As the event organizers, you can invite speakers to talk about their areas of expertise. Having a speaker at an event can help members decide whether they would like to attend, and potentially increase attendance.
This article is about featuring the speaker on the LinkedIn event page. To ensure the speaker can participate in the livestream, please consult your broadcasting tool and share the details of the event with the speaker separately. Speakers may be called co-host in some tools.
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You can add speakers only through the web version of LinkedIn.com and not through the LinkedIn mobile app.
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An event can have up to 16 speakers.
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You can only invite your connections, so make sure to connect with your speakers on LinkedIn before you invite them.
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You can add speakers either while creating the event or when editing it.
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After adding speakers, you've the option to message the them. We recommend that you message the speakers to ensure they confirm they can speak at the event, are listed as a speaker, and to share the event in your broadcasting tool.
Troubleshooting speaker invitations
If the speaker has trouble accepting the invitation:
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Do not remove the potential speaker from the event. Removed attendees cannot be added back as attendees or speakers.
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Send a message with the direct link to the event page, where they will see the speaker invite and can Accept or Decline.
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Ask the speaker to enable invitations to speak at an event. Then withdraw the invitation and resend the request for them to be a speaker.
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If the speaker is using the LinkedIn mobile app, please make sure they have the latest version of the app.
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