Finding people and booking meetings

There are three ways to discover who's attending the event and find the people you want to meet.

• Search bar. 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.
• Browse attendee lists. 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.
• Recommended for you. 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.

Tip. 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.

Once you've found someone you'd like to meet, here's how to send a meeting request.

Desktop

1. Find the person via search, browse, or recommendations
2. Click on their profile
3. Click the calendar icon labelled Request a Meeting
4. Pick an available time and location
5. Optionally add a message explaining why you'd like to meet
6. Click Send Request

Mobile app

1. Find the person via search, browse, or recommendations
2. Tap on their profile
3. Tap the calendar icon labelled Request a Meeting
4. Pick an available time slot
5. Optionally add a short message
6. Tap Send Request

Tip. 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.

Good to know. 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.

Here's what each meeting status means in your schedule.

• Scheduled. Confirmed - both parties have accepted. This time is now blocked in your schedule.
• Pending. Someone has requested a meeting with you. You'll need to accept, decline, or reschedule.
• Awaiting. You've sent a request and are waiting for the other person to respond.
• Declined. The meeting was declined by one or more participants.

Keep track of all your meetings and stay organised on event day.

• My Schedule. 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.
• Timezones. All meeting times are displayed in the local timezone of the event venue. This is set automatically and cannot be changed.
• Meeting clashes. 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.
• Adding participants. 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. The mobile app only supports 1-to-1 meeting booking, but you can accept multi-user invites on mobile.

To message someone on the platform, you first need to be connected. There are two ways this happens.

• Schedule a meeting. Once a meeting is confirmed, you're automatically connected and can chat immediately. This is the fastest way to open a conversation.
• Use the Connect button. 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

1. Go to My Connections in the navigation bar
2. Find the person in your connections list
3. Click their profile to open the chat

Mobile app

1. Tap the Chat tab
2. Find the person in your list
3. Tap to open the conversation

Tip. 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.