The below speaking slots will be of 40 minute duration including any Q&A sessions on 26, 27 & 28 November 2024.  A brief outline of the speaking streams is below:

Breakout speaking streams – are delivered in traditional meeting rooms.  All sessions are 40 minutes in duration including any Q&A time should you wish to take questions from the audience.
Your meeting room will have a data projector connected to a show laptop.  You will be provided with a clicker to advance slides.  There will be a lectern microphone and one additional handheld microphone for a second speaker if applicable.  Breakout sessions are a maximum of 2 presenters per speaking session.

Think Tank speaking streams - are held in open space, designed to be a dynamic session, very similar to a standard breakout session.  Seating is up close and personal to the stage.  Some think tanks have amplified sound, others the audience are wearing headsets.  All sessions are 40 minutes in duration, including any Q&A time should you wish to take questions from your audience. You will have a large screen to display your presentation, and a “clicker” to advance slides during your presentation. The lectern houses a gooseneck microphone, but if you prefer to move while presenting, a handheld microphone will also be available to all think tank presenters. On the small think tank stage, the lectern houses a show laptop, displaying your presentation in "Presenter View" so any notes you've made regarding specific slides are viewable, whilst also providing you with the option to control your presentation directly from the laptop if preferred. Think tank sessions are single speaker presentations only.

Panel speaking streams - the format of these presentations can be with slides to aid information to the audience or panel discussion style with Q&A to engage the audience. Panel speaking sessions are held in traditional meeting rooms. You must provide the details of all panelists within your presentation during submission. Additional panelists cannot be added after selection. Your meeting room will have a data projector connected to a show laptop.  You will be provided with a clicker to advance slides.  There will be a lectern microphone and additional handheld microphones for all speakers as applicable. Panel sessions must contain a minimum of 3 presenters and maximum of 5 presenters including moderator.

Ask an Expert speaking streams – these sessions can be repeated multiple times across the conference and are designed for one-on-one conversations or small groups of no more than 3 people engaging with the speaker. There are no slides as delegates will be seeking your advice and guidance on the topic area you propose. These sessions are ideal to have free and open conversations or to connect with people who are looking for answers. How to topics, legal advice, career advice and case study topics are examples that would be ideally suited to this format. Ask an Expert is a single speaker presentation only.

This year we are opening up our call for speakers to include workshop submissions. These sessions must be a minimum of 90 mins and maximum of 210 mins in duration and will be held on each day within the conference program. A brief outline of the speaking stream is below:

Workshop speaking streams - Workshops will be run on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Sessions must run for a minimum of 90 mins and a maximum of 210 mins. Once you submit your workshop paper, you will be emailed a document to complete requesting additional information on the details of your workshop such as minimum/maximum numbers, set up and any pre-requisites. You can access the form here as well. Please note your submission will not be reviewed until this document is received and it must be submitted prior to the closing of call for papers. Workshop sessions are a maximum of 2 presenters per speaking session.


Please note if successful with your speaking submission, AISA will provide you with a complimentary registration to the conference and you must be available to present on the above days relevant to your speaking stream. If you are not available for your allocated time when the program is released, you risk being removed from the program.