Julius Solaris

This is my last post as Editor in Chief of EventMB. Join me for a look back and a look forward to the future of this incredible industry.

Despite a surge in prosperity across the event tech sector owing to an industry relegated to virtual event formats, even event tech giants like Cvent and Eventbrite were unable to escape an initial impact that affected  their organizations. The pandemic proved to be one of the few situations in which a company’s massive girth was […]

There is no question that virtual events remain the only viable option to give continuity to companies’ event programs. As the market matures, the focus is shifting towards more tangible objectives.

I’ve been writing and researching event technology for the past 14 years. I’ve never seen anything even close to what has happened in the past 3 months. The amount of interest, funding, and revenue of virtual event tech is gigantic. We all know why. Nobody woke up one day and decided virtual events are cool. […]

Shortly after a massive round of funding and the acquisition of event app company Topi, Hopin has just announced the acquisition of streaming platform StreamYard.

As Covid-19 cases skyrocket and vaccine plans lag, the event industry is set to face a difficult start to the new year. 

In March 2020, EventMB embarked on a monthly journey to support the event industry through a series of online events. It turned out to be quite an eventful journey, and here are the learnings.

In the first of such moves, Hopin has just announced the acquisition of the event mobile app Topi. The move is particularly interesting for Hopin, a virtual native company, who is getting more aggressive at tackling the in-person market and the consequential hybrid format of the next few years. Topi comes from face-to-face events. It […]

As news about vaccines gives new hope to ending this pandemic, event companies are honing in on the next phase for the industry: hybrid events. Event platform Bizzabo has now raised almost $138 million to fuel its continued growth in this sector.

The event industry is facing an existential crisis that may continue for several years. While many insiders bicker online about the value of face-to-face versus virtual, the task of going back to live events becomes more challenging. The culprit? Superspreader events.