Great meetings don’t just inform—they transform.

This session explores how to design multiday experiences that create emotional resonance, deeper connection, and genuine momentum.

Learn how thoughtful pacing, intentional storytelling, and human-centered structure can elevate your in-person or virtual gatherings from functional to unforgettable.

Bernadette has spent more than 30 years developing highly engaging curricula and eLearning courses for adult audiences. Her work has ranged from conventional courses centered around presentations and knowledge checks to deeply immersive learning experiences incorporating video, animation, conditional branching, and VR. Her current area of focus is optimizing engagement strategy experiences for remote global teams. She's exploring using a combination of in-person and virtual meetings, combined with low-code technology to create high-impact training that can be deployed and updated at speed.

Mark Mallchok is the Principal & Chief Event Strategist at Brella Productions, which he co-founded in 1992. A veteran event producer and video director, he has spent more than 30 years creating high-impact corporate meetings and global events for Fortune 100 clients. With a background in theater and film, Mark specializes in audience engagement and designing face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid experiences that support business goals and elevate attendee connection.