Speak, teach, record or host at Event Tech Live 2027
One call covers everything: talks on our five stages, hands-on workshops, live podcast recordings and Braindate topics. Applications open on 1 April 2027 and close on 31 May.Applications are open now and close on 31 May 2027.
Questions? Email James at james@ampevents.co.uk
A room full of people who run events and buy the tech
More than 4,800 people registered for Event Tech Live 2026. The biggest groups were agencies, in-house corporate and brand teams, event management companies and event owners, with associations close behind.
We asked them why they came. Ideas and inspiration came first, then networking, then education. A third were looking for new suppliers. They want to leave with something they can use, and they can tell a sales pitch from a session.
Every session that makes the agenda needs to earn that time.
The topics our audience asked for
These come straight from 2026 registration. We asked visitors what they wanted to learn more about, and these were the answers that came up most. The percentage is the share of people who answered who picked that topic. Your session doesn’t have to fit one exactly, but the closer it gets, the better its chances.
AI that does real work
Not what AI might do one day. Where it’s saving time or making money in events right now, what went wrong along the way, and where it shouldn’t be used at all.
Apps, engagement and interactive tech
Event apps, live polling, gamification and interactive experiences, judged on whether attendees actually used them.
Marketing and filling the room
Websites, social, email, AI search and the work of turning registrations into people through the door.
Data, measurement and ROI
Getting event data into the CRM, measuring what matters, and proving value to a finance director or a sponsor.
Networking, matchmaking and meetings
How organisers get the right people in front of each other, and what the numbers say afterwards.
Operations, planning and the tech stack
Registration, badging, integrations and choosing tools that work together. The decisions that save an ops team weeks.
AV, production and content
Production, filming, streaming and what happens to your content after the event finishes.
Lead capture and exhibitor value
Lead scanning, data capture and proving to exhibitors and sponsors that the show delivered.
Case studies win
The sessions that filled rooms in 2026 were honest and practical: an organiser explaining what AI did and didn’t do for them, a debate about whether tech is actually helping, a real data setup built on HubSpot. Bring a real project, real numbers and the bit that didn’t go to plan.
Every submission is read and scored the same way
Our content team reads every submission and scores it against the criteria below. Nobody pays to speak at Event Tech Live, and that won’t change.
Sessions with an organiser go to the top of the pile
If your session includes an event organiser, trade show organiser, in-house corporate or enterprise event team, or an association, it’s reviewed first and ranked ahead of sessions without one. They’re the people our audience wants to hear from.
If you’re a technology supplier, bring a client. A supplier on their own explaining their product rarely makes the cut. A supplier and a client explaining what happened, good and bad, very often does.
We score higher for sessions that
- Put an organiser or end user on stage
- Are built on a real project with real numbers
- Take a clear point of view rather than surveying a topic
- Are honest about what didn’t work
- Could only be given at an event technology show
We score lower for sessions that
- Are a product demo or sales pitch
- Are panels of suppliers agreeing with each other
- Talk about AI, leadership or business in general with no event context
- Overstate what a technology can do today
- Cover ground we’ve already covered without a new angle
What happens after you submit
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You submit
Everything goes through our Lineup Ninja portal. Session descriptions are capped at 200 words, so get to the point.
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First read
We read every submission and either decline it or put it on the shortlist. Sessions with an organiser are read first.
- 3
Shortlist questions
We may come back with questions. Who’s the client? What were the numbers? What would you do differently? The better your answers, the stronger your session.
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Decision
We confirm the session, the format and the stage. If an idea suits a different format, such as a workshop or a Braindate, we’ll suggest it.
Where two submissions are equally strong and cover the same ground, we favour exhibitors and sponsors, because they help make the show happen.
Five stages, each with its own brief
Pick the stage that fits best when you submit. If we think your session works better somewhere else, we’ll tell you.
The big questions in event tech
Where the industry is heading and the arguments worth having. Organisers and buyers on stage, with suppliers alongside to answer back.
Looking for: debates with real disagreement, senior organisers on what they need from technology, big buying decisions explained honestly.
AI and new tech in real use
What’s working, what isn’t and what organisers should do about it. Show us the tool in action, not a slide about the future.
Looking for: AI deployments with results, agents and automation in event workflows, building your own tools, trust and data risk.
The attendee experience
AV, production, interactive tech, activations and the tools that keep a room switched on.
Looking for: engagement data that proves something, activations with measurable results, accessible design, content that lives on after the show.
Data, systems and proof
How event data flows into the rest of the business, and how teams prove what events are worth.
Looking for: CRM and marketing platform integrations, attribution, analytics people actually use, ROI cases a finance director would accept.
Filling rooms and growing shows
Marketing events, building audiences and growing revenue from visitors, exhibitors and sponsors.
Looking for: campaigns with numbers, websites and AI search, turning registrations into attendance, new sponsor and exhibitor revenue.
Four ways in, one application portal
Choose the format when you submit. The same review applies to all of them, including rule one.
Talks, fireside chats and panels
Solo talks, two-person conversations and panels of three or four with a chair. The organiser and supplier pairing works best as a fireside chat. Panels need real disagreement to earn a place.
Hands-on workshops
Taught by someone who uses the tool every day, with the room doing the work rather than watching slides. AI platforms, CRMs and the everyday stack, applied to planning and delivering events. The test: could someone use it the following Monday?
Record your podcast live
Record an episode at the show with First Sight Media running the production, at no cost to you. You need to be the host, and you invite and organise your own guests.
Host a Braindate topic
Lead a small-group conversation on something you know well. It’s ideal for a focused subject that suits a table of people better than a stage. Tell us the topic and why you’re the right person to host it.
What speakers and hosts get
- A place on the agenda, in the event app and in our promotion before the show
- Your stage session filmed and published on demand afterwards
- A pass for both days at Event Tech Live
- An invitation to The Event Technology Awards ceremony at the end of day one
Have these ready
- A title and a description of 200 words or fewer
- The format and the stage or zone you’re applying for
- Every speaker’s name, job title and company, including the organiser or client
- What the audience will take away, in a sentence
Get a reminder when applications open
Leave your details and we’ll email you the day the portal opens. Tell us roughly what you’re thinking of submitting, and who you might bring with you.
Starting early pays off. The best sessions usually have the organiser or client lined up before the portal opens.
Put a session forward
Talks, workshops, podcasts and Braindate topics all go through one portal, and new submissions close on 31 May 2027. Bring an organiser, bring real numbers, and tell us what you learned.
Questions?
If you want to talk an idea through before you submit, email James at james@ampevents.co.uk. He looks after speakers and the stages.
