B2B Brokerage Event

- How does it work?

What is a Brokerage Event? (Video)

This is a platform designed to connect people with efficient and goal-oriented networking.

Benefit from the opportunity to talk with representatives from companies, research centers, universities etc. to establish interesting contacts and prepare possible future cooperations.

FIND AND BE FOUND BY OTHERS

Seize the opportunity to benefit from an Austrian and international network. With the “b2match” matchmaking tool you can book individual b2b meetings with national and international participants.

NOTE: The more detail you provide in your b2match profile, indicating your business fields, offers and interests, the more you will benefit from the matchmaking tool.

WHY USE THE MATCHMAKING TOOL?

• Grow your existing business network in Austria and world-wide
• Acquire new cross-border contacts and expand your international business opportunities
• Initiate networks, collaboration and new business models
• Link to business agencies/clusters and associations/public decision makers
• Build quality partnerships
  

HOW IT WORKS

Take advantage of the opportunity and introduce your company by publishing a clear profile.

1. Online registration

Your company profile

• In English, clear and relevant to the event.
• It will be reviewed before it is approved and published

Provide contact details of the person attending the event

Market place

• Explain the technology/product/expertise you are offering/looking for
• Specify the type of partner you are looking for
• Write a cooperation profile for each offer/request

Your Availability

• Chose the time slots you are available for Brokerage Event meetings
• Make sure that you do not book meetings outside the Brokerage Event in these time slots

Your cooperation profile is your business card. Write a high quality and meaningful profile!

2. Promotion of published profiles

• Approved cooperation profiles will be published online
• All published profiles will be extensively promoted by the organizers of this event
• High quality profiles are visited 50-150 times BEFORE the event and will still be viewed AFTERWARDS

3. Selection of bilateral meetings

Booking bilateral meetings

• Filter cooperation profiles and find the ones aligned with your goals
• Request meetings with the companies you are interested in
• Accept/refuse the meetings requested of you

Your schedule

• Receive your meeting schedule (time & table number) a few days before the event

4. Technical preperation for virtual meetings (in case your event is an online event)

• Use a desktop computer or laptop where both webcam and microphone is installed
  * Check your audio quality, using headphones is highly advised
  * Use a good webcam to improve the image quality
• Video call meetings can NOT be managed via the b2match Mobile App
• Check your time-zone:
  Log-in and select "Edit my profile" to check your current time zone selection. If this is not the time zone you are located during the meetings please change accordingly.
• Use Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera browser preferably
• Internet Edge Browser only works for Version IDs 80+ (Chromium edition)
• To make sure that everything is set correctly, please go to your "Meetings" and click on the green camera button "Meeting starts in ..." - this will open the video call feature of your browser. You should be able to see yourself!

5. At the event - on site event

• Check the lastest version of your meeting schedule through the platform
• Be at the Brokerage Event location 15 minutes before your meeting
• RESPECT the other participant's time 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
• IPR recommendations for Brokerage Events

6. At the event - online event

• Check the lastest version of your meeting schedule through the platform
• Access the web platform and be online at least 5 minutes before your meetings start. You can access your meeting schedule via Menu "Meetings" in the top right corner.
  
• RESPECT the other participant's time and show up to all your meetings
• Close your Video Call meeting timely. Please leave the call in time as you or your meeting partner can have a subsequent meeting right after. A watch is indicating the remaining meeting time.
  
• 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.