Kyle Jordan Uses Innovation to Strengthen Human Connection
For Kyle Jordan, innovation isn’t about dazzling attendees with the latest technology. It’s about removing friction to build a stronger sense of belonging and connection.
Meetings Innovators
Meetings Innovators highlights changemakers who are redefining the meetings industry. These visionary professionals are pushing boundaries with fresh perspectives, bold ideas, and groundbreaking strategies.
Whether they’re designing more inclusive gatherings, leveraging data for smarter decision-making, or introducing game-changing formats, their work is shaping the future of the industry.
Sina Bünte Applies Olympic-Level Thinking to Event Innovation
For Sina Bünte, innovation isn’t about disruption; it’s about execution. Drawing on lessons from the Olympic Games and Cirque du Soleil, she focuses on continuous experimentation, smarter use of AI, and designing events that match how audiences engage and learn.
Ally Masi is Proving the Power of Micro-Innovation
For Ally Masi, innovation is consistent, intentional change. At Salesforce, she’s proving that small shifts in planning, alignment, and design can fundamentally reshape how events deliver value.
Jordan Lacey: A Gen Z Innovator Creating Human-Centered Events
Jordan Lacey embodies how Gen Z leaders are reshaping meetings for a more human-centered era, prioritizing empathy, inclusivity, and experience-driven design.
Tavar James: Innovation as an 'Always-On Drumbeat' That Sparks New Ways of Gathering
Forrester's Tavar James on burning the B2B events playbook and embracing passion and self care to create unforgettable, human-centric brand experiences.
Nick Borelli Sees Innovation as the Way to Beat AI’s Uniformity
The rise of AI is making 'average' easy and creating a flood of 'same-same' events. For Meetings Innovator Nick Borelli, using design thinking to break away from the norm is a necessity, not a luxury.
Elyse Dawson
This power user of AI feels that the next wave of innovation will come from making meetings more human.
Ruud Janssen
Ruud Janssen believes true innovation is about simplifying complexity and getting people to work together and urges all event designers to leave their ego at the door.
Robyn Duda
Robyn Duda believes that true innovation comes from listening, iterating, and creating connections people didn’t know they needed.
Howard Givner
Howard Givner built and sold three successful event businesses. He says events are "on borrowed time" if they ignore two areas in dire need of innovation.