Speaker Guide

Thank you for speaking at Cloud Foundry Day 2023, taking place in Heidelberg, Germany, on Wednesday, June 21.

Please click through the tabs on this page to access information.

• Schedule Announcement: Wednesday, May 10
• Registration deadline: Friday, May 26
• Submit additional AV requests: Friday, May 26
• Slide Submission Deadline: Friday, June 16
• Event Date: Wednesday, June 21

You should have received registration information in your speaker notification email. If you need those details again, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

If you cannot attend in-person, please reach out to cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

At this time, proof of vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test is NOT required to attend the event in person. You can view detailed information on the Health + Safety page.

If you require a visa letter, please register for the event and then complete the visa letter request here.

The event will take place at
Design Offices Heidelberg Colours
Langer Ander 7-9 69115 Heidelberg

The schedule will be announced Wednesday, May 10, and posted on our website using sched.com. You will receive an email directly from sched.com asking you to create your account; please make sure to upload your bio and photo.

If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk or find that it conflicts with the content of another talk; or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org

Any additional AV requests are due by Friday, May 26.

The room will include a screen, projector, and (1) microphone per speaker. Required: All speakers must supply their computer and necessary adaptors during their session.

NOTE: The projectors have HDMI capabilities/outputs. If you require additional AV, please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org with those needs by Friday, May 26.  We will make every effort to accommodate additional AV needs; however, final approval for additional AV requests will be made case-by-case.

Due by Friday, June 16 

All speakers must submit their final presentation slides before the event. In addition to providing a hard copy for accessibility purposes, we find that adding the presentations before the event helps to drive interest in attending the session.

Please note that your presentation slides should be uploaded in PDF format to Sched.com and be formatted in 16:9.

If you want to use the Cloud Foundry Day 2023 PowerPoint template for your presentation, you can download it here. (Please note it is not required that you use the presentation template.)

To upload slides, follow these instructions (guide with visual examples):

• Log into your Cloud Foundry Day EU speaker profile through Sched.com 
• On the top of the page, click “Manage and Promote Your Session”
• Click “Add Presentation”
• Click in the “Select a File” box and add the PDF document (note: there is a 50MB size limit)
• Click “Upload,” and your slides will automatically be saved or send them to cfp@linuxfoundation.org, who will upload them on your behalf.

The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), has created an online course designed to teach the viewer about inclusion, diversity, and unconscious bias. We highly recommend all of our speakers watch the course to learn tips/tools to use when speaking to encourage inclusivity in presentations and messaging. 

Please read and abide by our code of conduct, which can be found here. Our code of conduct is strictly enforced. We ask that speakers especially review this code of conduct and are careful to be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentations.

Do you have a speaker or schedule-related question?

Please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org.