Speaker Resources
Everything you need as you prepare for the summit
Welcome, we can't wait to get started!
We will update this page as the summit date approaches, with all the information you will need as you prepare for the summit.
- Make the most of your summit presentation
- The summit schedule
- Speaker expectations
- Host expectations
- Key dates
- Affiliate details (coming soon)
- Resource vault (coming soon)
Make the most of your presentation
What separates a good presentation from a great presentation? To get the most out of your audience, here are some of our tips to increase engagement (and in turn, conversions) from your presentation:
- Use an external microphone and well lit space to record your presentation
- You will have the opportunity to use the chat, poll and Q&A features in HeySummit when your presentation goes live. Feel free to mention these in your presentation if you will be attending live, to spark engagement.
- Presentations with a speaker who is active in the chat always perform better. Introduce yourself in the chat when your presentation goes live, and come prepared with questions that will engage your audience. Participants love to engage, but they need to feel invited into a conversation.
Additional opportunities to showcase your business
- Share a free resource that will be available for all attendees to download (this is how they will join your mailing list)
- Share a resource that is typically a paid product or service that will be given to all VIP attendees for free (an additional opportunity for our most engaged attendees to join your mailing list)
- Option to participate in one of our live themed panel discussions
- Option to participate in a live group Q&A call exclusively for VIP attendees (get live face time with our most engaged attendees)
The summit schedule
We had so many great speaker applications for the summit, that we have decided to extend the summit to three days. We can’t wait to share this event with our community!
Our schedule is still being finalized, but the outline is:
DAY ONE: Tuesday, October 27
Theme for the day: Your Brand Voice
10:00am – LIVE kick off call with summit hosts Kelley & Andrea
10:30am – Rebecca Stanisic – Human Interactions (H.I.) in the age of A.I: Create a content plan through relationships
11:00am – Alex Street – One Clear Story: 4 steps to make your storytelling simple and captivating
11:30am – Speaker 3 – Victoria Cassell – Built to be seen: Growing visibility & building authority through your visuals
12:00pm – Kat Tepylo Murphy – Content that Connects: Using your story to build community
12:30pm – Andrea Krones – Three places brands can stand out and spark connection
1:00pm – Break
1:30pm – LIVE PANEL Brands that connect: the human advantage – Moderated by Andrea Krones With panelists Danielle Lewis, Evie Tavares, Puja Malhotra (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A)
DAY TWO: Wednesday, October 28
Theme for the day: Your Marketing Foundations
10:00am – LIVE kick off call with summit hosts Kelley & Andrea
10:30am – tbc
11:00am – Ayebanoa Benwari – Why This Email Works Every Time: The Email That Turns Subscribers to Advocates not just Customers
11:30am – Jodi Tingling – The Psychology of Visibility. Marketing From the Inside Out: The Human Side of Showing Up.
12:00pm – Florence Morin-Laurin – You’re Posting. So Why Isn’t Your Business Growing?
12:30pm – Kelley Gibson – Your call is important to us: What your website visitors actually need (and what’s getting in their way)
DAY THREE: Thursday, October 29
Theme for the day: Your Human Connection
10:00am – LIVE kick off call with summit hosts Kelley & Andrea
10:30am – Kerry Ramsay – Experience is Everything: Unlocking the Power of Branded Customer Activations
11:00am – Kirsten Schmidtke – The Art of Asking Questions: How Better Conversations Build Better Business
11:30am – Kelly Letourneau – Marketing and Human Connection
12:00pm – Ashley Lougheed – Connection | The Future Business is Together
12:30pm – Break
1:00pm – LIVE Q&A call exclusive for VIP attendees with Kelley, Andrea, and interested speakers (60 mins)
Speaker expectations
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Presentation
Prepare an engaging, pre-recorded, 30-minute presentation that relates to our theme and shares your expertise. Your presentation should be pre-recorded and in video format. The total length should be 25–30 minutes, including 2–3 minutes at the end for the promotion of your included freebie. This offer will also be linked from your presentation page.
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Engagement
Show up in the live chat during your talk to engage with the audience. You will have the opportunity to use the chat, poll and Q&A features in HeySummit when your presentation goes live. Feel free to mention these in your presentation if you will be using them to spark engagement.
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Free Resource
Share a lead magnet or free offer with attendees. Your resource will be available for all attendees with the free ticket.
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VIP Resource
Provide a premium resource or exclusive free offer for VIP attendees. Include a paid product or service in our VIP upgrade to help us create an irresistible offer while putting your work in front of new audiences.
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Share
Promote the event to your email list and social media audience.
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Optional
Participate in one of our themed panel discussions. These will cap day one and day two and will be available to all attendees. You can also participate in our live Q&A session: This day three session is exclusively for VIP attendees and give our speakers a chance to get directly in front of our most engaged attendees.
Host expectations
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Marketing Assets
Provide marketing assets to all speakers to make promoting the summit easy
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Promotion
Promote the event to our audience across multiple channels
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Professional Platform
Provide a high-touch and engaging attendee experience through the Hey Summit platform
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Affiliate Commission
60% affiliate commission on sales of the VIP pass from your unique affiliate link
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VIP Ticket
Complementary VIP access to the summit
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Visibility
Opportunities for audience growth and increased visibility, including additional exposure through live panels and Q&A’s to showcase more of your expertise in a conversational format
Key dates
- June 15, 2026: Speaker applications open.
- July 31, 2026: Speaker applications close.
- August 17, 2026: Selected speakers notified.
- September 18, 2026: Pre-recorded presentations due.
- September 28, 2026: Inkling to start promoting the event.
- September 29, 2026: Speaker promotional materials distributed.
- October 27–29, 2026: Summit dates! Prerecorded presentations, live speaker engagement in the chats, and optional live Q&A panels.