Convening EMEA 2026 Scholarship Application

Why should organisers participate in the Convening EMEA Organiser Scholarship Programme?   

CONTENT: Our programme architecture includes 5 different learning formats, allowing our participants to curate a personalised experience that assist them with their current challenges and priorities as individuals, teams and organisations.
Here is a teaser of our 5 formats:

Main Stages – Macro Trends that are impacting the business events industry brought to life by our keynote speakers.  

Level Workshops – Experience level interactive workshops focused on individual growth from early-stage career to C-suite.  

Micro Labs – Topic or Challenge-driven labs centred on solutions and applicable tools. 

Industry Insights – Our Insights series where we showcase industry case studies that impact multiple event stakeholders.  

Connection Starters – Informal group dialogue circles allowing for intimate knowledge exchange & connection building.  

COMMUNITY: Convening EMEA fosters a safe and comfortable environment where meaningful and authentic connections are made. It’s about more than expanding your professional network; it’s about joining a multi-generational, community representing 360 Degrees of the events industry and together are shaping the future of the business events industry.  

COMMERCE: Convening EMEA is a hub for business networking, designed to build trusted relationships. Scholarship recipients can engage in meaningful conversations with our partners who are invested in your event strategies and business growth. Our curated programme helps transform connections into valuable commercial outcomes. 

EXPERIENCE: We’ve designed Convening EMEA to connect people who share a common purpose: to be architects of our future.  The business of human connections is what we collectively do better than anyone else. Today, it’s never been more needed — and yet never been more complex. We have intentionally curated the overall event to take you on a journey of discovery, connection, growth and engagement. You will experience Lisbon like never before and unlock new opportunities within an exceptional community of passionate and committed professionals.  

Tentative Programme (subject to change):  To compliment your overall event experience one of the below programme elements will be included within your programme 

• PCMA Lab – Workshop based content driven lab curated for an organiser audience 

• Focus Groups – Organiser Insights to advance our Industry  

• Scheduled appointments at CEMEA (maximum of 5 appointments)  

Please complete the application form to help us better understand your qualifications and tailor the experience to maximise the value of your participation. The application should take approximately 8 minutes to complete, and all sections are mandatory. If additional information is required, we will contact you for supporting documents. 

Deadline for Applicants: Friday, 8th May 2026