11-13 NOVEMBER 2026
NEW ORLEANS

PREGAME

Tuesday 10 November 2026
KIMPTON HOTEL FONTENOT
12:30-19:30

Just can’t wait to hit play on SET, Season 5? Then you need the Pregame. A full additional day of SET, join an intimate group of entertainment travel pros for NOLA-based networking and immersive thought leadership – the ultimate warm-up for the main event.

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02.
WHO’S
INVITED?

Pregame is open to confirmed exhibitors and bookers – as well as waitlisted exhibitors. Spots are strictly limited to 150 entertainment and travel pros (evenly split between suppliers and bookers) so make your move, stat.

03.
WHY PREGAME
PRE-SET?

The ultimate warm-up to SET, Pregame gives you an extra day to connect, collaborate and shape what’s next for entertainment travel. Expect close-knit networking with key suppliers and bookers, thought-provoking insights from industry experts and a hands-on workshop.

Free for bookers and £1,350 for exhibiting suppliers, it’s the smartest way to make the most of your SET experience.

Entertainment travel runs on uncertainty. Tours change overnight. Global events derail plans. Technology keeps rewriting the way teams work.

The question is: how do you stay clear-headed, make good decisions and lead well when the ground keeps shifting?

In this interactive session, Katherine Templar brings neuroscience and behavioural science into the real world of entertainment travel. She’ll explain why our brains can interpret uncertainty as threat – and introduce her research into “Uncertainty Experts”: people who consistently perform well when outcomes are unclear.

Together, you’ll explore the three skills they share: Emotional Regulation: staying in control under pressure. Open-Minded Thinking: reducing bias and keeping clear thinking online when stress rises. Connection: using values, intuition and human connection to navigate the unknown.

Through live exercises, discussion and audience participation, you’ll experience these tools in action before applying them directly to entertainment travel – from making decisions with incomplete information and managing uncertainty across teams, to responding creatively when plans change.

You’ll leave with practical habits you can use immediately, plus a clearer understanding of how to turn disruption from something to fear into something you can work with.

It’s time to turn “what now?” into “what’s possible?”

12:30-13:45
ARRIVALS & NETWORKING LUNCH

13:45-14:00
WELCOME TO PREGAME 2026

14:00-14:25
WORKSHOP: PART 1

14:25-15:05
WORKSHOP: PART 2

15:05-15:30
NETWORKING BREAK

15:30-15:50
WORKSHOP: PART 3

16:10-16:30
WORKSHOP: PART 4

16:30-17:00
Q&A

17:00-19:30
DRINKS RECEPTION

PREGAME AT SET.