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A renewed confidence in returning to ‘live’ is being coupled with a re-evaluation of event design, as planners focus on what value virtual brought to their audiences and how that can be preserved and integrated into year-round event programmes through technology.

Here's the first in a series of free infographics exploring the potentially hidden costs of virtual meetings and events platforms. Before selecting one, make sure you dig deep into the vendor's data policy.

I just ran a hybrid event. A fully fledged multi-hub hybrid event with in-person hubs in New York and London as well as just under a thousand online too. And it was an indisputable success. Here are the top 8 lessons that we learnt on this epic journey.

With reduced air travel now an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) priority across industry sectors, virtual meetings technology and online event platforms have a key role to play in a more sustainable future for business.

With hybrid events now on the horizon, many planners fear that getting hybrid wrong would be a missed opportunity to evolve audience engagement and create event content with year-round longevity. We spoke to freelance conference producer Claire Tulloch about the top five challenges of hybrid events and how to overcome them.

As in-person events begin to return and virtual elements remain valued add-ons, planners have an opportunity to change how they work by turning to technology to reduce stress and aid the project management of the hybrid iteration of their next event.

The event sector appears to be going through some sort of identity crisis. Are we currently the virtual event sector? Soon to become the hybrid events sector? Perhaps the better question is, does what we call these events really matter?

The total change in the way we are now (almost all) working, in a hybrid fashion with time split between home and the office, is not only opening up conversation about mental health, but also about hybrid event planning.

What are the most persuasive arguments to convince budget holders to invest in both digital and in-person elements? To help you state a persuasive case, we spoke to David Stanley, Head of Corporate Events at Aztec Live and Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing and US Sales at etc.venues.

Last month, on International Women's Day, we shared our list of 21 influential women in the events world to follow for education and inspiration. Here, we've expanded the list to highlight 59 of the most influential people leading the way in virtual events right now.