Barbara Scofidio

Corporate event leaders from Prudential Financial and Forrester say they are being increasingly forced to rely on backup plans or cancel their events altogether.

Listening to your audience enables you to deliver the experiences they seek, and some they never would have expected.

The organizers of FIFA World Cup and Sail4th, both scheduled for next July, shared with the audience at this week’s Skift Meetings Forum how they operate under pressure.  

The next phase of event sustainability looks beyond eco-friendly practices to consider impacts on the environment, local economies, and community well-being.

Incentive planners’ use of AI is changing from making their jobs more efficient to customizing programs and analyzing their impact on sales. Still, some refuse to try it.

Dozens of new career coaches have emerged in the industry — some with hospitality backgrounds. Industry associations are also jumping in.

As many companies tighten their business travel belts, are they still planning to bring incentive winners to the newly opened Waldorf?

Marybeth Roberts was on the forefront of the strategic meetings management movement decades ago. Today she is as passionate as ever about innovating and driving cost efficiencies.

Despite government rollbacks, the ESG experts at Opus Agency believe 2026 will see a return to sustainability. Here’s why.