The Vendry by Groupize.ai

Is Strategic Meetings Management ready for the Agentic AI era? For more than 20 years, Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) has helped organizations improve governance, compliance, visibility, supplier management, and spend control. Those principles haven't changed. The way we deliver them has. Today's meetings landscape looks dramatically different than when SMM was first introduced. Organizations are managing thousands of decentralized meetings—not just annual sales meetings and large conferences. Employees expect consumer-grade experiences. Travel, meetings, expense, compliance, and duty of care are more connected than ever. We're excited to join BTN Group for a discussion on what the next generation of meetings management looks like. Rethinking Strategic Meetings Management in the Agentic AI Era 📅 July 23, 2026 🕧 12:30 PM EST 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gQ9bjczG AI has fundamentally changed what's possible. Imagine a meetings program where: ✅ Data is at your fingertips—ask a question in plain English and instantly access meeting, travel, supplier, budget, contract, and spend data. ✅ Travel and meetings are orchestrated together—connecting air, hotel, guest travel, expense, and attendee experiences into one seamless workflow. ✅ Attendee experiences meet today's expectations—mobile-first, self-service, personalized, and intelligent from invitation through reimbursement. ✅ Governance happens automatically—policies, approvals, budgets, compliance, and preferred suppliers are enforced at the point of decision. ✅ Duty of Care becomes dynamic—understand an attendee's complete journey, from flights and hotels to venues, restaurants, and ground transportation, enabling faster response and better service. This isn't about replacing Strategic Meetings Management. It's about rethinking how its core principles are delivered in an era where AI can orchestrate every meeting, every traveler, and every dollar of spend. Join us as we discuss: - Why SMM principles are more relevant than ever - From process management to intelligent orchestration - Centralized governance with decentralized execution - How agentic AI transforms compliance, duty of care, and attendee experiences - What the future of enterprise meetings looks like #StrategicMeetingsManagement #SMM #AgenticAI #ArtificialIntelligence #MeetingsManagement #BusinessTravel #CorporateTravel #EventTech #TravelTech #DutyOfCare #Procurement #BTNGroup #Groupize Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien Groupize.ai

There’s a classic car DJ booth. A double-decker bus on the patio. A record store entrance. Karaoke rooms. Pinball machines. A hallway lined with cassette tapes. And somehow, it all makes perfect sense. On The Record Speakeasy and Club at Park MGM brings music nostalgia, playful design, and unexpected details into a Las Vegas venue built to feel anything but traditional. For company celebrations, client events, incentive groups, and brand moments, it gives planners a setting with a story already built in. Because sometimes the best event backdrop is the one guests are still talking about the next day. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/grHXCRwH #LasVegasEvents #CorporateEvents #CompanyCelebrations #ClientEntertainment #EventVenues #EventProfs #TheVendryByGroupize

For meeting professionals considering strategies for Strategic Meetings Management in the Agentic AI webinar, join Groupize and Business Travel News for a great discussion. https://lnkd.in/g4WG4-wK

Join us on BTN Group, July 23 at 1 pm ET, for a 45-minute webinar on a number most meetings programs have never governed: total meeting spend. For 20 years, Strategic Meetings Management (SMM )has optimized the cost of running the program. But meetings and events account for 1–3% of corporate revenue — $50M–$150M for a $5B enterprise — and most of it has never been systematically governed, because traditional governance couldn't scale across every meeting. That constraint is gone. See how aime™ (AI for Meetings & Events) delivers scalable, always-on governance across every meeting, regardless of size, at no marginal cost. We'll cover the key levers to optimize total spend: preferred supplier compliance, competitive bidding, auto-negotiated rates and terms, budgeting from intake, and steering demand to better-value markets. 📅 July 23, 1 pm ET Save your seat 👇 https://lnkd.in/g4WG4-wK #StrategicMeetingsManagement #MeetingsAndEvents #AgenticAI #EventTech #aime

Some company events need more than a ballroom. They need room to move. Room to gather. Room to bring a full team, client base, or community together in one place. Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta gives planners the scale to think bigger, with an outdoor setting built for large company outings, conferences, private concerts, fundraisers, and full-venue experiences. With capacity for up to 19,000 guests, plus access to production, sound, lighting, catering, and VIP spaces, it offers the kind of flexibility that can turn a large corporate event into something that feels shared, energized, and memorable. Because when the guest list gets bigger, the venue has to do more than hold the crowd. It has to create the experience. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gE_JqGh5 #CorporateEvents #CompanyOutings #ConferencePlanning #LargeScaleEvents #AtlantaEvents #EventProfs #TheVendryByGroupize

Confession: we'd rather skip the ballroom. Give us a city worth exploring. A hidden courtyard that invites your team to slow down. Apartment-style suites where the conversation doesn't end when the meeting does. A morning strategy session, lunch at a local favorite, an afternoon exploring together, and dinner where the best ideas somehow find their way back into the conversation. That's the kind of offsite people remember. It's also why we're seeing more planners look beyond the traditional hotel model. The Ann Savannah combines apartment-style accommodations with flexible gathering spaces in the heart of Savannah's Historic District, making it easy to blend productive meetings with authentic destination experiences. Because sometimes the strongest teams aren't built during the presentation. They're built in the moments in between. Venue: The Ann Savannah, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy #EventProfs #LeadershipRetreats #TeamBuilding #CorporateEvents #Offsites #Savannah

Groupize just made a big announcement at the Business Travel Show Europe in London. We didn’t just add AI features to legacy software. Following a year-long transformation, we rebuilt Groupize from the ground up as the industry’s first AI-native, agentic platform for corporate meetings, events, and group travel. AI isn't a feature here—it’s the entire foundation. ▶ Meet aime™: Launching July 15, our ecosystem of 11 specialized AI agents works together to continuously collaborate, reason, negotiate, and optimize on behalf of your business. ▶ Unified Scale: The only architecture capable of managing everything from a local 5-person team gathering to a 5,000-person global conference. ▶ 90% Administrative Reduction: Let intelligent agents handle tedious workflows, supplier interactions, and attendee experiences. Stop wrestling with a patchwork of disconnected legacy solutions. It's time to experience what a truly intelligent ecosystem can do for your corporate meeting and event strategy. 🔗 Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/geA4ri9s #aime #AgenticAI #MeetingsAndEvents #BTShowEU

Groupize is growing, ideal positions for M&E Leaders.

Groupize is hiring! We're adding three new roles to our Customer Success & Growth team: → VP, Customer Success & Growth → Enterprise Account Director → Mid-Market Growth Manager This isn't automation bolted onto old workflows. It's an AI-native platform reshaping an entire category — and these roles put you at the center of that transformation with our largest, most strategic customers. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gX6v67gH #Hiring #CustomerSuccess #AI #EventTech #BusinessTravel #aime

When planning a corporate event, the venue does more than provide space. It shapes how attendees engage, how ideas are shared, and how your content is experienced. That's what made The Times Center a fitting home for Marketing Brew's Summit in New York. Bold branded environments, collaborative breakout conversations, and thought leadership programming came together to create an atmosphere designed for connection and fresh ideas. The most successful corporate events often happen in spaces built for communication, not just celebration. That's what makes The Times Center unique. With expansive presentation spaces, flexible event environments, and a modern architectural backdrop, it's a venue where content, conversation, and audience engagement can take center stage. Because successful events aren't just about getting people in the room. They're about creating an environment where ideas can thrive. Explore The Times Center on The Vendry: https://lnkd.in/gip7P_QA #EventProfs #CorporateEvents #MeetingProfs #MarketingEvents #ConferencePlanning