84: The Move Towards Invisible Technology with Miguel Neves

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I am delighted to be speaking to another icon in our industry! Miguel Neves, the Editor-in-chief of EventMB, is joining us. Miguel has had an amazing career in the meetings and events industry! In his current position, he oversees everything going on in the industry across the world. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Miguel shares his insight and talks about what we can expect, what we should focus on, and the impact technology will have on events in the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy our fascinating conversation with Miguel today!</span></p> <p><strong>Miguel Neves’s bio</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miguel is EventMB’s Editor-in-chief and likes to describe himself as a "curious creator and caring curator of computerized content and a conscious connector of charismatic characters". He lives and breathes the event tech sector and is deeply engaged in the global online community of event professionals. He is active in volunteer roles across the industry and currently sits on the International Board of Directors of Meeting Professionals International. Miguel is a Portuguese soul who built a career in the UK and is now raising a young family in southern Denmark.</span></p> <p><strong>Miguel’s background</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miguel started his career doing stage management, playing music, and being a roadie in the music industry. He was part of the team at the MTV awards in Lisbon in 2005. He was impressed to see how the back end worked and began to develop an interest in the teamwork required to put on that kind of event. He got involved in events after that, helping a company with some corporate events. Then he and a friend decided to open an event company. Unfortunately, it failed miserably, and Miguel realized that selling the organization of events is very different from organizing events.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He went to London and