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October 26, 2026AI: What happens to the human soul of our industry?The future of live events belongs to those who view AI as a silent operational assistant by allowing us to focus on gathering people to inspire, educate, and connect.Read More

The rise and necessity of digital conference organisers

August 19, 2021The rise and necessity of digital conference organisersAs virtual and hybrid events continue to grow in size and frequency, Arinex CEO Nicole Walker sheds some insight on the expert teams who deliver these events: digital conference organisers (DCOs) and answers some common questions...

Welcome to the new event era! How to thrive in the new normal

August 17, 2021Welcome to the new event era! How to thrive in the new normalLive Union’s content director and M&IT Expert Jez Paxman shares the agency’s enthusiasm for a new event era - and reveals how planners can thrive in the new normal.

Driift CEO and virtual Glastonbury producer Ric Salmon to headline The Meetings Show

August 11, 2021Driift CEO and virtual Glastonbury producer Ric Salmon to headline The Meetings ShowRic Salmon, co-founder of the live music streaming platform Driift, has been announced as the keynote speaker at this year’s The Meetings Show.

Cvent aims to reimagine virtual events with new offering

August 4, 2021Cvent aims to reimagine virtual events with new offeringThe launch of the Cvent Studio aims to help event planners and marketers to reimagine the production levels of their events.

Smyle moves into esports with acquisition of gaming events company

June 22, 2021Smyle moves into esports with acquisition of gaming events companySmyle Group has acquired gaming and esports-focused events company NJ Live for an undisclosed sum. The deal is effective immediately and both companies hope to capitalise on each other’s strengths as part of an ambitious post-pandemic growth strategy.

Half of planners struggling with volume of data from virtual events

June 21, 2021Half of planners struggling with volume of data from virtual eventsA new research study has found that running virtual events is making data management a lot more complicated for 50 per cent of event planners – with the majority collecting more data today than ever before.

Top Banana debuts new digital event platform Event Arena

June 21, 2021Top Banana debuts new digital event platform Event ArenaCreative communications agency Top Banana has grown its digital capabilities in response to the pandemic.

Zoom targets conferences with new event hosting platform

May 21, 2021Zoom targets conferences with new event hosting platformVideo calling app Zoom plans to break into the conferences and events industry with a new all-in-one platform.

"I went hybrid in 1980!" Why tech isn't as new as you think

March 26, 2021"I went hybrid in 1980!" Why tech isn't as new as you thinkMany claims about new technology in the meetings space are misplaced, and the tech has often been around for years, according to one long-standing eventprof.

Hybrid theory: sticking plaster or long-term solution?

January 29, 2021Hybrid theory: sticking plaster or long-term solution?Hoping for September. That's the mantra among event professionals at the moment, when faced with the question of when we can get back to holding events.Show More

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