Sessionboard + Grip

Grip is where many teams run networking, matchmaking, and event platform delivery for enterprise programs.

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Clarion Events
Financial Times
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ACEP
AVIXA
NACD
ASHG
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Google
Docebo
NRECA
CyberRisk Alliance
AdventHealth
Questex
IAAPA Expo
NAEYC
Informa
Clarion Events
Financial Times
Dynatrace
ACEP
AVIXA
NACD
ASHG
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Google
Docebo
NRECA
CyberRisk Alliance
AdventHealth
Questex
IAAPA Expo
NAEYC

Quick answer

Sessionboard integrates with Grip via native continuous sync (integration_type: grip). Program teams run abstract review, speaker CRM, transcription, Attendee Hub, and advocacy on Sessionboard while registration and attendee operations stay on Grip.

Sound like your team?

Match your role to the job Sessionboard solves — program, content, or marketing attribution.

Registration owner

Registration stays on your incumbent platform — but program and speaker ops should not stop at CSV export.

Marketing ops

Another point tool mid-contract — Sessionboard public API keeps the program graph authoritative.

AV / production

Capture vendor locked for the season — write transcriptions and media back via API instead of re-keying.

Executive buyer

Rip-and-replace is a non-starter — you need displacement on program depth while registration stays put.

What Sessionboard delivers natively

Keep Grip mid-contract when you need to — Sessionboard owns call for papers, speaker operations, and content marketing on the program graph.

Grip — their lane

  • Registration and event operations

    Networking, matchmaking, and event platform delivery for enterprise programs on Grip.

  • Attendee-facing event experience

    Buyer-standard UX and ops teams already trained on Grip.

  • Enterprise or portfolio contracts

    Multi-event programs standardized on Grip before program depth is evaluated.

Sessionboard — built in

  • Abstract and reviewer operations

    Multi-round review, COI, and chair self-service on the program graph.

  • Speaker CRM through show day

    Materials, bios, and agenda truth — not re-keyed from registration exports.

  • Content Marketing stack

    Transcription, Attendee Hub, Create, and Amplify on session records.

How the data flows

Program and session data live in Sessionboard — with optional sync to and from Grip.

  • Attendee registers on Grip — registration record stays the system of record.
  • Accepted speakers and sessions live in Sessionboard — program team works without CSV re-keying.
  • {'Native continuous sync (integration_type': 'grip) keeps event and session data aligned — confirm field map with sales engineering.'}
  • Live transcription and Attendee Hub deliver content from Sessionboard session records.

Native connector: Grip ↔ Sessionboard native continuous sync shipped (integration_type: grip in web-api). Program layer can start via import while registration remains on Grip.

Ask your AI about the event — not a spreadsheet export

Sessionboard connects to the assistants your team already uses through MCP (Model Context Protocol). Sessions, speakers, and agenda data stay in Sessionboard — Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot read it live.

Connect in minutes

Sign in with OAuth — no API keys to copy. Ask about session status, speaker readiness, committee progress, or agenda gaps in plain English.

MCP setup guide →

Works beside your stack

Registration and capture tools stay in place. Sessionboard holds the program graph — sync transcripts and media back when you run another vendor beside us.

API & coexistence overview →

Running Grip today?

See how Sessionboard fits beside your existing stack — no rip-and-replace required.

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Native first — add their tool only if you must

Sessionboard already includes transcription, attendee experiences, and content marketing. A separate subscription makes sense only in narrow cases.

Keep Grip only when

  • Multi-year Grip contract is non-negotiable
  • Ops team standardized on Grip for registration or event delivery

Sessionboard alone — usually the answer

  • Abstract committee pain is the bottleneck — not registration UX
  • Need transcription, clips, and advocacy tied to program sessions
  • Speaker identity must persist across years on one CRM

Frequently asked questions

How Sessionboard works beside Grip.

Not by default — coexistence on registration/event ops is the common pattern. Sessionboard replaces spreadsheet program ops beside Grip.

Yes — continuous sync via integration_type grip. Confirm connector scope for your account with Sessionboard sales.

Grip remains system of record for tickets and attendee reg. Sessionboard owns sessions, speakers, and content.

Sessionboard CFP and review replace email-and-export workflows — the primary wedge beside registration platforms.

Pilot one annual meeting program layer while registration stays on Grip.

Running Grip for your event?

Talk through your event workflow — abstracts, speakers, content, and marketing on one program graph.

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