Our Speakers' Stories Are the Main Attraction! 

At the APQC 2025 Process & Knowledge Conference, April 9-10, thought leaders and changemakers from around the world will come together to explore innovative and transformative approaches, techniques, and solutions for current and evergreen issues within organizations encompassing knowledge management (KM) and process and performance management (PPM). The APQC Conference is known for its practitioner-led breakout sessions highlighting practical ideas, useable tools, and actionable insights for teams to overcome the concerns immediately before them. 

Do you have an impactful process and/or knowledge management story? Submit to speak to share your expertise, ignite change, and inspire the future. 

We are looking for effective storytellers who will:

  • Lead an interactive and engaging session that goes beyond surface learning and provides meaningful and mentally stimulating insights and experiences (i.e. less instruction and more facilitation with learning by doing)
  • Share real world problems and the steps taken to solve them, resulting in successful change  within their organization that created lasting business effects, improving both processes and employee experiences (i.e. more than sharing the why, share the how)
  • Offer tools and techniques that individuals and peer-to-peer groups can utilize to promote collaboration, transformation, and higher productivity back in their own workplace (i.e. practical and tactical actions)

We've got a ready and willing audience eager to learn as you: 

  • Share your organization's improvement story
  • Teach a skill or technique
  • Facilitate a conversation or problem-solving session
  • Showcase a technology, tool, or implementation
  • Reveal your KM and/or PPM out-of-the-box thinking

Apply to speak at the APQC 2025 Conference by 11:00 p.m. ET on Friday, September 20, 2024.

Why Speak?

  • I loved the professional development experience of speaking at APQC Conference. I was challenged to face my fears and the response from those in attendance was wonderful! I loved being able to tell our company's story in a way that was relatable and hopefully gave the listeners some insights into how their teams can use solutions like ours in their companies.

    Past APQC Conference Speaker

Enjoy These Benefits as a Speaker

  • Receive a complimentary registration for primary presenter
    • Fifty percent discount for conference registration for optional co-presenter
    • Light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and reception included in conference registration fee
  • Foster your expertise 
  • Engage with colleagues to dive deeper as well as learn from others' journeys
  • Expand your professional and personal network
  • Register for the conference at a discount
  • Note: 
    • Costs associated with the presentation—including travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals—are the responsibility of the presenter
    • Conference registration discounts do not include any pre-conference training

Apply to be a speaker at the APQC 2025 Conference and unlock all of the benefits that come with it!  

Interested in Speaking? Now What?

We are eager to see what sessions and content you and the community will submit.

  • Review the session types, tracks, and topics.
  • Visit the submission guidelines page for more details!
  • Timeline:
    • Proposals must be submitted via the online form by September 20, 2024 
    • Accepted, declined, and alternate proposals will be notified by October 18, 2024
    • Finalized PowerPoint presentations (including all internal approvals) are due by March 21, 2025
    • By submitting a proposal for consideration, you agree, that if selected, you will be available to speak at any time on April 9-10, 2025

Have ideas, but want some guidance on where to focus? Click here to connect with someone from APQC who can discuss and help you to hone your proposal topic and submission.

About the Event

APQC's conferences have been the place to network and share innovative ideas with the best and brightest minds for over 25 years. The 2025 APQC Conference will continue to enlighten, joining together knowledge management and process and performance management professionals. This must-attend premiere conference offers professional development in a wide range of programs exploring case studies, benchmarks, best practices, and other timely content.  For those concerned with continuous improvement and organizational performance, attend this conference. Keynote and breakout education, peer-to peer collaboration and community, plus add-on pre-conference training, will provide the tools you need to advance initiatives at your organization.

 

About the Audience

Over 400 participants representing hundreds of organizations and government entities with a wealth of experience and diverse body of knowledge attend APQC's Conference. Participants are process, knowledge, and improvement professionals from over 40 different industries and worldwide geographic locations. Levels of expertise vary, yet all are experienced professionals capable of absorbing new material comfortably. 

Common roles in attendance at past APQC Conferences: 

  • Director
  • Senior Manager and Managers
  • Process Owners
  • Practice Lead
  • Consultant
  • Staff, Administrative, Research, Students
  • Head of Business
  • Vice Present/Senior/Executive
Submit to Speak Today!