Industry Session Speaker And Session Chair Resources
Each section on this page contains important information for Presenters and Session Chairs.

Registration
Industry Session presenters and Session Chairs are required to register for APEC 2024 at the appropriate rate. Conference registration is now open.
Early Bird Registration ends Monday, January 8, 2024.
Travel and Hotel
Presenters and Session Chairs are responsible for coordinating and paying for their own travel and lodging.
Click here for information on travel and hotel accommodations.
For VISA information, click here.
Presenter Information
Presenter Portal
Login credentials for the Presenter Portal will be emailed to you by December 1, 2023.
Presenters are required to upload draft AND final versions of their slide deck to the Presenter Portal by the stated deadlines in the table (see below). Session Chairs will review all uploaded materials and provide feedback to you. Session Chairs may also email you additional instructions and guidelines as the conference approaches.
Slide Deck Instructions
- The total duration of the presentation is 25 minutes: 20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A.
- Limit your presentation to 20 slides and 20MB.
- There are no logos and borders allowed except for the title page.
- The presentation shall not have ‘Confidential’ or ‘Proprietary’ tags.
- For Non-PSMA sessions, the presentation template is available here.
- For PSMA sessions, the presentation template is available here.
- Follow the Template to ensure consistency with all APEC IS presentations.
NOTE: November 26, 2023: An updated template for speakers in the PMSA Industry Sessions is now available and must be used.
File Name Requirements
File name must be: presentation number, followed by presenter last name, and then the first 3 words of the presentation title, all separated by underscores.
If the presenter is John Smith, the presentation number is IS02.1, and the presentation title is Overview of WBG BD Switch Devices and Applications then the file name shall be “IS02-1_Smith_Overview_of_WBG.pptx”.
Pre-Conference Schedule Deadlines
Deadline |
Schedule Information |
Friday, November 3, 2023 |
Download the required APEC 2024 Industry Session PowerPoint Template OR the PSMA Template if you are a PSMA Presenter – please refer to your specified section below for more instructions. |
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | Review the APEC IS website program information for your presentation and report any required changes to speakers@apec-conf.org. |
Wednesday, December 20, 2024 |
Draft presentations are due. Upload your draft presentation to the Presenter Portal. |
Friday, January 19, 2024 |
Final presentations are due. Upload your final presentation to the Presenter Portal. |
Presenter Changes
Presenter changes will be allowed for APEC 2024 with the following conditions:
- Any new presenters must register for the conference.
- After registering, it is required to contact speakers@apec-conf.org so this information can be correctly updated on the website.
Failure to meet these conditions may result in changes not being appropriately implemented. Please note that any speaker changes after Jan 15th will not be reflected in the on-site guide.
Session Chair Information
Review Portal
Login credentials for the Session Chair Portal will be emailed to you by December 1, 2023.
Session chair training will be arranged in early December to cover use of the Cadmium portal and session chair Roles and Responsibilities.
Key deadlines are as below:
Pre-Conference Schedule & Deadlines
Deadline |
Information |
Friday, December 8, 2023 |
Log in to the Review Portal using the email instructions (will be sent to you by December 1, 2023). Review and confirm all presenters in your session are valid. |
Friday, December 20, 2023 through Friday, January 12, 2024 |
Review and provide feedback for draft Industry Session presentations. Inform speakers once feedback has been provided. If you do not have any feedback to provide, let the speaker know they must still upload a final version of their presentation as a PowerPoint file. |
Friday, January 19, 2024 |
Presenters upload final presentations in PowerPoint and PDF file formats to the presenter portal. Session Chairs are responsible for contacting presenters who do not upload materials by the stated deadline. |
General Onsite Information
Audiovisual Information
Audiovisual equipment will be provided. Each session room will contain a laptop with Microsoft Office, LCD projector, projection screen, wireless slide advancer, wired lavaliere microphone(s) and Wi-Fi.
Badges
Presenters and Chairs should pick up their badges from the registration table upon their arrival. More information on table hours and locations to be announced.
Speaker Breakfast
Dates: Tuesday, February 27 – Thursday, February 29, 2024. Please note: Speakers only attend Speaker Breakfast on the day of their presentation.
Location: To Be Announced
Time: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST
Presenters and Session Chairs are required to attend Speaker Breakfast on the day of their session(s). Please arrive promptly! Session Chairs will check in all presenters and provide important information. If you are presenting more than one session, you must check in with the Session Chair for each session in which you are speaking.
Industry Session presenters must immediately visit the Speaker Ready Room upon their arrival before attending breakfast to address any presentation issues, if applicable.
The Speaker Ready Room
Location: To Be Announced
The Speaker Ready Room contains all final slide decks ready for presentation. Speakers should check in on the day of their presentation before continuing on to the Breakfast Session AND before their session begins (provide a wide buffer of time before presenting to check in). | |
Date | Hours of Operation |
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST |
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM PST |
Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST |
Social Media
Connect with APEC 2024 on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. We highly encourage you to share that you are speaking at APEC 2024 using all of your active social media accounts. Click here to view our marketing kit, filled with useful information and graphics that you can use to spread the word about your session.
When sharing with your network and colleagues that you are presenting at the conference, be sure to use the hashtag #APEC2024.
Industry Session Copyright Policy
Industry session copyright for the materials is retained by the presenter. APEC 2024 requests that presenters post any of their material only AFTER the conference has concluded.