Event Theme Curation & Production
No one needs yet another conference or event to add to the calendar. In fact, they don’t need another “un-conference” or virtual event, either. Yet, people still seek community and look for opportunities to connect around their greatest passions and interests.
We’ll work together to develop event themes and experiences that galvanize support and engage new audiences. Working side-by-side with your team, we can develop a plan and a message that leaves a lasting impression in the room, while then compelling and equipping your audience to take action when they leave.
Pointing every event detail to the core theme, we’ll create an opportunity to engage your most important stakeholders through:
Theme Development - core messaging, call to action, pointing all details to key topics
Speaker Curation - research, liaison, preparation, on-site management
Speeches - organizational leaders, special guests, emcees
Project Management - process documents, clear agendas, deadlines
When gatherings carry a unique purpose & extend beyond the last spoken word…
When one healthcare-focused organization sought to host a one-of-a-kind gathering of the nation’s top industry voices - the ones who would normally be the speakers at other conferences - they needed to craft an exceptional experience with the opportunity for deep peer-to-peer interaction. The atmosphere needed a level of intimacy that allowed for free-flow of conversation and commentary from speakers whose careers fall in the category of “legendary.” Too, they needed a bit of space to breathe.
Focused on fostering cross-sector collaboration that leads to mutual learning and future partnership, we developed a brief yet powerful experience that drew a hand-picked group of leaders to a retreat-like setting. Across a span of less than 48 hours, we curated a program featuring fireside chats with multi-industry veterans. Their “war stories” of meeting challenges with grit and resolve became the undercurrent for the event’s theme, resonating with an audience engaged in their own high-stakes initiatives.
Between each session, attendees enjoyed ample and intentional networking time to seek out the conversations with fellow leaders that could open doors for collaboration post-event. And in the down time? Attendees engaged in experiences that highlighted the natural setting around them and enjoyed hospitality, entertainment, and culinary fare mirroring the surrounding culture.
This annual event continues to draw a core crowd of repeat attendees who have come to utilize the time for connection not typically found in corporate settings, and a little R&R. Attendee reviews note the relationships initiated and forged, the ways they will engage other team members in the conversations that began onsite, and a level of gratitude for the relaxed yet purposeful approach to the gathering. The hosting organization considers it a hallmark event that is driving industry change, and has a lasting planning and execution platform from our initial planning processes to continue to host the event year-after-year.