Claude's parent company is hiring humans to lead its event strategy  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Read online 🤖 Anthropic's $400K Event Role Even the most valuable AI company on earth wants humans to lead its event strategy, and it's paying good money too.   Miguel Neves, Skift Meetings Editor-in-Chief April 30th, 2026 IN THIS EDITION Event security concerns add appeal to proposed White House ballroom The complex relationship between events and corruption Why AI companies are hiring humans to lead event strategy Rethinking event security when big-name speakers are involved Read on below.     FEATURED STORIES White House Ballroom Debate Reignited by Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting By Andrea Doyle The Justice Department is moving quickly to leverage Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, invoking it as evidence that President Trump’s proposed White House ballroom is a national security necessity. View Article Are Events a Magnet for Corruption? By Barbara Scofidio Their project-based nature and a lack of industry oversight make events a target for everything from bribery to fraud. View Article Why Anthropic’s $400K Event Job Matters  By Andrea Doyle Many worry AI will take their jobs — the events industry included. But a surge of high-paying roles at the companies leading the AI race tells a different story. View Article Rethinking Security for Events With Big-Name Speakers By Barbara Scofidio Certain organizations are in the business of hosting high-profile speakers and attendees. Has the D.C. shooting changed anything for them? View Article         Why ConferenceDirect, IPW, and MPI Are All Betting on the Same Host City Visit Anaheim + Skift Meetings See what’s driving a wave of major event wins — and why planners are paying attention. View Article         FREE REPORT Go beyond generational stereotypes and create impactful event experiences that engage participants across demographics with the help of the latest Skift Meetings report, Events for a Multigenerational Workforce. This report, sponsored by Ottawa Tourism, cuts through the generational stereotypes to examine what's actually changing in event design — and what it costs when you get it wrong. GET THE REPORT         RECOGNITION You can win Skift IDEA Awards in five meetings and events categories: hotels, venues & convention centers, destination marketing organizations, event technology, and cruise lines. Lock in the lowest price today, then submit your entry by July 1. SECURE YOUR ENTRY         🧰SKIFT MEETINGS TOOLKIT Your go-to hub for best practices in managing meetings and events. EXPLORE THE TOOLKIT         Thanks for being a regular reader. We are switching to a new email platform. Why? This change will allow for better delivery, and more engaging newsletters. Please take a moment to add this new email address to your contacts to ensure you continue receiving your newsletters without interruption. During this transition, these emails might land in your promotions or spam folder. To ensure you don’t miss out, please move this newsletter to your primary inbox.       DEFINING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2026 Skift 35 W 31st St. New York, New York 10001, United States Terms of Service

Your youngest attendees are voting with their feet

Half of Gen Z attendees aren't showing up to general sessions. That's not a content problem. It's a design problem.   Skift Meetings' new editorial report, Events for a Multigenerational Workforce, examines what's driving the shift — and what planners who are actually getting it right are doing differently.   This isn't a report about generational stereotypes. It's about the concrete decisions — in registration, programming, networking, and measurement — that determine whether your event works for the audience you'll have in 2030. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT This report is sponsored by Ottawa Tourism.  Skift, 35 W 31st St., Frnt 1, New York, NY 10001, USA Manage preferences

Registration is an engagement tool.

How leading planners are rethinking the full event experience — from sign-up to follow-up. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

Hi there,   What does your registration form actually tell you about your attendees? Job title. Company. Dietary restrictions. Maybe a session preference or two. But does it tell you anything that helps you design a more meaningful experience for that person? Probably not.   The planners getting this right are starting earlier — using registration itself as the first touchpoint for personalization, asking questions about values and priorities rather than logistics, and building programs that serve multiple types of attendees at once.   In our upcoming Backstage Briefing — Events for a Multigenerational Workforce — we'll explore this and more, including: What the data says about shifting attendance patterns across generations Why universal design principles beat generational stereotypes every time How to structure programming and formats for different learning styles The measurement questions that actually tell you if your event worked   Date: April 22nd Time: 11am ET | 4pm GMT Format: One-hour live webinar with Q&A REGISTER NOW 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 Want to participate in future events? Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest event trends. Subscribe now. Are you innovating in Meetings and Events? The 2026 Skift IDEA Awards are open for submissions  - Apply today and spotlight your work on a global stage. Skift, 35 W 31st St., Frnt 1, New York, NY 10001, USA Manage preferences