Today you might be forced to join a meeting or group event against your will: but if you want to get out of it, you will have to use your imagination and come up with a good excuse. The people who requested your presence are powerful, and they're not going to accept a 'no thanks' from you. It's wiser to attend this event and make the best of it. These influencers may know more about things than you do, so trust them one more time.