1. A method for planning a meeting in a cloud computing environment, the method comprising: receiving by a server a meeting configuration file including information identifying at least one of a meeting, a plurality of meeting collaborators and a plurality of meeting participants; in response to receiving the meeting configuration file, generating by the server a virtual planning space associated with the meeting and located in a cloud computing environment; transmitting by the server a message to the plurality of meeting collaborators, the message including an invitation to collaborate in the meeting via the virtual planning space; receiving by the server an indication to load planning content, the indication including at least one data object; and in response to receiving the indication, associating the planning content with the virtual planning space associated with the meeting, wherein the planning content is accessible by the plurality of meeting collaborators who are involved in planning the meeting during a planning phase of the meeting, via the virtual planning space in the cloud computing environment, wherein the planning content differs from meeting content accessible by the plurality of meeting participants during a presentation phase of the meeting, and wherein the plurality of meeting collaborators differs from the plurality of meeting participants and wherein at least one of the plurality of meeting collaborators is automatically assigned by the server at least one of a plurality of tasks based on at least one of a role and skill of the at least one meeting collaborator.