Import your speakers

Speakers have a file of their own: who they are, not which sessions they’re on. Import them once, then choose them in each session.

What you need

  • A CSV file or an Excel workbook (.xlsx), up to 5 MB and 256 speakers

Steps

  1. Open your event and choose Speakers, then Import speakers.
  2. Choose Download the template (CSV). Put one speaker on each row: Name, Position, Company and Bio. Only Name is needed.
  3. Save the file as CSV or as Excel Workbook (.xlsx), and upload it.
  4. Check the review. A row with no name, or a position and company over 80 characters, asks for a decision. Someone who is already a speaker is updated, never added twice.
  5. Choose Import, for example Import 12 speakers. Nothing is added before that.
  6. To put a speaker on a session, open the session in Schedule and start typing their name under Who’s speaking.

One speaker at a time

Choose Add a speaker and type their name. Their photo, what they do and their bio are added in the panel that opens.

Speakers who aren’t on a session

A speaker can stay on no session. The Speakers page says who isn’t on one, and nothing needs doing about it. Guests see a speaker only on the sessions they’re on.

Position and company

They appear as one line under the speaker’s name, like “CTO, Lattice Labs”.

Photos

Photos aren’t in the file. Open a speaker on the Speakers page and choose Add a photo.