Speaking at Research Conferences
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The Research Conference team is constantly on the lookout for compelling and expert speakers for a wide range of events. Interested in taking part? In this section you’ll find everything you need to make your case. This is where you’ll find details on the selection process, the speaker requirements and submission guidelines.
Selection process
Research Conferences, the conference division of MRS, events take place throughout the year and offer a series of leading-edge one-day conferences, seminars, workshops and The Annual Conference in March. Our programmes are thoroughly researched with key figures and active stakeholders from the market research industry, ensuring that our agendas explore and address only the most topical issues. As a result of this process leaders in their field will be invited as Conference Chairs, Speakers or Panellists.
How to submit a proposal
- Browse our past event programmes at www.research-live.com/pastevents for a flavour of what topics we typically cover and what kind of presentations and formats we feature.
- Email a brief outline of what you would like to speak about to conference@mrs.org.uk
- When submitting a proposal, please bear in mind that most presentations will be part of a conference session covering the same theme and the suitability of any submission will have to be considered as part of the whole and not just on its individual merits. Times for presentations can range from 5 to 45 minutes, but the vast majority or speaking slots are 15 or 20 minutes followed by 5 to 10 minutes of Q&A.
- We always appreciate the time you’ve taken to submit your proposal. We will always contact you to let you know whether or not you’ve been successful.
We always receive many more excellent proposals than we can fit into our programmes. Please do not be discouraged if you are not selected. We host multiple events, and may be able to incorporate your presentation into another conference.
Speaker benefits
Speaking at one of these events is a rewarding experience with potentially significant benefits to you and your company, raising your profile at one of the UK’s leading market research events, establishing your reputation by demonstrating cutting edge thinking and in depth knowledge in your field, and benchmarking to identify best practice. Gain valuable insights from other speakers and networking with other agency heads, market research managers, young researchers, planners, brand consultants, academics, advertising agency executives and marketing directors from leading organisations in this field. Speakers also receive a complimentary full conference pass.
Contact Us
If you wish to register an interest in speaking at one of our events or have an additional enquiry that is not addressed above please get in touch with our Conference Coordinator, James Coyle on james.coyle@mrs.org.uk.
