Workplace Ninjas UK is the baby sibling of one of the largest workplace conferences in Europe - Workplace Ninja Summit. 

Still, with a maximum of 180 attendees, WPNUK is one of the largest endpoint management and security events in the UK!

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

Sessions will be 45 minutes in length. 

Session Types

“Breakout session” (45 min incl. 5-10 min Q&A):

With 2 cinema-sized screens and space for 100+ per room, your session will never look so good!
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 Configuration Manager
  
• Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra, Identity
• Microsoft Defender XDR, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Sentinel and other solutions.
• Management and automation
• Virtual Desktop (AVD, Windows 365)
• Workplace Security, including Microsoft Sentinel
• Windows 11 (including Windows Copilot)
• Security Copilot

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!

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 advisory 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 3. 

We may ask you to co-present with another speaker if the submitted subjects are similar. 

Speaker confirmation

The call for sessions will be closing on Sunday the 31st of March 2024.

We will inform all speakers chosen and otherwise by April 5th, which will begin our major promotion efforts for the event.

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 GitHub
• Be available for the attendees during the summit
  

You also agree to the following deadlines:

7 days after acceptance; complete your speaker profile (bio & picture) on Sessionize.

1st June 2024; First PPT draft due. Email to info@wpninjas.uk

1st July 2024; Final presentation emailed to info@wpninjas.uk

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

Economy train / flights reimbursed for all speakers up to 200GBP maximum. 1 night hotel covered for UK speakers, 2 nights hotel covered or non-UK speakers.