SPEAKER INFORMATION

By agreeing to speak at GEO's in-person or virtual events and/or by submitting a proposal for consideration to speak at a GEO event, you are deemed to have accepted the following terms and conditions:

Proposal submission

By submitting a proposal for consideration, I grant GEO a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to review, evaluate, and internally use the content of my proposal. I understand that GEO may also use concepts, themes, insights, and non-confidential ideas contained within my proposal to inform future GEO content, programming, research, articles, blogs, podcasts, educational materials, or other thought leadership initiatives, whether or not my proposal is ultimately selected for presentation.

Speaker obligations

• I understand that all non-Issuer speakers must pay relevant event registration fees in full.
• I understand that all speakers at GEO events must be fully paid members of the Global Equity Organization.
• I understand that acceptance is contingent on confirmed participation by all proposed speakers AND the uniqueness of the content, as determined by GEO.
• I will adhere to all deadline schedules regarding membership, registration, the submission of my final slides on GEO’s approved conference PowerPoint slide deck and audio/visual requests.
• I will register for the conference by the required deadline and submit my presentation on GEO's PowerPoint template to GEO no later than the submission deadline. I understand that if I miss any of these deadlines, GEO reserves the right to remove my session from the agenda or replace me as a speaker.
• I agree to be available to speak on each and any day of the conference and during all planned breakout session times.
• I agree to notify GEO immediately if an emergency should prevent me from meeting my obligation as a speaker.
• During my presentation, I will not engage in any type of promotional marketing or selling of any product or service, including oversized or excessive use of logos, and I will not disparage GEO in any way.

Marketing and promotion

I agree that GEO may use my company logo, biography and headshot photo on the GEO website, on social media and for general marketing purposes. I agree to support GEO in marketing the event by posting about the event on my personal profile, engaging with GEO's social media posts, and allowing GEO to tag me in its social posts.

Intellectual property and content license

I certify that the content of my presentation is original to me and does not infringe on any copyrights or other rights owned by others. If my presentation materials are copyrighted, I have received the necessary reprint permissions and will provide documentation upon request.

I confirm that I have the authority to grant the permissions outlined in these Terms and Conditions and, where applicable, that my employer or any other rights holder has approved such use.

I agree that all materials that I make part of my presentation as well as the concepts, themes, insights, analyses, commentary, and ideas presented during the session can be used by GEO as follows:

• GEO may post my materials on the GEO website, event app and other GEO-owned platforms and/or distribute them in other ways.
• GEO may make audio and/or visual recordings of my presentation, edit or create derivative recordings and create derivative works based on my presentation content, including but not limited to articles, blog posts, podcasts, written summaries, research reports, promotional materials, social media content, educational resources, and other thought leadership materials, and make electronically or digitally available, and/or distribute copies of such recordings and derivative works as may be edited and made available to the public for free, for a fee, or as part of GEO membership services.
• GEO retains full editorial discretion in how any recordings or derivative works are edited, adapted, published, or distributed, provided that such use remains consistent with the intent and substance of the original presentation.
• Where reasonably practicable, GEO will provide appropriate attribution to me when creating derivative works based substantially on my presentation content.
• This grant is a license (permission to use) to GEO and not an assignment (transfer of ownership). I retain full ownership of my work, and my future use of the work is not restricted.

Use of likeness

I grant GEO permission to use my likeness in photographs or video in publications and online, including but not limited to GEO’s printed and digital publications and social media platforms in accordance with the event and the GEO mission. Any such material using my likeness will become the property of GEO and will not be returned.

Change in employment status

If I change my employer or employment status following acceptance of this proposal, GEO will determine, at its sole discretion, whether to request a different presenter for the session, release the session and relevant material to me for presentation, or cancel the session.

Please direct any queries to the GEO Team.

LAST UPDATED: 11 FEBRUARY 2026

Please use this form to submit your speaker proposal and, once your proposal is approved, the Speaker Information Form to share your final slide deck and confirmed speaker bios and headshot photos.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• All provider and non-member issuer speakers must pay the relevant event registration fees. Issuer speakers can join GEO from $375 and attend for free - JOIN GEO HERE.
• We are only accepting submissions for specific topics for our events - please visit the REQUESTED CONTENT page for more information.
• All speakers accept our Terms and Conditions

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.