Speaker submissions for EXDC are now open.

Please read below to familiarize yourself with our editorial requirements.

Editorial Requirements

We maintain strict and clear lines on content that are different than most other events in the industry:

• All sessions must be about the next generation of data.

  No Commercials. No sessions about the merits of a vendor’s product. A speaker’s product shall only be mentioned in the context of providing actionable insights to help the next generation. You are required to submit your content well ahead of time, and it will be rejected if it is a vendor commercial.

  No Repeats. We generally do not have speakers repeat two years in a row and when speakers come back, we require the topic to be new and to not have been presented at any other event.

• What types of sessions is EXDC looking for?

  Panels: A group of 2-4 individuals who share their insights and learnings on a topic. We reserve 40 minute sessions for panels. We encourage diverse and cross-organizational panels.

  Solo presentations: A chance for a solo presenter to share tactical insights on a topic. All sessions are 30 minutes in length.

  Workshops: These are 30-40 minute long sessions where attendees can develop or learn new skills. A typical workshop is broken up into a presentation portion as well as a group discussion or interactive portion.

• Sponsors are never provided speaking slots.

  Speakers on our content tracks are 100% selected by the EXDC team. These choices are not, and cannot, be tied to any sponsorship. Doing so would immediately degrade the entire experience for all parties — sponsors included.