diff --git a/buzz/api/events/test_events.py b/buzz/api/events/test_events.py
index d3e690af..3bce6620 100644
--- a/buzz/api/events/test_events.py
+++ b/buzz/api/events/test_events.py
@@ -306,27 +306,6 @@ def test_a_non_member_cannot_create_events(self):
 		with self.assertRaises(CannotCreateEvents):
 			create_event_endpoint(self.payload())
 
-	def test_a_venue_from_another_team_is_refused(self):
-		"""The reported vector: a manager naming a venue that belongs to someone else.
-
-		Event Venue is autonamed by prompt, so another team's venue name is guessable,
-		and the booking confirmation reads the linked venue's address without a
-		permission check.
-		"""
-		stranger = create_user("create-event-venue-stranger@example.com", "Stranger")
-		their_team = create_owned_team("Create Event Other Team", stranger)
-		theirs = frappe.get_doc(
-			{
-				"doctype": "Event Venue",
-				"__newname": "Create Event Other Team Hall",
-				"address": "1 Test Street",
-				"team": their_team,
-			}
-		).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
-
-		with self.assertRaises(frappe.exceptions.ValidationError):
-			create_event_endpoint(self.payload(venue=str(theirs.name)))
-
 	def test_zoom_is_refused_when_the_app_is_missing(self):
 		if is_app_installed("zoom_integration"):
 			self.skipTest("zoom_integration is installed on this site")
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/buzz_event.py b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/buzz_event.py
index 220208b4..86b41409 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/buzz_event.py
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/buzz_event.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ def validate(self):
 		self.validate_guest_verification_config()
 		self.validate_custom_forms()
 		self.clear_unused_location()
-		self.validate_venue_team()
 		self.validate_co_hosts()
 		self.set_time_zone_label()
 
@@ -122,21 +121,6 @@ def clear_unused_location(self):
 		else:
 			self.meeting_link = None
 
-	def validate_venue_team(self):
-		"""A venue may only be linked by the team that owns it.
-
-		Nothing downstream re-checks this: the booking confirmation and the calendar
-		invite both read the linked venue's address without a permission check, so a
-		cross-team link publishes the other team's address.
-		"""
-		if not self.venue:
-			return
-
-		venue_team = frappe.db.get_value("Event Venue", self.venue, "team")
-		# An unstamped venue predates the team backfill; role permissions still gate it.
-		if venue_team and venue_team != self.team:
-			frappe.throw(_("Venue {0} belongs to another team.").format(self.venue))
-
 	def validate_co_hosts(self):
 		hosts = [row.host for row in self.co_hosts]
 		duplicate = next((host for host in hosts if hosts.count(host) > 1), None)
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/test_buzz_event.py b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/test_buzz_event.py
index 049a37f9..6a39e276 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/test_buzz_event.py
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_event/test_buzz_event.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def test_unreserved_route_is_accepted(self):
 		event.insert()
 		self.assertEqual(event.route, "my-conference-2026")
 
-	# ==================== Venue Team Tests ====================
+	# ==================== Venue Tests ====================
 
 	def _make_team(self, team_name: str) -> str:
 		"""Per test, not per class: tearDown rolls back everything setUpClass inserts."""
@@ -189,39 +189,6 @@ def _make_event_with_venue(self, venue: str, team: str | None):
 			}
 		)
 
-	def test_a_venue_from_another_team_is_rejected(self):
-		"""A venue carries its team's address, so linking one across teams leaks it.
-
-		Event Venue is autonamed by prompt, so the docname is the venue's own name and
-		therefore guessable; nothing else stops a manager naming another team's venue.
-		"""
-		team = self._make_team("Venue Test Team")
-		theirs = self._make_venue("Venue Test Other Team Hall", self._make_team("Venue Test Other Team"))
-		event = self._make_event_with_venue(theirs, team)
-
-		with self.assertRaises(frappe.exceptions.ValidationError):
-			event.validate_venue_team()
-
-	def test_the_teams_own_venue_is_accepted(self):
-		team = self._make_team("Venue Test Team")
-		ours = self._make_venue("Venue Test Own Hall", team)
-		event = self._make_event_with_venue(ours, team)
-
-		event.validate_venue_team()
-
-	def test_a_venue_without_a_team_is_accepted(self):
-		"""An unstamped venue predates the team backfill; role permissions still gate it.
-
-		Same convention as `has_team_access`, which abstains on an unstamped row rather
-		than refusing one.
-		"""
-		team = self._make_team("Venue Test Team")
-		unstamped = self._make_venue("Venue Test Unstamped Hall", team)
-		frappe.db.set_value("Event Venue", unstamped, "team", None)
-		event = self._make_event_with_venue(unstamped, team)
-
-		event.validate_venue_team()
-
 	def test_turning_an_event_online_drops_its_venue(self):
 		"""The venue outlives the medium otherwise.
 
