CWT Meetings & Events Signs Agreement with Cvent
Partnership strengthens CWT Meetings & Events global offer
AMSTERDAM, CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning meetings and events agency, today announced it has strengthened its overall client technology offering by signing an agreement with Cvent, Inc. (NYSE: CVT) a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform.
CWT Meetings & Events will introduce Cvents dedicated event management system in a phased approach over the coming months, including activation for clients in North America, Asia Pacific and across Europe. The new program will work in parallel with existing CWT Meetings & Events technology systems, offering a wider technology portfolio for clients and strengthening CWT Meetings & Events global strategic meetings management services, delivering significant ROI for event programs.
The Cvent technology will enable CWT Meetings & Events customers to use a range of meetings and events management software, including the latest in meeting planning, venue sourcing, event management mobile apps, payment processing and travel management.
Commenting on the agreement, Floyd Widener, senior vice president, CWT Meetings & Events global, said, "This relationship with Cvent strengthens our global proposition, using technology to improve the event experience for attendees and organizers as well as providing valuable management information for procurement professionals."
"Were delighted to be working with CWT Meetings & Events added Anil Punyapu, vice president of enterprise sales, Cvent. Both companies are focused on delivering the best results for clients. Cvent has a track record for partnering with industry leaders and we believe this new agreement represents a great combination, bringing together CWT Meetings & Events expertise and our innovative technology."
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About Cvent
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com.
About CWT Meetings & Events
CWT Meetings & Events is the meetings & events division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel business portfolio, the worlds leading business travel and meetings management company.
CWT Meetings & Events is where ideas meet results. We are a global, full-service meetings and events agency with unparalleled experience, providing innovative, effective end-to-end strategic meetings and event management. With over 1,400 event specialists across over 75 countries, our expert local knowledge is backed up by our global resources.
We are driving industry-leading innovation in strategic meetings management and delivering over 35,000 creative, high-quality events for customers from all industry sectors each year. Our creative know-how helps us to deliver events with creative and innovative venue sourcing, while with our logistics expertise, we help clients with group travel, compliance, logistics, and at the same time save them money.
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