Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use in facilitating and managing business connections and interactions through events and meetings conducted virtually, telephonically, electronically, or in-person, for use in managing individual schedules for all attendees with times and location of meetings, providing table numbers, for scanning two dimensional bar codes for express check-in with business information, for providing live metrics of post event follows-ups of participants and tracking meeting results, and for use of artificial intelligence (AI) to connect businesses; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in facilitating and managing business connections and interactions through events and meetings conducted virtually, telephonically, electronically, or in-person, for use in managing individual schedules for all attendees with times and location of meetings, providing table numbers, for scanning two dimensional bar codes for express check-in with business information, for providing live metrics of post event follows-ups of participants and tracking meeting results and for use of artificial intelligence (AI) to connect businesses; and Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in facilitating and managing business connections and interactions through events and meetings conducted virtually, telephonically, electronically, or in-person, for use in managing individual schedules for all attendees with times and location of meetings, providing table numbers, for scanning two dimensional bar codes for express check-in with business information, for providing live metrics of post event follows-ups of participants and tracking meeting results, and for use of artificial intelligence (AI) to connect businesses