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Attendance is rising, in-person formats are stabilizing, and technology adoption is accelerating. At the same time, planners face unpredictable show-up rates, late registrations, and increased costs.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Below is the fully updated 2025–2026 dataset, replacing every outdated 2023–2024 statistic from earlier versions of your blog.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#0e0e0e;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Related: If you specifically want attendance benchmarks, see our \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fevent-attendance-rate\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In-Person Event Attendance Rate Guide (2026)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>1. Global Market Size & Growth (2025–2032)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Latest verified figures:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Global events: $1.35T in 2025, growing to $2.1T by 2032 (CAGR 6.4%)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">U.S. events: $466.13B in 2025, reaching $651.53B by 2032\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Corporate events: $325B in 2023 → $600B by 2029 (10.6% CAGR)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Event management software: $14.37B in 2025 → $107.28B by 2037 (17.7% CAGR)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> \u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Sports events: $485.14B in 2025 → $884.69B by 2033\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Takeaway:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The global event market is expanding in every category - physical, hybrid, virtual, and software.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>2. In-Person Event Attendance Trends (2025–2026)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In-person events are now the default again.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Key numbers:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">57% of organizers report increased attendance YoY\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">65.8% will host the same or more in-person events in 2025\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In-person B2B events grew 40% YoY\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">80%+ of attendees prefer in-person (Freeman)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">70% of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fcorporate-event-planning-tools-elevate-professional-events\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240, 75%, 60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">corporate events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> in North America are physical (Cvent)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:14pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Attendance Rates by Event Type (2026)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\u003Cfigure class=\"table\">\u003Ctable class=\"ck-table-resized\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border-style:none;\">\u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"139\">\u003Ccol style=\"width:50%;\" width=\"114\">\u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Event Type\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Show-Up Rate\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Free B2B Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">50–60%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Paid Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">90–97%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Internal Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">85–95%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr style=\"height:25pt;\">\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Community Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd style=\"overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;\">\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">40–55%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:11pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#0e0e0e;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Deep dive:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:11pt;margin-top:0pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#0e0e0e;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Full benchmarks are in the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nunify.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fevent-attendance-rate\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#0e0e0e;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>In-Person Event Attendance Rate Guide (2026)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>3. Virtual & Hybrid Event Data (2026)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:14pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Virtual Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Market: $236.69B in 2025 → $537.18B by 2029\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Live webinar attendance: 30–40%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">On-demand views: 40–45%\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:14pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hybrid Events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">93% of organisers continue using hybrid components\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hybrid wins when budgets, travel, or teams are restricted\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>4. Event Technology Adoption (Apps, Software, AI)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">79% use EMS platforms\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">61% use mobile event apps\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">AI adoption growing via:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:circle;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">attendee segmentation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:circle;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">predictive attendance modeling\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:circle;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">networking automation\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:circle;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"2\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">agenda personalization\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">AR\u002FVR event tech CAGR: 10.77% (2024–2028)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>5. Budgets, Costs & Planner Expectations\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">66% expect bigger budgets in 2025\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">65% increasing meeting spend\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Planners expect 2–4% cost increases in 2026\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">BUT 40% expect potential attendance drops due to cost pressure\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>6. Trade Shows & Experiential Events\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">U.S. trade shows: $15.8B (2024) → $17.3B (2028)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Exhibitions & experience market: $57.17B in 2025 → $77.62B by 2031\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr> \u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Trade shows continue to dominate pipeline creation.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>7. Why People Attend Events in 2026\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Across every report, the #1 reason:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">**Networking.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Not content. Not speakers. Not swag.**\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Attendees want:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">real conversations\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">curated meetings\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">hands-on formats\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">space to connect\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Events with packed agendas score lower in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:24pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>8. The 2026 Forecast\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Expect:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul style=\"list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\">\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">More events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Higher budgets\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Less predictable turnout\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Faster tech adoption\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hybrid safety nets\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">AI-driven planning\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;list-style-type:disc;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Stronger ROI pressure\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">2026 favors planners who can predict attendance, personalize experiences, and design for networking.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Sources \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Cvent: \u003C\u002Fstrong>Event Statistics - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cvent.com\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fevents\u002Fevent-statistics\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cvent.com\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fevents\u002Fevent-statistics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Bizzabo:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Event Marketing Statistics - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bizzabo.com\u002Fblog\u002Fevent-marketing-statistics\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bizzabo.com\u002Fblog\u002Fevent-marketing-statistics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Whova: \u003C\u002Fstrong>Event Trends 2025 - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwhova.com\u002Fblog\u002Ftop-event-industry-trends-2025-incorporate-events\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fwhova.com\u002Fblog\u002Ftop-event-industry-trends-2025-incorporate-events\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Northstar Meetings Group:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Forecast 2026 - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.northstarmeetingsgroup.com\u002FNews\u002FIndustry\u002FMeetings-and-Events-Industry-Forecast-2026\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.northstarmeetingsgroup.com\u002FNews\u002FIndustry\u002FMeetings-and-Events-Industry-Forecast-2026\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>ICC Belfast:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Event Trends - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ficcbelfast.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fevent-trends\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Ficcbelfast.com\u002Fblogs\u002Fevent-trends\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>EventGroove: \u003C\u002Fstrong>Industry Stats - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fproducts.eventgroove.com\u002Fblog\u002Farticles\u002Fevent-industry-statistics\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fproducts.eventgroove.com\u002Fblog\u002Farticles\u002Fevent-industry-statistics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Allied Market Research: \u003C\u002Fstrong>Global Event Outlook - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alliedmarketresearch.com\u002Fevents-industry-market\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alliedmarketresearch.com\u002Fevents-industry-market\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Swoogo:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Event Statistics - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fswoogo.events\u002Fblog\u002Fevent-statistics\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">https:\u002F\u002Fswoogo.events\u002Fblog\u002Fevent-statistics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u003Cstrong>Giant Printing: \u003C\u002Fstrong>Trade Show Statistics - \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiantprinting.com\u002Ftrade-show-statistics\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:hsl(240,75%,60%);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;\">\u003Cspan 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