• Expand Your Corporate Network and Customer Base 
• Grow Your personal Network 
• Identify New Partners/New Technologies 
• Promote Your skills/areas of expertise 
• Become Visible through Your Know-How 
• Find Funding 
• Recruit New talent 
• Stay On Top of Technological/Competitive Developments 
• Identify Players that could  offer You Solutions 
• Exchange ideas with Your Peers 
• Conduct Presentations 
• Convince Prospects to Work with You