Conference News: Bloomberg in Brazil; Trybe Team Talks; BlackHat is Back
Bloomberg in Brazil: The Bloomberg New Economy Forum will not take place in Asia this year but will instead gather CEOs, global investors, startup founders and public officials in Sao Paulo, Brazil alongside the B20 business forum. From 22-23 October, Bloomberg New Economy Brazil will bring together the public and private sectors with the goal of “generating ideas and mobilizing capital to solve the world’s most pressing problems.” According to the conference producers, the program aims to “tackle topics and issues of global significance while incorporating a local perspective and giving voice to regional priorities” under the theme, “New Reality, New Rules. ” Topics will include great-power competition, climate adaptation, supply-chain reorientation, food and commodity security, public-health imperatives, AI challenges and, of course, implications of the upcoming US election.
Korean CES? The Seoul city government has announced that it will host an international tech exposition from 10 – 12 October that they hope will eventually become a platform “similar to the influential tech trade show CES in the coming years.” Dubbed Seoul Smart Life Week (SLW), the government hopes to provide a place for cites from around the world can share ideas and technology innovations through a mix of exhibitions, a Seoul smart city award ceremony, and international forums and conferences.
Submission Opportunity: ISACA 2025 North America Conference, happening 21-23 May in Orlando, FL is now accepting speaker/topic suggestions. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization whose members work in digital trust fields such as information security, governance, assurance, risk, privacy and quality. They are eager to hear your “success story, cautionary tale, innovation or POV” on a topic that would be relevant to those fields. If you do plan to suggest a topic, be sure to include clear and actionable learning objectives. And do so before the 9 August deadline.
Conference Organizer Q&A: One of the founders of Shoptalk has created a new event for women in commerce called Trybe, which will be held 19-22 May 2025 at Aria in Las Vegas. Chief Content Officer & Funding Team Member Krystina Gustafson spoke with us recently, shedding light on Trybe’s mission and what makes the event unique.
Speaker Strategies: What differentiates Trybe from other women’s leadership events? Our goal is to bring together women and their allies working in consumer, commerce, and enabling technologies to connect, collaborate, and get business done. There are a few ways we’re approaching this that are unique to Trybe. For one, Trybe isn’t a membership organization. Our goal is to bring together women at scale one time a year. There is no membership fee required to attend Trybe, and anyone can register. Our goal is to provide opportunities for attendees to learn, network and collaborate on three pillars – business success, professional development, and personal growth. In addition to women and allies from established organizations and startups, we expect a robust presence from the investment community.
Speaker Strategies: How do you plan to use the different session formats at Trybe to benefit attendees? Keynotes from women CEOs across diverse backgrounds and industries will share insights on their career journeys, their approach to leadership, and how they’re tackling their company’s biggest challenges to succeed now and in the future. Our panel discussions will cover critical business topics that are transforming a range of industries, from AI and tech innovation to economic and funding trends. We’ll feature a mix of industries on each topic, so attendees can hear how other industries are tackling relevant issues. Fast Track presentations provide first-hand stories and career case studies from established and rising leaders, while workshops allow attendees to put what they’ve learned into action. And we’ll feature incredible women entrepreneurs on our Founder Pitch track, which will take a slightly new approach.
Speaker Strategies: How did you determine when/where to host the conference? We selected Las Vegas for its accessibility, and the Aria for its world-class facility. For the dates, we carefully selected a Tuesday-Thursday cadence since those are the days many companies are in the office, so it would be less of a burden for women and allies to be away from home.
Speaker Strategies: What is the most important piece of a successful presentation abstract/topic description? The most important piece of a successful presentation abstract/topic description is that it aligns with our broader agenda themes and addresses how the specific speaker is uniquely positioned to address the proposed topic.
Coming Up Next Week: Black Hat USA returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from 3-8 August, for their signature info and cybersecurity trainings, briefings, demos, networking, and expo. Just down the road at the Las Vegas Convention Center, DEFCON32 gets underway 8 August. DEFCON’s creators make clear that their event is a hacker con, prioritizing content that enables the hacker mindset and demonstrates how to master a certain technique. IT leaders attending CIO 100 Symposium (5-7 August; Colorado Springs) can expect sessions focused on issues critical to driving innovation in technology, solving problems, and enhancing team performance. And at Corporate Events Marketing Association’s flagship CEMA Summit (4-6 August; Seattle), senior-level event marketers in a corporate environment gather to learn actionable strategies and make connections with peers.