I try to invite two speakers who are opponents. The resulting discussion has to be fairy moderated but it is good for science and knowledge implementation.

If you want to find a good speaker for your conference, you should go for someone who has a lot of influence in the industry. That way, you can attract more attendees and sponsors, and also learn from their expertise and insights. It's not that hard to figure out. Just look for the people who are making waves in your field and reach out to them.

Apart from defining the themes and the audience of the conference, I think it is important to define the spirit, the ethos, and the worldview that the conference will embody. So, you will want speakers who can contribute to this perspective, but also those who will question it to open the debate. Look for people from the industry that the conference targets as both audience and topic, but also people who can examine these same phenomena from different points of view and open us to new discussions and perspectives. In addition to having speakers who currently hold authority in a field, it is also a good idea to seek out and give space to new and emerging voices to add diversity and a fresh perspective.

Have to choose experts in the theme of the conference, which might be discussed with our connections and get recommendations from them.

Defining goals for the conference is one of the most important steps. A conference addresses a social need. It is important to reflect on what problem the conference is aiming to solve; that can clarify who you need to have as speakers.

Ask your colleagues, peers, and contacts for recommendations or referrals. You might also check out the speakers who have spoken at similar events in the past. Recommendations from your contacts is the best way to reach out to potential speakers + partners.

Most important is to have your audience in mind. You want to keep it engaged during the session. The preference goes for who can bring innovative content on a stimulating way, not necessarily for friends or stakeholders

Yes, this is one of the ways to do it. Check where they have spoken before, look at videos, see what content they share online and see if they are "truly" an influencer or not. Just because they say they are doesn't mean they are knowledgable.

Before speaking about the speakers you have to determine the prospective of the conference, and the goals you're aiming to achieve. In addition to that, you should know the characteristics of your audience and the demographics of them carefully, the perfect speakers meet the expected results from the audience, there is a big fault while selecting a speaker for a conference that the selecter choose the speaker who has great number of followers, while this way may lead to wrong selection, as the may be fake followers. We should but in our consideration while selecting the speakers to select a person who is familiar to the topic and have a strong communication skills not only academic skills!

Too generic. We don't need a LinkedIn AI generated post to telling a reader we can "send them an email" to introduce ourselves. These LinkedIn posts need to get much better!

Write a précis (short summary) describing your goals for the conference. All organizers should agree on the content of this document, and it should be written in clear, simple prose. Copy or link this précis into your email requests to potential speakers, so they can evaluate their interest in the speaking opportunity.

Why does LinkedIn assume you have to pay your speakers a fee? Or that a contract is required? In 19 years of putting on tech conferences no speaker has ever requested or required a contract.

As an event host myself, It is far too important to assume that your speakers will not like to be paid. Always ask; some speakers request transport allowance or accommodations as the case may be.

A formal invitation letter is a crucial part of inviting the speakers. This details the expectations, objectives and any other information the speaker needs to be aware of before they confirm their participation. Sometimes, this letter is also used for the visa process or if the speaker has to inform their employer of their participation.

Again, why does LinkedIn assume the conference organizer needs to "arrange their travel?" Nearly all speakers arrange all of their own travel, based on their needs.

This is a valid point. "Arranging travels" is not always doing the work of booking flights and all. But it can be working with them to figure out if any support is needed as they plan their travel. Especially if the speakers are from LMIC, this support is crucial to ensure full participation.

Any event promoted by a company is about the experience. It is important to understand what you would like the experience to be both for speakers and participants alike. Collecting feedback on that can help the next event to be even better.

I think it is very important to ask your colleagues in relevant field to identify suitable speaker for you. You may research on your own but the insights you get from the person within that specialized field is unmatachable

Remember, you are not just collecting a bunch of speakers (a pride?, swarm?, herd?). You are creating an agenda and an experience. So you need to be mindful of the mix of speakers you select - is there a gender balance, a variety of opinions and approaches, do traditionally underrepresented groups get to have a say, what about the format of sessions?