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24 June 2020
Brussels, Belgium
E²Tech4SmartCities 2020

Virtual B2B Meetings - How does it work?


A matchmaking event is a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners in on-line face-2-face talks. 20 minutes run fast but usually it is enough to build first connections. Through the on-line match making platfrom you have the opportunity to e-meet up to 24 potential partners on one day. 

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until 17 June  

Registration

  • Register via the green Registration button on the "Home" page
  • Create your personal profile on the online platform and complete this afterwards with a description of your market place. 
  • In your market place you can describe the products and services that you offer and identify which kind of cooperation partner your looking for. 

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Publish a profile to showcase your needs

Create a strong profile which will raise your visibility to others on this platform. Make it clear and concise.
Your profile should describe who you are, what you can offer to potential partners and who you want to meet.
A good profile will significantly generate more meetings. Don't forget your profile will be visible on the event website even after the event.

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Browse profiles of attendees

Find out who is offering interesting and promising business opportunities

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27 May -  23 June (12:00) 

Send & receive meeting requests

Be active not reactive. Browse published participants profiles and send meeting requests to those you want to e-meet at the event. Adding a meaningful remark why you are interested in a meeting will increase the chance that your request will be accepted. Accepted meeting requests will be scheduled automatically.

Booking rules?

  • Everybody can send meeting requests to everyone (except to investors as participation in the PITCH session is upon selection only, but be aware that investors of the investors panel can invite you for a meeting even if you're not selected to participate at the pitching session) 
  • Incoming meeting requests have to be accepted by the recipients otherwise they can't be scheduled

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24th June

Start your Virtual Meeting 

How does the remote 1:1 meetings work?

  • Shortly before your meetings will take place - login into B2Match and start your meetings
  • 1:1 meetings have to be managed remotely via Video Calls (similar to Skype)
  • The Video conferencing is provided by the b2match platform, thus no need to install any software
  • All confirmed meetings (if any) shows a button "Start Meeting" and date/time information.
  • At the meeting start click this button 
  • Your meeting partner doesn't show-up? Use the "Message" button and ask for joining the meeting or re-schedule the meeting to another date/time.

WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED?

Check Webcam & MicrophoneUse preferably a computer having a webcam and microphone installed (Laptop, Notepads, etc)

Keep an eye on 1:1 meeting timelines (Start/End)Please start and end your meetings as indicated, to avoid any delays.  

B2B Meetings Virtual - A short intro

Registration
Closed since 17 June 2020
Location Brussels Agency for Business Support - hub.brussels
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Meetings
Participants 218
Meetings 418
Participants
Belgium 34
Germany 31
Greece 22
Italy 18
Slovakia 18
Spain 15
Portugal 11
Austria 8
Ukraine 7
Türkiye 7
Romania 6
France 5
United Kingdom 4
Croatia 4
Netherlands 4
Malta 4
Finland 3
Hungary 3
Czech Republic 3
North Macedonia 2
Slovenia 2
Cyprus 2
Lithuania 1
Luxembourg 1
Israel 1
Switzerland 1
Poland 1
Viet Nam 1
United States 1
Total 220
Participants
Company 76
SME 42
Start-up 24
University 18
Authority/Government 16
Association/Agency 13
Consulting 9
R&D Institution 9
NGO 7
Other 5
Large account 1
Total 220
Profile views
Before event 17788
After event 1406
Total 19194