I was grateful to spend the week of Cannes Lions in the basement of the Palais, reviewing the work, talking to jurors and sitting in on judging panels. If like me, the sun and the crowds don’t agree with you, there’s no better way to experience the International Festival of Creativity. 

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, members of our Zeno Healthy Minds ERG are sharing their diverse experiences and insights on safeguarding mental wellbeing against a backdrop of challenging societal events and conversations that can negatively impact our mental health.

What do mushroom chips, cactus water, cookie dough, NotHotDogs and dumplings have in common? They were hot trends at this year’s Expo West 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center. More than 65,000 registered attendees gathered to see the latest and greatest in consumer product goods, natural and organic food and beverages and lifestyle items from more than 3,300 exhibiting brands.   

As we enter Earth Month, companies stand at a critical juncture: to actively engage or to remain silent? In today's landscape, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are under greater scrutiny than ever before yet support for these topics remains top of mind for many.  

Experts, leaders, creatives, athletes and artists from around the world gathered at the 2024 SXSW Conference in Austin, TX to share the latest on how technology is and will impact the world around us.  

It was a wonderful whirlwind of listening and learning, but one thing is clear - we are on the precipice of radical change when it comes to tech innovation and the ways it will reshape our economy and society.  

We’ve outlined five topics that will have the most impact.

Zeno attended this year’s GreenBiz conference – a 2,500+ person gathering of professionals across the responsible business spectrum, from communicators and marketers to technical experts in topics as wide-ranging as regenerative agriculture, carbon emissions and sustainable packaging.