Curating culturally intelligent events
Design matters
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Curating culturally intelligent events

Audience engagement
Experiential
Meeting planner toolkit
Brand storytelling
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | America/Los_Angeles

Education session

Inspiration Hub | Perspectives Theater, B4100
English
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About

Explore what it means to create culturally intelligent events, from agenda planning to the overall guest experience. Hear real-world examples from event producers working across global markets and discover how cultural expectations can shape catering, protocol, communication and engagement. You’ll learn how the same design decision can be received differently depending on the audience and location. Gain practical strategies to move beyond assumptions, plan with intention and create experiences where every guest feels understood and valued.

Learning outcomes:

Define cultural intelligence in practice, beyond surface-level changes to food and décor

Explore how the same design decision can be received differently across global markets

Apply cultural intelligence throughout each stage of your event planning process

Speakers

Melissa Armstrong

Vice President, Business DevelopmentConferenceDirect

Vinnu Deshetty

Speaker/InstructorEvent ROI Coach

Josh King

Vice Presidentemc3 Collective

Cecilia Lavin

Enterprise Account ExecutiveVoxo AI

Keri Miller

Chief Creative Strategiste=mc2 events | productions