Sunday, May 31, 2026

Big news from Skift Meetings and MPI

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Hi there,

We have some exciting news to share today: Skift Meetings and MPI are launching a new collaborative partnership.

As the meetings industry navigates a tidal wave of change from increasing costs and decreasing attention spans, our two organizations are working together to ensure that leaders like you have the knowledge you need. 

Skift Meetings reports will now be distributed to MPI's full community of planners and suppliers across 70+ countries. 

Two reports are coming. Mark the dates.

  • June 10: The Future of AI and Events

    Artificial intelligence has moved past the pilot phase. This report covers what's actually changing in day-to-day event management and what planners need to know to stay ahead.

  • September 9: The State of Corporate Meetings

    Corporate meetings are being redesigned from the ground up. This report maps the forces reshaping how companies plan, produce, and measure events.

This is just the beginning. Keep an eye out for more of the intelligence you need to stay ahead of the curve with your next program.

PS. Interested in supporting the next round of research? Reply to this email to put your brand front and center with these reports.

Best regards,
Monique

Monique Agaliotis
Sales Director
Skift Meetings 
ph (929)-928-1264

 
Contact Monique Agaliotis at MA@Skift.com

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Dan Macsai, Chief Strategy Officer at TIME Magazine, joins Skift Meetings Forum 2026

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First speakers confirmed

The first speakers for Skift Meetings Forum 2026 are confirmed.

Dan Macsai is Chief Strategy Officer at TIME. He scaled TIME's events business from 3 events to 31 globally, including the TIME100 Gala, TIME100 Summit, and TIME100 Impact Dinners at Davos. He's joining us to talk about how event leaders become business leaders.

Sarah Gannon (Mathworks) joins the lineup with one of the deepest credential stacks in the corporate planning world (MTA, CMP, PMED, DES, HMCC).

Kyle Jordan (INFORMS), CMP Fellow, joins to bring the association perspective on a year defined by visa friction, travel costs, and shifting US policy.

More names confirmed in the coming weeks across all three acts.

WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA

Act 1: Geopolitical Tensions.

Where events get placed, who can attend, and what contracts need to protect: all of it is shifting. This block maps what that means for programs running in 2026 and beyond, anchored in fresh data from Skift Research.

Act 2: Resilience.

Budgets are tighter. Timelines are shorter. The pressure on every decision is higher. Senior planners and industry operators share how they're finding room to move, and where they've stopped trying.

Act 3: AI and Innovation.

The experimentation phase is over. This section gets into what's actually been built, what got scrapped, and how the planners ahead of the curve are thinking about the next 12 months.

Who's in the room

Skift Meetings Forum is a one-day, application-only gathering for 400 senior planners.

Senior planners from Apple, Salesforce, JPMorgan, PepsiCo, Mondelez, IEEE Communications Society, Rotary International, American Physical Society, BCD Meetings & Events, FCM Meetings & Events, and 360 Live Media have already secured seats for September 22. 77% director-level or above.

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