One on One Appointments

Delegate Qualification

The most influential buyer delegates are selected and contacted personally; the Arena International event management team will ensure that they are central to strategic procurement decisions. In addition, an assessment of their business objectives and needs is compiled.

Supplier Invitation

According to the strategic needs of the buyers, Arena International, invites senior executives from leading supplier companies across the world who are able to offer suitable solutions to the challenges faced by the buyer delegates. Suppliers can choose to take 5, 10 or 16 meetings. An example of a 16 meeting package:

• 16 meetings minimum guaranteed
• All meals and wines
• Attendance at seminar programme
• 150-word profile in the OGTF 2012 delegate pack
• 150-word profile on the forum website
• Networking opportunities
• Quarterly newsletter entry

Itinerary of Meetings

One or two weeks before the event every supplier and buyer is sent their personalised preliminary schedule showing their itinerary of meetings at the summit. At this stage, both supplier and buyer delegates review their meeting schedule and they have the opportunity to get back to us with any comments or to alter any meetings they no longer consider as appropriate. The final meeting schedule is available for collection on-site at the hotel venue on the Friday morning prior to the summit commencing.

Pre event set up Business Meetings

There are twenty 30 minute meeting slots available over the two main days of the event. For our suppliers, we allocate a set number of meetings - usually as a guaranteed package of 16 meetings over the two summit days.

Prior to the forum, all businesses registered to attend the event are provided with a full buyer/supplier participation list and a company profile outlining key objectives and main area of interest. Thereafter, both delegates and supplier companies are asked to grade in order of preference, those companies that they wish to meet; subsequently a meetings programme is issued based upon matching criteria’s and requests.

Attending delegates at OGTF 2012 are interested in product & services in the following areas: