Call for Speakers 2020

The 2020 Privacy+Security Forum, Spring Academy will be held on May 6-8, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The proposal submission deadline will December 20, 2019.

Speaker or Session Proposal
- Speaker Proposal – Propose a particular speaker (yourself or another person) for a particular session or topic.
- Session Proposal – Propose a session with 2-4 speakers
Speaker
Name of Speaker*
First Last
Organization of Speaker*
Title of Speaker*
Speaker Email*
Speaker Phone
Bio of Speaker*
Your Name if You Are Not the Speaker
First Last
Your Email if You Are Not the Speaker
Topics*
Topics Speaker Can Speak About Please indicate preferences. We recommend avoiding just mentioning very general topics. Including a description of each topic and any relevant subtopics
Already-Announced Sessions
If you are interested in being added to any already-announced sessions, please list the ones where you think you will be a good fit. You do not have to list any sessions to be selected as a speaker.
Additional Information & Acknowledgement
Additional Comments
Please include any other comments or notes that would be helpful for us in evaluating this proposal.
Acknowledgement*
I hereby acknowledge that I will (a) focus on substance; (b) avoid significant promotion; (c) attempt to be interactive where possible.
- I agree to the above terms.
Session Leader
A session leader is a larger role than a speaker. Session leaders will speak and/or moderate their sessions. In addition, session leaders are the lead organizers for their sessions. Session leaders develop the session topic, title, and description. Session leaders also propose other speakers for the session.
Name of Session Leader*
First Last
Organization of Session Leader*
Title of Session Leader*
Email of Session Leader*
Phone of Session Leader
Bio of Session Leader*
Your Name if You Are Not the Session Leader
First Last
Your Email if You Are Not the Session Leader
Session Description
Session Description*
Proposed Session Title*
Alternative Session Title(s)
Additional Comments
Speakers
Sessions generally have 3 speakers, though some have fewer or more. Please list speakers in your order of preference. In the Additional Comments about the Speaker section after each speaker, please include a URL to a bio or LinkedIn page and any other information that will help us evaluate the speaker. If you have a strong preference to invite any co-speaker yourself, please let us know which ones, if any. When proposing speakers, please aim to include people from different organizations and backgrounds. We most appreciate a mix of outside and in house counsel, lawyers and technologists, practitioners and academics, privacy and security. Please keep in mind that one of our primary goals is to break down silos between privacy and security. Please note that we may make changes in the speakers you propose in order to achieve our event goals, a balance of backgrounds and types of speakers, speaker experience, etc. Please list any additional speakers or ideas for alternate speakers (in case a speaker invitee is unavailable) in the box for “Additional or Alternate Speakers.”
Will the session leader be speaking at the session?
- Yes
- No
If the session leader will be speaking, there is no need to list the session leader again as a speaker below.
Name of Speaker 1*
First Last
Title of Proposed Speaker 1*
Organization of Proposed Speaker 1*
Email of Speaker 1
Additional Information About the Speaker 1
Please include a URL to a helpful page about the speaker, such as a LinkedIn page. Please include anything else that will help us evaluate. If you have a strong preference to invite any co-speaker yourself, please let us know which ones, if any. If you list more than 2 other speakers, please indicate any preferences in whom to invite first if we cannot include all of them.
Name of Speaker 2*
First Last
Title of Speaker 2
Organization of Speaker 2
Email of Speaker 2
Additional Information About the Speaker 2
Please include a URL to a helpful page about the speaker, such as a LinkedIn page. Please include anything else that will help us evaluate. If you have a strong preference to invite any co-speaker yourself, please let us know which ones, if any. If you list more than 2 other speakers, please indicate any preferences in whom to invite first if we cannot include all of them.
Name of Speaker 3
First Last
Title of Speaker 3
Organization of Speaker 3
Email of Speaker 3
Additional Information About the Speaker 3
Please include a URL to a helpful page about the speaker, such as a LinkedIn page. Please include anything else that will help us evaluate. If you have a strong preference to invite any co-speaker yourself, please let us know which ones, if any. If you list more than 2 other speakers, please indicate any preferences in whom to invite first if we cannot include all of them.
Additional Information & Acknowledgement
Additional Comments
Acknowledgement*
I hereby acknowledge that I will (a) focus on substance; (b) avoid significant promotion; (c) attempt to be interactive where possible.
- I agree to the above terms.

Submit a Proposal

If you are interested in proposing a speaker or session at the Privacy+Security Forum, Spring Academy please submit the form by December 20, 2019.

Speakers and sessions will be selected on a rolling basis depending on the fit with the event. If we do not think your proposal will fit, we will let you know soon. If there is a delay in accepting your proposal, this means that we likely are still considering it and seeing how the event is shaping up to figure out if there is a fit.

The time it takes us to decide on acceptance should not be any indication of the quality of the proposal.

Guiding Principles

When selecting proposals, we will be guided by our foundational principles for the Forum:

We want to ensure that all speakers are highly experienced and high-caliber. We generally will not accept speakers who lack extensive experience and name-recognition.

All speakers should focus on substance and keep promotion to a bare minimum. A very brief mention of products and services is fine, but the Forum aims to avoid the more significantly promotional talks common at some other events. If speakers engaging in too much promotion, they will not be invited back.

Speakers should be interactive and engage the audience. Hands-on activities, using scenarios, and other techniques to facilitate the involvement of the audience is strongly encouraged. We understand that not all presentations lend themselves to interaction, and we are not rigidly requiring interaction. But we have a strong preference for proposals with interactive sessions.

Speakers should provide sophisticated and useful content. We strive for rigor and practical takeaways. Even in Level 101 sessions, information should not be very basic and easy.

Speakers should be mindful that the audience consists of seasoned professionals with different backgrounds, from law to technology. Sessions should provide real value to the audience and should be respectful of the audience’s extensive experience. Jargon should be avoided wherever possible.

Sessions should aim for a good balance in speaker backgrounds. We are aiming to unite privacy and security, so we will look most favorably on session proposals that session proposals that are inclusive of both privacy and security as well as speakers with different backgrounds (law, technology, academic, policymaker, etc.).

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May 6-8, 2020 | Washington, D.C.

Privacy + Security Forum

Call for Speakers 2020

Speaker

Additional Information & Acknowledgement

Session Leader

Session Description

Speakers

Additional Information & Acknowledgement

Submit a Proposal

Guiding Principles