We’re kicking it all off with a headlong jump into the completely redesigned Splunk Global Partner Event for a fast-paced overview of how to pivot your live conference content and experiences into a virtual one. Get expert advice on where to start and the essential steps you need to take to create a virtual event. Learn the do’s and definitely don’ts of hosting a global virtual experience and how to translate all those live moments into virtual ones. Hear real-world insights on how to arm speakers with what they need to create quality content and how to pull it all together into a professional broadcast. Walk away with a checklist you can apply to your own event portfolio.

In this candid chat, we will check in the week after GitHub’s May 6th Satellite Virtual 2020 event for real-time perspectives on what worked, what didn’t and how the company’s future virtual developer events are being planned. We’ll go behind the scenes for details on how this full-day virtual experience was developed. We’ll find out how all of the content was collected and repurposed for the virtual environment. And we’ll find out what resonated with attendees—and how it will inform future virtual experiences. Your virtual event education doesn’t get any fresher than this, folks.

With all your face-to-face tricks off the table, you’ll need some new skills and techniques. In this session, learn how to amp up your online attendees—and keep them engaged throughout your digital experiences. Step inside real-world virtual case studies to learn how Verizon Media is going “digital first” and how its utilizing a wide range of techniques including gamification and celebrity “appearances” to motivate internal, sales and VIP audiences. See how you can get even better engagement scores on your virtual experiences than your live ones (seriously!) and hear how successful virtual experiences create networking opportunities that attendees crave.

How will the pandemic shape the way the industry does events in 2020 and beyond? What will the event portfolio of the future look like? How can live and digital experiences become content generators for one another? And how will attendee comfort levels and behaviors fit into the equation? Wrap up the day with a behind-the-scenes look at how SAP is forecasting the future of its event and conference portfolio—and what steps it’s taking to imagine, and reimagine, its models and methodologies.

In February, Salesforce transformed its largest annual Asia Pacific conference into a virtual event—in just 10 days. The result was nearly 13,000 registered attendees, more than 86,000 viewers that tuned into the live-streamed event, and a reach of 1.5 million total video viewers across Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn. Listen in as the Salesforce Marketing team walks you through their fast-paced plan into virtual, including first-hand insights.