Earlier this month, I worked at a conference – a two-day, hybrid event in London and Livestream, with 400+ attendees from the global gift card/payments industry.
Great content and a super atmosphere. There is something magical about getting people together in a shared space - especially after two years of online events. "Everyone looks really relaxed and happy." Hallway huddles, people working on laptops at standing desks. Eating, drinking, laughing, partying… the devil's in the detail: Croque monsieurs! 🥐
Not so easy getting bums on seats for all the panels, but you don’t have to with hybrid events. Someone said it felt more important to network and they’d catch up on the content later.
We hired hotel space for three days and split it into zones – the main stage for talks and panels, meeting space, networking area, product & innovation hall, wellness sanctuary, coffee lounge - my ideal working day and the evolution of the office in…