Why Speak?
Since before 2010 we’ve literally hosted thousands of technologists and thought leaders from around the world.
From the entire ATO team, thank you so much for your considering submitting a talk or considering an invitation. We fully understand a lot of time and effort goes into speaking, so we don’t take the commitment required lightly. There are many reasons to speak at All Things Open, and below we have listed just a few.
1 / Access to a Large and Sophisticated Audience
All Things Open is the largest open-source/tech/web event on the East Coast of the U.S. In 2023 nearly 4,500 technologists, decision makers, and community members from all over the world attended from 32 countries and 41 U.S. states. We expect 5,000+ in 2024.
2 / Many well known and influential speakers have joined us over the years. Feel free to reach out to any of them and ask them what they thought.
Jim Whitehurst
IBM
Saron Yitbarek
Code Newbie
Mitchell Hashimoto
Hashicorp
Stephen Augustus
Cisco
Venkat Subramaniam
Angie Jones
Block
Sarah Drasner
Google
Chris Coyier
CodePen and CSS Tricks
Kelsey Hightower
Google
Kent C. Dodds
Engineer & Educato
Scott Hanselman
Microsoft
Emma Wedekind
Spotify
Arun Gupta
Intel
whurley
Strangeworks
Edidiong Asikpo
Ambassador Labs
Alyssa Miller
Global
Jason Lengstorf
Netlify
Emily Freeman
AWS
Marten Mickos
HackerOne
Ceora Ford
Okta & StackOverflow Podcast
Max Howell
Creator of Homebrew
Danny Thompson
Kelly Vaughn
Spot AI
3 / You’ll be joining a diverse lineup, which we believe results in a richer, better experience.
Each year an honest, focused effort is made to feature speakers from diverse backgrounds and life/technology experiences
2024 Speakers 2023 Speakers 2022 Speakers
2021 Speakers 2020 Speakers 2019 Speakers
We also regularly partner with historically underrepresented groups and individuals to ensure a diverse group of attendees.
4 / When in person, you’ll be visiting Raleigh and The Research Triangle Park, one of the fastest growing tech centers in the U.S. and the world. Learn more.
5 / You’ll be speaking at the Raleigh Convention Center, a new, state-of-the-art building located in the heart of downtown Raleigh. Numerous tech companies and worldwide headquarters are just around the corner and within easy walking distance.
6 / The overall vibe is positive, fun and exciting. The experience is second-to-none.
In addition to the above 6 items, the following four are important as well:
- Tremendous Networking Opportunities / We place great importance on networking and meeting new people, and we structure the event with this in mind. Multiple networking opportunities are made available to speakers, including in-person socials (when applicable) before, during, and after the conference as well as after-hour events hosted by partners designed to promote education, communication, and sharing. In addition, virtual opportunities exist in all virtual platforms to connect with attendees and fellow speakers.
- Speaker Assets Made Available / Events are routinely “officially” photographed and many sessions are recorded. All resulting assets (pictures and recordings) are made available to speakers post-event at no charge and can be used however the speaker chooses. We can also arrange for special pictures to be taken with enough advanced notice and planning. If a virtual-only event, we record all talks and promote recordings on our YouTube channel post-event, to further enhance speaker exposure and reach. In addition, we’re happy to make raw files available to be used at the discretion of the speaker.
- Fellow Speaker Introductions / Upon request, we’re happy to introduce speakers to other event speakers. We of course will seek the approval of the speaker on the receiving end of the request, but upon approval will immediately make the connection.
- Speaker-Specific networking Opportunities / We fully understand speakers find tremendous value in meeting other speakers and sharing information, ideas and expertise. If onsite, we host a stand-alone speaker lounge (entirely optional) as well as a Speaker/Sponsor dinner designed to give you additional face-to-face opportunities.
Interested in speaking and don’t see something of benefit here? Feel free to reach out and make a special request at [email protected]. We’re open to customization and will happily work with you.