Creating an Effective & Profitable Hybrid Conference

02 Mar 2026
by Sergio Gallego Schmid

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Associations have a duty to their sector, to the professionals within it, and to their own mission to provide learning and networking opportunities as widely as possible. A hybrid for your flagship events is essential to achieve this.

Hybrid was adopted by many associations on exiting the pandemic, and many jumped straight back to in-person without resolving the issues around delivering hybrid events.

In this session, we examine what it really takes to run a successful hybrid conference - not an all-bells and all-whistles production, but an effective and profitable one. 

You’ll learn practical, proven, successful approaches to

  • Stakeholder management
  • Designing virtual lounges
  • Live streaming and on-demand content
  • Practical tips
  • Supplier strategies
  • Tech truths
  • Budgets
  • How to bake in sustainability and EDI
  • What doesn't work

Dare to design and deliver a hybrid event that’s seamless, inclusive, and engaging for a wide variety of audiences! Walk away with actionable tools, insights, and the confidence to do so!