General attendee roundtables give partners the opportunity to position themselves as experts in an industry of their choice, meeting with a group of up to 14 attendees in a casual environment.

Each roundtable is an open, live discussion on a specific topic (chosen by the partner). Roundtables run for 45 minutes.

Attendees can sign up for the roundtables on a dedicated web page. When an attendee signs up for a roundtable, they agree to share their details (name and company name) with the partner.

What is included as part of your General attendee roundtable package?

• General attendee roundtables
• 45-minute live discussion
• Real-time interaction with participants
• Newsletter feature launching roundtables
• Logo on dedicated roundtable web page
• Spectator viewership
• Push notification to confirmed attendees
• Feature in the web app schedule

• Avoid sales pitches at all costs. Attendees don’t like them, and they don’t work. Roundtables are an opportunity to position yourself as an expert. Curated, engaging, high-quality, topical content is a must.
• Try to keep your synopsis short and gripping with a “hook” question underpinning it. Example: Will AI change how we do business?
• Please note that the roundtable title has a 55-character limit and the synopsis has a 200-character limit.
• Please advise your roundtable host to complete their app profile as far in advance as possible, so that they are visible to participating attendees.
• Please read our general content guidelines here.

You can find some examples of previous roundtables below:

•  Communicating with customers – should it be human or AI? – hosted by CM.com

The top challenge for service teams within companies and other organizations is to keep up with changing customer expectations. Learn how to transform to stay competitive.

• Video communication in the hybrid workplace – hosted by Hive Streaming

What role does video play in the new hybrid workplace, and how can you utilise the full capabilities of it in the next normal?

• The RevOps revolution is coming. Here’s how your team can prepare – hosted by Hubspot

To build a frictionless external customer experience, you need to build a frictionless internal experience. Join HubSpot’s RevOps EVP for a discussion about the emerging importance of RevOps and to learn how you can transform your ops team into a powerful CX engine.

• DevSecOps: Chasing delivery nirvana – hosted by Mercedes-Benz.io

In the idyllic DevSecOps scenario, we have developers using a stable and secure platform for fast delivery of new features. But what is needed to achieve this? What does this involve? And are we there yet?

• Game-changing pledge to bring greater gender diversity – hosted by UBS

Gender balance on boards and in senior management doesn’t just encourage better leadership and governance – it also contributes to better all-round company performance. How can we embrace it?

What does leading a roundtable entail?

The role of a roundtable host is to engage with a small group of attendees on a specific topic and facilitate an open conversation around it, live online. 

The host should steer the conversation in the right direction and should ensure that the session runs smoothly. This is an interactive discussion and all attendees should be encouraged to participate. As the moderator of the discussion, the host’s role is not to deliver a presentation on the topic but to facilitate an open environment where participants can be comfortable sharing their own thoughts and opinions. Questions by the host are a great way to assist the flow of the conversation. 

Please see our host info pack for more information.

Duration: 45 minutes

Capacity: Maximum of fifteen active video participants, including the host.

Audience: Collision attendees who did not RSVP can watch the roundtable but will not have access to join with video or audio, only the chat function. 

Location: The roundtable is a virtual room on our web app. Once the host logs into the app, they should click the calendar icon on the top right of their screen, select the roundtable and click on the “join conversation” button.  

Set up: All your host needs is a ticket and a webcam. A member of our team (staff moderator) will be in the roundtable prior to the session to meet the host and to ensure everything is good to go. The staff moderator will be present for the duration of the roundtable.  

Preparation: There is no need to prepare a presentation or slides for the roundtable discussion.

Below are a few points on good online roundtable etiquette:

• Hosts should join the session 15 minutes in advance. 
• Introduce the topic and ensure everyone has an opportunity to contribute.
• Formal introductions are not required. Roundtables should be kept casual and should not go over  45 minutes. If introductions are necessary, please ensure that they take no longer than two minutes at the beginning of the session. 
• Allow time for questions from attendees. The roundtable should be interactive.
• Please mute yourself when not speaking and be conscious of others.
• Choose appropriate setup (laptop/desktop with webcam required). Avoid loud spaces. Surrounding noise can be picked up by your microphone. Set yourself up in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed and put your devices on airplane mode to avoid interruptions.
• Dress appropriately and frame the camera in correct lighting.
• Be comfortable and have everything you need around you.
• At the end of the roundtable, summarise the conversation with key takeaways.
• We encourage you to get in touch with the other active participants in advance of the session and share the main questions you plan to address during the roundtable.