Speaking

Ideas from behind the events.

I speak about what it actually takes to build global event programs — the systems, decisions, failures and lessons behind the finished experience.

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Featured keynote

Global Events Aren't Scalable - Until You Build the Right Operating System

CEMA Summit · Toronto · 2026

A keynote sharing the real story behind scaling one ambitious global event program - what broke, what we changed, and the operating system that emerged from it.

Official CEMA Summit 2026 session card: Global Events Are Not Scalable — Until You Build the Right Operating System, presented by Triana Jewell, Deel

The framework

SCALE

S — Standardize

C — Centralize

A — Automate

L — Localize

E — Evolve

CEMA Summit · Toronto · 2026

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Audience feedback

What the audience said.

“I had other clients come up and say that was the best CEMA session they’ve been to in YEARS.”
— Darcy Gabriele
“The most impactful session of the day was led by Triana Jewell. The program she ran at Deel was remarkable. Scale is a key component of my own program, and her presentation gave me a framework full of new ideas for both execution and communication.”
— Timothy CalderDirector of Global Event Marketing
“It was my favorite session of the conference.”
— Amber Loether, CMP
“I can’t emphasize enough how much EVERYONE talked about your session afterwards. It was a huge hit.”
— Darcy Gabriele

“This was an AMAZING session.”— Sara Ann Straw, CMP, MBA

“Your session was fantastic!”— Maggie Barton Baird, CMP

Topics

What I speak about

Scaling Global Event Programs

Building operating models that work across markets, teams and cultures.

Event Operating Systems

The strategy, processes and technology behind scalable event organizations.

AI + the Future of Event Teams

How AI can remove operational work and change how event teams operate.

Global Strategy, Local Experience

Creating global consistency without losing local relevance.

Portrait of Triana in a light blue suit

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