With the Call for Speakers closing April 30, EOD CET, we want to share what happens next – and how we build the final agenda.
We’ve received 106 submissions from 49 speakers for just 18 session slots. That’s a strong pool, which means we need a solid, fair evaluation process.
This year, we’re not doing it alone. We’ve invited five community members to help evaluate all submissions:
- Jody Sluijter – NHL Stenden University
- Krystian Overgaard – JP/Politikens Hus
- Suzan Marianna Zandar Madsen – JP/Politikens Hus
- Lene Kuhlman Hedegaard – NDI
- Domantas Gintauskas – PostNord
They are all attendees of this year’s conference and have joined us previously. Together, they represent diverse industries and perspectives across Power BI, from reporting and semantic models to governance and Power Query.
How sessions are evaluated
We use a structured scoring model based on:
- Content quality
- Relevance to an advanced audience
- Real-world applicability
- Originality and overall balance across tracks
The scoring itself is done using comparison evaluation mode, inspired by the Elo rating system. Evaluators compare sets of sessions, and the system helps identify the strongest content efficiently and fairly.
A few principles we always stick to:
- We aim to include 1–2 new voices every year
- We do not accept vendor/sales sessions
- We focus on real-world, advanced content
What happens next:
- April 30 – CfS closes
- May 1 – Out-of-scope review + evaluation starts
- May 6 – Session selection and first acceptance emails sent
- May 9 – Final confirmations and any additional acceptances
- May 12 – Decline emails sent
- May 13 – Speaker announcement
If you’ve been thinking about submitting – this is your final call.
👉 Deadline: April 30 (end-of-day CET). Make it even harder for us to choose.