{"id":209,"date":"2026-08-06T21:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/conference\/become-a-speaker\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:05:24","slug":"become-a-speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/conference\/become-a-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section page-section bg-transparent pt-0\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"mb-5 dark\"><span class=\"display-4 fw-bold gradient-underline\">Become a Speaker<\/span><\/div><div class=\"row justify-content-around dark\"><div class=\"col-lg-8\"><p class=\"text-white-50\">The call for proposals is open until the end of February. We read every submission, we reply to every submission, and we are actively looking for people who have never spoken at a conference before.<\/p><p class=\"text-white-50\">Accepted speakers get a full pass, travel within Europe or North America, two nights of accommodation, and two rehearsal sessions with a member of the programme committee.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row mt-5 dark\"><div class=\"col-md-6 mb-4\"><h4 class=\"font-body ls-1 text-uppercase\">What we look for<\/h4><ul class=\"iconlist\"><li class=\"text-white-50\">A talk about something you actually built or ran<\/li><li class=\"text-white-50\">Honest numbers, including the parts that did not work<\/li><li class=\"text-white-50\">A clear idea of who in the audience it is for<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 mb-4\"><h4 class=\"font-body ls-1 text-uppercase\">What we do not need<\/h4><ul class=\"iconlist\"><li class=\"text-white-50\">A product pitch dressed up as a talk<\/li><li class=\"text-white-50\">A survey of a field with no first-hand experience<\/li><li class=\"text-white-50\">Slides read out word for word<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div style=\"max-width: 900px\" class=\"schedule-wrap mx-auto rounded dark\"><div class=\"wp-block-canvas-core-form-embed\" data-form=\"234\"><!-- Canvas Form\n============================================= -->\n<div class=\"cnvs-form-wrap\" data-alert-type=\"inline\" data-loader=\"button\">\n\t\t<form id=\"cnvs-form-234\"\t\t\tclass=\"cnvs-form\"\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\taction=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/conference\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=canvas_form_submit\"\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"234\"\t\t\tdata-success-type=\"message\"\n\t\t\tdata-success-message=\"Thank you. 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