Skift Meetings Studio Team

Covid-19 has changed the event tech landscape forever. Until 2020, a trend of event tech mergers and acquisitions saw the rise of monolithic one-stop shops and the event tech industry became harder and harder to penetrate. Now, virtual events have created a new vertical, and the horizon is filled with new players.

We’re all eager to get back to live face-to-face events, but the risk of creating a superspreading event looms. Planners will need to bring their A-game to combat risk on a number of fronts. To help you rise to the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of safety features you’ll likely need to consider.

The world has seen some dramatic changes in the last six months, and the impact on events has been massive. Event professionals in every corner of the industry are adapting to a new normal and pivoting to remain profitable.

As the industry continues to embrace the full potential of virtual events, planners find themselves with a new array of challenges. 

As Covid-19 wreaks havoc on our economies and healthcare systems, the prognosis is not good for live events in 2020. The secret to survival is to pivot to virtual events. But virtual events aren’t new. The coronavirus isn’t even the only good reason to consider them, and this report will show you how you can not only survive this year, but thrive in 2020.

Event planning is never easy, and it's only been made more chaotic by the current global pandemic. But it’s also an industry that trains us to deal with adversity, to be adaptable, to be resilient. Here are 5 tips to help with stress management during this uncertain time.

Force majeure is the legal clause on everyone’s lips. On almost every event contract, it seems like the COVID-19 pandemic would be the obvious case it was designed for, but that’s not how insurance companies see it. What recourse is there for event organizers?

Adaptability has always been at the center of every event planner’s job, but the global spread of the coronavirus is testing this exponentially. The strain on the industry is just coming to light as we see the first signs of the economic impact revealed.

COVID-19 has gained a firm foothold in the US, and planners are navigating the treacherous waters between outbreaks and Trump’s European travel ban. Meanwhile, the CDC has released an interim guide to help event professionals get their events ready. Here are the highlights.