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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Your attendees have changed. Has your event?

Events for a Multigenerational Workforce

Hi there,

Here's a number worth sitting with: general session attendance among the youngest event attendees is down 50%.

The workforce has shifted — dramatically and quickly — and the planners who are staying ahead aren't chasing generational trends. They're asking better questions about what all their attendees actually need.

In our next Skift Meetings Backstage Briefing: Events for a Multigenerational Workforce, we're getting into the detail of multigenerational event design. Not the think-pieces. The real stuff: registration strategy, session formats, networking models, and how to measure outcomes when success looks different for a 27-year-old analyst and a 55-year-old executive.

Date: April 22nd

Time: 11am ET | 4pm GMT

Format: One-hour live webinar with Q&A

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CMP Credits: If you are working on your Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) accreditation you will be able to earn CE hours for this webinar.

— The Skift Meetings Team

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Attendees Do the Math on U.S. Events

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Attendees Do the Math on U.S. Events

Geopolitical tensions and travel barriers are increasingly determining where global events are held.

Miguel Neves, Skift Meetings Editor-in-Chief

April 7th, 2026

Here's a quick overview of the main stories in this newsletter:

Nth Degree Acquires INVNT as Private Equity Bets on Experiential Consolidation
The Event Industry’s Flexible Workforce is Under Scrutiny
Nearly 2,000 Mathematicians Threaten Boycott of Major U.S. Conference
10 New Ships Setting Sail in the Caribbean and Europe

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DON’T MISS THESE STORIES

Nth Degree Acquires INVNT as Private Equity Bets on Experiential Consolidation

By Andrea Doyle

Global companies increasingly want event partners that can own the entire process, from storytelling and design to production and execution, and private equity is fueling the scale to make that happen.

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The Event Industry’s Flexible Workforce is Under Scrutiny

By Barbara Scofidio

Event agencies are becoming targets for misclassification of workers, and contractors who feel they should be classified as employees are pushing back.

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Nearly 2,000 Mathematicians Threaten Boycott of Major U.S. Conference

By Andrea Doyle

A boycott threat against one of the world’s most important scientific meetings underscores a broader challenge: geopolitical tensions and cross-border travel barriers are increasingly determining where global events can, and can’t, take place.

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10 New Ships Setting Sail in the Caribbean and Europe

By Barbara Scofidio

Among the latest ships making their debut this year are yachts from two new players, Orient Express and Four Seasons.

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