Connection is the goal: here’s how to get there
Experiential event design

Connection is the goal: here’s how to get there

Audience engagement
Corporate
Experiential
Brand storytelling
Dienstag, 13. Okt. 2026
11:05 - 11:35 | America/Los_Angeles

Education session

Bayside | Encore, B4387
English
About

Turn connection from an aspiration into an intentional event outcome. Explore how personalization, experience design and purposeful innovation can create more engaging attendee journeys and stronger event impact.

Take away practical ideas for designing conferences, corporate meetings and association events that feel relevant, memorable and human, even as you balance competing priorities, diverse audiences and rising expectations.

Learning outcomes:

Recognize how connection supports attendee experience and event success

Use personalization and purposeful innovation to create more relevant attendee journeys without adding unnecessary complexity

Apply a framework for designing events that encourage participation, belonging and long-term engagement

This session is approved for the following certifications.

* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: 0.5

* CMP/CEU Approved: Event Design, 0.50 credits

* CSEP Approved

Speakers

Jill Hunt

VP, Customer Experience & InsightsEncore Global