Networking and connections

The reason most people
came in the first place.

An opt-in directory, meeting requests in time slots, contact exchange by scan, messaging inside the event, and a connections list that is still there the week afterwards. Networking stops being the part you leave to chance.

Opt-in directoryMeeting requestsScan to connectConnections that persist

Why networking is left to chance

Everyone says they came to meet people, and almost nothing is built to help them

Events invest enormously in the programme and then leave the stated reason for attending — meeting the right people — to a coffee break and a name badge read at arm's length.

A crowd is not a network

Hundreds of people in a hall is not the same as knowing which three of them are worth finding. Something has to make the room legible.

Approaching strangers is hard

Plenty of attendees will not walk across a room. A message is the version of that introduction they will actually make.

Contacts decay fast

A name remembered on Friday is gone by Monday unless it was captured as something more durable than a conversation.

Consent matters

A directory that lists everyone by default is a harvesting problem. One people opt into is a network.

For attendees

Find people, meet them, keep them

An opt-in people directory

Attendees choose to be listed, then browse who else is at the event — so the directory is made of people open to being contacted.

Message before you meet

Conversations start inside the app, so an introduction does not depend on being in the same room at the same moment.

Scan to exchange details

A code scan swaps contact details on the spot, with no typing and no spelling an email address out over noise.

A digital business card

Every attendee has a shareable profile — by QR, link or vCard — styled for your event.

A connections list

Everyone connected with is kept in one place, which is what makes follow-up possible after the event.

Meet the stands too

Exhibitors are reachable through the same messaging, so a commercial conversation starts the same way as a peer one.

New · Meeting requests

Turn a directory into booked meetings

Attendees open the time slots they are free, and others request one of them for a one-to-one meeting. People who only browse a list rarely meet. People with a time and a place usually do.

  1. 1
    Organiser

    Set the meeting slots

    Choose the meeting days, hours and meeting length, in the event's timezone. Add where meetings happen, and whether a request needs a note.

  2. 2
    Attendee

    Open the times you're free

    In My slots, attendees tap the times they're available. Opening a slot is their consent to be booked, so nobody gets requests they didn't invite.

  3. 3
    Attendee

    Request a meeting

    Find people lists everyone with open slots. Pick a time, add a short note about what you'd like to discuss, and send the request.

  4. 4
    Both

    Accept, and it's in both schedules

    The person asked accepts or declines, with a note if they like, and each step is emailed to the other person. Accepted meetings appear in both people's Schedule, and clashing requests for that time close automatically.

Where meeting requests work best

For any event where the right conversation is the point

Private events for industry professionals

Delegates line up discussions and partnership conversations with the peers they came to meet, instead of hoping to cross paths at the coffee break.

Trade shows: buyers and sellers

Buyers book time with the suppliers they want to see, and sellers fill their day with qualified meetings, all arranged before the show floor opens.

Career fairs: students and employers

Employers open appointment slots, and students book a time to talk, so conversations happen by appointment rather than in a long queue at the booth.

For the organizing team

Networking you can switch on and shape

The directory, meeting requests, messaging and contact exchange are separate switches, so you can offer as much or as little as your event and your audience are comfortable with.

FAQ

Networking questions

Is every attendee listed in the directory?

No. The people directory is opt-in per attendee, so only those who have chosen to be discoverable appear — which is what makes it worth browsing and acceptable to your audience.

How do attendees exchange contact details?

By scanning each other's code, which swaps details instantly, or by sharing a digital business card as a link or a vCard file.

Can attendees message each other before meeting?

Yes. Messaging runs inside the event app, so an introduction does not depend on physically finding someone, and no phone numbers are exchanged.

What happens to connections after the event?

They stay in the attendee's connections list along with any contacts exchanged, so follow-up is still possible in the weeks afterwards.

Can networking be limited to certain ticket types?

Yes. The directory, messaging and contact scanning are granted per attendee, so they can be part of what a particular ticket includes.

How do meeting requests work?

The organiser sets the meeting days, hours and meeting length. Attendees open the time slots they are free for, and others request one of those slots with a note. The person asked accepts or declines, each step is emailed to the other person, and accepted meetings appear in both people's schedule.

Do you support structured matchmaking?

Yes. Meeting requests let attendees book one-to-one meetings in time slots the organiser sets: buyers with suppliers at a trade show, delegates at an industry event, or students with employers at a career fair. Organisers get a report of who met whom, with a CSV export.

For organizers

Make the networking as good as the programme

An opt-in directory, meeting requests in time slots, scan-to-connect, in-app messaging, and contacts that outlive the closing session.