Meetings and Events Industry News

Geneviève Leclerc is the co-founder & CEO of #Meet4Impact, a non-profit organization focused on planning, measuring, and discussing the impact of events. She joins Skift Meetings in a conversation about measuring the impact of business events.

Two years later than initially planned, MPI's European conference attracted around 300 participants to Brighton, UK. Over three days, meeting professionals discussed the need to build forward rather than build back.

A looming state tax on exhibitors would have been an enormous blow to Kentucky’s lucrative convention business. Impacted organizations successfully joined together to fight this, and legislators have rescinded the second layer of tax.

Pre-pandemic playbooks have been kicked out the door. Instead, today’s events embrace experience while focusing on connection, community, and content. 

Google Xi Days, which gathered an eclectic group of thinkers together to imagine the future of the events industry, engaged all five senses making it more compelling for all.

Matchmaking is invasive, hands-on is preferred, and size is not a success metric, according to the recent SISO CEO Summit. Event organizers are facing new realities disrupting the industry — and possibly improving it for all. 

When planning events, a company’s most valuable asset — its employees — can spearhead some of the best ideas. That was on full display at a recent gender equality event hosted by Rokt.

Anca Platon Trifan, founder, creator and CEO of Trifan Events & head of Events: Demystified podcast, on increasing female representation in event production, collaborating with competitors, and the importance of physical and mental fitness.

Approximately 32,000 union workers at Walt Disney World will get raises of about $3 an hour by the end of the year and raises of about 37 percent of their current salaries by 2026 under a tentative five-year agreement.

Entries are now open for the first-ever Skift Meetings Awards, celebrating the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Apply ASAP for the best entry rates.