Grip, the AI-powered, end-to-end event platform built to make business relationships happen has today launched Grip Onsite.
The new product suite provides a comprehensive range of onsite solutions, like badge printing and smart badges. It helps organizers seamlessly speed up check-ins, track attendance and maximize in-person connections.
The new onsite solution can be used as a standalone product or seamlessly integrated with Manage, Grip’s event management system and Engage, an award-winning engagement platform, which features Grip’s award-winning Event App. This means Grip now provides a seamless end-to-end participant experience from registration right through to check-in, badge printing, session agendas, connections, matchmaking, meetings and lead retrieval.
To support the launch and growth of Grip Onsite, Oliver Smart has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Onsite Solutions. Oliver, who was previously Managing Director at Jonas Event Technology, brings extensive experience in the event technology space. He spent seven years at Jonas Event Technologies, leading initiatives in onsite registration and access solutions. Oliver also represents the industry’s services and suppliers as an elected non-executive board director of ESSA, which sits alongside sister associations like the AEO and AEV. With his proven track record and passion for events and innovation, Oliver will spearhead Grip's efforts to deliver world-class onsite solutions tailored to the unique needs of event organisers across the globe.
Grip Onsite builds on the company’s recent acquisition of the Connectiv Holdings event registration platform, which is used by the Manifest, Medicarians and Blueprint confex events. With Grip Onsite, organizers can revolutionize their onsite event experience, ensuring a streamlined journey for participants from pre-registration to onsite check-in and beyond. The solution is built to optimize every stage of the attendee lifecycle with features including:
- Badge Printing: Minimize queues with fast, self-service check-in and instant badge printing, reducing onsite bottlenecks and enhancing attendee satisfaction.
- Entrance Scanning: Enable participants to check-in with printed tickets, badges or the event app.
- Attendance Reporting: Get real-time insights on how many participants are in attendance, who they are and the exact time they arrived.
- Seminar Check-in: Track attendee engagement in real-time by seeing which sessions were attended by which attendees to make data-driven decisions during and after the event. If it’s a sponsored session, organizers can provide the badge scans to sponsors as leads, demonstrating a clear ROI.
- Access Control: Ensure secure and seamless access to exclusive areas with badge scanning.
- Registration Staffing: Get experienced and professional registration staff for exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and more.
- Onsite Management: Use our onsite management team to ensure your event runs smoothly.
- Custom Branding: Showcase each event’s unique identity with fully customizable badge designs, check-in kiosks and attendee materials.
- Smart Badges: For seamless event connections, event participants can now easily exchange contact information with the click of a button on their electronic smart badges, provided by Grip.
- Location Tracking: Get rich insights, like heat maps, showing which booths and sessions are proving popular. See exactly which participants visit which sessions and booths and for how long.
HumanX will be the first customer to use Grip Onsite at its leading AI conference in Vegas next year. The event organizer is leveraging Grip’s complete suite, by using Onsite, Manage and Engage at its March 2025 show. This milestone strengthens Grip's position as an end-to-end solution for commercial event organizers that aim to make business relationships happen at their shows. Emily Narcessian, Head of Product, HumanX, said:
“I’m really excited about using Grip's newly integrated product to transform the way we craft and design the attendee journey by taking an honest, user-centered approach that considers both their functional and emotional journey throughout the event.”
Tim Groot, CEO of Grip, said:
“Onsite experiences are critical to the success of any event. With Grip Onsite, we’re taking our commitment to helping organizers make relationships happen at their events a step further. By providing innovation in badges and more, we’re empowering organizers to deliver the world’s most seamless onsite connections, resulting in valuable business relationships happening at events. Furthermore, we’re delighted to have Oliver Smart join us to spearhead this new strategic move. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to redefine the future of events where connections are a key part of the experience.”
Oliver Smart added,
"Networking at events has become an urgent priority for organisers, revolutionising the experience for participants. These solutions foster genuine face-to-face engagement, and break down social barriers. At the same time, they open the door for newer audiences to engage digitally, enhancing inclusivity and reach.
“Grip’s technology and team are at the forefront of delivering what organisers truly value: world-class events where meaningful meetings are central to the experience.
“That’s why I’m excited to join the team, lead Grip Onsite, and craft dynamic, seamless onsite experiences. Our goal is to drive more connections and build stronger business relationships between event participants, setting a new standard for the industry."
Grip Onsite is now available as part of Grip's end-to-end event platform or as a standalone product suite, enabling organizers to choose the tools they need to maximize business relationships, attendee satisfaction and revenue.
To learn more, visit https://www.grip.events/products/onsite
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For more information, please contact Hew Leith, SVP of Marketing at Grip. Email: marketing@grip.events
About Grip
Grip is the AI-powered, end-to-end event platform built for engagement. The flexible system helps commercial event organizers like Ascential, Hyve, Emerald and Clarion Events boost revenue by establishing, maintaining and tracking relationships between participants over multiple events. This is possible because Grip goes beyond networking. It combines AI with billions of interactions happening across the platform with a powerful event management system, seamless registration and award-winning mobile event app so participants meet the right people at the right time. Furthermore, Grip offers organizers flexibility: they can use all the features Grip offers or integrate Grip with their existing event tech stack. This flexible approach results in organizers benefitting from better event satisfaction scores, increased growth and ultimately, higher revenues.
