How do you anticipate AI to influence the future of meetings and events?

“As generative AI continues to develop, the content we program for meetings and events will need to advance exponentially. In other words, conferences and conventions will only survive if they provide programming that is more in-depth, insightful, unexpected, original, and engaging than what a user can obtain by typing a query into ChatGPT.”
Hugh Forrest is the co-president and chief programming officer for SXSW in Austin, Texas.

“Integrating AI into event planning appears to be a practice that is rapidly becoming inevitable. It will assist planners and clients in streamlining certain planning steps and expediting the execution of procedures and ideas. Although AI may be unsettling for some in the industry, when it comes to event planning, no one is more qualified than we are. AI will never be able to replicate the interpersonal interaction and personal touch that we bring to every event or meeting we organize. Therefore, while AI can help clients and planners expedite their planning processes, it cannot provide the genuine personal care and attention that events require!”
—Abigail Everhart, proprietor of Abigail’s Events in New York City