🎧 In this episode of the Words on Water podcast, hear from several of the people working behind the scenes to produce WEFTEC Connect. They will share details on the educational programming, Exhibitor Showcase, and networking and social events.
They explain how WEFTEC Connect is more than another webinar or virtual meeting – it is a dynamic, immersive learning and networking experience, that takes the best of our in-person event, reshapes it for the virtual world, and delivers it all directly to attendees.
Hear Mary Ann Linder, Senior Manager of WEFTEC Education, describe the educational offerings of WEFTEC Connect, which include more thant 500 speakers, 40 Ask the Experts sessions, 12 Solution Sessions, and many Live Discussions. The educational programming also includes more than 400 on-demand recorded presentations that attendees have access to for an entire year.
Next, Kate Hawley, Senior Manager of Exhibition Sales, shares how the exhibition had been re-imagined as the WEFTEC Connect Exhibitor Showcase. Each of the more than 280 companies participating have their own profile page that include resources such as whitepapers, case studies, product information, and more, she said. And finding the right connections is supported by both powerful search tools and artificial intelligence matchmatching. Exhibitors also will be providing 20-minute Exhibitor Demonstrations as part of the educational program.
Finally, Deana Gissendanner, Director of Conferences and Events Management, details how WEFTEC Connect will enable networking and socializing from around the world. She talks about the features meant to help people connect and engage such as chat channels, video-enabled networking roundtable, a movie night, a trivia night, and a wrap party.
