Cvent, a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, and the School of

Hotel Administration at Cornell University (SHA) have teamed up for a two-year corporate partnership. SHA will use Cvent's event management platform and mobile apps for its top industry events for hospitality professionals around the world. In addition, Bharet Malhotra, senior vice president of sales at Cvent, will join the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research Advisory Board.

"We're excited to have the opportunity to align with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, the number one hospitality school in the world," said Malhotra. "The meetings and event industry is a $565 billion business, and we look forward to working closely with Cornell to develop product research that advances the hospitality industry. This corporate partnership reflects Cvent's efforts to serve as a leading industry resource."

By affiliating with Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research, Cvent will become an active participant in the research process, working with leading hospitality researchers and other partners from around the world to exchange ideas and develop research questions. Additionally, the company will closely interact with the research faculty at Cornell, other sponsors, and partners.

"Cvent has played an important role in the school's industry and alumni events for several years," said Mark Depew, director of development at the School of Hotel Administration. "We are grateful to have the opportunity to expand our collaboration with Cvent and welcome them as a corporate partner of the Center for Hospitality Research."

About Cvent
Cvent, Inc. (NYSE: CVT) is a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, with more than 1,450 employees and more than 12,600 customers worldwide. Cvent offers software solutions to event planners for online event registration, venue selection, event management, mobile apps for events, e-mail marketing, and web surveys. Cvent provides hotels with a targeted advertising platform designed to reach event planners looking for suitable venues. Cvent solutions optimize the entire event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage hundreds of thousands of meetings and events. For more information, please visit www.cvent.com, or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

About the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration

The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration is the premier school for hospitality education in the world. As an integral part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the school is leading the world in teaching and researching the business of hospitality—marketing, finance, real estate, operations, and more, all applied to the world’s largest and most exciting industry. Top faculty, industry leaders, alumni, and students work together to generate new knowledge for the hospitality industry and form the premier network that shapes the industry every day.