Having run an experiential space for the last five years, I have been able to watch and listen to a wide variety of panel discussions hosted by different fortune 500 companies and bigger brands.

A great panel discussion should engage and entertain conference attendees, while a subpar performance will have them heading for the exits. Conference season is underway with associations across a ...

There’s no stage. There’s no in-person audience. People aren’t even in the same room anymore. It seems like the pandemic would be bad news for panel discussions in the era of the virtual event, right?

When handled well, they are dynamic, insightful and engaging. Ideas collide. Perspectives emerge. The audience learns something valuable. When handled badly, however, they become a public group chat ...

The panel discussion wins my vote for worst event format: It’s slow, it’s stilted and it’s very difficult to do well. What usually happens is this: The moderator makes a statement, then asks the panel ...

In my work in training and preparing business executives and professionals for service on nonprofit boards of directors, I facilitate panel discussions. The panelists include corporate leaders who ...

The overall goal of the high‐level panel discussion was to provide an opportunity for Members of the Commission for Social Development and other key stakeholders, including civil society organizations ...