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/buzz_team.py b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/buzz_team.py
index 9b17b83e..670fe743 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/buzz_team.py
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/buzz_team.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def create_default_team_for(user: str) -> "BuzzTeam":
 def set_team_from_sole_membership(doc, event=None):
 	"""Fill an empty team from the user's only enabled membership.
 
-	Zero or several memberships leave it empty, so reqd raises rather than this
-	picking a team on the user's behalf.
+	Zero or several memberships leave it empty rather than this picking a team on
+	the user's behalf; where the field is reqd, that raises.
 	"""
 	if doc.team:
 		return
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/test_buzz_team.py b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/test_buzz_team.py
index 13452990..57d0e136 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/test_buzz_team.py
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/buzz_team/test_buzz_team.py
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ def test_leaves_team_empty_when_the_user_has_two_teams(self):
 		create_owned_team("Two Teams A", user)
 		create_owned_team("Two Teams B", user)
 
-		with self.assertRaises(frappe.MandatoryError):
-			self.insert_as(user, "Event Venue", "Ambiguous")
+		doc = self.insert_as(user, "Event Venue", "Ambiguous")
+
+		self.assertFalse(doc.team)
 
 	def test_explicit_team_wins_for_a_multi_team_user(self):
 		user = create_user("picks-a-team@example.com", "Tenant")
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.json b/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.json
index 39912868..f9b461bc 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.json
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.json
@@ -76,14 +76,13 @@
    "fieldtype": "Link",
    "label": "Team",
    "options": "Buzz Team",
-   "reqd": 1,
    "search_index": 1
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2026-07-31 12:00:00.000000",
+ "modified": "2026-09-08 12:00:00.000000",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Events",
  "name": "Event Venue",
diff --git a/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.py b/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.py
index 5a411553..6e79c24c 100644
--- a/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.py
+++ b/buzz/events/doctype/event_venue/event_venue.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class EventVenue(Document):
 		google_maps_embed_code: DF.Code | None
 		latitude: DF.Float
 		longitude: DF.Float
-		team: DF.Link
+		team: DF.Link | None
 		type: DF.Literal["Embed Google Maps", "Open Street Map"]
 	# end: auto-generated types
 
diff --git a/dashboard/src/types/Events/BuzzEvent.ts b/dashboard/src/types/Events/BuzzEvent.ts
index 0909066b..0633e14a 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/types/Events/BuzzEvent.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/types/Events/BuzzEvent.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { SponsorshipDeckItem } from "../Proposals/SponsorshipDeckItem"
+import type { EventCoHost } from "./EventCoHost"
 import type { EventFeaturedSpeaker } from "./EventFeaturedSpeaker"
 import type { EventPaymentGateway } from "./EventPaymentGateway"
 import type { ScheduleItem } from "./ScheduleItem"
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ export interface BuzzEvent {
 	/**	Banner Image : Attach Image	*/
 	banner_image?: string
 	/**	Host : Link - Event Host	*/
-	host: string
+	host?: string
+	/**	Co-hosts : Table - Event CoHost	*/
+	co_hosts?: EventCoHost[]
 	/**	Venue : Link - Event Venue	*/
 	venue?: string
 	/**	Start Date : Date	*/
diff --git a/dashboard/src/types/Events/EventCoHost.ts b/dashboard/src/types/Events/EventCoHost.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13f6e501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard/src/types/Events/EventCoHost.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export interface EventCoHost {
+	name: string
+	creation: string
+	modified: string
+	owner: string
+	modified_by: string
+	docstatus: 0 | 1 | 2
+	parent?: string
+	parentfield?: string
+	parenttype?: string
+	idx?: number
+	/**	Host : Link - Event Host	*/
+	host: string
+}