Speaker Guidelines

We're looking for practitioners, not theorists. Our community values real-world experience over academic theory. We want speakers who have actually shipped AI to production and can share practical insights that attendees can immediately apply.

Ideal Speaker Profile

  • •Proven practitioners who have built and scaled AI systems beyond demos
  • •Technical founders who have shipped AI products to real users
  • •Senior engineers/architects with production AI experience at any company size
  • •Technical leaders who can share specific implementation techniques

Perfect Talk Topics

  • •"How I took this AI system from demo to production"
  • •Specific techniques for productionising AI systems
  • •Real working examples of AI agents and productivity solutions
  • •Cutting-edge but realistic AI implementations

Talk Format Requirements

Structure

  • • 15-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A
  • • Max 5 minutes explaining problem landscape
  • • Focus on specific implementation techniques
  • • Actionable takeaways attendees can try immediately

Must Include

  • • Mandatory demo (live or recorded)
  • • Code examples or architecture details
  • • GitHub repo or website for attendees to try
  • • Grounded, hype-free approach

Application Process

1

Submit Proposal

Talk outline with demo description

2

Record Preview

5-minute Loom video explaining your talk

3

Get Feedback

We'll review and respond within a week

✅ What We Love

  • • Real production systems with users
  • • Specific code examples and architecture
  • • "Here's what went wrong and how we fixed it"
  • • Tools/repos attendees can immediately try
  • • Demo failures that teach something valuable

❌ What We Avoid

  • • Sales pitches disguised as technical talks
  • • Theoretical research without production examples
  • • Generic "Introduction to AI" presentations
  • • Talks that could be replaced by a blog post
  • • Demos of only toy examples or tutorials

Our Quality Bar

We're selective about speakers to maintain high quality. Your talk should be something you'd be proud to present at a major tech conference.

Remember: Our audience wants to leave with 3 new things to try. They're not here for inspiration - they're here for implementation.