Virtual events platform Run The World uses Agora’s interactive video streaming to build community.

Run The World believes that the future of events will include a virtual presence with interactive video streaming. They’re creating a different environment for virtual events that doesn’t necessarily mirror in-person gatherings because they know that what works for in-person professional conferences, alumni networking meet-ups and festivals, doesn’t always match what presenters and audience members need in their online events.

During in-person events, presenters can hear their audience applaud while attendees can gauge their neighbors’ reactions to groundbreaking news. Virtual events provide speakers with just-in-time polls, audience reaction emojis, text chatting for audience engagement and even Run The World’s “take the mic” feature, which allows someone in the audience to ask a question via audio or video chat.

Commitment to interactivity is evident in every aspect of a Run The World virtual event. Event organizers can set up interactive conversations between speakers and attendees using group threads and virtual cocktail parties, or participants can choose to network with each other through video calls and chats–all without ever leaving the app.