5 Things Still Broken in Events, According to 50 Industry Leaders

Inconsistent data, limited executive buy-in, and cross-team misalignment are common challenges in the events industry. But at the latest Cvent CONNECT, these common struggles became the foundation for productive dialogue and real solutions.

In this solo mini-sode, Alyssa Peltier shares key insights from an open forum with senior event leaders from some of the world’s largest brands. She discusses the five most pressing issues facing enterprise event programs today and the steps leaders are taking to move forward.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How to build executive trust in your event strategy: Learn why storytelling with clean, consistent data is essential to gaining internal buy-in and budget approval.
2. Creating a culture that supports strategic events: Shift your team’s mindset so strategy and execution work together to deliver real business outcomes.
3. Evaluate tech that works: Get practical steps for auditing your current stack, reducing overlap, and aligning tools to real business needs.

Things to listen for:

(00:00) Introducing Alyssa Peltier

(02:11) Challenges in the events industry

(09:12) Solutions to reset your event program