Don’t give a sales pitch You’re here to share knowledge, not plug your company. Don’t talk at length about your company’s product or service Sales pitches in your slide deck will be removed. Don’t give a sales pitch Deadlines Friday September 8, 2017 – speaker bio and headshot Upload your bio and headshot to Speaker Service Centre before COB Friday September 8, 2017 This ensures your information appears in the conference app Friday September 15, 2017 - final slide deck Send your final slide deck to your speaker manager before COB Friday September 15, 2017 Changes to this version are not permitted, so please ensure this is the final version Guidelines Use tried and trusted storytelling conventions Have a beginning, middle and end to your presentation Timing Please make sure to fill the time allocated to you and allow time for a brief Q&A Company logos You’re welcome to display your company’s logo on your first and last slide only Style and font Visually, bright colours don’t work as well as basic colours Please use a basic easy to read font such as Arial or Arial bold, Please avoid overlapping imagery Your slide deck only reinforces the points you’re discussion Avoid blocks of text in your slides Take it one point at a time Time your slides to show one discussion point at a time Engage the audience – ask questions, quiz the audience, run a Q&A if time allows

If you’re running a panel or roundtable discussion, please: Prepare 3 – 4 slides that: Introduce each speaker Set the tone for and frame the discussion If you’re moderating a panel discussion, please: Collaborate with each panelist beforehand to understand their area of expertise Prepare questions for each panelist Probe and challenge the panelists responses

Fonts and container shapes we would like for you to use Headers (Arial Bold) sub heading (Arial) Headers (Arial Bold) sub heading Font (Arial)

Wednesday October 18, 2017