Call for Speakers

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Workplace Ninjas UK Edinburgh

event starts

16 Jun 2025

event ends

17 Jun 2025

location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

website

wpninjas.uk


Workplace Ninjas UK Edinburgh is supported by MVPs and Microsoft technical staff, with over 40 breakout sessions where attendees have a unique opportunity to expand their skills.

The content is built around managing the modern/classic workplace within small businesses, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and large enterprises and covers the following topics:


  • Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra, Identity
  • Microsoft Configuration Manager
  • Microsoft Defender XDR, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Sentinel and other solutions.
  • Advanced Threat Hunting
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Copilot
  • M365 Copilot
  • Purview & Compliance
  • Management and automation
  • Virtual Desktop (AVD, Windows 365)
  • Windows 11 (including Windows Copilot)
  • DEX
  • Multitenant / MSP Management
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Call for Speakers
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24 Sep 2024

Call closes at 11:59 PM

01 Dec 2024

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No guarantee your co-speaker will be accepted although we'll do our best. 

Review our speaker agreement for reimbursement rates, deadlines, expectations, etc.

Your session should be technical (300-400 level) and around 40-75 minutes in total. We will allow additional time for Q&A after the session.


Workplace Ninjas UK is the UK sibling of one of the largest workplace conferences in Europe - Workplace Ninja Summit. Still, with a maximum of 600 attendees, WPNUK is one of the largest endpoint management and security events!


Unique Sessions

We encourage you to submit sessions that have not been delivered at other large events, as want give attendees the opportunity to learn something new, or experience something they've not experienced before.


Session Length

If your session is technical, it should be at the 300-400 level and around 40-75 minutes in total. We will allow additional time for Q&A after the session.

With 5 breakout rooms, and space for 100+ per room, we have plenty of space for your session.

Our audience expect deep technical sessions with plenty of live demos and examples. Our attendees are eager to learn from your success and failure stories, as well as your real-life best practices.


Session Topics

  • Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra, Identity
  • Microsoft Configuration Manager
  • Microsoft Defender XDR, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Sentinel and other solutions.
  • Advanced Threat Hunting
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Copilot
  • M365 Copilot
  • Purview & Compliance
  • Management and automation
  • Virtual Desktop (AVD, Windows 365)
  • Windows 11 (including Windows Copilot)
  • DEX
  • Multitenant / MSP Management

Workplace Ninjas UK is also open to people-focussed sessions such as:

  • Social Engineering theory and prevention
  • End-user adoption
  • Management buy in
  • Career advice
  • Training techniques


What your session submission should include

Describe the goals of your session, what makes your session unique for the attendee and why the attendee must attend your session.

Define the level of the session: is the content of your session Intermediate, Advanced or Expert? Please make sure to correctly define the session level, the attendees are really using the level as a reference to see if they want to attend your session or not.

Provide at least three key takeaways that help us to rate your session, but also help the attendee to decide to join your session!

All sessions are co-presented. There must be 2 speakers per session. Indicate your co-speaker during your submission, or let us know afterwards


Workplace Ninjas UK Ask Us Anything

This event will host another of the extremely popular AMA sessions, with a number of MVPs and MS staff taking the stage to answer questions from the audience. If you're happy to join the panel, please indicate this on the form submission.


How we select speakers

Our organiser team will review and discuss your submissions. The first is a blind review, meaning your session content will need to be top notch. There is no first come first serve. A minimum of 2 sessions should be submitted with a maximum of 5. 


Speaker confirmation

The call for sessions will be closing on 31st of January 2025.

We will inform all speakers chosen and otherwise by 16th February.


What we expect from you as a speaker

  • Be social and engage with attendees
  • Be passionate about your session, topic, and the event
  • Promote the event using #WPNinjasUK
  • Use the presentation templates we provide
  • Upload the presentation and other materials for the audience to Cvent
  • Be available for the attendees during the summit
  • That you prioritise the reporting of concerns/issues to the organiser team versus social media posts


You also agree to the following deadlines:

  • 7 days after acceptance; complete your speaker profile (bio & picture) on Sessionize.
  • 1st June 2025; First PPT draft due. Email to info@wpninjas.uk
  • 15th June 2025; Final presentation emailed to info@wpninjas.uk


Speaker costs will be reimbursed after the event, once we've received your travel receipts. In case of a no show or not meeting the deadlines costs may not be reimbursed.






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accommodation

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event fee

free for speakers

Up to £300 domestic, £700 international flight expenses (no reimbursement for Ubers, trams, taxis, etc.).


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