AI is worth more to organisers as a private tool than as a public shop window, according to an events chief. Simon Foster, group CEO of Arc Network, argues the organisers who come out of this cycle ahead will be the ones who keep their community data behind a wall and spend the technology on …

The rise of AI and deepfakes has seen a surge in CMO interest in live events, according to an events industry leader. Paul Miller, CEO of Forge, believes this trend is running alongside an increasing demand for targeted meeting programmes they are willing to pay for. Forge runs around 160 events and was formed when …