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Congratulations on being selected as one of this year's Twilio Global speakers. Because of your inspiring voice and industry expertise, we are beyond excited to have you share how the most successful companies transform their event portfolio partnering with Twilio.
There are four session formats we are looking to fill:
Virtual
Individual speakers talk through introductory, high level concepts in a talk format
Virtual
Individual or co-speakers provide deep insights on a specific topic, in a talk or panel format.
In-person
Individual or co-speakers provide deep insights on a specific topic, in a talk or panel format.
In-person
Individual or co-speakers provide advanced insights on a topic, in a talk or panel format.
Regardless of session duration or format, your content proposal should fall under one of the session tracks
As you think through your session presentation and explore different topics to submit, we encourage you to check out past sessions that were successful with the below audiences in mind:
Last year, executives made up 20% of attendees.
With an eye on customer experience, producer leaders join sessions to learn how to anticipate consumer expectations with engagement tools while managing operations.
Last year, product managers made up 7% of attendees.
Last year, marketers made up 9% of attendees.
Last year, nonprofits made up 5% of attendees.
Below are important dates to note for interested speakers. Please note that these dates are subject to change, and we will confirm any updated due dates for presentations drafts, dry runs, recordings, and video approvals when speaker selections are finalized on July 15.
Speaker expectations
Below is a rough estimate of the time speakers should expect to spend during the breakouts process. Please note that estimates may be subject to change as program details get finalized.
Applying,SRC Tasks |
1 hour |
Planning, slides, and collaboration |
4hours |
Coaching, dry runs, and tech checks |
2 hours |
Recording |
1 hour |
Travel |
0 hours |
Total |
8 hours |
Applying,SRC Tasks |
1 hour |
Planning, slides, and collaboration |
5 hours |
Coaching, dry runs, and tech checks |
2.5 hours |
Recording |
1.5 hour |
Travel |
0 hours |
Total |
10 hours |
Applying,SRC Tasks |
1 hour |
Planning, slides, and collaboration |
5 hours |
Coaching, dry runs, and tech checks |
3 hours |
Recording |
0 hour |
Travel |
8 hours |
Total |
17 hours |
Applying,SRC Tasks |
1 hour |
Planning, slides, and collaboration |
6.5 hours |
Coaching, dry runs, and tech checks |
3.5 hours |
Recording |
0 hour |
Travel |
8 hours |
Total |
19 hours |
15 minute Virtual |
30 minute talk & panels Virtual |
30 minute talk & panels In-person |
45 minute In-person |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applying, SRC tasks |
1 hour |
1 hour |
1 hour |
1 hour |
Planning, slides, and collaboration |
4 hours |
5 hours |
5 hours |
6.5 hours |
Coaching, dry runs, and tech checks |
2 hours |
2.5 hours |
3 hours |
3.5 hours |
Recording |
1 hours |
1.5 hours |
0 hours |
0 hours |
Travel |
0 hours |
0 hours |
8 hours |
8 hours |
Total hours |
8 hours |
10 hours |
17 hours |
19 hours |
To align with Twilio’s commitment to diversity and becoming an anti-racist company, we are pleased to introduce our 2022 Speaker Diversity program. Through this program, Twilio is ensuring representation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and underrepresented people, as well as a diversity of thought and perspectives at SIGNAL.
This commitment to diversity translates into valuing and honoring our speakers’ time and effort financially by providing monetary compensation. Pro-bono time is scarce, particularly for women, BIPOC, and people from underrepresented communities. Given these challenges, we are excited to share that all speakers who apply and qualify will receive monetary compensation to speak at SIGNAL.
In order to qualify and be accepted into the Speaker Diversity Program, speakers must:
*Applying to the Speaker Diversity Program does not affect the proposal review process. This field is hidden to session reviewers during the review process for fairness and anonymity. There is no limit to the number of speakers who can apply and qualify for the program.
Twilio will compensate accepted speakers based on the estimated hours they will spend during the SIGNAL breakouts process.
Payment will be made within 30 days upon completion of the event. The total amount compensated will be at the discretion of the SIGNAL team, ranging between $200-475 USD, and may vary between speakers depending on the situation.
Note that the total amount paid to each speaker will be inclusive of any consideration for travel expenses, if applicable. If the speaker requires additional financial support in order to present in-person, they must reach out to the SIGNAL speaker management team to make a separate request no later than August 1, 2022.
Yes. However, we ask that you receive confirmation from that speaker that they are interested in speaking at SIGNAL 2022 prior to applying. Note that you will be required to provide all of the session and speaker details for the speaker you are submitting for during the submission process.
Yes, we plan to host a hybrid SIGNAL 2022 experience with the majority of our breakout sessions presented live at Moscone West in San Francisco on our event days. Some of our breakout sessions will be pre-recorded in advance of the conference in September for virtual streaming. During the application process please indicate whether you prefer to present virtually or in person. Note that we are monitoring COVID updates daily and will make adjustments to our program as needed.
We will let speakers know in August/September what date and time their session is scheduled to air (for virtual presenters) or be presented live (for in person presenters). Note that we are monitoring COVID updates daily and will make adjustments to our program as needed.
All applicants will be notified by July 15, 2022 with an update on their submission. If you are offered a speaking position, we require confirmation of your participation no later than July 22, 2022.
Due to the competitive selection process, we encourage all interested speakers to
submit their proposals as early as possible. This will allow for feedback prior to the CFP
closing date of June 8, 2022.
Drop us a line at cfp@twilio.com if you need help with anything related to submitting your proposal.
