Speaker Guide

Welcome

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for MCP Dev Summit Bengaluru 2026, taking place 9 – 10 June, 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

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

Important Dates + Deadlines

Schedule Announced: Thursday, 7 May
Speaker Registration Deadline: Friday, 22 May
Additional AV Needs Deadline: Friday, 22 May
Slide Submission Deadline: Monday, 8 June
Event Dates: Tuesday, 9 June – Wednesday, 10 June, 2026

Connecting Your Laptop to present

If you plan to use speaker notes, please follow the steps below to ensure your laptop is set up correctly. This will allow you to view your notes while the audience sees only your slides.

Please note, session rooms will not have internet available for presentations. Any demos will need to be pre-recorded and included in your presentation.

Before Connecting

Close all unnecessary apps & tabs
Turn off notifications
Disable Night Mode / TrueTone
Don’t enter full-screen presentation mode yet

At the podium

Plug in the HDMI cable
If needed, use your USB-C to HDMI adapter
On Mac, click “Allow” if prompted

Use “Extended Display” mode (not Mirrored)

Using MAC

Go to System Settings > Displays
Click the “Arrangement” tab
Make sure “Mirror Displays” is unchecked

Using PC

Press ⊞Win + P, then select “Extend”
Or: Right-click on the Desktop > Display Settings
Under Multiple Displays, select “Extend these displays”

PowerPoint

Start slideshow: ⌘Cmd + Enter (Mac) or F5 (PC)
Or: Click Slide Show > Play from Start
If notes show on the wrong screen, click “Swap Displays”

PowerPoint® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This instructional content is provided for educational purposes only and does not imply endorsement or affiliation with Microsoft.

Google Slides

Use Google Chrome as your browser
Click the dropdown next to ‘Slideshow’ > select Presentation Display Options
Check “Presenter View” and “Full Screen”
If prompted, select “Allow”
Choose the external display (may have a strange name like PanasonicXYZ)
Click Start Slideshow

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Promote Your Talk

We appreciate you spreading the word about your session. View our Speaker Marketing Kit for graphics and sample posts.

Registration

To confirm you will be presenting, please register as a speaker by Friday, 22 May using the details you received in your notification email. If you are not registered by Friday, 22 May there is a possibility that your speaking slot will be replaced by one on our waiting list, so please do so promptly.

Visa Letter Requests

Please register for the event and then complete the visa letter request if you require a visa letter.

Travel Funding

If you require travel funding as a part of your proposal and have not submitted your request, please do so as soon as possible. You can access the form here. The deadline for travel funding applications is Sunday, 10 May.

* Please note: Talk acceptance does not guarantee travel funding.

Venue Information

This year’s event will take place at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Center in Bengaluru, India

Hotel Accommodations

Please view this information on our Venue & Travel page. The Linux Foundation has not contracted rooms at these properties and cannot guarantee rates or availability.

Schedule, Timing + Speaker Profiles

The schedule will be announced Thursday, 7 May, 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 [email protected].

AV Details + Requirements

Please note the following technical requirements:

All speakers must supply their computers and adapters to use during their talk.
Presentation slides should be formatted in 16:9.
The room will include a screen, projector, and (2) microphones.
If you require any additional AV, please email [email protected] with those needs by Friday, 22 May. The Linux Foundation will make every effort to accommodate other AV needs; however, final approval for additional AV requests will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Presentation Details

All speakers are required to submit their final presentation slides ahead of 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. The deadline for presentations is Monday, 8 June.

To upload slides:

Log into your 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

An optional Powerpoint is available for download here.

Inclusive Speaker Orientation Online Course

We encourage all speakers to take the online course developed in partnership with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) to promote inclusivity, diversity, and unconscious bias awareness in your presentations. We also recommend consulting the Inclusive Language Initiative’s language recommendation list for guidance as well.

Code of Conduct

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

Contact Us

If you have any other platform, speaker, or schedule-related questions, please contact us at [email protected].

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