SIDO Trade Mission Connect · Powered by Viiision
Keep every trade mission connected
from first scan to final follow-up.
A mobile-first mission experience that helps delegations stay organized, share the right information, connect across languages, and turn international meetings into stronger follow-up.
Built for the real pace of trade missions: shifting schedules, new contacts, multilingual conversations, and high-value opportunities that cannot get lost in email.
Spring Mission · Japan
Welcome,
Delegate.
Today's agenda, contacts, and updates — in one place. No download required.
Today · Tuesday, March 18
Buyer meetings at
Made in USA Pavilion
Mission update · 8:12 AM
Reception venue moved to Park Hyatt — 41F. New shuttle pickup at 6:30 PM.
Agenda
3 days · 14 sessions
Directory
42 delegates
My card
Share · translate
Country hub
Japan briefing
Meeting prep
6 buyer profiles
Resources
Sponsors · partners
Emergency contacts
Mission lead · U.S. Embassy duty officer · Local medical · Hotel front desk.
Delegate · State of Ohio
Spring Mission · Japan 2026
Elena Reyes
Director of Exports · Sterling Manufacturing
Card language
English → 日本語
About Sterling Manufacturing
Precision CNC components for automotive and aerospace. 38 years in Cleveland. Exporting to 14 countries; expanding distribution across East Asia.
Share my card
Scan to save · share · follow up
Country Hub
Japan Briefing
What delegates should know before walking into a meeting in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya.
Market overview
Third-largest economy. Strong demand in advanced manufacturing, agri-food, clean energy, semiconductors, and digital health. Long-term relationships matter more than fast deals.
Business etiquette
- ●Exchange business cards with both hands, card facing the recipient
- ●Read the card before putting it away — never write on it
- ●Expect introductions through a trusted third party
- ●Decisions are consensus-driven; the first meeting rarely closes
Priority sectors
Local support
U.S. Commercial Service · JETRO · State office in-market partners.
On a trade mission, scattered information becomes missed opportunity.
Trade missions depend on timing, clarity, preparation, and follow-up. But the information people need is often spread across too many places: emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, printed agendas, websites, texts, and one-off updates.
Too many places to check
Delegates switch between email, agendas, maps, contacts, meeting notes, and resource links while trying to stay present in the room.
Business cards do not travel far enough
A paper card can be handed over once. A digital card can be shared, translated, saved, revisited, and used for follow-up.
Updates are hard to control
When times, locations, speakers, or meeting details change, printed materials and old PDFs quickly become a liability.
Follow-up gets fragmented
The value of a mission often depends on what happens after the room. Without a clear digital path, contacts, interest, and next steps fade.
Trade missions are relationship infrastructure.
Every meeting, introduction, reception, site visit, and business card exchange creates a possible path to trade, investment, or partnership. The digital experience around the mission should protect that momentum, not slow it down.
STAGE 01
Before departure
Briefings, prep materials, attendee profiles, and country resources arrive in one place.
STAGE 02
Arrival
Hotel, venue, transportation, emergency contacts, and local guidance — already loaded.
STAGE 03
During meetings
Agenda, contacts, talking points, company profiles, and interpreter notes at hand.
STAGE 04
Networking
Digital cards, sponsor visibility, partner resources, and quick introductions.
STAGE 05
After each day
Recaps, reminders, next-step prompts, and resource links for the morning.
STAGE 06
After the mission
Follow-up paths, lead capture, relationship tracking, and post-mission resources.
One access point for the full mission experience.
A branded mobile hub that delegates, state trade offices, exporters, buyers, sponsors, and partners can use before, during, and after the mission.
Mission hub
A central place for the agenda, venues, contacts, resources, updates, and next steps.
Digital business cards
Each attendee gets a professional card — easy to scan, save, share, and revisit.
Language-adaptive sharing
When delegates meet with people in another country, card and key information can be presented in the local language.
Delegate directory
Help attendees quickly find who is on the mission, what organization they represent, and how to connect.
Country & market resources
Briefings, cultural notes, business protocols, sector information, partner resources, and local contacts.
Real-time updates
Schedules, locations, documents, and details change without reprinting or resending static files.
