Thinking of Cities and Conferences as Platforms — Meetings Innovation Report

The Skift Meetings Innovation Report is a weekly newsletter defining the future of business events by deciphering disruptive strategies that improve engagement and knowledge sharing. Subscribe. The Future of Meetings & Events Keep an eye on CitizenLab, which is the focus of this week's feature story: The Rise of Civic Tech and Its Impact on Meetings and Conventions. The Brussels-based company works with cities to provide turnkey digital platforms for two-way engagement between city councils and local citizens. I reached out to CitizenLab founder Wietse Van Ransbeeck who told me, “Tomorrow’s government is not merely a centralized, rules-driven body, but it should enable and facilitate citizen-led innovation through open digital ecosystems.” So I asked him why couldn't his platform be used for citywide conferences to facilitate pre-event e