Conference News: What’s InStore?; Big News at RAISE Summit; Speak at CES
More InStore at P2Pi: Path To Purchase Institute has reimagined its flagship event to be a bit more intimate and targeted. P2PLive is now InStore Ignite, happening 10 – 12 November at the Hilton Chicago. The event was redesigned to “help CPG brands elevate their in-store marketing and better understand the impact of digitally influenced sales.” Some of the topics they plan to cover this fall, include “how to turn digital influence into in-store action and measurable results, how to improve visibility, discoverability and conversion at the shelf, and how to design in-store environments that function as media, experience and conversion platforms.”
Now Part of the Hyve: Last week global B2B event organization Hyve Group acquired Chain of Events which includes RAISE Summit, Paris Blockchain Week and MACHINA. Founders Michael Amar, Charlie Meraud, Henri Delahaye and Hadrien de Cournon will remain in place to lead the events. The goal of the partnership is to help expand these gatherings internationally while improving the networking opportunities offered to attendees. During the official announcement, Hyve Group’s CEO said “AI is entering a new phase of maturity, where innovation is increasingly shaped by collaboration between founders, enterprises, investors and policymakers.” Stay tuned for 2027 information on each event.
Submission Opportunity: CES 2027 marks the 60th anniversary of the Consumer Electronics Show. CES has grown “from a U.S.-based trade show into the world’s most powerful technology event” and is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, NV, from 6–9 January 2027. The conference has grown to cover everything from market trends, consumer behavior, and emerging technologies – far beyond just consumer electronics. If you have a speaker idea, the conference team is now seeking suggestions on a slew of cross-industry topics. Be sure to follow their guidelines and submit before the 9 September deadline.
Lunchtime Learning: Web Summit returns to Lisbon in November (9 -12), again gathering 70k+ attendees who are interested in the hottest emerging technologies, startup trends, marketing ideas and more. If you have not been previously, you can get an idea of the topic coverage (and speaker quality) by checking out the sessions from 2025. Highlights include Cristóbal Valenzuela CoFounder & CEO of Runway, an interview between Katherine Maher of NPR and A.G. Sulzberger chairman of the New York Times, Tao Zhang Co founder of Manus AI, Tom Hale CEO of Oura and Drew Feustel Veteran NASA Astronaut and current Lead Astronaut at Vast Space (to name a few).
Coming Up Next Week: Ai4 Summit kicks off 4 August in Las Vegas, promising attendees “real-world applications, breakthrough advancements, and proven best practices driving AI forward across every industry.” Ai4, which began in 2018, has grown to attract 12k attendees from across business and tech who are building the future of responsible human-machine collaboration. CultureCon – which runs 4-6 August and is held in Madison, WI – explores the intersection of employee experience, workplace innovation, and culture transformation. For a quarter of a century, the ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for outstanding leadership and the business value created by technology innovation. This group holds its annual Inspire CIO Network Converge Conference from 4-6 August in San Jose. And from 3-5 August, GTIA ChannelCon is held in San Diego, offering an annual gathering for its IT channel community of ITSPs, MSPs, vendors, distributors, and technology consultants.