Once the right people are in the room, the conversation flows.

principle — attributed to Sam Lippman

The first Large Show Roundtable proved something simple: you do not need elaborate programming when the casting is right. The work of the convener is overwhelmingly upstream — selecting who belongs in the room. Once that is done, the agenda matters far less than organizers tend to believe.

The founding insight behind ECEF and the Lippman Connects model.

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