VI Cross
Richmond, BC / Canada to Asia-Pacific

Meet overseas buyers.Skip the flight.

VI Cross is a Canadian-built 2.5D virtual trade venue that runs in a web browser. Suppliers set up booths, buyers walk the hall, and both sides meet one-to-one and in live sessions.

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Illustrative concept of a virtual exhibition hall with booths and visitorsIllustrative concept
Your route through the venue
01Hall
02Booth
03Matching
04Room
Guided tour / 3 stations

Walk the venue before you book it.

Pick a station to see what happens there and who it serves. Scenes are illustrative concepts, not screenshots of the live platform.

Illustrative concept of a branded virtual exhibitor booth with product displays
Illustrative concept, not a platform screenshot
Station 01 / For suppliers presenting to overseas buyers

A booth buyers can actually walk up to.

Each supplier gets a branded space in the hall. Buyers browse products, play a company video and pick up brochures at their own pace, without booking a flight.

  • Brand, products, video and downloads in one place
  • Visitors browse on their own schedule
  • A clear way to start a conversation with the exhibitor
How a virtual trade day runs

The shape of a trade show, without the departure gate.

A digital venue keeps what makes trade events work: discovery, a programme, and face-to-face conversations. It removes the flights between them.

Learn about VI Cross
  1. 01
    Before

    Set up the venue

    Organizers choose the halls and programme. Exhibitors load booth content: products, video, brochures.

  2. 02
    Opening

    Buyers walk in

    Invited buyers open the venue in a browser, wander the hall and filter for the suppliers they came to find.

  3. 03
    Midday

    Meetings and sessions

    Matched one-to-one meetings run alongside keynotes and product talks in the presentation room.

  4. 04
    After

    Follow up with context

    Organizers review participation reporting and exhibitors follow up with the buyers they met.

Who meets here

One venue, three sides of the table.

Associations and agencies

Run a trade mission for many members at once, with every supplier presented to the same standard.

Canadian suppliers

Show products to Asia-Pacific buyers from your own office, and meet the ones who are interested.

Asia-Pacific buyers

Browse Canadian suppliers on your schedule and book conversations with the right ones.

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Planning a virtual trade event?

Five questions. A brief you can take to your board.

The planner suggests which venue spaces to lead with, planning priorities and questions to ask. It runs in your browser and does not ask for your name or email.

Start the event planner Planning checklist (PDF)

Rather see it live?

Ask the Richmond team for a walkthrough of the current platform and a conversation about your event.

Request a walkthrough