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CEMA is where senior event marketers go beyond the expected—and build what’s next.
The video shows what it meant to be together: a room full of event marketers who understood the work, the pressure, and the questions without needing the backstory.
Before CEMA Summit, we asked one thing: be present. Meet someone new. Listen with an open mind. Take one idea home that could make a difference for your team.
You did.
Now everyone is home. Call the person you met. Open your notes. Share the idea you promised yourself you wouldn’t forget.
Don’t let what you felt at Summit fade once real life gets busy again.
If you missed Summit, stay close. There’s more ahead.
We made it! Welcome to CEMA Summit 2026 in Toronto. Follow along here for photos, video, and updates. If you're here with us, tag us in your posts — we'll be watching for them.
06/19/2026
Elizabeth Maxson Martinet, CMO of Contentful, is joining us on the Main Stage at CEMA Summit 2026 in Toronto (August 9–11).
Before she was a CMO, Elizabeth got her start in event marketing at GPJ and Salesforce Events, working her way up through marketing leadership at Salesforce, Quip, and Tableau before landing at Contentful. She's lived this side of the industry — the landscape, the pressure, the opportunities event marketers navigate every day.
At CEMA Summit, she'll share how she's thinking about AI and personalization and what it actually takes to scale without losing what makes marketing work. If "do more with less" is basically your job title, this one's for you.
We'd love to see you in Toronto this August. https://bit.ly/4bzwfzO
In this Leadership in 10, we sit down with Kati Quigley, VP of Brand Marketing at BMC Software, for a conversation on brand marketing, customer connection, and the growing role of events across the full business journey.
Kati shares how event marketing has evolved into a true career path, why personalization is no longer optional, and why the strongest event strategies are not about doing more. They are about making the right moments matter. Here's a peek...
Watch the full Leadership in 10 series on CEMA’s YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo4XSzVcrq4FKLZZJg_v6cmMtq6xFiFHz&si=U6a952bIfoUn3J19
06/12/2026
Some brands get attention.
The great ones earn a place in culture.
This is the difference Omar Johnson knows how to build. As the closing Main Stage keynote speaker at CEMA Summit 2026, Omar brings the perspective behind some of the most influential brands of the last two decades, including Nike, Apple, and Beats by Dre.
In B2H: Business to Human Marketing 3.0: What’s Next?, he will show event marketers how to use cultural relevance, storytelling, and human-centered marketing to create emotional buy-in, drive repeat attendance, and turn registrants into real brand fans.
Register today to hear why the future belongs to brands that stop marketing at people and start connecting with them. https://bit.ly/4bzwfzO
06/08/2026
CEMA welcomes Amego as a Visionary Partner!
Amego joins a strong group of Strategic Partners who help make CEMA a valuable community for event marketers.
Thank you, Amego, for your partnership. We’re excited to welcome your team into the CEMA community.
Meet Amego at CEMA Summit.
05/18/2026
When the world shifts fast, guessing is expensive.
At CEMA Summit 2026, global heads of event marketing from some of the world’s most influential brands will take the main stage for The View from the Top: What Global Event Leaders Are Doing Right Now. https://bit.ly/4bzwfzO
This conversation will go inside the portfolio and program decisions they made this year, what changed because of those choices, and what they’re rethinking now.
Meet the panel:
Leslie Hasvold
Sarah Reed
Deborah Cladwell
Dan Preiss
Save your seat for CEMA Summit 2026 and hear the view from the top, firsthand.
Ever wonder how today’s event marketing leaders are really making decisions behind the scenes? Leadership in 10 gives you a front-row seat. Short conversations with leaders shaping the industry, sharing how they lead, think, and plan for what’s next.
Our first conversation features Peter Lewis, Chief Commercial Officer at SXSW. After 17 years with the organization, Peter shares how SXSW has evolved… and where it’s headed next. From the role of tech in shaping the experience to what the future holds, this is a conversation worth your time.
Watch the preview, then catch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/2MtiMrsLnFo?si=OeZwQJp2NfoVcd3C
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A chance to connect.
Time with your event marketing peers.
Conversations that are actually accessible.
That’s what CEMA Regional Exchanges are all about.
If you haven’t stepped into one of these more intimate settings where members and future members come to connect and engage…you’re missing out.
Because nothing beats real moments with your peers.
Take a look at where we’ll be in May ➡️ https://cemaonline.com/
CEMA members… you’ve been asking. How do I get on a Study Tour? Where’s the next regional dinner? What’s happening at CEMA Summit?
We’ll walk through all of it at the CEMA Q2 Town Hall on May 14. You’ll hear directly from the team and advisory board about what’s coming up and where things are headed. Check your inbox for details. https://cemaq2townhall2026.splashthat.com/
Not a member yet? This is a good time to get closer to the community and be part of what’s next.
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