Biography
In 2019 we started with the “pitch for a keynote” competition. Volunteers from our audience, inexperienced keynote speakers, prepared a presentation (with a speaker coach), and all got 2 minutes on our main stage to pitch their presentation. All attendees voted yes or no to the question if they would like to attend the specific presentation. The highest percentage of yes scores won the main stage keynote the next day (and the others presented during the break-out sessions).
The #CH2024 event has a redesigned competition. We believe that the focus was too much on the pitch itself, and that the competition should not just be for inexperienced speakers, but for everyone who deserves a chance on a conversion optimization conference stage.
This year we are opening up 4 main stage slots for the speaker competition. You can apply when buying a ticket (before August 1st). We will follow up with the question to record a short video about you and the topic you want to bring to the #CH2024 stage. The selection will be done before September 1st, and the ones selected will be guided on their presentation from September 1st until the delivery on November 22/23/24 at #CH2024.
The 4 speakers selected from the competition are:
- Marta Mijatov: Digital Experimentation Lead @ A1 Telekom (AT) & Keynote speaker on experimentation rewards
- András (Andy) Kobza: General Manager @ Ecommerce Trade (HU) & Keynote speaker on friction
- Theo van der Zee: Freelance Conversion Specialist (NL) & Keynote speaker on CRO & sustainability
- Amrdeep (Ammo) Athwal: Chief experimentation officer @ Conversions Matter (UK) & Keynote speaker on predicting winners
Speaker competition guided by Michael Aagaard
This year’s speakers will again be guided again by world-class CRO speaker and speaker coach Michael Aagaard from Denmark. Michael will coach the candidates on their presentation storyline. A great opportunity for an interesting learning journey.
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