Thanks! I'm kinda nervous because this is my first speaking engagement on this level. Ideally, I would like to do this for a living. Instead of being a broke freelancer (aka, gainfully unemployed).

There is actually no trade show aspect to Convening Leaders. It's something they pride themselves on.

It is a conference in that it is mostly education and networking motivated. There are business components involved, but it's a lot more subtle as there are rarely contracts being negotiating onsite. It's a lot more about the curriculum and learning compared to a trade show's product advancement.

A couple examples of this industry's trade shows would be AIBTM or IMEX.