Alliance pairs next-generation venue infrastructure with AI strategy, training, governance, and deployment support.
By combining the technology backbone and sector know-how we deliver to venues with the necessary training, strategy, and governance, this collaboration with HIVE enables responsible AI deployment.”— Mark HaleyLAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Smart City Networks, the top provider of technology services for the convention and events sector in the U.S., has formed a strategic alliance with HIVE, a human-centered AI enablement company, to assist convention centers and event venues in moving past fragmented AI trials toward systematic, enterprise-wide integration.
The collaboration merges Smart City’s four-plus decades of expertise in high-performance network infrastructure, venue management, and event technology with HIVE’s prowess in enterprise AI strategy, organizational readiness, workforce enablement, governance, and implementation. Rather than concentrating exclusively on AI tools, the partnership will aid organizations in establishing leadership alignment, governance frameworks, workflows, and workforce competencies necessary to develop repeatable AI capabilities and foster enduring adoption.
“AI will reshape how venues operate, how events are supported, and how teams reach decisions, but genuine adoption demands more than just access to new tools,” stated Mark Haley, President of Smart City Networks. “By combining the technology foundation and sector expertise we bring to venues with the training, strategy, and governance needed to deploy AI responsibly, our partnership with HIVE makes that possible.”
Via this partnership, Smart City and HIVE will deliver a flexible AI enablement framework for convention centers and event venues. Depending on each venue’s requirements, support may encompass enterprise AI readiness evaluations, workflow redesign, identification of high-value use cases, AI governance, leadership alignment, practical workforce enablement, implementation coaching, and ongoing refinement.
Smart City and HIVE will assist venue teams in converting operational data into practical AI-powered workflows that boost efficiency, enhance decision-making, support staff, and deliver improved experiences for organizers, exhibitors, and attendees.
“Technology by itself doesn’t transform an organization—people do. Convention centers already possess tremendous operational know-how, deep institutional knowledge, and years of valuable data. As a Smart City partner, our role is to help people link those strengths with AI in ways that sharpen decisions, raise efficiency, and craft better experiences. Together, HIVE and Smart City are enabling organizations to build the human foundation that makes AI succeed,” said Mitch Mitchem, Co-Founder and CEO of HIVE.
Smart City Networks has a long track record of advancing convention center technology through infrastructure modernization, high-density connectivity, network operations, and on-site support. The HIVE partnership expands that work by offering a structured pathway for organizations to activate AI, connect technology investments to the people and processes that generate value, and prepare venues for the next wave of event technology.
About Smart City Networks
Smart City Networks is the leading U.S. provider of event technology services, specializing in high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, and telecommunications solutions for convention centers and event venues nationwide. With over 40 years of experience, Smart City is committed to delivering innovative infrastructure and services that enhance the event experience for organizers, exhibitors, and attendees.
Learn more by visiting smartcitynetworks.com.
About HIVE
Co-founded by CEO Mitch Mitchem, HIVE, a subsidiary of Mitchem Interactive Inc., is a human-centered AI enablement firm that helps organizations progress from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide capability. Through strategic consulting, leadership alignment, workforce enablement, governance, workflow design, implementation support, and ongoing optimization, HIVE assists organizations in adopting AI in ways that enhance performance while strengthening human expertise. Guided by its philosophy, “Amplify, Not Automate,” HIVE helps organizations build lasting AI capability that people trust, use, and sustain.
Learn more at ahumanhive.com.
Sarah Finnegan
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