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Web Summit is a busy three days. The best way to take full advantage of the event is to prepare and do your due diligence. Have a plan and know what you’re hoping to achieve on your one day of exhibition and over the other days as well. If you’re still not sure, check out our guide below to figure out what’s best for you.
Start by gathering your team and deciding what you want to achieve by attending Web Summit. Are you interested in onstage content? Would you prefer intimate discussions like roundtables or masterclasses? Make a plan.
Consider dividing up your team to conquer talks, the exhibition floor and general networking. Separating your team and being as proactive as possible on the floor will invariably increase your chances of bumping into someone interesting.
Networking
Networking
The Web Summit attendee list is the most sought after black book in tech and, as an ALPHA startup attendee, you’ll have access to it - 70,000 entrepreneurs, investors, founders, partners and members of the media. Browse our attendee list, book meetings, and build connections that last. Here are just some of the exciting ways you can make meaningful connections at Web Summit 2023.
Apply for Mentor Hours
Attend Startup Roundtables
Search for and message other attendees through the Web Summit mobile app
Attend Night Summit
Keep an eye out for the full schedule, including a list of stages, stage times, speakers and Night Summit details.
The bottom line? Talk to everyone, and don’t be afraid of sparking up a conversation with the person behind you in the queue for a coffee. After all, the number one goal for the majority of our attendees is making new connections.
Brand Awareness
Brand Awareness
There are lots of big opportunities at Web Summit for showcasing your startup to large audiences.
Apply for PITCH
Apply for Startup showcase
Apply for 40 words
Apply for Mentor Hours
Connect with our media attendees
We want you to get media coverage, but you decide how to make your story or product newsworthy. We recommend doing some smart outreach to attending members of the media via the Web Summit app. You will be able to find some of them on our attendee list closer to the event, so keep an eye out.
As obvious as it may sound, news is based on something that is new. Identify what is new, surprising, and exciting about your product, and you are halfway to piquing journalists’ interest. If your story or product is interesting to them, they will reach out to connect during the event.
Learning
Learning
When 70,000 people with different backgrounds and experiences come together for three days, there's no end to the ways you can learn. Here are just some of the opportunities available before and during Web Summit.
Attend pre-event Startup Sessions
Attend our Startup Masterclasses
Attend our Startup Roundtables
Apply for Mentor Hours
Cold messaging
Cold messaging
When messaging another attendee, your main goal is to get them to read it and respond. The best way to do this is to research the person you are messaging. They have a full profile of skills and interests, so be sure to use that information to catch their eye! Whether you’re approaching an investor, member of the media, or general attendee, personalising messages shows that you have given thought to a future relationship and have put in the effort.
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