How it works
Get inside the meeting platform
- Click Registration now to the right
- Sign up for the B2match platform
- Insert a bit info of yourself and your company
- Fill in when during the three-day conference you will be available for meetings
- Done!
The more you give the more you get
- Add some more interesting information about yourself and your company to attract a bit more eyes. (Read the PRO tips below)
- Send meeting requests to those you want to meet. Adding a meaningful remark of why you are interested in a meeting will increase the chance that your request will be accepted. (Read the PRO tips below)
- Receive notifications in the mail. Incoming meeting requests have to be accepted by the recipients otherwise they can't be scheduled. Everybody can send meeting requests to everyone.
Time to meet
- Make sure you are using the latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
- download the latest Google Chrome version
- download the latest Mozilla Firefox version
- Check your meeting schedule when the conference starts, and now and then during the event. Either online at the B2match platform or in the B2match app on your own phone.
- At least 5 minutes before your virtual meeting takes place, login into the B2Match platform in order to be prepared to meet your partner.
- Be sure that the webcam and microphone on your computer work. During the meeting, consider cutting the video in case of broadband issues.
- Please start your meeting at the scheduled time in order to avoid any delay.
- Respect other participants' commitment and show up to all your scheduled meetings. Please cancel meetings you can not attend to through the platform, so that the other participant will be notified.
- Start the videocall by clicking on "start meeting" button.
- In case a partner does not show up, use the "message" button in order to ask to join the meeting or to reschedule it to another available time slot.
- During the meeting, keep an eye on the remaining time before the end (the information will be visible on the screen).
- Have a great meeting!
Use the QR code with your phone to get to the B2match app
The INNOV´SAIL special networking tips:
How to meet like a PRO
- Put some love in your profile to evoke interest and stand out. Point out what you and your company like to do and be part of in the future to make it easier for others to see common goals instead of simply the past and the present.
- Scan through the participant profiles and book with both short term and long term goals in mind. Do your homework and learn as much as you can about the company and the people you have confirmed sessions with to optimize the outcome.
- Is one matchmaking slot still open? Add a joker. Innovation grows with contrasts, meeting someone you not normally meet might be the start of something really exciting.
- Start off with maximum 2-3 minutes each taking turns introducing yourself and your company. Nothing is worse than a matchmaking session wasted by two egos only talking about themselves.
- Use the rest of the time to curiously focus on finding synergies and areas where you could collaborate. Be open and generous.
- Doodle keywords from your discussion on the business card or on the notebook on the table. Making it easier to quickly continue the conversation when you are back at the office desk.
- Sometimes the person you meet probably is not the future partner you hoped for. But remember to look beyond that and view the person also as a network extender where your real future partner might be found.
- Everyone loves a quick feedback email. Make sure to schedule room in your calendar to send at least a short digital handshake within 48h after the conference ends.