Sponsor & partner visibility
A useful place for sponsors and federal partners to be discovered — without distracting from the mission.
Analytics & engagement
See what people scan, open, tap, save, and revisit so teams understand what was most useful.
QR & smart-link access
No app download. Open the experience from a badge, sign, email, slide, or printed material.
A better business card for international rooms.
Trade missions create fast introductions. A digital business card gives every delegate a cleaner, more useful way to be remembered after the conversation ends.
Built for follow-up
A card can be saved, shared, reopened, and used long after the reception or meeting ends.
Built for language
Key profile information can be delivered in the local language of the market.
Built for credibility
Every delegate has a polished, consistent, mission-branded profile.
Built for measurement
See engagement with cards, links, resources, and calls to action.
A digital card doesn't replace the handshake. It extends what happens after it.
Delegate · State of Ohio
Spring Mission · Japan 2026
Elena Reyes
Director of Exports · Sterling Manufacturing
Card language
English → 日本語
About Sterling Manufacturing
Precision CNC components for automotive and aerospace. 38 years in Cleveland. Exporting to 14 countries; expanding distribution across East Asia.
Share my card
Scan to save · share · follow up
Different people need different mission information.
The same mission hub can guide each audience to what matters most to them.
For SIDO
A scalable way to support trade missions, increase sponsor value, and create a stronger digital experience around mission activity.
For state trade offices
A consistent tool to prepare delegations, organize contacts, share updates, and support companies before, during, and after the mission.
For exporters
A simple place to access the agenda, meeting prep, market resources, contacts, and a professional digital card they can share internationally.
For international buyers & partners
A clean way to learn who is in the delegation, explore company profiles, request follow-up, and access information in their language.
For sponsors & service providers
A useful visibility layer tied to real mission engagement — not just a logo on a page.
For federal & local partners
A central place to share resources, programs, guidance, and contacts with mission participants.
Designed for the moving parts of trade missions.
Mission agenda
Daily schedules, session details, meeting locations, transportation notes, and updates.
Delegation directory
Profiles for attendees, companies, state representatives, sponsors, and partners.
Country hub
Market briefings, cultural guidance, business etiquette, sector notes, and local support.
Meeting prep
Buyer profiles, talking points, documents, pitch reminders, and preparation checklists.
Networking & receptions
QR-powered profiles, sponsor discovery, attendee lookup, and fast contact sharing.
Trade show or pavilion support
Made in USA pavilion info, exhibitor profiles, booth maps, sponsor links, and resource access.
Post-mission follow-up
Thank-yous, next-step links, meeting notes, lead capture, and resource libraries.
Sponsor activation
Featured partner pages, downloadable resources, CTAs, and measurable engagement.
Not another event app. A connection layer for trade missions.
Most mission tools help people view information. Viiision helps people use it in the moment — scan, choose, share, connect, save, follow up, and keep moving.
Traditional mission experience
- —Printed agendas
- —Static PDFs
- —Scattered emails
- —Paper business cards
- —Hard-to-control updates
- —Limited visibility after the mission
- —One-size-fits-all information
- —Follow-up handled manually
SIDO Trade Mission Connect
- ✓QR & smart-link access
- ✓Mobile-first mission hub
- ✓Digital business cards
- ✓Language-adaptive sharing
- ✓Dynamic content updates
- ✓Audience-specific pathways
- ✓Sponsor & partner visibility
- ✓Engagement analytics
- ✓Follow-up prompts & resource paths
Better visibility into what the mission actually used.
Trade missions create a lot of activity, but not all of it is easy to see. Viiision helps mission organizers understand which resources, profiles, links, and pathways people engaged with.
Scan activity
Where and when delegates and visitors access the hub.
Delegate profile views
Which attendees and companies are getting looked up.
Digital card engagement
Saves, shares, language switches, and link clicks.
Resource clicks
Briefings, decks, and country materials in demand.
Sponsor & partner engagement
Tap-through on featured pages and downloadables.
Country hub usage
What market guidance delegates lean on most.
CTA activity
Meeting requests, contact saves, and follow-up taps.
Post-mission interest
Where momentum continues after the trip ends.
Reporting focuses on engagement, communication, access, follow-up behavior, and mission intelligence — not guaranteed export outcomes.
