MATCHMAKER SERVICE FOR MEETINGS & INTRODUCTIONS

Telecom Council's Matchmaker Meeting Service facilitates personal introductions via pre-arranged, private, 15-minute meetings both in person and virtually after select meetings.  The result is a series of meaningful introductions over concise, private meetings in a short time among delegates committed to technology discovery and partnership development.

MatchMaker delegates set their profiles and preferences in advance of the meeting day, and use our online tool to accept, request, decline, and schedule meetings with other people who have signed up. Meetings generally run 10 to 15 minutes, depending on whether they take place online or in-person, and can include multiple representatives from each company around a table or in a virtual meeting room.

MatchMaker delegates include

Claim a series of high value meetings at Telecom Talks

  • May 8th, 4pm to 6pm onsite in Silicon Valley
  • May 9th, anytime online via zoom

Delegates benefit from a series of meaningful introductions over concise, private meetings in a short time. On average, delegates who use our MatchMaker service get more introductions and more continuing conversations than they expected.

OUR MATCHMAKER ACTUALLY WORKS!

Every year, delegates who use our MatchMaker get more introductions and higher quality conversations than they expected. 

  • On average in 2023, MatchMaker participants secured 15-minute introductory meetings with 8 potential partners.

The most successful company from our annual meeting in 2023 was a Series B startup who scheduled 14 meetings.  Our carriers, collectively, took 119 meetings, with BT, Bouygues, Swisscom, T-Mobile and Tata Communications each meeting with more than 10 companies over the course of the event.

GETTING STARTED

The MatchMaker Service opens April 9th for participating delegates to create their profiles. Scheduling starts April 25th. 

  • MatchMaking takes place online over 2 weeks before the meeting day, with the majority of meetings scheduled the week before. Companies can field multiple delegates, request a specific meeting time, and requests may be accepted, declined, rescheduled or waitlisted, dependent on your individual goals.

HOW IT WORKS

Decide your target, craft your outreach, and our team will help you secure the meetings you need.

Browse the delegate list and discover what delegates are looking for or what they have to offer, then make your best pitch. Craft different pitches for different attendees and allow the system to automatically select a mutually convenient time and place to meet - whether a physical table or a video link. With built-in messaging available before and after MatchMaker events, face-to-face meetings cut straight to the chase.

  • The meeting agenda includes several hours dedicated to private meetings scheduled in advance through the MatchMaker service.
  • Expect several back-to-back, 10-minute meetings.
  • MatchMaking takes place online before the meeting day, with the majority of meetings scheduled the week before.
  • Include extra people from your company in your meetings to move the conversation forward more quickly
  • Companies can field multiple delegates, request a specific meeting time, and requests may be accepted, declined, rescheduled or waitlisted, dependent on your individual goals.

THE TELECOM COUNCIL DIFFERENCE

Nearly every conference offers a meeting service, but not all of them are managed in the way that we do here are the Telecom Council.

Our focus is on helping participants secure the meetings they need - onsite, online or beyond the event.

  • Product profiles make it easy for prospective meeting partners to understand more about your proposition and are keyword searchable
  • Attendee lists are searchable and you can "favorite" individuals as you triage your outreach
  • Pre-assigned availability ensures meetings are only scheduled at mutually convenient times
  • The service element kicks in if you are having trouble getting requests, accepts, declines, or other feedback. Our team gets involved to help you fix your demo, adjust your pitches, nudge unresponsive people, and facilitate email introductions when the planets don't align or a meeting is missed