Helping Unfamiliar Delegates Connect at the Start of a Conference

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Before the first keynote, a few people cluster near the coffee station and others hover by the name-tag table with a polite but uncertain smile. A simple, human thing—pairing a returning attendee with a first-timer while they both reach for the same creamer—can turn that early-morning awkwardness into a real conversation. Over the next ten minutes, they’re swapping stories about their industries and the sessions they’re excited to catch, all because someone took a second to say, “Hey, have you…