Corporate Event News

So what does AI mean for the events industry, and what are the risks and benefits of harnessing this rapidly evolving technology? In his first blog for Corporate Event News, Athan Siah, manager at Stax - a global strategy consulting firm, explores the various ways that AI can be used to enhance attendee experiences and benefit corporate event organizers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g7YBkQxg #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #eventtech

Following its initial announcement late last year, premium live experiences company Legends has completed the acquisition of live events and venue management company ASM Global. The finalized deal combines two leading premium live events companies while expanding Legends’ services portfolio and geographic reach across five continents. With this acquisition, ASM Global’s venue strategy and management capabilities will enhance Legends’ venue services portfolio with offerings including project conception and planning, venue development and management, content and event booking, revenue strategy, sales execution, omnichannel merchandising, and hospitality services. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/enwNenUh #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #eventvenues #meetingsandevents

After 25 years of operating as a non-union hotel-resort and convention center, The Venetian Resort Las Vegas established a tentative agreement with CULINARY WORKERS UNION LOCAL 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 on a new four-year contract covering more than 4,000 employees in the resorts’ food, beverage, housekeeping, bar, lounge, and bell departments. Reached on August 20, the milestone contract contains standard union protections including health care benefits, owners and successorship, access to Culinary education services and housing, legal, and pension funds, and includes language on increased worker security regarding sexual harassment, technology, and immigration, and a choice regarding health care benefits. Mirroring five-year Union contracts secured with other major Strip resorts last year, the agreement also includes a significant wage increase, workload reductions, daily room cleaning for guest room attendants, on-the-job worker safety protections, recall rights, and the right for unionized workers to support non-union restaurant workers seeking to unionize through picketing, leafleting, and other organizing activities. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ehyHzWqc #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #meetingsandevents

Heading to Milwaukee for Connect Marketplace this week? Let's talk! Drop by the media booth (#1034) and say hello to the editors from MeetingsNet, BizBash, TSNN - Trade Show News Network, and Corporate Event News.

In the never-ending quest to generate a more profound “wow” factor at face-to-face events, corporate event planners can look to their staging and production partners to create immersive experiential activations and environments designed to deepen attendee engagement and foster brand recognition. To get the inside scoop on what’s trending in creative technical production innovations for events, CEN consulted Ariane Coldiron, senior vice president of corporate events for PRG. Read her insights on the latest staging and production trends showing up at the global events PRG works with, and how planners can work with their production partner to help them achieve their creative vision here: https://lnkd.in/exuv8jqe Production Resource Group #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #eventtech #meetingsandevents

Looking for #corporate #event design inspiration? Check out this brand activation at Dreamforce last year.

A #sustainability team, or “Green Team,” is not just about reducing a company’s environmental footprint via creative solutions; it’s about integrating sustainability into the core of the business strategy. But how do you build an effective one that will get results? In their latest article for Corporate Event News, Honeycomb Strategies shares a comprehensive framework for building and managing a high-impact Green Team: https://lnkd.in/eX9TWZcV #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #meetingsandevents

Corporate meeting planners now have a new way to source and book hotels, and better manage the event planning process: Planner+, a new online platform created by Groups360 that is specifically designed to provide enterprise-level meeting and event planners with the support and tools needed to coordinate and manage corporate events.  Powered by Group360's integrated web-based hotel and event space booking platform GroupSync, Planner+ offers a specialized set of tools and features to help simplify, standardize, and streamline the planning process, including request and approval workflows, meeting request forms, and budgeting, booking, and tracking tools. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/etV8-vv2 #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #meetingsandevents #eventtech

Making professional connections at #meetings and events can often feel overwhelming and impersonal for many attendees and exhibitors, but a new AI-powered matchmaking mobile app is attempting to address this challenge. The brainchild of industry veterans William McGlade and Scott Lebwohl, MatchPoint was created to reduce the randomness and anxiety associated with traditional networking by seamlessly connecting like-minded attendees and vendors to make networking at events more curated, effective, and impactful. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ec4kuqKF #corporateevents #eventprofs #meetingsandevents #eventtech

This summer, event planning companies, hotels, and suppliers blazed hot with talent acquisitions and promotions, attracting experienced industry professionals and young talent alike as they prepare for a robust fall season. Take a look at our latest People News here: https://lnkd.in/efx3rxgw Optica Visit Orlando CenterPoint Marketing ETHOS Event Collective Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Visit San Antonio Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau #corporateevents #meetings #eventprofs #meetingsandevents