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DEFSEC West will be facilitating Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Government (B2G) meetings which will be available to all registered attendees.
We will be using an all-in-one web platform combining matchmaking, messaging and scheduling for the meetings. An important note is that we will only be facilitating in-person meetings at our event – virtual/online meetings will NOT be offered.
There will again be one large room located in the TELUS Rooms (104 / 105 / 106) of the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre dedicated to B2B meetings known as the “B2B Meetings Zone”. Inside it are 15 dedicated 8′ x 8′ divided spaces which will be setup strictly for in-person introductory meetings on Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26. Meetings will run from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm each day.
The B2B/2GO Web Platform launches in the last week of February. Before the event week, attendees will have a chance to use the platform to find each other, make connections and then plan arranged meetings on the event days. We will also be using this same system for messaging after the event week, with access after the event ending on April 30, 2026.
Registered DEFSEC Atlantic attendees will receive a personal e-mail invite to create their own individual profile in the B2B/2GO platform. Those who register after the initial launch of the B2B/2GO platform should receive their e-mail invite within 1 full business day AFTER the date they register. We will typically be doing daily manual syncs in the late afternoon between our registration platform and the B2B/2GO platform each weekday between its launch and our event.
Don’t forget that you MUST be a qualifying category of registered attendee for DEFSEC West 2026 in order to be able to activate your B2B profile.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please e-mail us at b2bmeetings@defsecwest.ca.