Convene: 2025 in Review

As we approach the end of 2025, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a year of learning and innovation. From hosting webinars to exhibiting and attending conferences alongside exciting new developments, here’s an overview of Convene’s year.

Conferences

It was so exciting to get back into the flow of Conferences again this year and meet both old and new faces! Our talks at Board Leadership, Housing Governance, Governance North and our workshop at Charity Digital AI were the highlights of the season! We are looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

This year we’ve exhibited or attended:

Participating in these conferences has allowed us to share and hear from forward-thinkers which has broadened our understanding of different sectors. As well as joining conferences, hosting webinars was our solution for information exchange and collaborative learning.

Webinars

We also launched our Housing GRC Network this year with our wide range of exciting topics and fascinating guests. This has been a welcome opportunity to broaden conversations within the sector and help knowledge share on how Convene can be better utilised for Housing Associations.

Our webinars:

In the new year we are hoping to replicate this success in the Universities Sector. Follow our GRC for Universities page here.

Or our dedicated Housing page here.

What’s Next?

Convene 9.0 featuring Convene AI

This summer we launched Convene 9.0, our latest update which expanded our features list and welcomed our highly anticipated Convene AI features!

Convene AI is an intelligence-powered system designed to empower meetings with clear, actionable, and easily accessible information. Leading its feature set are Automated Minutes and the AI Companion. With Convene AI, polishing meeting minutes only takes a few clicks through AI-powered summaries and automated refinements. Furthermore, the intelligent assistant provides instant access to actionable insights and an in-app navigation guide, enabling directors to stay focused on strategic discussions. Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Bedrock, Convene AI ensures the highest levels of security, data protection, and compliance at all times. Read more about Convene AI here.

PRESGO

At Convene, we are pleased to introduce PRESGO, formerly known as Convene ESG. With impending sustainability regulations in the UK, this platform is designed to provide an intuitive and efficient ESG reporting system.

How PRESGO streamlines the ESG reporting process:

Collect & Collate: Centralises ESG data, maps to standards, and ensures consistency.
Comply & Report: Generates regulator-ready, stakeholder-friendly disclosures.
Track & Improve: Monitors KPIs, set goals spot gaps, and drive smarter decisions.

Get updates from our AI-first ESG platform on our LinkedIn!

Convene Assure

As well as PRESGO, Convene Assure focuses on governance and is designed to meet sector-specific regulations. The software offers board evaluations, skills assessments and development programmes.

Convene Assure Features:

Governance Reviews: to indicate whether regulatory requirements are being met.
Skills Assessments & Skills Matrix: to assess your board on sector-specific skill requirements.
Development Planning: to create action plans for continuous improvement.
Succession Planning: for managing recruitment, induction and succession.
Recommendations & Resources: to compare current governance practice with best practice guidelines.
Platform Support: to check in with Convene Assure and create action plans for compliance.

Boards, executives and subcommittees can achieve strategic, effective and confident governing teams by using Convene Assure to underline what issues require focus and action.

Overall, we look forward to entering 2026 with the knowledge and progress we’ve made throughout this year.