27 June 2023

1000 Brussels, Belgium

Mont des Arts

Square

Digital Services Act Stakeholder Event: Shaping the Future of Digital Services

Virtual matchmaking events - How do they work?

A matchmaking event is a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners. 20 minutes run fast, but they are enough to build first connections before the meeting ends and the next talk starts.

1) Registration

We have imported your contact data into the platform to simplify the registration process and to facilitate any matchmaking you would like to do.

2) Complete your profile to showcase your needs

Create a clear and concise profile to raise your visibility on the b2match platform.
Your profile should describe who you are, what you can offer to potential partners, and who you want to meet. A good profile will generate significantly more meeting requests. 

3) Browse profiles of attendees

Go to the participants list to find out who is offering interesting and promising business opportunities.

4) Send & receive meeting requests

Browse published participants profiles and send meeting requests to those you want to meet during the event. 

5) Matchmaking Event

Access your meetings in My Agenda or Meetings, where you have your complete schedule for the event and the list of your meetings. Check your camera and microphone and don't be late!

How to initiate a Virtual Meeting?

  1. Identify promising participants on the Participants list on the event's website. Once you found a suitable meeting partner, click "Request meeting" to send them a meeting request.

  2. Use the Messages functionality to chat about common interests and availability.

  3. Click "View Profile →" to find out more about the participant

  4. If you would like to have a meeting with them, you can also request a meeting here.

  5. Check My agenda and Meetings for your schedule and your list of confirmed meetings.

  6. At the time of the meeting, go to the Meetings page and click on Start Meeting

  • You can invite guests through the Invite guests button, or share your screen through the screen sharing button

  • A virtual meeting can be started at any given time before its ending time and it won't stop automatically, one of the participants has to end it

  • The remaining time will be displayed on the top left corner

  • The next meeting card will be displayed with one minute before the next meeting

  • Clicking on Start Next Meeting will end the current meeting and will start the next one

Technical requirements for Virtual meetings

The virtual meetings take place through the b2match video tool, which is integrated in the b2match platform and it doesn’t need to/it can't be downloaded.

Use a device with an incorporated webcam or a webcam. Without the camera, the meeting can still take place in the audio mode.

Microphone and camera

You can test your microphone and camera in your Meetings list, once you are logged in to your b2match profile. In order to do this, you need to click the blue Camera and microphone test and follow the instructions.

If there are issues, the system will indicate the browser's documentation's regarding the microphone and camera usage

Additionally, you can do the following checks:

  • Test your microphone with other apps, such as Google Meet, Skype, Zoom, etc.