Events

Join CRIC and CAIP Canada in Edmonton at Campio Ritchie on October 8 for Data and Drinks, an evening of insights and networking from 4–7 pm featuring two presentations.

A Night in the Newsroom: Where Insights Come Alive For one evening, Esomar Connect Toronto becomes a working newsroom, and you’re the editorial team. The hardest part of our job is rarely the research. It’s getting busy people to care, remember and act. To help them make decisions. Journalists crack that problem every minute of every day, on deadline and on multiple platforms. Grant Feller has taken more than two decades of experience in print, broadcast and digital newsrooms to help the insights industry use journalistic storytelling to be more influential. His company, Every Rung, develops storytelling strategies for brands like Nestle, GSK, Havas, Vodafone, PepsiCo, as well as global insights agencies. During our highly interactive and collaborative evening, he’ll explain the art of impactful headlines, building stories with clarity and concision, and making the data matter. In small teams competing for the front page, you’ll be doing and he’ll be editing – all against the newsroom clock. Come with a curious brain, leave with the journalist's toolkit: the red thread, the metaphor, the emotional hook, and the discipline of saying less to land more. Doors open at 5:30pm for drinks and networking, and the bar stays open after the […]

Insights Panel & Networking Reception Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring four industry experts as they share key takeaways from the Valencia Congress, discuss emerging trends shaping the insights industry. The discussion will also highlight what makes the Montreal research market unique. Following the panel, continue the conversation at our happy hour cocktail reception and networking session with fellow research professionals.

Unfiltered: Cut Through the Noise Esomar's North America 2026 conference is about getting real. What actually works, what doesn’t, and what drives decisions. In a world of endless data, dashboards and AI-generated everything, clarity matters more than ever. This is where we challenge assumptions, share what holds up in practice, and have the conversations the industry actually needs. Whether you’re shaping strategy, delivering insights, or pushing new ideas forward, this is where honest perspectives, real-world case studies and practical thinking come together. Join us in Atlanta for an unfiltered look at what actually matters.

GLP-1 medications are changing appetite, but appetite is only one part of why people eat. Habit, ritual, emotion, and sensory expectation don't just disappear when the hunger signal does. So what happens to the product experience when appetite is no longer the driver? Curion studied consumers across two phases — a qualitative Digital Selfnography and a quantitative Central Location Test — to find out. We recruited current users, former users, and never-users of GLP-1 medications, studied side by side, across their real daily eating lives and product evaluations. In this webinar, lead researchers Hudson Hausmann and Rachel Orona present what we found and what it means for the products being developed for this consumer right now. What You'll Learn- How GLP-1 usage impacts appetite, cravings, satiety, and the motivation to eat- Where the physical and emotional experiences of eating align and where they don't- Which product categories GLP-1 users are focused on now, and how product choice and occasions are changing- Whether GLP-1 users are consciously seeking different textures, formats, and portion sizes, or whether the shift is happening before they've recognized it- How the joy of eating differs across current, former, and never-users of GLP-1 medications

Exclusively for leaders of agencies, the CRIC CEO Forum features interactive sessions on the most pressing leadership issues.

The 5th Annual CRIC CEO Forum is a highly anticipated event that will feature subject matter experts leading interactive sessions and offer you the opportunity to collaborate with other industry leaders on solutions to the top challenges facing our industry.