Submission Guidelines

Our goal at DisruptHR in Arizona  is the sharing of inspiring, thought-provoking or innovative ideas or fresh takes on HR issues and challenges. We aim to do this in a positive, engaging and inclusive event. It is with these considerations in mind that we provide these Submission Guidelines.

1. No commercial agendas: Submissions should focus on sharing ideas, methodologies, frameworks, or technologies that add value in enhancing or moving the HR function forward, without using the stage to pitch products, services or books.
2. No divisive issues: Although they are an important part of the global conversation, this is a space for sharing HR ideas, experiences or solutions for HR evolution where all can feel inspired, engaged and included.
3. No repeat submissions: Please, do not submit proposal for talks that you have already done at other DisruptHR events.
4. Clear takeaways: When you fill out the “What is your talk about” box, please include the description of at least one valuable and actionable takeaway for your talk.
5. Presentation format: 5 minutes with a deck of 20 slides changing automatically every 15 seconds.  The 20 slides are content-only and should not include a speaker presentation slide nor a closing speaker contact information slide. You don’t need to have your slides ready at this time, just be aware of the format.
6. Be ready to participate: Our speaker curating process includes  an interview, a speaker introduction meeting, a dry run rehearsal about 30 – 45 days before the event, and a final full rehearsal, usually in  2-3 weeks prior to the event so please be ready to participate. It is an amazing opportunity to get valuable 360 feedback from your fellow speakers.