Real Networking Summit · Q4 2026 (Virtual)
The Ultimate Virtual Networking Experience for Networkers, Connectors & Community Builders!
🛑 New to Gatherly? 🛑
🎥 Watch the 60-sec highlight on YouTube — then come back. You’ll get it.
🌐 What Is the Real Networking Summit?
The Real Networking Summit brings the best networking communities into one virtual venue, for one afternoon.
Networking groups set up booths across the expo floor. You walk the venue, stop at the booths that catch your eye, and start talking face to face. Then you catch each group live on the Main Stage and follow them back to their booth to learn more.
It's free, it's in your browser, and you can come and go as you please.
📜 View the Full Event Brochure Here.
🤖 Your Networking Starts the Moment You Register
As soon as you register, you'll get a call or text from Boardy, our AI superconnector. Boardy will ask a bit about you, what you're hoping to get out of the Summit, and who you want to meet.
Then Boardy starts making warm intros with other registrants right away, all the way up to the event. By the time doors open, you'll already have some familiar faces in the room to catch up with.
🎤 Featured Speakers
Clay Hicks, Founder, H7 Network
Frank Agin, Founder, AmSpirit Business Connections
Tom Gay, Founder, Referrals Made Easy & EngagePro
Daniel Ruke, Game Changers
⚡ Why It Feels Different
🚶 Move freely. Walk your avatar around the venue and a video conversation opens the moment you're near someone. Nothing to book, no requests to accept.
🏢 A full venue. Expo halls, a networking lounge and a Main Stage all run at once. Wander, linger, and follow whatever catches your interest.
🔄 Come and go. Drop in between meetings or stay the whole afternoon. The floor stays open after the event so the conversations can keep going.
It's the closest thing to an in-person networking mixer, without the drive, the name badges or the awkward small talk.
🗓️ Agenda
All times Eastern
11:00 AM 🚪 Doors Open: welcome and mingle on the floor
11:10 AM ✌️ Welcome Remarks
11:20 AM 🏛️ Expo Halls Open: booths stay open through 2:00 PM
11:30 AM 🎙️ Main Stage Spotlight Sessions Begin: each networking group gets 10 minutes on stage, then a 20-minute expo break so you can follow them back to their booth and keep talking. This repeats every 30 minutes until close.
1:55 PM 🎤 Closing Remarks
After 2:00 PM 🤝 Open Floor: the venue stays open for continued conversations
🏛️ Featured Networking Communities
H7 Network
AmSpirit Business Connections
Referrals Made Easy
Game Changers
ONLE Networking
One Business Connection
AVCCI
EMPOWERED BUSINESS NETWORKING
UNICORN UNIVERSE
...and many more!
🎟️ There's a Seat Here for You
🔍 Explorer: Curious which networking groups fit you best? Walk the floor, drop into booths and catch the spotlights.
🤝 Connector: Looking for referral partners, collaborators or your next client? The floor is yours.
🏛️ Group Leader: Meet networkers looking for a home, and see how other groups run their rooms.
💡 About Real Networking
Real Networking helps networking groups share their strengths and events, and gives every networker the tools to network successfully. Our core services are free for everyone.
🤝 Partners
Gatherly: the virtual venue where people move freely between stages, booths, lounges and private conversations.
Boardy: an AI superconnector introducing you to the right people before, during and after the event.
❓ FAQ
Is it really free? Yep. 100% free to attend.
Do I need to download anything? Nope. It runs in your browser. Chrome on a laptop or desktop works best, with camera and mic on.
Do I have to follow the schedule? Not at all. Roam freely. The Main Stage is there when you want it.
Is this just another Zoom call? Not even close. Watch the 60-sec video and see for yourself.
Questions?
lloyd@realnetworking.com