AI is hogging the spotlight once again with multiple companies announcing developments and integrations, but there are also new offerings around floor plans and registration.
Event planners are trading spreadsheets for smart automated systems. AI is emerging as the co-pilot of the meetings industry, shifting an event planner’s role from administrator to strategist at record speed.
There might be an initial learning curve, but planners say once they are up to speed, these technologies are not only improving their meetings but lightening their load.
Planners need to rethink how they use technology in every aspect of their meetings, or they risk losing the attention of the biggest percentage of their attendees — Millennials and Gen Zers.
Event tech vendors often make big promises. Here are seven warning signs that separate reliable partners from problematic providers, and how to spot them before signing contracts.