"What a relief to see a different way of presenting. Great this format!", is one of the many positive reactions given in the live chat of the online event Infosecurity.be, Data & Cloud Expo on 31 March and 1 April. The first online edition of the IT trade fair, took place live from Brussels Expo last week.
IT managers and professionals from home and abroad attended an interactive programme, which focused on the world of IT transformation, including its challenges and solutions.
The programme included Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services, as well as Belgium's largest bank 'KBC' and people from LSEC (Leaders in European Security). In the process, the "new way of working" came to the fore because of the speakers linking up from all corners of the world. For instance, there were livestreams between India, France, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Portugal.
Hosting the event, Wim de Vilder, VRT's best-known news anchor in Belgium, guided nearly 100 content sessions. In addition, interaction with visitors was sought through an online chat and various interactive tools. Questions were answered live and new comments were responded to immediately. Comments such as "That matchmaking platform is really great", "Thanks for the great insights" and "What a passionate speaker" passed by in the chat.
If visitors were keen on networking, they were also at the right place. Based on the visitor's profile, the online platform automatically gave recommendations for relevant connections. Thus, peers, speakers and exhibitors easily got in touch and, within a few clicks, a 1-on-1 meeting could be scheduled.
We look back on the event days with enthusiasm and are now focusing again on another edition in 2022, looking for a suitable, hybrid form and wanting to keep the success formula of matching via the online platform.
