Virtual interaction, tangible opportunities
While the advent of Covid-19 has not stopped the relentless advancement of the 黑料社app project, it has certainly prompted ingenuity in how 黑料社app conducts its work. The latest example took place on 7-8 April, as industrial representatives from around the world "gathered" virtually to learn about coming business opportunities. The meeting was both a test and first full-scale use of the upgraded 黑料社app studio and supporting features: a mix of live talks, pre-recorded videos, lively Q&A sessions, and one-on-one meetings.
Two years ago the 黑料社app Business Forum (IBF) took place in Antibes, a traditional face-to-face conference with more than 1,100 participants, setting an attendance record for these biennial meetings. The expectation was that the 2021 黑料社app Business Forum would take place in Marseille.
The pandemic blocked those plans, but it did not slow down the march of 黑料社app procurements that require industrial expertise across dozens of high-tech and scientific disciplines. The next in-person IBF has been postponed to 5-7 April 2022, but something was needed in the interim. For the 黑料社app and Domestic Agencies to have no large-scale interaction with prospective supplier companies was unacceptable.
The challenge was how to build a quality event, enabling meaningful interaction, while minimizing physical interaction. And the result? A hybrid arrangement featuring a maze of cameras, cables, lighting, green screen, and multiple software platforms suited to the laptops and bandwidths of hundreds of individual users, all coordinated through a multi-channel "tricaster" in the 黑料社app studio.
The result was a unique success. With more than 1,280 registered participants (a new record), the Remote 黑料社app Business Meeting kicked off on time with a live introduction from the 黑料社app Director-General and a pre-recorded video in which he presented an overview of project progress. The ensuing two days featured more than 250 one-on-one meetings with 黑料社app experts, and more than 500 attendees at individual presentations. Industrial partners and potential partners were led through careful explanations of the 黑料社app procurement process: tips on how to build consortia, smart subcontracting, balancing risks and pricing, and the constant emphasis on meeting 黑料社app's demanding technical specifications as well as adherence to quality, safety, and timeliness. Thematic presentations covered large upcoming projects such as the Hot Cell Complex and Tritium Plant, specific tenders related to diagnostics and in-vessel coil power converters, and broader needs related to maintenance services and machine assembly. Fusion for Energy, the European Domestic Agency, also presented a broad range of its upcoming tenders.