Bizzabo acquires x.ai to offer AI-based personalized event experiences

Leading event success platform, Bizzabo has reportedly announced the acquisition of a renowned artificial intelligence (AI) based scheduling tool- x.ai. This tool is known for automating the most tedious parts of meetings by producing compatible times to meet across different time zones. It also manages cancellations, follow-ups and reminders.  

According to reliable sources, integration of x.ai’s scheduling engine with Bizzabo will make it feasible for the event participants to make meaningful connections during in-person, virtual and hybrid events, thereby strengthening the discovery of who should meet as well as how and when.

Commenting on the initiative, Co-Founder & CEO of Bizzabo, Eran Ben-Shushan stated that the company is working on doubling the creation of personalized and engaging event experiences for attendees, sponsors, organizers and speakers in 2021 and beyond. The high-end matchmaking and scheduling technology by x.ai will allow attendees to meet the right people at right time, Ben-Shushan added. 

Ben-Shushan further stated that personalized event experiences help attendees learn and share knowledge and develop meaningful connections. With the redefining of professional events with hybrid experiences, the company intended to find the best scheduling engine in the industry that can support these new generation events. Adding to this, he mentioned that this is not only about meetings, personalization and matchmaking at events is also in huge demand, and in this regard, x.ai will act as an AI-powered technological backbone for it.   

Meanwhile, CEO & Founder of x.ai, Dennis Mortensen stated that x.ai is an important tool for individuals and teams across different industries in over 200 countries. In last 18 months, the company has seen several x.ai customers leverage its scheduling capabilities for extending the influence of their virtual and hybrid events. Through its collaboration with Bizzabo, the company will be able to expand beyond business meetings and offer the scheduling engine to more people.

Source credits: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/03/2241277/0/en/Bizzabo-Acquires-x-ai-to-Launch-AI-powered-Scheduling-Accelerate-Personalized-Event-Experiences.html