Corporate Events

What Corporate Events does

Corporate Events Inc. (CEI), doing business as CEI, is a privately held global audiovisual and event production company founded in 1999 by Brian Klein, Jerry Klein, and Rieka Klein. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California with a European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and regional offices throughout the US, UK, and Canada, CEI provides end-to-end production services for live, hybrid, and virtual corporate events serving clients primarily in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services, technology, and sports industries. The company manages hundreds of events worldwide annually and supports engagements ranging from large-scale national sales meetings (e.g., 2,000+ attendees in Las Vegas) to hybrid clinical congresses and fully virtual conferences with 100+ remote presenters.

CEI's core technology and service portfolio spans audiovisual equipment rental and labor, broadcast and live streaming, remote studios with redundant fiber optic infrastructure operating 24/7 across time zones, video recording and editing, creative and scenic design, LED walls and lighting, exhibition booth design, speaker and presenter support, and presentation management. Proprietary methodologies include Render to Real, a visualization-to-execution guarantee, and the YEP! 360° Concierge Team, an integrated stakeholder management service layer. Equipment integrations include the Roland VR-120HD direct streaming AV mixer for hybrid event workflow flexibility. The team averages 14+ years of AV production experience.

The business model is professional services revenue based on custom, quote-based, multi-year contract pricing negotiated consultatively with each enterprise client. CEI sells directly to enterprise customers through a field sales motion without resellers or intermediaries, supported by content marketing, case studies, and social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. The company maintains a founder-led ownership structure with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding.

Name

Corporate Events

Legal name

Corporate Events Inc.

Website

https://corporateeventsinc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corporate Events Inc. (CEI) is a global, founder-led audiovisual and event production company providing end-to-end live, hybrid, and virtual event services for enterprise clients in healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services, technology, and sports industries across North America, EMEA, and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Event Production Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Meetings & Conferences (Internal/External Business Events) (MPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), Corporate Virtual Events (All-Hands, Town Halls, Product Launches) (MPAGAOAI), Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Audiovisual event production
• Corporate AV services
• Hybrid event production
• Virtual event streaming
• Live event staging

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlsbad

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Full-service AV and event production for live, hybrid, and virtual corporate events. Revenue generated through professional services, technical crew, equipment provision, and production management.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of AV equipment including sound, lighting, video production, LED walls, staging, and technical equipment for events of all sizes.
3. AV Consultancy Services: Consulting services for equipment and labor management, venue contract review, design and labor oversight, ensuring events meet organizational standards.
4. Creative Services: Creative and design services including branding, graphic design, scenic design, motion graphics, and video production for corporate events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corporate Events Inc. (CEI) provides full-service audiovisual and event production for corporate clients, executing live, virtual, and hybrid events end-to-end. The firm supplies equipment rental (LED walls, lighting, sound, video), technical crew, creative and scenic design, broadcast and streaming, remote studio production, and AV consultancy, with pricing tailored per engagement.

Product overview

Corporate Events Inc. (CEI) is a global full-service audiovisual production company offering integrated event production services. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of services including Live Events, Virtual Events, and Hybrid Events as core offerings, supported by Consultancy Services for AV advisory and planning. The Render to Real methodology underpins their approach, ensuring event designs match execution. Services are delivered through specialized components including audiovisual equipment rental and labor, broadcast and streaming capabilities, remote studios for virtual production, video recording and editing, creative and design services (branding, scenic design, motion graphics), exhibit and booth design, LED walls and lighting solutions, speaker and presenter support, presentation management, and the YEP! 360° Concierge Team for end-to-end event coordination. The company operates globally across North America, EMEA, Latin America, and APAC regions with an average team experience of 14 years in complex AV productions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Events In-person corporate event production including AV setup, staging, lighting, audio, on-site technical crew, and end-to-end production management for events of all sizes. Sold to enterprise clients in healthcare, pharma, financial, technology, and sports industries.
• Virtual Meetings Fully virtual event production including live streaming, remote presenter support, virtual platform integration (e.g., Hopin), and broadcast-quality studio services from CEI's remote studios. Sold to enterprise clients running conferences, sales meetings, and award ceremonies.
• Hybrid Meetings Combined live and virtual event production enabling simultaneous in-person and remote audience participation with seamless integration between physical venues and streaming platforms. Sold to enterprise clients seeking unified audience experiences.
• Consultancy Services AV and event production advisory services including hotel/venue contract review, equipment and labor management, design and labor oversight, and consistency management for conferences. Sold to enterprise clients who may have existing AV solutions but need additional support and oversight.
• Render to Real Concept visualization service that produces pre-event renders of the event design and guarantees the executed event matches the rendering, providing clients with accurate previews before production. Sold to enterprise clients as part of CEI's differentiated production methodology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Client satisfaction ratings of 10/10 for quality of service and likelihood to recommend across multiple case studies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Encore Global (formerly PSAV): Largest global provider of in-house and outsourced AV and event technology services for hotels, venues, and corporate clients. Directly comparable in core service mix (AV, staging, lighting, hybrid production) but operates at far greater scale across thousands of venue partnerships.
• Freeman: Global experiential marketing and event production company serving corporate audiences across live, virtual, and hybrid formats. Closely comparable service portfolio and enterprise customer base, including healthcare, technology, and financial verticals.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Large experiential and corporate event agency producing brand experiences, product launches, and hybrid events for global enterprises. Comparable in target customer (enterprise corporate) and event formats served, with deeper creative and strategy capabilities.
• Projection Presentation Technology: US-based AV and event production company serving corporate, association, and healthcare clients with live, hybrid, and virtual event capabilities. Closely comparable mid-sized professional services peer with similar vertical mix and event production focus.
• AVFX: US-based audiovisual event production company serving corporate, association, and higher-education clients with live, virtual, and hybrid event services. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with similar consultative, quote-based model and enterprise customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global leader in entertainment and event production technology, offering audio, video, lighting, and rigging at scale. Broader incumbent serving concerts, theater, broadcast, and corporate events, with significantly larger equipment inventory and capital base.

Emerging players

• Cvent: Cloud-based event management, virtual event platform, and hybrid event technology provider serving corporate event planners. Comparable in serving the same enterprise event buyer and increasingly overlapping in virtual/hybrid production services.
• Bizzabo: Event experience operating system for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events with a strong foothold among enterprise corporate event teams. Adjacent competitor as clients increasingly evaluate integrated platform vendors alongside traditional AV producers like CEI.
• Hubilo: Virtual and hybrid event platform serving enterprise marketing and event teams globally. Comparable customer base and overlapping hybrid event delivery capability, representing a software-led threat to traditional AV producers.
• Hopin (now RingCentral Events): Virtual and hybrid event platform used by CEI itself on prior engagements. Comparable in enabling large-scale virtual conferences with thousands of attendees and competing for the same enterprise event production budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/corporateeventsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporateeventsinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/corporateeventsinc
• Xx.com/corporateevent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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