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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Recall that Cisco , which offered WebEx before streaming was cool, purchased Socio and just closed the deal on Slido last month in an attempt to make engagement on the platform seamless. The platform recently announced that it can host up to 50,000 attendees. The big players want to expand their offerings and have the funding to do so.

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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

Smart Meetings

In 2011, she began working as director of Climate Business, where she led a growth strategy that increased climate-related business by 50% over the course of three years, and mobilized a team with which she developed the EDGE green buildings brand and platform, now a $5 billion IFC business.

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ADCMC is set to participate in GITEX 2023

Travel Daily Media

The Emergencies, Crises and Disasters Management Centre – Abu Dhabi (ADCMC) has announced its participation in GITEX Global 2023 exhibition, which will be held over 4 days from 16-20 October 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

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ADCMC is set to participate in GITEX 2023

Travel Daily Media

The Emergencies, Crises and Disasters Management Centre – Abu Dhabi (ADCMC) has announced its participation in GITEX Global 2023 exhibition, which will be held over 4 days from 16-20 October 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. 3,206: JR Global Events The woman-owned, Philadelphia-based company helps clients plan and host meetings and events.

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The 2020 CMI 25 in Pictures

MeetingsNet

But first, check out this gallery featuring photos that reveal the wide range of events these leading companies produce. In aggregate, the 2020 CMI 25 executed more than 165,000 corporate meetings and over 8,000 incentive travel programs in 2019, and those events used more than 15 million room-nights at hotels and resorts around the world.

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The Human-Centric Future Of Events With Megan Henshall

Endless Events

Before we even start considering the event tech side of things, for example, we have to go back to basics. The future of events is human-centric! Human-centric events of the future meet people where they are rather than simply going back to 2019. We’re now moving into that space,” explains Megan.

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