The Future of Events and Event Technology | EventCombo, USA | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker – Matthew Griffin

By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 30th June 2021

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

The global pandemic crushed the global events industry in record time, but a new phoenix is rising from the ashes …

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Firstly, thanks to Manish at Eventcombo, a New York based events platform specialising in hybrid and virtual events, for asking me to be the keynote at their annual summit where we discussed what else but the Future of Events and Event Tech – something that’s been top of mind as I work with event organisers and organisations around the world who are all still reeling from the disruption caused by the pandemic.

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During the keynote I shone a light on the impact that the global pandemic has had on the industry which included wiping out over $30 Billion in revenues in the US alone and putting a $1.5 Trillion industry on its knees as many of the players in the market tried to pivot their businesses and business models just to make it through to the other side.

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Fuelled by the pandemic we’ve also recently seen some of the biggest venture capital investments the industry has ever seen, including the $250 Million investment in Hopin, another popular events platform, as people everywhere hastily switched their events from in person to virtual and looked for simpler ways to make everything “work,” and, needless to say this shift combined with fresh investment accelerated the development of many similar multi-sided events platforms that, once the pandemic fades into the background, will likely be the industry incumbents for years to come – if not longer.

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I then fast forwarded to have a look at what future events themselves will look like – from the standard in person, hybrid, and virtual events we’re all accustomed to today, to highly complex mixed reality and fully immersive events that are attracting not hundreds of thousands of attendees by tens of millions.

And if you thought the events of the future will look like the events you experience today then you need to watch the keynote and think again …

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Matthew Griffin / About Author

Described by NASA as a "Walking Encyclopaedia of the Future" and one of the world’s most in demand keynote speakers Matthew Griffin, Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm, is a multi-award winning Futurist and strategic foresight expert, author, lecturer, mentor, podcast and YouTube host.

With a distinguished career running global business units at Atos, EMC, and IBM today Matthew helps leaders and titans of industry from all over the world explore the impact of the inter sections of technology, culture, and leadership, then helps them create high performance organisations that can continuously disrupt, outpace, and outthink their competition.

15 times author of the hit series the Codex of the Future series Matthew's ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders across the G7, G20, and G77, and many of the world's most recognised and exceptional organisations including ABB, Accenture, ABN Amro, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Dentons, Disney, Dow, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Microsoft, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Nokia, Paramount, PepsiCo, PWC, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, Visa, WIRED, WPP and hundreds of others.

Matthew is regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, and his mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.