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Director International Development
Talley Management Group
Ksenija Polla, CEF-IF is a globally recognized leader in the association and business events industry with over 30 years' experience spanning membership growth, international development, education and strategic engagement. She is Director of International Development at Talley Management Group, where she leads efforts to expand the company’s global presence and partnerships.
Before joining Talley, Ksenija spent nearly three decades at ICCA, where she played a key role in launching certification programs, education initiatives and legacy projects that strengthened the global association community.
In 2025, she was named a Stellar Performer by Smart Meetings magazine in recognition of her contributions to mentoring, gender equity and sustainability.
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Explore the realities of designing international meetings in partnership with local experts. Hear how association planners tackle real-world design challenges, then work through the same challenge yourself.
Discover where planner intent and local delivery can become disconnected, and learn practical ways to build stronger collaboration, better communication and more adaptable event designs. Leave with fresh ideas and a repeatable design-thinking approach you can apply to future programs.
Learning outcomes:
Identify where planner intent and local delivery can diverge
Build stronger collaboration with local destination partners
Apply design-thinking techniques to future meetings
* CMP/CEU Approved: Event Design, 1.0 credit
Some teams adopt AI without a plan, while others are unsure how to move forward. Explore how Ksenija and Dahlia built an AI governance policy from the ground up, including due diligence, internal discussions and rollout. Discover how they involved both early adopters and more cautious team members in the process.
Learning outcomes:
Build an AI governance framework for your team
Balance progress with effective safeguards
Engage both early adopters and cautious team members