About the Conference for Conferences

The Conference for Conferences was born out of my deep frustration at the current paradigm of conferences, where we consider it “normal” to invest lots of time, money, and energy in attending an event — only to end up disengaged, overwhelmed by information, and ultimately finding it more interesting to check our email than to listen to presentations. I wanted to grab the lost opportunity for hands-on learning, for meaningful connections and relationship building, for harnessing the wisdom in the room.

I decided that it was time to stop complaining and start creating. I figured if there was all this life force running through me, I might as well use it for good! I imagined a new paradigm of conference based on experiential education that would be dynamic, fun, and immediately applicable to the participant’s life and work.

Part personal transformation, part professional development, it is about embracing and celebrating the whole person, and recognizing that change begins within. When we have leaders who are willing to take responsibility for the culture they create, then we have the possibility to make real changes at scale.

I am so proud of and humbled by the amazing community that has gathered around this event, and the people who continue to pioneer the field of gathering. To us, this concept of culture — the how we do what we do, why we do it, and the who we do it with — are the things that matter most.

I look forward to continuing this grand experiment of creating culture with you.

~ jenny