Join us for the discussion on the subject together with Paul Cook, the founder of the Hybrid Event Center. He is a producer, advisor, writer, speaker, facilitator and educator who has been immersed in the events sector for over 20 years. Paul was also listed as one of the 58 of the most influential people leading the way in virtual events right now.

Paul has written a book together with Martin Shepherdly, a “How-to…” guide for event planners who want to engage their remote delegates called “Remotely Engaging: How to reach new audiences by breaking out of the conference center”. Paul is also the past President of the UK Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and is the Executive Producer of the European Conference for MPI in June 2021. In short, he enjoys working on strategy and content. He works on projects that help develop organisations and the events spaces. 

• What is a hybrid event and what it is not?

• What are the most common mistakes people make with hybrid events?

• What do you need to take into consideration when organizing a hybrid event?

• How can you engage your remote audience in a hybrid event?

• How are onsite and offsite speakers different, and what do they need to know?

• Are hybrid events less or more work for event organizers?