Before: information gets carried.
After: information stays connected.
Before
A delegate opens an email, downloads a PDF, checks a spreadsheet, saves a phone number, carries paper cards, and hopes they can find the right link later.
After
A delegate scans one mission hub, sees the current schedule, shares a digital card, opens market prep, finds contacts, and follows up from the same experience.
The mission feels easier because the path is clearer.
Six moments. One mission hub.
A walkthrough of how SIDO Trade Mission Connect supports a delegation from the first briefing through post-mission follow-up.
Tuesday · March 18
Day 2 · Buyer Meetings
8:30 AM
Delegation breakfast
⌖ Hotel · Ballroom A
10:00 AM
Buyer meeting · Marubeni
⌖ Pavilion · Booth 12
12:30 PM
Networking lunch · JETRO
⌖ Tokyo Big Sight · Hall 4
2:00 PM
Site visit · Sony R&D
⌖ Shinagawa · Shuttle 1:30
6:30 PM
Reception · Governor's address
⌖ Park Hyatt · 41F
Selected · 10:00 AM
Buyer meeting · Marubeni Corporation
45 min · Distribution partnership · Interpreter provided
Mission Sponsor
Meridian Trade Advisors
Export market entry, distributor matching, and post-mission follow-up support for U.S. manufacturers entering Japan and Korea.
Featured partner
Tier · Lead sponsor · Spring Mission
Services offered
- ✓Distributor & buyer matching
- ✓In-market representation
- ✓Export documentation & compliance
- ✓Trade show & pavilion support
- ✓Post-mission lead follow-up
Helpful resources
Japan market entry checklist
PDF · 6 pages
Korea distributor scorecard
Worksheet
Post-mission follow-up template
DOCX
Sponsor visibility tied to real mission engagement — not just a logo placement.
Post-mission · Day 6
Keep momentum going.
Pick up where the mission left off. Reach out, share resources, log next steps.
People I met
Hiroshi Kato
Marubeni · Distribution
Yuki Tanaka
JETRO · Sector lead
David Stein
U.S. Commercial Service
Recommended next steps
Send thank-you to 8 contacts
Template ready
Share product spec sheet (JP)
Translated
Log lead in state CRM
2 min
Book intro call · Marubeni
Suggested
Export support
State trade office
Ohio · open a case
U.S. Commercial Service
In-market follow-up
EXIM financing
Trade credit options
STEP grant
Reimbursement info
Mission feedback
Two-minute survey — what worked, what to improve for the next mission.
Start with one mission. Scale across many.
SIDO Trade Mission Connect can begin as a focused hub for one upcoming mission, then become a repeatable model for future missions, trade shows, pavilions, conferences, and member programs.
STEP 01
Set up the mission hub
Brand the experience and load agenda, contacts, country resources, and core mission information.
STEP 02
Create attendee cards
Give each delegate a polished digital profile and language-adaptive business card.
STEP 03
Add resources & pathways
Organize materials by audience, stage, country, sector, or meeting type.
STEP 04
Launch with QR & smart links
Use the hub in emails, printed materials, signage, badges, presentations, and follow-up.
STEP 05
Measure engagement
Review what people used, what they clicked, and where follow-up interest appeared.
STEP 06
Repeat & improve
Apply the same structure to future missions, trade shows, conferences, and state partner programs.
Sponsor visibility that people can actually use.
Instead of passive logo placement, sponsors and partners are connected to useful resources, service pages, contact actions, and mission-relevant next steps.
Featured partner pages
A clean profile with services, contacts, and resources.
Sponsor resource downloads
Briefings, checklists, and tools delegates can take with them.
Meeting request CTAs
Direct paths from the mission hub to a scheduled conversation.
Service category placement
Sponsors surface where the relevant audience is already looking.
Post-mission visibility
Continued presence in follow-up flows and the resource library.
Engagement reporting
Clear view of what was opened, downloaded, and acted on.
Sponsor content supports the mission experience — it doesn't interrupt it.
Make every trade mission easier to navigate, easier to share, and easier to follow up.
SIDO Trade Mission Connect gives mission organizers and participants one mobile-first place to stay informed, build relationships, share information across languages, and keep opportunity moving after the trip ends.
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