Running events is a challenge. And making sure your speakers and attendees are happy is an even bigger task. Adam and Jakob discuss keeping conferences interesting and adding value to future events.

0:00 | Intro
0:43 | What makes a good conference speaker?
1:44 | How do you pick you venues and activities?
3:33 | Are you thinking of changing locations?
5:14 | Do you like the session format?
5:56 | Conclusion

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Jakob Bradford – https://twitter.com/jakbradf
NDC General Manager

Jakob is the General Manager at NDC Conferences. The first NDC conference happened in 2008 as a 5-track conference over 2 days. Today NDC conferences are found across the globe with large 5-day conferences in Oslo, London and Sydney and smaller pop-up conferences in cities all over the world.

Adam Cogan – https://www.ssw.com.au/people/adam-cogan
SSW Chief Architect + Microsoft Regional Director

Adam Cogan blogs at adamcogan.com and interviews for SSW TV frequently. He is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specialising in custom enterprise .NET and Azure solutions mostly using Angular and React. His solutions also involve Office365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Power BI.
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About the speakers

About the speakers

Jakob Bradford

Jakob is the General Manager at NDC Conferences. The first NDC conference happened in 2008 as a 5-track conference over 2 days. Today NDC conferences are found across the globe with large 5-day conferences in Oslo, London and Sydney and smaller pop-up conferences in cities all over the world.

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