Speaker Qualifications and Conditions

Before you apply for one of our speaking opportunities, be sure to read the speaker qualifications and conditions outlined below.

Speaker Qualifications

• Speaker must be either an employee of a current TSIA member company or TSIA Consulting Alliance Partner. (Speaking opportunities are available for TSIA Industry Solution Partners in selected Conference sponsorship packages.) TSIA reserves the right to verify membership/partnership status before accepting an application.
• Speaker must be available to present in person.  One complimentary registration is awarded per speaking session. Co-presenters must purchase an additional registration.
• Speaker must be a practitioner in a management discipline related to a TSIA Research Practice, with first-hand experience with the subject matter.
• Speaker must be able to share the ROI or benefits that resulted from the technology, solution, or process.
• Speaker must be passionate about sharing knowledge with others; creative; dynamic; and experienced with audience engagement tactics.

Content Criteria

TSIA World Conference content is carefully curated to inspire attendees to transform their businesses and advance their professions. Here is what we are looking for in TSIA World Conference content and speakers:

• Content is current, innovative, and original to TSIA World conferences.  The content is not repurposed from past TSIA and non-TSIA events.

• Topic aligns with the current Conference theme, tracks, storylines (learner's objectives), and/or business challenges.

• Content is approved by the speaker’s employer for presentation to an external audience.

• Content can be delivered in either a 10-, 20-, or 30-minute session.

• Content offers practical advice on improving delivery, lowering costs, increasing efficiencies, or increasing revenue.

• The speaker represents that copies of materials provided to attendees at the Conference will be made only from legal copies and that speaker either (a) owns the copyright, (b) has written permission from the copyright owner(s) for this use, or (c) reasonably believes this use of each copyrighted work to be fair use or in the public domain. Copyright notices and attributions for each copyrighted work will be included on all such materials.

• A complete submission should include the following:

  • 2-3 sentences describing the session

  • Who should attend

  • Three key actionable takeaways

Conditions

• Circumstances beyond TSIA's control may necessitate changes to the Conference agenda. In such situations, TSIA reserves the right to cancel or replace speakers and modify topics. In cases where TSIA exercises its right to modify the agenda, speakers affected by the change will be notified in writing. Any substitutions or modifications will be updated on the TSIA World website as soon as possible.

• Speakers may withdraw from participation as a presenter by giving 45 days’ written notice to TSIA before the Conference. 

• TSIA holds in-person and virtual events. TSIA and its professional service providers reserve the right to pre-record speaker presentations; to record onsite or livestream video, photos, and audio; to record events; to distribute session proceedings and post such media to its social channels, website, or mobile app; to display feeds on monitors at the Conference venues; and to create future marketing materials with any of the above assets.

• By presenting or attending a TSIA conference or Event, speaker acknowledges and agrees that TSIA reserves the right to use any recorded media for purposes of display and consumption before, during, and after the Conference for an unspecified time, for education, inquiries, marketing and promotional purposes, and any other lawful purposes in the ordinary course of TSIA's business. TSIA is not responsible or liable in any way for the activities of attendees involving recording or streaming video, pictures, or audio at Conference venues.

• The in-person conference venues are public spaces. Accordingly, speakers, attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, news organizations, and other businesses may record or stream their own videos, take pictures, or record audio of activities at these conferences. The responsible party must communicate to the audience that the activity is being recorded by posting signage at the entrance or within the space.