It’s time to get ready to be on-site at Innovate Asia 2024 in Bangkok! On this page, you will find all the information and details you will need for your showcase on-site. Please reach out to catalystsops@tmforum.org should you have any further questions.  

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Catalyst Judge & Timing slot allocations

See your allocated Judge and timing slot here -   Open Innovation Catalyst Judge & Slot Allocations - Innovate Asia'24 -

See your allocated Judge and timing slot here - Moonshot Judge & Slot Allocations - Asia'24

• All Judging will be done on 5th November from 10:30am to 3:00pm.
• Judging bands & indicative time slot has been provided for reference.
• Judges will be visiting teams at their kiosk during this period, to interact & score the teams. 
• Judges will be reviewing teams based on the Awards criteria. Refer the member portal for details.
• Judges may visit together, however due to conflicts - some may visit teams separately &/or anytime before 3pm. 
• To ensure teams & judges can enjoy their lunch, NO JUDGING WILL BE HELD FROM 12:40pm to 1:20pm.
• Kindly note that we would not be able to accommodate any requests for modifications in the time schedule.

(Please do not confuse these JUDGING SLOTS with stage presentation time – which are separate. These judging bands are when judge visits team at their kiosk.)

Arena Speaker(s): due 24 October

• All Catalyst project teams at Innovate Asia 2024 will give an 8-minute presentation on the Innovate Stage
• Catalyst presentation sessions will be listed in the agenda
• Catalyst arena presentation sessions will be listed in the agenda on the event website and in the app 
• The Catalyst presentation is separate from the Judge's demonstration team will do at their kiosk and is not one of the aspects judges consider for the Catalyst Awards.  Please see Innovate Asia 2024 Catalyst Team Awards page for information on the award judging process

Form to submit onsite presentation speaker(s) details

• Submit up to three speakers for your onsite presentation
• We highly recommend having a representative from a Champion as one of your speakers.
• Additional team members can be in the audience to say a few words and answer questions
• Speakers are not listed in the agenda
• Speakers will still need to register themselves using a Catalyst pass
• Be sure to invite audience members back to your kiosk for more information and/or a full demo
• These sessions WILL NOT be recorded

Catalyst onsite presentation outline decks: due 31 October

• All teams must use the Arena Presentation Outline decks for their session
• Submit your slides to CatalystsOps@tmforum.org by 31 October
• Don't forget to upload your slide deck to your project webpage 'Resources' for attendees to view 
• The outline decks are organized into 4 topic sections for teams should cover
  
  • Each section has questions for team to answer when applicable
  • Teams can edit slides and add videos / animation but still must cover topics in outline
  • Please embed videos in the slide deck itself and let us know which slide it in on so AV technicians can test before your session
  • Teams can add up to a maximum of two additional slides
• Slides will be preloaded to the Arena computer by our AV team for use during our presentation
  • A remote mouse provided to advance slides
  • A comfort monitor with count down timer will be visible from the stage
  • The comfort monitor DOES NOT show presenter notes

 Lead retrieval scanners

• TM Forum provides one lead scanner to each project team to capture the contact details of anyone visiting your kiosk or onsite presentation
• This scanner is for the entire project team and all members can access the lead data 
• Unique username and password will be sent to team emails from support@fielddrive.com

ONSITE

• Scanner devices will be given to a member of the project team or can be picked up at the Innovation Engine Information Desk
• Device will be labeled with project URN and Kiosk number
• A release form must be filled out and signed when receiving the device
• Devices must be Innovation Engine Information Desk by 4 pm Thursday, 7 November 
• Representatives from FieldDrive will be available onsite to help support any team having issues with their device

ACCESSING LEADS

• You can log in at anytime to download your leads
• Link to Final list of leads will be sent - Must be listed as Team member on project webpage to receive link 

RESOURCES

• Lead Scanner User Manual
• FieldDrive lead app tutorial video

Need help? Contact Support@fielddrive.com 

Registration passes & Visa requests

Registration Passes

All Catalyst project team members attending the event, including Catalyst Arena presentation speakers, must register themselves - we do not register for you!

• Each Company receives two Registration passes per Catalyst project to attend and help support the project at the event
• Once the SOW contract is signed a unique registration link for the two passes is emailed to the signee
• Clients, colleagues, and teammates can receive a 25% discount by using the promo code CATALYST24-25 when registering

 Visa Invitation letter 

•  Each delegate must be registered to an event to request a visa letter from TM Forum. 
• There is a link on the confirmation screen after registration where they can fill in their information to generate a PDF file of a visa invitation letter.  There is also a link to this from their confirmation email.
• Any questions, please reach out to register@tmforum.org.  

Please note:  TM Forum does not take responsibility for the issuance of visas.  We are unable to assist with visa applications beyond the issuance of the visa invitation letter. TM Forum will also not issue visa invitation letters without a valid registration for an event.