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The Founding 10 · By Invitation

Ten seats. Chosen, not sold.

Ten Founding Scholar seats at the inaugural Event Leaders AI Bootcamp — reserved by invitation for established voices in the events community. Think you belong in the room? Request an invitation.

September 29, 2026 · Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
A complimentary seat — $450 value

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Who we invite

Reserved for the voices who shape the field.

Founding Scholar seats aren't sold or handed out at random. We invite ten established voices in the events community — the planners, creators, and leaders whose perspective carries weight and whose networks look to them for what's next.

Established voices

Planners and creators with an engaged professional following.

Active in the conversation

You post, speak, or lead where event professionals are paying attention.

Respected by peers

The person others turn to for a read on where the field is going.

Ready to put AI to work

Not just talk about it — and glad to share what you build.

What the seat includes
  • A full day of eight hands-on, peer-led AI labs — workflows you keep and a 90-day plan you can run the next morning.
  • A seat in a curated room of 100 event leaders, and recognition as a Founding Scholar of the first cohort.
  • A complimentary, in-person seat — a $495 value, on us.
Request an invitation

Request an invitation

Founding Scholar seats are by invitation — but we don't know everyone worth inviting. If you belong in this room, or you'd nominate someone who does, tell us. Add your details (including your LinkedIn) and we'll be in touch.

Requests close August 31, 2026. Founding 10 invited by September 5, 2026.
We review every request personally — even if a Founding Scholar seat isn't the fit this round, we'll stay in touch.

Questions, answered

Is the seat really complimentary?
Yes — Founding Scholars receive a complimentary, non-transferable, in-person seat for September 29, 2026 (a $495 value).
Who do you invite?
Established, active voices in the events community — planners, creators, and leaders whose perspective shapes the field and whose networks look to them for what's next. If that's you, request an invitation. If it's someone you admire, nominate them.
Is anything expected in return?
As a Founding Scholar and a public voice in the community, you share the day with your network — post that you're attending and help spread the word. We hand you the graphic and the caption, so it takes two minutes.
What if I'm not invited this round?
We review every request personally. If a Founding Scholar seat isn't the fit this time, we'll stay in touch — and there's still a place for you in the room.
What is the Bootcamp, exactly?
A hands-on working day for 100 event leaders — eight peer-led labs where you build real AI workflows for registration, marketing, budgeting, operations, and more. No keynotes, no expo hall. You leave with tools you keep.

Think you belong in this room?

Ten seats. Chosen, not sold. Request an invitation — or nominate a voice that belongs here.

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