Networking event

How it is used

Common at conferences, trade fairs, and industry meetups. People attend to meet clients, partners, recruiters, or peers and usually bring business cards or introductions.

Example sentences

1. At the fintech networking event, Lena met two potential partners who later joined a pilot project with her team.

   The term refers to a professional gathering designed to create useful business connections that may lead to later collaboration.

2. He skipped the keynote but stayed for the networking event because he wanted to speak directly with regional distributors.

   Here it highlights the practical, relationship-building part of a conference rather than the formal presentation session.

Common collocations

• attend a networking event
• host a networking event
• industry networking event

Related terms

• business tripA journey you make for your job, for example to visit clients, attend a conference or work in another office.
• attendeeA person who takes part in a meeting, conference, training session or other event.

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• receipt
• jet lag
• accommodation
• expense report
• itinerary
• reimburse
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• conference venue
• event registration