As the world undergoes tremendous changes in the wake of COVID-19, the importance of online and contactless payments has skyrocketed. With discussions continuing to emerge on how this tech will propel the global payments industry, who are the leaders of this innovative technology? We’re highlighting Bay Area-based individuals that are leading the wave of blockchain innovation and moving it into the mainstream.
Over the last three months, we've seen the entire world hop on the virtual train, and the event industry was no different. Now, events like Collision, Developer Week, and Grace Hopper are pivoting their conferences from in-person to online. In fact, according to our events database, almost 25% of all scheduled 2020 conferences have decided to take their event virtual.
To help you keep track of which event has made the switch to digital, we’re sharing our ongoing list of events that are now online.
It’s been a shocking 10 weeks for the conference industry. As a key partner to many event organizers and someone who hosts events, conferences are something we rely on to stay in business. We feel for you.
For an event and PR company, we have SO much data. We sit on a gold mine of information we’ve built from scratch: 16,376 records of conferences happened or scheduled since we opened our doors five years ago.* These numbers change daily if not hourly, we do not try to claim this includes every event in existence, and yes, the uncertainty about the rest of 2020 remains.
As we wait, we’re incredibly busy keeping these numbers and the details that come with them updated as information becomes available, as well as working with podcast and webinar opportunities so clients can continue to build thought leadership right now.
Over the past month, the events industry has changed drastically: in-person events are put on hold, and events large and small are moving online. This means changes for speakers, event organizers, and event attendees.
These are uncertain times, but our team is certain of one thing: while we’re looking forward to the return of live events, this shift to digital opens up a whole new world of opportunity for online events and virtual thought leadership.
Quarantine Conference, a one-day virtual event presented by Hawke Media on April 7 provided a calming presence and content to soothe fears amid uncertainty during this otherwise difficult time. Here’s a recap of a few sessions attendees loved.
While the month of March—and in particular March 8—represents an international celebration of women’s accomplishments, pursuit of equality, and strides toward breaking the glass ceiling, here at cred we’re committed to prioritizing women’s empowerment year-round.
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting a few of cred’s fierce female speakers.
In a guest post from cred PR partner Max Borges Agency, Matt Shumate highlights the growing trends in consumer tech following his week on the ground at CES 2020.
Coming off the heels of January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the world is buzzing about what tech trends will be most prominent in the decade ahead. Growing up in the ‘90s, the young tech geek in me eagerly anticipated 2020 with flying cars and instant transporters. Let’s see if we’re getting close to this Blade Runner-esque vision any time soon.
They say there’s no better way to treat that special someone on Valentine’s Day than gifting them hearts, flowers, and chocolates. However, at DeveloperWeek 2020, speakers and attendees showed their love and affection for their favorite Valentine: their code. This year’s DeveloperWeek brought together speakers and attendees who joined to celebrate developer innovations transforming the tech industry.
