Defining Conference Speaker Types/Roles
Defining speaker types and roles in your conference allows you to clearly identify the responsibilities of each participant and provide them with the right level of access.
This feature helps organizers set expectations (for example, who is a Moderator vs. a Presenter) and control whether speakers can edit details of their own sessions.
Setting up these roles ensures consistency across your event and empowers speakers to manage the parts of the session that matter most to them.
Defining Speaker Roles
- Navigate to the desired Event.
- Select Conference from the menu.
- Scroll down to the Speakers section of the page under Speaker Roles:
By default, the added roles are: Speaker, Moderator, Panelist. - Click Add Role to create a new speaker role.
- Enter the singular and plural names for the role (for example, “Presenter”).
- Decide whether speakers assigned to this role can edit their sessions.
Mark the check box so Speakers can edit their sessions or leave it unmarked if you want Only admins can edit sessions. - In the Session fields a speaker can edit section, click the dropdown to choose which details this speaker role can modify (for example, title, description or abstract).
You can select one or multiple fields. - Click Save Event to apply your changes.
If a speaker type or role is no longer needed, click Delete next to it to remove it immediately.
Best Practices
- Create clear, descriptive role names so both staff and attendees understand who is presenting, moderating, or assisting.
- Limit editing permissions to fields that speakers actually need to update, which helps maintain consistency across sessions.
- Review your roles before the conference begins to ensure all necessary speaker types are represented.
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