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International Mobility Days 2021

Mobility Days Boosts Virtual Event Attendee Collaboration

Mobility

Exhibition & Trade Shows

Virtual

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Jan 31, 2022 | 2 min read

Efficient and Effective Event Networking

The base of the event was for attendees to network and connect. To speak with representatives from Austrian companies, research centers, universities, as well as Austrian trade commissioners.

With over a thousand participants from many different countries with varying goals, networking could have been a challenge for participants. But with the b2match event networking software, it was efficient and effective.

“The virtual event International Mobility Days was fantastic! So many of our +1.200 participants from +65 nations highlighted the excellent and easy technical usability of b2match, especially regarding the conference´s streaming and the virtual 1:1 meetings." - Mag. Beatriz Schönstein-Wippel, Global Program Manager, Aussenwirtschaft Austria Mobility

What makes networking with the b2match event software so effective is the Marketplace. Attendees register, create profiles and set up detailed rich marketplace entries. Photos, files, videos, display what the attendee is offering or looking for. That could be anything like products, services, project collaboration, etc.

Marketplace page on the event's website with filtered options showing all marketplace services in Consulting and Research & Development.Marketplace page on the event's website with filtered options showing all marketplace services in Consulting and Research & Development.

Participants can then utilize smart search functions and keywords to browse other attendees marketplace entries to find their ideal business match. All they have to do is reach out over the b2match platform to propose a meeting. Before the event even begins, participants have created a personalized agenda that is filled with the opportunities they are specifically looking for.

Virtual Event Streaming to Increase Participant Interaction

It was important for Mobility Days to convey the important information of its expert guests. Such questions as, what are the current trends, in which areas is Austria a global leader in innovation, where are others leading, needed to be answered to help support business initiatives.

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The event organizers wanted attendees to be able to interact in in­ternational panel discussions, lectures, company testimonials, innovation workshops and much more. With the b2match event networking platform, live streaming sessions allowed attendees to connect and collaborate through chats with Q&As and polls.

Live stage tab showing the Austrian Railway Forum session and the b2match chat on te right side of the live stream.Live stage tab showing the Austrian Railway Forum session and the b2match chat on te right side of the live stream.

Ease of use for the participants was also paramount for the event organizers, as was platform stability. b2match proved to be more than up to the task, even for such large participant numbers. The usability and stability of the b2match platform was invaluable.

Virtual Exhibition with Lead Retrieval

Mobility Days invited 40 Austrian exhibitors active in the fields of mobility, traffic, mobile services and technology to present their products, services, projects, patents, etc.

Exhibitors page showing a list of filtered Austrian exhibitors by their participant type.Exhibitors page showing a list of filtered Austrian exhibitors by their participant type.

They knew they needed an event matchmaking platform that had a virtual exhibitor package. They wanted to offer virtual booths, hosted sessions and lead retrieval, important features to promote exhibitor success.

Exhibitors utilized the b2match virtual booth feature, which are dedicated exhibitor rooms for attendees to join impromptu and start conversations.

Conversations at a virtual booth are great, but exhibitors attend events to generate leads. That’s why the b2match platform has the lead retrieval feature, which allows exhibitors to gather virtual business cards from event participants.

A company page on the event's website with the Connect with Exhibitor button highlighted.A company page on the event's website with the Connect with Exhibitor button highlighted.

Event organizers know that exhibitors can always use a promotional boost. Hosted sessions are a great way to do that. These are scheduled sessions hosted by the exhibitors where they can elaborate on their products and services to the attendees. It shows up in the event agenda, which is a great promotional opportunity.

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Event organiser:

WKO Aussenwirtschaft

WKO Aussenwirtschaft is the innovation agency of the Austrian economy. They present Austrian companies abroad, arrange business contacts, advise from the initiation to the completion of a business, help to solve problems and report on global business trends.

Event in numbers:

1282

Total participants

84%

Participants in matchmaking

621

1:1 Meetings

72

Countries

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