Zoom will launch a live-event platform this summer that will offer an all-in-one place to produce and monetize virtual conferences, summits and trade shows. The platform will help hosts meet the virtual needs of post-pandemic event planning. Zoom expects future conferences and summits to contain in-person and digital elements. However, the company did not provide pricing details or the product's release date.

Zoom Events will enable businesses to host and monetise both small and large events like sales summits and user conferences, aimed at recreating the in-person experience, the company said in a statement.

Zoom Events will let companies host free or paid gatherings as one-off events or part of a series. Events can be posted to a public directory or held privately for an internal audience, such as a sales summit or all-hands meeting. During conferences, the platform allows attendees to network in a virtual lobby.

It has also has the opportunity to create users to create an event hub on the platform to manage and share events. The platform will also enable customisable ticketing, attendee registration and billing in the same portal. Hosts can also track event statistics including revenue and attendance.

In Zoom Events, hosts can build a hub that will list all an organization's events and create customized ticketing and registration pages. Businesses can track tickets sold, attendance and revenue raised.