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4 June 2024
Vienna, Austria
Connect Day 2024
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Open until 3 June 2024

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Matchmaking Guide - Connect Day 2024

Participant have two matchmaking options to connect with each other:

  • All participants can connect with other participants
  • After the official event, participants can connect with each other online via long term match making

The meetings are a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners. 15 minutes run fast, but they are enough to build first connections before the meeting ends and the next talk starts.

1. Registration

After your registration, your application for the event will be screened. In case your company/organisation fits our target groups, your profile will be activated (read more in the subsection "Admission Criteria"). After the activation, you will receive regular updates with regards to the next to-dos. We will guide you through them, step by step.


    2. Set up a company profile

    Create a strong profile with engaging and detailed information. Your profile should describe who you are, what you can offer to potential partners and who you want to meet. Make sure to include the following information: 

    Your company profile
    • In English, clear and relevant to the event
    • It will be reviewed before it is approved and published
    Contact details of the person attending the event
    • Provide us with your mobile phone number and business email address
    • Personal contact data will not be shared with other participants, but we may need to contact you during 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 co-operation profile for each offer/request
    Your Availability
    • Chose the time slots you are available for 1:1 meetings during the match making sessions at the event
    • Make sure that you do not book meetings outside Connect Day in these time slots

    Your co-operation profile is your business card. Write a high-quality and meaningful profile.


    3. Promotion of your online profile

    All approved co-operation profiles will be published online by the organisers. You will receive a notification that your profile has been activated for the 1:1 meetings. All published profiles will be extensively promoted by the organizers of this event. Please note that high-quality profiles are visited 50-150 times BEFORE the event and will still be viewed AFTERWARDS!


    4. Request meetings | until June 3rd, 2024

    E-mail notification when to book 1:1 meetings (starting at May 2nd, 2024)
    • You will receive an e-mail reminding you that you can start booking bilateral meetings
    Booking meetings 
    • Browse the list of participants or the marketplace profiles 
    • Use the optional filters to easily find the ones aligned with your goals
    • Send meeting requests to those you want to meet face-to-face at the event
    • Accept or refuse the meetings requests you have received

    Remember! Be active, not reactive. Adding a meaningful remark about why you are interested in a meeting will increase the chance that your request will be accepted. Accepted meeting requests will need to be scheduled by the meeting partners. Please note that the final version of your agenda may include minor changes in the scheduling of the meetings, in order to accommodate the maximum number of meetings possible - however always respecting the time-slots that you have indicated in your availability. 

    Booking rules?

    • Start-ups are able to book meetings with all participants except for investors. Only selected start-ups are able to book meetings with investors. The investor's jury will inform these selected start-ups individually.
    • Corporates/SMEs are able to book meetings with all participants except for other corporates/SMEs and investors
    • Investors are able to book meetings with all participants.
    • Partners of Connect Day are able to book meetings with all participant types
    • Others are able to book ONLY others (but they can be booked from all other participant types)

    Read the Admission Criteria section for more about our target groups and non-target groups.


    5. Get prepared | May 26th, 2023

    Your schedule
    • You will receive your meeting schedule (time slot & table number where each meeting is taking place) one day before the event.
    • Download the b2match app in order to be able to join the event and have your meeting schedule always at hand.
    • You might receive additional meeting requests or cancellations during the event - using the app you will always receive push notifications for any last-minute changes. 

      6. On the day of the event | June 4th, 2024

      The 1:1 meetings will be held in "Saal 6" on the 1st Floor during the Matchmaking Sessions. 

      • Check the latest version of your meeting schedule through the b2match plattform or app. 
      • Join the 1:1 Matchmaking session and make sure that you are at the right table. Respect the other participant's time and show up to all your meetings or cancel them early enough in advance to allow other participants to use the now available time slot.
      • Press the START BUTTON in your profile and start your scheduled meeting.

        If an unforeseen circumstance arises and you will not attend a meeting, please cancel or reschedule your meetings through the platform. This way, the other participant will be notified.

        TIP: Download the "b2match" mobile app (iOS/Android) to
        * Get access to your meeting schedule via your mobile phone
        * Be informed about last-minute changes (bookings, cancellations)
        * Manage additional meetings on-site (send/receive/confirm requests)
      Location
      Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63
      1040 Vienna, Austria
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