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Another week, another batch of industry insights that'll make your coffee break worthwhile.

 Plus, next week brings a fun surprise we've been working on. Watch this space.

In this edition:

• When Speaker Bios Become a Waiting Game – Endless reminder emails? Gevme's got the cure for your speaker management headaches.

• Real-Time AI Is Rewriting the Event Playbook – Keerat's session breakdown reveals why live intelligence is the new currency.

• IMEX America 2024 Sets Sustainability Benchmarks – Zero waste for six years straight and lessons every planner can steal.

Event Humor 😅

When Speaker Bios Become a Waiting Game 🎭✉️

Endless reminder emails, last-minute selfies, and bios copied straight from LinkedIn – it’s a hassle every planner faces.

With Gevme, speakers share their details once and everything’s in place. Headshots and bios, ready when you are.

On the Ground 🎪

Real-Time AI Is Rewriting the Event Playbook 🔴

Keerat’s session in Goyang Destinatiojn Week cut through the noise around AI in events.

Key takeaways worth your notebook:

• Real-time is everything: Summaries, insights, voice-to-text, even content generation – not after the event, but while it’s unfolding. That’s the real breakthrough.

• Content isn’t byproduct, it’s currency: Treating live event content as a strategic asset unlocks business models and competitive edges that organizers are only just waking up to.

• Personalized reports are $$$: Attendees don’t just want a recap. They’ll pay for intelligence tailored to their role, sector, or interest. For niche events, this flips into a serious revenue stream.

• Privacy-first isn’t optional: Platforms that lock down content – never training external models, always keeping ownership with organizers – are setting the bar.

• Asia-Pacific has an edge: Regions like Penang, built on industrial AI infrastructure, are now adapting that muscle to events. It’s a head start that shouldn’t be underestimated.

The shift is clear: AI isn’t here to “make events smoother.” It’s here to turn the pulse of a live event into intelligence you can’t buy anywhere else.

PS: These takeaways weren’t stitched together after the fact – they were captured by Snapsight in real time, while the session was happening.

Ideas & Trends 💡

IMEX America 2024 sets sustainability benchmarks 🇺🇸🌱

IMEX America’s latest sustainability report shows measurable progress planners can learn from:

• Diverted 93% of waste from landfill, marking six years as a zero-waste event.

• Cut catering carbon emissions by 39% with 100% beef-free menus.

• Replaced 17,733 single-use plastic bottles and 100% of badge holders with recyclable alternatives.

• Saved 32,193 sqm of event carpet for reuse and repurposed thousands of meals for local communities.

• Introduced five electric buses and leveraged solar-powered energy for event operations.

IMEX America 2025 (Oct 7‑9, Las Vegas) continues the focus on sustainable events with hands-on activations and a dedicated Impact learning track.

Expect the unexpected, but not at your event.

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