The Complete Collection of 2025 Reports and Webinars

This is the season of gifts and Skift Meetings is delighted to offer you a collection of free reports and webinars delivering the latest insights on key industry topics to help you navigate the business of events. Plus, by reading these reports and watching these webinars, you will earn continuing education (CE) credits that count toward CMP certification. 

Reports: Strategic Insights on Key Topics

Skift Meetings Megatrends 2026 

The events business is at a crossroads, with uncertainty, rising costs, and a lingering, widening talent gap. Skift Meetings Megatrends 2026 explores these challenges and more,  helping planners prepare for a complex year ahead.

Unlocking Corporate Creativity: Designing Engaging Experiences for Attendees and Teams

This report analyzes the current corporate landscape and uncovers insights to help meeting planners exceed attendee expectations. It focuses on strategies that deliver meaningful impact for audiences and measurable results for organizations.

Skift Meetings Forum 2025: 8 Takeaways to Power the Events of Tomorrow

This report brings you the most actionable insights from Skift Meetings Forum 2025, with topics including business festivals, brand activations, experience design, event communities, AI use cases, event startups, and joy as a KPI.

Taking Event Impact to the Next Level

A planner’s guide to making a lasting mark on attendees, companies, communities, and the environment with insights, strategies, and real-world examples to elevate any event.

The Island of Ireland: Where Meetings and Incentives Connect People and Place 

Ireland blends urban excitement with countryside charm, allowing planners to craft events that combine culture, history, and modern amenities.

Rethinking Rewards 

Packed with industry research and expert insights, this report explores how incentives are evolving and what planners need to know to stay ahead.

Event Tech Almanac 2025

Your guide to cut through the noise in the constantly evolving event tech sector. This free report highlights real use cases for AI, and provides expert guidance for buying decisions.

What’s New in Meetings and Incentive Travel 2025

Created in partnership with IMEX, this report showcases 135 new and upcoming hotels and venues across six continents, from large-scale conference centers to intimate incentive properties.

How Dubai Is Delivering a New Paradigm for Meetings and Events

In an era when every industry is being reshaped by AI and technology, one thing that will never be replaced is the need for in-person interactions and relationships to help move businesses forward. In this light, Dubai and DWTC are leading a paradigm shift in today’s MICE industry.

Webinars: Watch and Learn

Catch recordings of Skift Meetings’ Backstage Briefings — editorially driven sessions packed with actionable insights to help planners design, manage, and innovate events.

Design & Experience

Operations & Strategy

• Cost Cutting Idea Exchange
  Industry experts share rapid-fire money-saving solutions without compromising attendee experience. Walk away with practical tips that can be implemented immediately.

• Strategic Planning for Crisis-Ready Events
  Learn essential strategies for preparing events for the unexpected — from natural disasters to onsite emergencies. Build resilience and minimize disruption while keeping attendees safe.

• The Wellness Intersection
  Dive into the latest in event wellness and find out which trends truly enhance attendee experience versus which fall flat. Get insights to create meaningful, health-conscious events.

Trends & Innovation

• The Next Era of Incentive Travel
  Understand shifting expectations in incentive programs and learn how to design experiences that maximize motivation and engagement.

• AI & the Future of Events
  Explore AI’s transformative role in planning, attendee engagement, and operational efficiency. Learn how to leverage technology and data to elevate every aspect of your events.