The document discusses 10 global trends that will impact the meetings industry over the next 20 years: 1) Time will be the most valuable resource in business. 2) Events will become a strategic marketing product. 3) Software will continue to automate processes. 4) Hierarchies will transition to technology-driven networks. 5) The sharing economy will not slow down and change how people book and share resources. It predicts meetings will get smaller and more intimate, and event logistics will be heavily automated online. The industry will see consolidation among meeting planning companies and hotels will focus more on group business. Technology will seamlessly integrate into events and become both an opportunity and security risk.