Visitors Guide

Make the most of your Expo days

Welcome to Ealing Business Expo 2020 – 12 hours over two days to promote and support the local business community in Ealing and Expo director, West London. Carlene Bender We’ve been through a few

The Contactus changes of date and format for

Network Expo 2020, but here we are at last, 100% online and learning as we go. I’d love to know how you’re using this event – are you just attending the talks, and/or are you here to network, or promote what you do? Email and let me know your feedback and your ideas:

info@contactusealing.co.uk

#EalingBizExpo We’d love to hear about your experiences at the Ealing Business Expo! Include the hashtag #EalingBizExpo in your social media posts (highfives for posts with photos/ videos) so we can join in the conversation with you. Visitor etiquette Remember that exhibitors have paid to promote their businesses at the Expo. Visitors may use the speed networking sessions to share their own offers. Some of the sessions have been sponsored, so please expect to hear a short pitch from the people who have helped us to put on this event

EXPO GUIDE 2 • The Stands 3 • Visitors Guide 4 • Event schedule 7 • Speakers info 11 • Networking tips 13 • Exhibitors 17 • “Thumbs up” 18 • Standing out on Zoom 23 • Follow up

CONTACTUS EALING (turn over to read from other side) 4 • Q&A: Alex Pemberton, Tecric

Visitors Guide

How to attend Ealing Business Expo Online 2020

Have a look through this Eventbrite), you will receive this with your positivity), or reply to gentle guide to ensure email. It might be in your spam someone else’s comment. you make the most of folder, though. During the social media the time you spend with us breaks, please do post at Expo 2020. 2. Speed networking something about the event. There are five (5!) online speed Don’t forget to stop by the 1. Where to start networking sessions of 20 online stands to connect with The Expo has been set up at minutes each – but don’t feel local companies that you might ealingbizexpo.co.uk – click pressured to attend all of them. like to do business with. Some of through to the special ‘Expo Day’ This style of networking is the exhibitors will be live at the page to find the list of sessions, new to most people, but it’s not other end of a Zoom link, others alongside the online stands. difficult – just join the session, will be available by appointment. As we go through the and after the short welcome, schedule, talks and sessions you will automatically be placed 4. In case of trouble that have ended will be shaded in a breakout room to meet a It’s unlikely that we will get out and the current part of the new (or not so new) contact. through 12 hours of an online event will be highlighted so you After one minute you’ll be Expo without any glitches. If know exactly where to click/tap switched to another room to there is a problem at our end, to join in. meet and speak with a different we will update Twitter first. Most of the sessions will take person, and so on until the 20 If there’s a problem at your place on Zoom, and some on minutes are up. end that we can help with, send Facebook. If for some reason More tips for online speed a DM or quick email to info@ you can’t access the Expo networking on page 11. contactusealing.co.uk website, the pinned post on our Facebook page @ealingbizexpo will also be regularly updated. The meeting links and passwords will also be sent by 3. When to engage Some of the sessions will be open Zoom calls, and some are webinars. You are welcome to For information about the speakers, see pages 7 & 9, and about the exhibitors, pages 13-15. email the day before the start of use the Chat feature to ask Remember to flip over and read the event. As long as you have questions, comment on what’s the ‘Contactus Ealing’ side of the registered for the event (via going on (please be generous magazine too!