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Global Sports Week Leverages Vonage Video API for Virtual and Hybrid Events

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms Sensors - Camera / Video Systems
Applicable Industries	Cement Equipment & Machinery
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Global Sports Week (GSW), an international forum dedicated to sports, faced a significant challenge when the global pandemic shut down in-person events. The inaugural forum, held in Paris, had successfully brought together over 2,000 people over three days. However, the team behind GSW had to quickly pivot their strategy for future events. They recognized that the way people interact with and consume events had shifted irrevocably due to the pandemic. To continue growing and evolving to meet the needs of their attendees and to build a true community that interacts year-round, GSW needed a stronger event platform and scalable video capabilities. They required a solution that could host virtual and hybrid events for sports leaders and engage change-makers communities globally. Read More
About Customer	Global Sports Week (GSW) is an international forum dedicated to sports, founded by three international sports marketing experts. It is the first of its kind in France, providing a unique setting and platform for influencers and decision-makers in the sports industry to come together. GSW aims to 'Shape, Shake & Share' the future of sport, offering tools and insights to inspire new ways of thinking. The forum serves as a meeting place for organizations across the global ecosystem of sport, committed to establishing a more innovative and sustainable future for sport. GSW hosts both in-person and virtual events, and in 2021, they embraced a hybrid model for their events. Read More
Solution	GSW found the solution they needed with the Vonage Video API embedded into the inwink platform. Inwink, a BtoB Audience Engagement Platform, allows enterprise-level event and community industrialization from a single, unified platform fully integrated into the company’s data. The Vonage Video API, built into the inwink platform, enables users to leverage the global performance and scalability of Vonage for video sessions and broadcasts that are easily accessible across web browsers, mobile devices, and desktops with no additional downloads or plugins needed. By switching to the inwink platform and leveraging the Vonage Video API, the GSW team gained access to enhanced video capabilities including interactive broadcasts and intimate group discussions. This solution allowed GSW to create a customized platform to host virtual and hybrid events, fostering an active community of sports leaders and change-makers. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Sensors - Camera / Video Systems

Applicable Industries

Cement

Equipment & Machinery

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Global Sports Week (GSW), an international forum dedicated to sports, faced a significant challenge when the global pandemic shut down in-person events. The inaugural forum, held in Paris, had successfully brought together over 2,000 people over three days. However, the team behind GSW had to quickly pivot their strategy for future events. They recognized that the way people interact with and consume events had shifted irrevocably due to the pandemic. To continue growing and evolving to meet the needs of their attendees and to build a true community that interacts year-round, GSW needed a stronger event platform and scalable video capabilities. They required a solution that could host virtual and hybrid events for sports leaders and engage change-makers communities globally.

About Customer

Global Sports Week (GSW) is an international forum dedicated to sports, founded by three international sports marketing experts. It is the first of its kind in France, providing a unique setting and platform for influencers and decision-makers in the sports industry to come together. GSW aims to 'Shape, Shake & Share' the future of sport, offering tools and insights to inspire new ways of thinking. The forum serves as a meeting place for organizations across the global ecosystem of sport, committed to establishing a more innovative and sustainable future for sport. GSW hosts both in-person and virtual events, and in 2021, they embraced a hybrid model for their events.

Solution

GSW found the solution they needed with the Vonage Video API embedded into the inwink platform. Inwink, a BtoB Audience Engagement Platform, allows enterprise-level event and community industrialization from a single, unified platform fully integrated into the company’s data. The Vonage Video API, built into the inwink platform, enables users to leverage the global performance and scalability of Vonage for video sessions and broadcasts that are easily accessible across web browsers, mobile devices, and desktops with no additional downloads or plugins needed. By switching to the inwink platform and leveraging the Vonage Video API, the GSW team gained access to enhanced video capabilities including interactive broadcasts and intimate group discussions. This solution allowed GSW to create a customized platform to host virtual and hybrid events, fostering an active community of sports leaders and change-makers.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Vonage Video API into the inwink platform has allowed GSW to successfully pivot to a hybrid event model in response to the global pandemic. This has not only enabled them to continue hosting their international forum amidst global restrictions but has also allowed them to expand their reach and build a stronger, more engaged community. The enhanced video capabilities have facilitated interactive broadcasts and intimate group discussions, fostering greater engagement and interaction among attendees. The team behind GSW believes that this hybrid model of physical and virtual engagement is the future of sports and entertainment, and the Vonage Video API has been instrumental in realizing this vision.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Vonage Video API into the inwink platform has allowed GSW to successfully pivot to a hybrid event model in response to the global pandemic. This has not only enabled them to continue hosting their international forum amidst global restrictions but has also allowed them to expand their reach and build a stronger, more engaged community. The enhanced video capabilities have facilitated interactive broadcasts and intimate group discussions, fostering greater engagement and interaction among attendees. The team behind GSW believes that this hybrid model of physical and virtual engagement is the future of sports and entertainment, and the Vonage Video API has been instrumental in realizing this vision.

Benefit #1	Created an interactive platform for virtual and hybrid international events
Benefit #2	Hosted an active community of 15,000 and growing
Benefit #3	Ability to coordinate large and small scale events, panels, and conversations year-round from a single platform

Benefit #1

Created an interactive platform for virtual and hybrid international events

Benefit #2

Hosted an active community of 15,000 and growing

Benefit #3

Ability to coordinate large and small scale events, panels, and conversations year-round from a single platform

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Global Sports Week Leverages Vonage Video API for Virtual and Hybrid Events

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