The Global Energy Conversation involved two innovative online events organised by The Economist which combined Cisco’s Telepresence suites with Wavecast® Pro. The project recently won Best Virtual Event 2012 at The Conference Awards.
Leading experts were brought together for over 3 hours in London, Singapore and Shanghai during the first event followed by London, San Paulo and Washington for the second. The video conference was re-broadcast at a peak to over 1500 concurrent users across 99 different countries.
Key Highlights
- Live video – the video conference was re-broadcast to iOS devices and standard desktops.
- Social Media Sign-in – Facebook and Twitter supported.
- 27 Panellists, 52 Online Experts, Over 2,000 Active Participants.
- Live polls - 3 different polls ran to correspond with 3 separate sections of the live 90min broadcast.
- Question Voting - participants could address panellists directly.
- In-Feed Content - white papers, research reports and videos distributed through the activity feed.
- Viewing Pods - university lecture halls hosted the broadcast for group viewing.
Audience Engagement
"I think the event was really excellent, it was well organised connecting three parts of the world, and it was just a seamless lively discussion."Wim Thomas, Chief Energy Adviser, Royal Dutch Shell
In-Feed Content
A range of In-Feed assets were prepared in advance of the live broadcast and posted directly into the activity feed at relevant points in time.
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