury travel and design to pizza and performance marketing. But what sets Hervé apart isn’t just scale — it’s his substance. Born in France, raised in Cairo, and now leading a company with global impact, he brings a rare combination of operational precision and cultural empathy to everything he builds.
In this episode, we share distilled insights from Hervé’s leadership journey — ideas you can apply whether you’re designing a summit, leading a team, or trying to make meaning at scale.
Wisdom Bank Takeaways Include:
Leadership: Lead with clarity, not noise. Build trust through design.
Global Perspective: Empathy is infrastructure. A wider lens leads to better decisions.
Design & Curation; Events aren’t assembled — they’re crafted. Details drive emotion.
Gathering Strategy: Curate connection. Make every moment matter before, during, and after.
Personal Wisdom: Equity begins with access. What moves people… lasts.
🎧 Tune in for ideas you can use in any field where people come together with purpose — and check out the full Weekend Wisdom article on Hervé Sedky at Gathering Point.
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