Yup, nothing will replace the business that happens over lunch/dinner/drinks at a physical event. I would help if we normalized people initiating contact with each other after having gone to the same virtual conference, but that's a lot of culture to change
I always felt like the greatest benefit from in-person conferences was the interactions in the hallway. I got a lot of business transacted there that would not have otherwise happened. Which the online conferences don't really provide - sadly.
Yup, nothing will replace the business that happens over lunch/dinner/drinks at a physical event. I would help if we normalized people initiating contact with each other after having gone to the same virtual conference, but that's a lot of culture to change
I always felt like the greatest benefit from in-person conferences was the interactions in the hallway. I got a lot of business transacted there that would not have otherwise happened. Which the online conferences don't really provide - sadly.