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Adding a New Speaker & Adding a Speaker to a Session
Adding a New Speaker & Adding a Speaker to a Session

Assign speakers to their sessions so that they can access the session to practice and to broadcast live.

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Written by Whitney Harriss
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Adding and Assigning Speakers

In your admin console, you can add a list of your speakers and edit their bio that appears in the virtual event hub. To ensure that they can access their sessions, you need to assign speakers to their sessions. Once you do this, they will get an email to access them.


Add a New Speaker

  • Go to Agenda & Speakers

  • Select Speakers

  • Click Add Speaker

Speaker Information

Fill out all information for your speaker. Add a photo and links to their social media. All information will be automatically saved. After editing your speaker, click "X" to close the editor.

Profile Image

We suggest a 1:1 image, preferably 200 x 200 pixels minimum. If a profile image is not added here, the image that your speaker adds when they edit their profile in the virtual event hub will be the image that appears.

Allow Speakers to Override

Turning on the "Allow this speaker to override their profile details" toggle allows speakers to edit their names, pronouns, title, and company while in the virtual event hub.

Give a Ticket to Speakers

You can also manage the attendee access of your speaker. You can assign them a ticket that allows them to attend sessions other than their own. Select a ticket type from the drop-down selection and click apply. When the drop-down selection is grayed out, and you can't select a ticket type, this means the speaker has already entered the virtual event hub, and you can't assign them a ticket anymore. You'll have to give them a ticket manually through the Attendees tab.

Note: If you change the speaker's email address after you've given them a ticket, you need to provide them with a ticket again, as the previous one applies to the old email address.


Assign Speakers to Sessions

  • Go to the Agenda tab in Agenda & Speakers

  • Open the session for editing

  • Select the Speakers tab

  • Search for the speaker in the Add Existing Speakers field and add them

Once a speaker is added to a session, they will receive the Speaker Invite Email.

In the speaker bio, you'll see their assigned sessions in the Sessions tab.

Other Speaker Settings

Change the Speaker Order

  • Click and drag the 6 dots to change the order

  • You can also change the chronology based on their first name by click the Name label on top

Delete Speakers

  • check the box next to the speaker's name, then click the Delete button on top. You can bulk delete speakers by checking all the boxes before clicking Delete.

Import Speakers Through a CSV

  • Click Actions > Import Speakers

  • Drag or select the CSV file you want to upload.

Customize the Speaker Invite Email

  • Click Settings and add your custom message

Disable the Speaker Invite Email

  • Click Settings and disable the toggle for automatic speaker invite email

Resend the Speaker Invite Email

  • Open the session and go to the speakers tab. Click the 3 dot menu and select Resend Invite

  • Or, from the Speaker bio, go to the Sessions tab and click the calendar icon

Hide from Speaker List

  • Open the session and go to the speakers tab. Click the eye icon to hide the speaker.

This is usually done for moderators that will not be speaking in the session and for staff that will just share a presentation. If a speaker is hidden, they will be hidden both from the Speakers tab and the list of speakers in the session in the Agenda tab.

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