Articles tagged “inclusion”

If the decision has been made to include children at your meeting, it's up to you to keep them safe – and to protect your company from liability.

Wordly CEO Lakshman Rathnam highlights the growing demand for live translation in meetings and events, emphasizing how AI and automation are transforming efficiency, scalability, and accessibility to better serve diverse global audiences and attendees.

To be truly inclusive, corporate events must consider age in the same way as they do gender and ethnicity. Yet it is often overlooked in DEI efforts.

Meeting planners are often challenged to provide exceptional experiences on limited budgets. A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this “Silicon Forest” is a meeting destination on the rise.

Addressing challenges from surging costs to untapped career progression, here’s how planners are future-proofing their strategies.

Rehumanizing corporate life is the new mission of Google Xi. Its founder, Megan Henshall, is Skift Meeting's first-ever Meetings Innovator.

The meetings industry has always been one where the booze flows freely. But a new generation of non-drinkers is paving an alcohol-free path forward.

Association meetings can be life-changing. This year’s Incredible Impacts Award highlights another association leading the way.

Editor-in-Chief Miguel Neves and Executive Editor Andrea Doyle share their favorite moments from Skift Meetings’ annual event—and look ahead to next year.

Though half the states in the U.S. have legalized cannabis, most business events are still not ready to serve sparkling THC-infused elixirs and gift attendees with boutique edibles.