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    Virtual Chocolate Experience Peer Roundtable

    What Your Clients Actually Want From Your Events

    DateJune 23, 2026
    Time3:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET (12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PT)
    Format10–12 participants
    ProtocolChatham House Rules
    ModeratorAmzai
    Luxurious artisan chocolate tasting with espresso and foil-wrapped truffles

    Every firm runs client events. Very few firms have asked their clients whether those events are worth attending.

    Instead of discussing how to run events better, faster, or cheaper, we'll confront a harder question: are we building events for our clients or for ourselves?

    Key Focus Areas

    The invitation filter

    What makes a GC or in-house counsel accept a law firm event invitation? What signals "worth my time" versus "soft pitch over steak"?

    Format fatigue

    Clients have been to the seminar, the dinner, the golf outing, the webinar. Which formats still earn attention and which have lost their edge? What are clients quietly wishing firms would try?

    Content versus connection

    Clients attend for one or the other. Most law firm events try to deliver both and do neither well. How to make a clear choice and design around it.

    The attrition signal

    When a long-standing client stops attending your events, that's not a scheduling conflict. That's a relationship signal. How firms are reading and responding to attendance patterns as early indicators of client health.

    Limited to 12 seats

    Request an Invitation

    We review every request. Expect a response within 48 hours.

    Who Belongs in the Room

    CMOs, BD Heads, Client Relationship Partners, and (selectively) senior in-house counsel willing to share their perspective. The mix of law firm leaders and client-side voices is what makes this event unlike anything else in the market.

    CMO / Chief BD Officer
    BD Head / Client Relationship Partner
    Senior In-House Counsel
    Marketing Director

    Host & Moderator

    Who's Leading the Conversation

    Joe Fontana, Chief Revenue Officer, Amzai
    Host

    Joe Fontana

    Chief Revenue Officer, Amzai

    Mitch Speers, Chief Strategist, Amzai
    Moderator

    Mitch Speers

    Chief Strategist, Amzai

    Post-Session Insights Brief

    Every participant receives an anonymized insights brief synthesizing key themes and peer benchmarks from the conversation.

    Research

    The Measurement Gap · What 415 AmLaw marketing and BD leaders told us about events, budgets, and what leadership sees.

    Read the report