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Episode 47: Behind the scenes of running a tech conference

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How do you structure and run the perfect tech conference? What things are involved behind the scenes that attendees don’t see? What advice would you give to someone looking to start their own event?

We’re glad you asked! This episode is an All Day Hey! Special where hosts, Josh and James spill the beans on what goes on behind the All Day Hey! conference curtain, how we can collectively safeguard the future of events and what makes running a tech conference like this so special.

Join us in Leeds on Thursday, 1st May for this year’s All Day Hey!

Tickets and schedule at https://heypresents.com/conferences/2025

  • 00:00 How to run a conference
  • 01:00 Why start a conference? - The aim behind All Day Hey!
  • 02:00 What do you want to provide for the audience?
  • 03:00 Avoiding trends and providing backed knowledge
  • 04:00 How to plan the day of talks to keep people engaged?
  • 05:00 Dealing with technical blunders
  • 07:00 Process of picking speakers and who to contact
  • 08:00 Avoiding talks being sponsored ads
  • 11:00 Getting diversity of topic and idea
  • 12:00 All Day Hey! is community focussed - how to create this?
  • 13:00 How to open up the networking and make it welcoming
  • 14:00 How to close a conference to provoke questions
  • 15:00 Tips for other organisers
  • 16:00 Investing in production quality
  • 17:00 Setting up a conference in 2025
  • 19:00 Keeping the indie conference alive

    • Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

    • https://stac.works
    • https://parall.ax
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