BIG.MATCH

BIG.MATCH

MATCHER Brokerage event open to the whole international ecosystem

BIG.MATCH is a brokerage event on the Human Centric Innovation topic aimed at creating business matchmaking among actors of the innovation ecosystem and it has been held on this platform on November 28th from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. CET. It has been open at the international level to:

• Match.point participants (Corporates and Start-ups/Scale-ups)
• Accelerators & Incubators
• Innovation related Associations & Agencies
• Innovation clusters
• Companies, Start-ups/scale-ups interested in this edition's topics
• Innovation laboratories
• Public Institutions & Authorities  
• R&D Institutions & Research Centers
• Universities
• Venture Capitals & Business Angel  
• Any other actor interested in Human Centric Innovation 

Each interested actor was able to apply for participating in this event from November 12th until November 25th, 2022 at 1 p.m. CET. 

BIG.MATCH is a unique occasion to meet strategic partners and important actors involved in shaping the current Human Centric approach to innovation at the international level. The event gave participants the possibility to meet new partners and start collaborations.

How it worked

1) Registration

Register via the Register button and complete the application form. Profiles should describe who you are, what you can offer, how you are matching with the program topics and what you are looking for (for this, please, use the marketplace function). A detailed and good profile will increase your visibility on the platform and generate significantly more meeting requests. Thus, the more information you share, the better.
When registering, you will be asked to give your availabilities for specific time slots: the broader your availabilities, the higher the chance that you will be able to schedule meetings.

Please, note that the application process is divided in two mandatory steps: 

1. sign up to the platform and fill in the information about your company;
2. create at least one opportunity on the Marketplace about your objective for the event (e.g., what you are looking for, what you could offer, …). Remember to clearly state the connection of your posts with the Green Deal/sustainable topic.

Registrations has been open until November 25th at 1 p.m. CET.

2) Admission

MATCHER staff will receive your application and checked whether your profile is complete (Marketplace included) and coherent with the Human Centric Innovation key topics. If your profile is relevant to the thematic clusters and your company/entity is based in one of the EEN countries, you will be admitted to the event and your profile will be activated and visible to the other participants. You will receive a notification upon admission.

3) Browse profiles of potential matches

After being admitted, you will be able to look for potential matches by browsing the Participants page on the platform. We suggest you to continuously scout for new partners, as new entities will apply day after day.

4) Book and schedule meetings from November 12^th 

From November 12th you will be able to chat, request and schedule meetings on the platform. Depending on your availability and on the other participants' ones you could schedule up to 30 meetings of 30 mins each. Remember that all the scheduled meetings will take place on the 28th of November from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. CET. 

5) Participate in the meetings

By accessing the page Meetings, you have the list of all your meetings (accepted, pending, or canceled). You will also be able to invite some guests (e.g. your colleagues) by sharing the link to the call. Check your camera and microphone, and when it's time start the meeting. Don't be late! 

Technical requirements for Virtual meetings

The virtual meetings take place through the b2match video tool, which is integrated in the b2match platform and it doesn’t need to/it can't be downloaded.

• install the latest version of your browser
  • download latest Google Chrome version
  • download latest Mozilla Firefox version
  • download latest Microsoft Edge version
  • find out what browser you're using and if it is up to date

Use a device with an incorporated webcam or a webcam. Without the camera, the meeting can still take place in the audio mode.

Microphone and camera

You can test your microphone and camera in your Meetings list, once you are logged in to your b2match profile. In order to do this, you need to click the blue Camera and microphone test and follow the instructions.

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If there are issues, the system will indicate the browser's documentation's regarding the microphone and camera usage

• browser's permissions to use  the microphone and camera
  • Using your camera and microphone in Google Chrome
  • How to manage your camera and microphone permissions with Firefox

• system's permissions for the microphone and camera
  • how to set up and test microphones in Windows 10
  • change the sound input settings on Mac

Additionally, you can do the following checks:

• test your microphone with other apps, such as Google Meet, Skype, Zoom, etc. 
• run Twilio's network test, which will start an automatic diagnosis to check if Twilio has permission to use your microphone and camera
  •  Twilio is the name of the software we use for online meetings 

6) Matchmaking feedback

After every meeting takes place, always remember to give your feedback by filling 2 questionnaires:

1. At the end of each meeting the platform will automatically request for a feedback. You will be asked to express a simple star-based rating about the meeting and to leave a comment about its outcomes. 
2. BIG.MATCH feedback: submit your feedback about the whole Brokerage event, stating your experience and giving some useful comments about aspects that could be improved (a custom link will be shared at the end of the event).

Please be sure to rate every meeting you attended!

Your support for the program evaluation is extremely valuable to us, as it will help us ameliorate our work for the next edition.

Happy matchmaking!