Software and coaching that help event planners learn in-demand skills and get matched into structured networking meetings with employers and peers.
Event industry reskilling + structured networking platform
Planners are openly anxious about becoming obsolete, and the EIC is moving to help them find new job opportunities, while Skift Meetings reports that networking receptions stress attendees and trade bodies admit those events don’t work. With HR Dive saying leaders are worried about handling change, a training-plus-structured networking service is timely.
Projected Score
as a side gig ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
no money or audience ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
with both ★★★★☆ (4/5)
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The news behind it
- Oct 16, 2026 Skift Meetings: EIC’s Plan to Help Planners Find New Job Opportunities
- Oct 16, 2026 Skift Meetings: Why Networking Receptions Stress Attendees Out — And What to Build Instead
- Oct 16, 2026 HR Dive: Leaders say they are worried about their ability to handle change
