Tradeshow Engagement

Some locations used round tables while others used desks. In each one, participants sat facing a large screen where they could see the speakers and attendees in the other four cities.

Professional beatboxers lead a workshop for participants in each of the five cities and then the entire group performed together via technology. In addition to being fun, the session was intended to reinforce team dynamics and communication.

Organizers ensured there were push-to-talk microphones with speakers within arm's reach of each attendee so they could easily participate in discussions across each of the five locations.

Participants could use the app from EventMobi to communicate directly with participants in one of the other cities.

Rather than holding meetings in traditional conference rooms, Cisewski suggests trying unconventional locations to create a more meaningful and memorable experience. During the Executive Thought Leader Summit in Costa Rica, one day of programming took place on the balcony of a cabin in the woods at Rancho Margot.

Espace C2 is on the hotel's 21st floor, and has permanent stations for teambuilding activities inspired by the C2 Montreal confererence. At the seventh edition of the AccorHotels Global Meeting Exchange, guests participated in brainstorming exercises in elevated ball pits and went into a "cloud" for a multi-sensory experience.

Another group activity led by C2 team members in Espace C2 involved building with Legos.

Global Meeting Exchange attendees also participated in an escape rooms-style puzzle session in another Espace C2 room. The answers were related to the conference's theme of how planners can make their meetings more innovative.

Global Meeting Exchange guests were given electronic wristbands that lit up in different colors to let them know which C2-inspired activity they should head to next.