The Event Leadership Institute and McVeigh Global Meetings and Events launched their new Business Owner Mentorship Program, which is aimed to help event professionals hurt by the pandemic learn through their mentor's experiences.

More than 160 executives in the business-to-business exhibitions industry virtually attended Predict, CEIR's Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference that was moved online due to the pandemic.

A vital part of interacting with other people is nonverbal communication, but the masks required to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic make it impossible to see facial expressions. What's not impossible, however, is building a friendly rapport while continuing to wear a mask.

When putting together virtual events, professionals should take care to give female attendees a voice as in a recent survey of female business leaders, "45 percent say it is difficult for women to speak up in virtual meetings, while 20 percent say they’ve felt ignored or overlooked in an online meeting."

Employees want to feel heard and represented by their leadership, and three questions can help them fulfil their responsibility to think about diversity and inclusion.

A silver lining to digital events that the industry has seen is capturing valuable data on attendee engagement. Brian Scott of ClearTone Consulting shares virtual platform data insights and what that means for your organization.