278 - Why MPL Live Austin Felt Different

We recapped MPL Live Austin with attendees Cindy Lopez (Senior Director, People & Culture, Pattern Bioscience) and Marlene Arroyo (Founder, Peoplecraft).

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(09:04) Cindy background, why she attended, and what felt different about the event experience

(10:57) Marlene background, why she returned, and what she valued from 2024 to 2025

(16:14) Cindy’s take on Innovation Hall (missed Day 1, but feedback from others and Day 2 vendor conversations)

(18:05) Marlene’s take on Innovation Hall: vendor conversations shifting from “AI can” to workflow integration

(19:11) Bingo gamification: origin, how it worked, and what it enabled

(21:11) Programming integration: how Day 1 was structured alongside the Innovation Hall

(22:53) Day 1 highlights

(25:49) Day 2 highlights

(34:36) Key learnings from the week

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Past guests on MPL include Brené Brown, Annie Dean (VP of Team Anywhere, Atlassian), Josh Bersin, Katie Burke (Chief People Officer, Harvey), Liz Fosslien, Helen Russell (Chief People Officer, HubSpot), Dave Scott (Chief People Officer, ADT), Melanie Rossenwasser (Chief People Officer, Dropbox), Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Sprout Social), and many more.