Events have always been, and continue to be, a core staple of any successful alumni and supporter engagement programme. However, events have changed forever. Traditional programming has been interrupted by the global pandemic and new and innovative ways of delivery have been learned and embedded. In this session we will discuss events as a fundamental tool for engaging your alumni community. We will cover some of the key elements of an events programme including strategy and design, delivery: virtual vs hybrid vs face-to-face and the use of technology, analysis: measuring success and also how to both gain support from key internal stakeholders and partners and the role of the events manager. We’ll also look at a few case studies of different institutions and how they’ve used events to bring alumni together.