Andrea Doyle

Every event tech vendor is chasing AI headlines this year. Cvent’s investment is a bet that in a machine-driven world, live events will be even more essential.

The global vice president of Experience Studio at Amex GBT encourages his team to pitch a new idea every day — not because every idea succeeds, but because innovation only happens when failure is part of the process.

It’s time to retire the culture-and-connection pitch. New research from U.S. Travel shows that getting executive buy-in relies on messaging that connects to real business outcomes.

The latest funding round for Vendelux signals that business events are entering an era of accountability, where data — not gut instinct — will increasingly determine which conferences win corporate budgets.

The Republican mid-term convention in Dallas may not be a one-off. With coordination limits gone, expect political parties to detach from the presidential cycle — meaning convention centers and host cities need to start planning for political business in off-years, not just election years.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is turning entire destinations into activation platforms for sponsors, communities, and events. The lessons may outlast the tournament.

Easyfairs is buying market share in the Nordics, a strategy increasingly defining the next phase of event industry consolidation.

Julie Coker lobbied publicly for $11.9 million in additional city funding, then announced she's leaving for Visit California. Whether New York answers that ask, or doesn’t, is now a question the next CEO inherits.

Europe's heatwave is forcing organizers to cancel events and rethink attendee safety in real-time. The question is no longer whether extreme heat will disrupt the events calendar; it's whether the industry has built the protocols to respond when it does.

The Annabelle Project isn't the events industry's first mentorship program, but it may be the first one paying deliberate attention to who the industry has been overlooking.