be a speaker

CED building an exciting agenda for our attendees at Venture Connect 2021. With an anticipated audience of over 500, we’re looking for experienced speakers to present at this year’s summit.

We’re specifically looking for speakers who:

  • Have experience speaking to large, broad audiences
  • Have a compelling or interesting story where innovation and technology dramatically improved their lives
  • Have found new ways to thrive in a virtual world and want to share those ways win a comedic or lighthearted way
  • Have a personal journey worth sharing related to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, whether it be about a success or a failure 
  • Are on a mission to make the world a better place or are trailblazing innovation on a global scale

When applying, we encourage you to include past speaking highlights, topics you’ve presented on in the past, and public speaking experience. If you are a company interested in presenting, please visit our Companies page to learn more about the pitch process.

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