CEO and Founder
Cvent
Reggie Aggarwal is CEO and founder of Cvent, a leading event and hospitality technology company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1999, Cvent supports millions of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events globally and serves more than 30,000 customers.
Reggie took Cvent public in 2013 and again in 2021 following periods of private ownership. In 2023, the company was acquired by Blackstone.
He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Businessweek and has received numerous industry honors, including induction into the Washington Business Hall of Fame.
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AI is reshaping how events are imagined, delivered and measured. As the conversation accelerates, it’s becoming harder to separate meaningful change from noise.
At Cvent CONNECT 2025, Cvent CEO and Founder Reggie Aggarwal challenged the industry to look beyond the headlines and rethink events as a driver of growth. One year on, revisit that vision and explore how it’s evolving.
Drawing on global trends and real-world experience, Reggie shares how expectations around events are shifting, what AI means in practice for teams today, and how to strike the right balance between efficiency and experience.
Learning outcomes:
Leave with a clear perspective on where to focus and how to move forward with confidence.