Technology

cvent rebrand

July 15, 2026Cvent announces $1bn investment in AI as it unveils new brand strategyCvent is to invest more than $1bn (£750m) in AI, product innovation and technology over the next three years.Read More

Ashley Banjo keynoting at Cvent CONNECT Europe 2022

September 9, 2022Ashley Banjo keynoting at Cvent CONNECT Europe 2022Ashley Banjo, choreographer and founder of dance troupe Diversity, will deliver a keynote address at Cvent CONNECT Europe 2022

Reggie Aggarwal

August 19, 2022Event technology conference to champion associationsThis year’s hybrid Cvent Connect Europe conference will focus on collaboration across sectors by involving association groups in the discussion.

Lisbon city rooftops by night

July 18, 2022‘Fewer, deeper sessions’ as Association World Congress returns to in-personSenior association executives and event specialists will meet in Lisbon this year for the first in-person edition of Associations World Congress in more than three years

Black and white sign against a white wall

July 8, 2022Strange thing: nostalgia and the backlash against techAs the meetings industry goes back to face to face, nostalgia is driving a backlash against technology. But, writes Marc Mekki, we should beware the false sense of security…

Stock market falling

July 8, 2022Staff layoffs at Bizzabo and Verbit as reality bitesEvent tech platform Bizzabo and AI transcription service Verbit have both laid off staff this week in response to economic downturn

IMEX America education session

July 1, 2022IMEX America streamlines education sessions for clarityTradeshow brand IMEX Group has cut its previously 10-track education programme down to just four themes.

A smartphone in filtered coloured light

July 1, 2022GSMA reveals more details of first Las Vegas MWCGSMA, the international trade association behind Mobile World Congress, has announced more details of its inaugural North American edition, due to take place later year

Learning from 66 million minutes of virtual content

June 27, 2022Learning from 66 million minutes of virtual contentHow do event planners curate programmes that engage and retain audiences in a virtual environment? Here’s how…

hands searching on laptop

June 8, 2022Cvent acquires UK-based online venue sourcing platformCvent, the event management software giant, has snapped up VenueDirectory, the UK-based online venue finder and booking service for an undisclosed sum.

Tech bubble

June 6, 2022Tech bubbleThere are signs the event tech goldrush is already over. How quickly organisers harness the potential of online meetings will determine the size of any future returns…Show More