AI and Contracts: What to Watch for

No AI has passed the bar — at least, not yet — so why are you taking legal advice from it? Even if you’re not already using AI in your contracting process, it’s not too soon to learn what guardrails you need to put around its use involving anything legal. MORE

Rethinking the Reward

What a landmark recent study reveals about Gen Z and the future of incentive travel MORE

How Meeting Planners Are Putting AI to Work Now

A session held during one of ConferenceDirect’s exclusive client events explored how planners are integrating AI into their work in the meetings and events industry. MORE

Join Us in Launching a Lasting Legacy

There are just weeks left to secure your place at one of the most meaningful evenings in recent industry memory as ASAE, MPI, PCMA, Destination International, and IMEX will come together as one to honor a single leader — ConferenceDirect’s Brian Stevens. MORE

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Who’s New at ConferenceDirect in September 2026

Welcome to ConferenceDirect’s newest associates! MORE

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