NY Tech Week: Where the Conversation Didn't Stop at the Stage
How Jotto powered a live AI panel at NY Tech Week — connecting every guest, surfacing the room's best questions, and turning one evening into lasting intelligence.
Automated Badge Check-In
Guest Networking via Passport
Interactive Agenda & Q&A
The client
About AES NYC
AES NYC (Absolute Event Solutions) hosted “From Ticketing to Intelligence: AI's Impact on the $1T Events Industry” at their Annex 417 venue in Midtown Manhattan on June 1, 2026, as part of NY Tech Week. The evening brought together founders, operators, and technologists for a fireside panel, moderated live Q&A, and networking reception exploring how AI is reshaping one of the world's most human industries. Jotto served as the event and engagement management technology powering the full guest experience.
The challenge
An Event About Intelligent Events Had to Be One
For an event centered on the future of AI-powered experiences, the format itself had to demonstrate what a smarter event looks like. That meant moving beyond a one-directional panel — and giving every guest a way to connect, contribute, and carry something lasting out the door.
The question wasn't just how to run a great evening. It was how to make the evening matter after it ended.
The solution
A Passport for Every Guest
Every attendee received a Jotto Passport — a frictionless, mobile-first event companion requiring no download, no login, and no setup.
Check In & Connect
Guests walked in, scanned their Passport, and badges printed automatically — no line, no wait, no staff bottleneck. From there, guests used the same Passport to discover and connect with other attendees and panelists, building relationships before the first question was asked.
Ask
Questions submitted in advance and raised live from the room were curated in real time, giving moderators Jessica Lindsay and Ken Gibbs Jr. instant visibility into what the audience most wanted to explore.
Follow & Recap
A live, interactive agenda kept every guest oriented as the evening unfolded. Afterward, a post-event intelligence report surfaced the recurring ideas, open questions, and emerging themes the panel conversation produced.
The results
One Evening. Lasting Impact.
No Line. No Wait. No Friction.
Guests walked in and were checked in and badged in seconds — setting the tone for an evening where the technology stayed invisible and the experience came first.
Guests Who Arrived Connected
Attendees didn't wait until the networking hour to meet the room. The Passport gave everyone a way to connect from the moment they walked in.
A Panel Shaped by the Room
Live and pre-submitted questions — moderated for quality and relevance — kept the conversation responsive to what the audience actually wanted to explore.
Intelligence That Outlasted the Evening
The post-event report captured six recurring ideas from the panel, four unsolved problems the industry needs to tackle, and a clear view of where the opportunity lies next.
The Evening Proved the Point
An event about the future of intelligent experiences was itself an intelligent experience — with Jotto quietly powering every guest touchpoint from check-in to post-event recap.
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