The Conference Collective - Event Management Podcast

Professional Conference Organisers Association

Welcome to the 'The Conference Collective' Podcast, celebrating the best in innovation and leadership from those who are creating a positive change in the business events industry. A podcast brought to you by the Professional Conference Organisers Association Inc. and hosted by Libbie Ray from Connected Event Group. This podcast provides listeners with behind the scenes access to some of the key innovators in our industry as they share their honest and raw insights. It highlights how collaboration, innovation and resilience are at the core of the events industry and the reasons we have managed to survive through the most...

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The Conference Collective - Event Management Podcast

Episodes (39)

Mar 24th How The Creator Economy Is Reshaping Events with Brooke Howard-Smith
Mar 10th Resilience, Loss and the Impact of Kindness with Kath Koschel
Nov 9, 2025 Next Horizon Thinking: How to Future-Proof Your Events with Ashton Bishop

The Conference Collective - Event Management Podcast

Mar 24, 2026
34 minutes
23 MB

Recorded live at PCOA25, this episode of The Conference Collective Podcast features futurist and entrepreneur Brooke Howard-Smith in conversation with Libbie Ray. Together they explore how AI, the creator economy and changing audience behaviour are transforming the business events industry. Brooke shares why conferences should think like media companies, how empowering delegate-creators can outperform traditional production models, and why “always-on” content is becoming essential for event growth. The conversation moves from big-picture tech shifts to practical actions event organisers can take now, from lowering barriers to content creation to building advocacy and trust in an atte...

The Conference Collective - Event Management Podcast

How The Creator Economy Is Reshaping Events with Brooke Howard-Smith

Professional Conference Organisers Association

00:00 -34:05