“10 Years of EA Global” by Britney Budiman, Angelina Li, Charlotte Darnell, OllieBase, Eli_Nathan, Julia_Wise🔸, RobertHarling, frances_lorenz, Amy Labenz

This August marks the 10th anniversary of EA Global! What began as an experiment to bring together a nascent, primarily virtual community has grown into a thriving global conference series that connects thousands of people committed to doing good. Since 2015, CEA has run 24 EA Global conferences. Our data from 2018 onward shows: Over 18,000 total attendees across five cities and online An average satisfaction rating of 8.6 out of 10 Over 155,000 meaningful connections reported by attendees High counterfactual value, with attendees rating EAG as 5-6x more valuable than their best alternative use of time (with some estimates reaching up to 15x) These numbers reflect something we see firsthand at every event: when you bring together people seriously committed to having more impact, remarkable things happen. To celebrate this anniversary, we asked current and past CEA staff to share memories and reflections from attending (and running!) [...] ---Outline:(01:41) Angelina Li, Executive Office(05:30) Charlotte Darnell, Community Liaison(07:14) Ollie Rodriguez, AI Events Program Lead(09:34) Eli Nathan, former EA Global Project Manager(10:58) en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural__ Event space with Genie boom lift and crew setting up equipment. en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural__ Person in orange beret and safety vest working on MacBook laptop. en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural__ Person in powered wheelchair wearing grey sweatshirt and glasses in office/studio setting. en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural__ Two people engaged in animated conversation at a professional networking event.(11:39) Julia Wise, Community Health Lead(12:38) Robert Harling, EA Global Program Lead(15:46) Frances Lorenz, Events Associate(19:51) Amy Labenz, Director of Events--- First published: August 27th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/EKqdapuZPf4JxBQhT/10-years-of-ea-global --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.