M P I T V

February 2026

The Attendee Engagement Puzzle
Attendee engagement takes center stage with Andrea Yates and Mark Mallchok on the latest episode of MPI’s EVENTalks podcast.

Q1 2026 Meetings Outlook

As 2026 begins, event professional sentiment breaks through an important positivity threshold while still contending with growing costs and expectations.


Q4 2025 Meetings Outlook

Business projections remain historically weak in the third consecutive Meetings Outlook survey, budgets are expected to continue rising as costs do the same and the demand for meetings and events persists despite new challenges.