Speaker Resources

Oceantic has created a shareable and easy-to-use template for promoting your speaking role via Canva. Follow this link for graphics and instructions and then promote on social media to let your network know you’ll be speaking at IPF! 

The process for providing your presentation materials differs depending on where your speaking role takes place at IPF. 

If you are a speaker at any of the following sessions, email your presentation as one file directly to [email protected] and disregard the below guidance.

• U.S. Offshore Wind Market Update
• Central Atlantic Supplier Fair
• U.S. Offshore Wind Standards Initiative
• Ocean Renewables Summit
• Workforce Summit

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If you are a speaker in a Workshop or on the Power ON Stage:

• The online portal to upload your presentation in advance is now closed.
• Any new materials, or updates to already-submitted slides, must be uploaded on-site in the Speaker Ready Room at the Convention Center. Staff will be in the room to support.
• If possible, please combine all materials into one file before submitting.
• Speakers are not required to have a presentation; however, all sessions must include at least one slide to display during your session. The slide should at minimum include the name of your session.
• During your session, please ensure a slide is always displayed on the screen to the audience. This ensures our system captures an audio recording of the discussion.

If you have updates to your slides after submitting them, please bring the slides to the Speaker Ready Room (Meeting Room 2C) no later than one hour prior to your workshop.

The following information is for workshop moderators who will take audience questions during their session. Moderators are not required to offer Q&A, but attendees typically appreciate the opportunity.

Moderators may choose to take questions using a passed mic in the room, or through the IPF app.

How-To Moderate Live Q&A from the IPF App:

• Download the IPF app. Download instructions here.
• Access the session page. Log in to the Event App and tap the calendar icon. Locate your session on the schedule and tap its name.
• Start moderating questions. Tap Live Q&A. The Pending tab opens by default and displays all the questions that have been submitted. To approve a question, tap the checkmark. To decline a question, tap the X. Questions submitted through the app will only be viewable by the moderator and will not be displayed to the audience.
• NOTE: Don’t see the moderator settings? If you logged into Attendee Hub before being assigned as a moderator, you will need to log out then log back in to see the moderator permissions.

Tips & Tricks:

• If you need to decline a question that has already been approved, tap the Approved tab. Then tap the X next to the question to decline it instead. Or, if you need to approve a question that has already been declined, tap the Declined tab. Then tap Move to approved in the bottom right corner of the question to approve it instead.
• Submit a question yourself. If you want to guarantee that some good questions are submitted during the session, there’s nothing stopping you from asking them yourself. Tap Ask a question, then type out your question and tap Submit.