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Conference team building: the 90 minutes everyone remembers.

Turn a general session of hundreds — or thousands — into one shared, high-energy moment your attendees talk about long after they fly home. Built to scale, every person in the room takes part at once.

★★★★★ 4.76/5 from participants
Hundreds of conference attendees building at tables during a Building Teams general-session activity
Up to 5,000in one general session
500,000+participants since 2003
Why planners choose us

The easiest standing ovation on your agenda.

You have a room full of people and one chance to make them feel something together. Here’s what your general session walks away with.

A shared peak moment

The emotional high of your whole event — the story attendees retell back at the office.

Everyone participates

From 20 to 5,000, the entire room is in it at once. No rotations, no one sitting out. We hold the Guinness World Record for a build this size — watch the record.

Turnkey logistics

We handle materials, staging and charity partners, and slot cleanly into your run-of-show.

On-theme & on-brand

We tie the experience to your conference theme, message and the cause that fits your brand.

5,000People in a single activity
2,000+Events produced since 2003
60–90 minTypical general-session length
4.76/5Average participant rating
A very large group gathered together at a Building Teams event
Built for the big room

Most activities can’t scale. Ours were designed for it.

We’ve run general sessions up to 5,000 people and produced the Guinness World Record–setting bike build for our client, DaVita. The bigger the room, the bigger the moment.

  • Synchronized across the whole room — every table working toward one reveal.
  • Full production support — staging, audio cues, facilitation and flow.
  • A built-in reveal — attendees meet the kids who receive what they built.
Signature large-group activities

Pick the build that fits your room.

Attendees assembling bikes at a conference
Bike Build

Building a Dream

The flagship. Tables build real bikes, then kids ride in for the reveal. Pure energy at any scale.

A child with a skateboard built at a conference
Get On Board

The Power of Change

Assemble skateboards from a bag of parts — a fast, hands-on metaphor for embracing change.

Hundreds of shoes assembled and ready to donate
Sole Purpose

Shoes That Matter

Build durable shoes for kids who’ve never owned a pair, and stand up a lasting ‘Shoe Bank’.

A large conference group building welcome-home kits for shelter animals

Homes for shelter animals

The whole room builds real homes for animals waiting to be adopted — and when the goal is hit, the animals arrive. A new signature give-back.

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The reason it sticks

A general session that gives back to the host city.

Every build is donated to children in your conference’s community — so the room doesn’t just bond, it leaves something real behind. That’s what turns a session into a story.

50,000+bikes built
5,000people, one session
1,500+companies served
Children celebrating after receiving bikes built at a conference
Questions, answered

Conference planning FAQs

How many people can take part? +

From a breakout of 20 to a general session of 5,000. Our activities are built to scale, so the entire room participates at once — no rotating groups and no one sitting out.

How long does it take? +

Most general-session activities run 60 to 90 minutes, including the reveal when participants meet the children receiving what they built. Shorter and longer formats are available.

How far in advance should we book? +

For large general sessions we recommend 6 to 12 weeks so we can coordinate logistics, charity partners and your theme. Faster turnarounds are often possible — book a call to check availability.

What do you need from our venue? +

A general-session room with tables, standard staging and AV. We bring the materials, facilitation and production team and integrate into your run-of-show.

Watch it happen

Building a Dream, at general-session scale.

Teams build real bikes for kids in need, then meet the children who receive them.

A few of the thousands of teams who trust us

American Express — Building Teams clientUPS — Building Teams clientCisco — Building Teams clientSalesforce — Building Teams clientBoeing — Building Teams clientFord — Building Teams clientPfizer — Building Teams clientNovartis — Building Teams client
As featured in
Guinness World Records·CNN·CNN Money·Business Insider·Alaska Airlines Magazine
Straight from the evaluation forms

What teammates wrote on the spot.

When the kids walked in, my eyes filled and my arms had goose bumps.
There is no number huge enough to rate this session.
I couldn’t stop crying.
Off the chart — the greatest thing we have ever done.
Changed my life forever. Thanks for the experience.
Words cannot describe.
This single session made the meeting worthwhile.
One of the most significant experiences of my career.
The best gift ever — other than the gift of my children.
When the kids walked in, my eyes filled and my arms had goose bumps.
There is no number huge enough to rate this session.
I couldn’t stop crying.
Off the chart — the greatest thing we have ever done.
Changed my life forever. Thanks for the experience.
Words cannot describe.
This single session made the meeting worthwhile.
One of the most significant experiences of my career.
The best gift ever — other than the gift of my children.
In my 25-year career, perhaps the most meaningful activity I have ever taken part in.
Made the entire weekend worthwhile.
Left me speechless.
Unmatched. Unforgettable. Incredible. Heartwarming.
There are no words to describe this.
A pinnacle moment.
I will remember this my whole life.
The most rewarding learning experience I have ever been involved in.
Priceless.
In my 25-year career, perhaps the most meaningful activity I have ever taken part in.
Made the entire weekend worthwhile.
Left me speechless.
Unmatched. Unforgettable. Incredible. Heartwarming.
There are no words to describe this.
A pinnacle moment.
I will remember this my whole life.
The most rewarding learning experience I have ever been involved in.
Priceless.

Unedited comments from participant evaluation forms across our give-back events. Only lightly de-duplicated.

The Legendary Guarantee

You’re putting your reputation on this event — so we put ours on it too. We measure every event, and across 2,000+ events since 2003 our average is 4.76 out of 5. If your team rates their experience below 9 out of 10, we’ll make it right: we’ll re-run a session, or refund our facilitation fee. No fine print, no runaround.

Make your general session legendary.

Tell us your headcount, venue and conference dates. We’ll design the moment your attendees won’t stop talking about.

Rated 4.76/5 by 25,000+ participants
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