Call for speakers

UPDATE 30 April: Deadline for submission has passed and the conference is next week, but we still have a few openings!

At the moment we have openings for case study presentations – not presented by analysts or vendors – on the following tracks:

Send your proposal to: philadelphia@jboye.com

Do you have a story to share?

We are currently looking for interesting presentations for all our tracks:

  • Have you made a substantial change in the way your organization is communicating online in terms of design, user involvement or internal processes?
  • Present your results on our tracks on digital relations, user experience, web communication & project management, and web strategy.
  • Is your intranet making a real and measurable impact on business or have you experimented with new social features that could be showcased on the intranet track?
  • Have you navigated through some of the complex challenges for online managers in either the higher education or e-health industries?
  • Have you gone through a vendor selection- or implementation process (e.g. WCM, search, portal) giving you insider views to share on our tracks dedicated to the CMS Marketplace, Sitecore, Microsoft or Standards.

Speaker benefits

As a speaker, you:

  • Get to share your experiences with your peers
  • Can interact with the most influential experts in the online industry
  • Receive a complimentary full conference pass, including access to social events

Who can submit?

  • Users: To present a case study from your organisation.
  • Analysts, authors and consultants: To provide market insight or “how to” guidance.
  • Vendors: To provide non-marketing presentations. All accepted presentations are based on the merit of the proposal, the individual speaker, the relevance of the topic, and a speaking slot being available. This goes for our sponsors and exhibitors too.

How to submit a proposal?

  1. Before submitting, please review the topics to be covered and the information about the conference.
  2. E-mail a relevant proposal to speaker@jboye.com. Please include a) a 100-200 word abstract, b) 200 word speaker bio, c) photo of speaker, d) speaker contact information, e) which track your talk would fit on
  3. We will contact you if your proposal is accepted or being considered. Feel free to e-mail us with inquiries about the processing of your application.

Please note: We do not accept sales pitches or marketing presentations. PR firms should only forward proposals submitted by the actual presenter. If you will be coordinating a speaker’s participation, please provide all your contact information in addition to that of the speaker.

Speaker requirements

As a speaker we ask that you:

  • Allocate time for at least one conference call with your session moderator and/or fellow session speakers around 30 days before the conference.
  • Provide a professional quality presentation on the agreed topic.
  • Provide your presentation to us in electronic form for distribution to the conference attendees before the conference begins.
  • Stick to the time allocated for your presentation.
  • Stay around and attend the conference including the social events. We are looking for speakers genuinely interested in the topics we cover and interested in engaging in conversations with other conference attendees. We politely ask hit-and-run speakers to consider other conferences

Speaker Substitutions

Speaker substitutions are generally not allowed. Our speakers are chosen for their knowledge and communication capabilities, not because of who they work for. If for some reason you need to cancel, please let us know ASAP, and provide replacement recommendations in case we do not already have a speaker on the waiting list for that particular topic.