How does it work?
A matchmaking or networking event is a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners via face-2-face talks. Quick 15-minute sessions are enough to build preliminary connections and discuss areas of collaboration before the next networking interaction starts.
1) Online registration
REGISTRATION
- Click on the link that has been shared in the invite mailer.
- Add contact and organization details as requested
- Compose your personal event schedule by adding presentations and workshops of your choice
- Participants interested in 1:1 meetings MUST select at least one networking session
Interested in establishing new business contacts through 1:1 meetings? Please read more below.
2) Make yourself visible through an outstanding business profile
COMPANY PROFILE
Take advantage of the opportunity and introduce your company by publishing a clear profile. The more detail like company background, business offers, and interests you provide, the more you will benefit from the conference matchmaking tool. Your co-operation profile is your online business card.
MARKETPLACE
- Explain the product/project/technology/expertise you are offering or looking for
- Specify the type of partner you are looking for
- Published profiles will be extensively promoted by the organizers of the event
- High-quality profiles are visited 50 to 100 times before, during, and even after the event
- A meaningful profile will generate significantly more meeting requests
3) How to manage B2B meetings?
The booking of meetings opens a few days before the event or after a certain number of participants have registered. You will be notified by an e-mail alert once the booking has opened.
BOOKING MEETINGS
- Browse the list of attendees or check the marketplace profiles
- Use the optional filters to easily find the ones aligned with your goals
- Send meeting requests to those companies/persons you want to meet
- Adding a short reason why you are interested in a meeting will increase the acceptance
- Usually, meeting requests must be confirmed by the recipients to be scheduled
- The date and time of a meeting are scheduled by the person sending the meeting request considering the mutual availability.
- Check every incoming meeting request and accept or refuse if not appropriate. It is a matter of politeness to let the requester know if you are interested in a meeting or not.
SOME PARTICIPANTS CAN’T BE BOOKED. WHY?
Participants available for meeting requests are indicated by a green button “Available”, otherwise:
- You may not have registered for 1:1 meetings
- please make yourself available for 1:1 networking sessions via Agenda or Availability
- Booking rules applied by the event organizer doesn’t allow to book specific groups
e.g. No meetings among Sellers & Sellers; Start-ups can’t send meetings requests to Investors - No common overlapping networking sessions
- Please sign-up for some further networking session via Agenda or Availability
4) Before and during the event
SHORT BEFORE THE EVENT
- You can view the date/time of your meetings via the Menu Meetings at any time
- Check all your pending meeting requests and consider accepting or decline
- Download the b2match Mobile App (iOS/Android) to
- get access to your meeting schedule on your mobile phone
- be informed about last-minute changes (bookings, cancellations)
- manage additional meetings during the event (send/receive/confirm requests)
DURING THE EVENT
- Access the web platform and be online at least 5-10 minutes before your meetings start.
- Check again the latest version of your meeting schedule through the platform. Due to last-minute changes, it might have changed slightly.
- RESPECT the other participants' schedules and show up to all your meetings.
- If an unforeseen circumstance arises and you will not attend a meeting, please cancel your meetings through the platform. This way, the other participant will be notified.
