hivr.ai expands its partner network to power faster, more connected meetings & events sales

We’re excited to announce the continued expansion of hivr.ai’s partner ecosystem, bringing embedded AI and automation to more of the platforms venues and planners rely on every day. From powering iVvyAI’s first release with Instant Proposal at Edgbaston Stadium in the UK, to extending our long-standing partnership with Backyou through a new integration with Kactus in France, we’re focused on one thing: connecting fragmented meetings and groups workflows so teams can respond faster and work smarter.

Embedded AI, Not Another Tool

In January 2026, event and venue management software leader, iVvy, launched iVvyAI, beginning with Instant Proposal, powered by hivr.ai.

With enquiry response times now heavily influencing conversions in meetings and groups, Instant Proposal gives hotels and venues the ability to respond within minutes instead of hours, removing manual admin and accelerating the entire enquiry-to-proposal workflow.

Instant Proposal uses hivr.ai’s email AI to automatically read and extract details from an enquiry, generating proposals within seconds directly within iVvy.

The launch also introduces a major new capability to the meetings and groups industry: AI-powered lead qualification and scoring, available for the first time through iVvyAI and powered by hivr.ai’s intelligence engine. Edgbaston Stadium is the first UK venue to deploy this capability, using AI to analyse incoming event enquiries, identify those most ready to progress, and prioritise responses with greater speed and consistently.

This is AI embedded directly into core workflows - not a bolt-on, and not another dashboard to manage.

Connecting the Platforms Venues Already Rely On

Automation only works at scale when systems are connected.

That’s why hivr.ai is built to operate across a growing partner network, acting as an intelligence layer between platforms.

Through our long-standing integration with Backyou, and our newly announced partnership with Kactus, hivr.ai helps bring automation and smart workflows across two of the most important platforms in the French and European meetings and groups ecosystem.

Rather than stitching together point solutions, venues benefit from seamless flows of enquiry data, availability, and proposals, reducing handovers, delays, and operational drag for teams and planners alike.

Why This Matters

• Meetings and groups demand is growing, but expectations of speed are rising faster

• Fragmented tech stacks slow response and reduce conversion

• Embedded AI and interoperable platforms remove friction instead of adding complexity

Whether powering iVvyAI at Edgbaston Stadium, or enabling connected distribution across Backyou and Kactus, hivr.ai plays the same role: turning fragmented meetings and groups workflows into a faster, more scalable revenue engine.

Interoperability beats walled gardens. Every time.