Networking &
Meetings Guide
How to find the right people, request meetings, and start conversations on the connexU event platform.
Finding People
There are three ways to discover who's attending the event and find the people you want to meet.
Type a name, company, or keyword into the search bar at the top of the screen. Results show matching people, companies, and products across the entire event. Available on both desktop and the mobile app.
Use the sidebar navigation on desktop or the Attendees and Companies sections in the mobile app to explore the full attendee list. Use filters to narrow results by job title, company type, or area of interest.
The platform suggests contacts based on your profile and interests. The more complete your profile, the better the recommendations. Check these from the homepage after logging in.
Complete your profile during onboarding — especially your job title, company, and interests — to get the most relevant recommendations and appear in other people's searches.
Requesting a Meeting
Once you've found someone you'd like to meet, here's how to send a meeting request.
Desktop
- Find the person via search, browse, or recommendations
- Click on their profile
- Click the calendar icon labelled Request a Meeting
- Pick an available time and location
- Optionally add a message explaining why you'd like to meet
- Click Send Request
Mobile App
- Find the person via search, browse, or recommendations
- Tap on their profile
- Tap the calendar icon labelled Request a Meeting
- Pick an available time slot
- Optionally add a short message
- Tap Send Request
A short personal message with your meeting request significantly increases acceptance rates. Mention what you'd like to discuss or why the meeting would be valuable.
Only time slots that work for both of you will be shown. You don't need to be connected with someone to request a meeting — a connection is created automatically when the request is accepted.
Meeting Statuses
Here's what each meeting status means in your schedule.
Confirmed — both parties have accepted. This time is now blocked in your schedule.
Someone has requested a meeting with you. You'll need to accept, decline, or reschedule.
You've sent a request and are waiting for the other person to respond.
The meeting was declined by one or more participants.
Managing Your Schedule
Keep track of all your meetings and stay organised on event day.
View all your meetings — confirmed, pending, and awaiting response — in the My Schedule section. You can also see meetings with a specific person on their profile page.
All meeting times are displayed in the local timezone of the event venue. This is set automatically and cannot be changed.
If you have multiple pending meetings at the same time, they'll be flagged as clashes. You'll need to resolve the clash before you can accept. Confirmed meetings always block the time slot.
If multi-user meetings are enabled, you can add more people to a confirmed meeting from the My Schedule section or from a participant's profile. Note: the mobile app only supports 1-to-1 meeting booking, but you can accept multi-user invites on mobile.
Connecting & Messaging
To message someone on the platform, you first need to be connected. There are two ways this happens:
Once a meeting is confirmed, you're automatically connected and can chat immediately. This is the fastest way to open a conversation.
Click or tap "Connect" on someone's profile to express interest. Once they accept (creating mutual interest), the chat opens. You'll receive a notification when someone accepts your connection.
Where to find your messages:
Desktop
- Go to My Connections in the navigation bar
- Find the person in your connections list
- Click their profile to open the chat
Mobile App
- Tap the Chat tab
- Find the person in your list
- Tap to open the conversation
If connecting with someone is critical, request a meeting rather than waiting for mutual interest via the Connect button — it's faster and enables chat immediately.
Quick FAQ
Common questions about networking and meetings on the platform.