Adding & Managing Speakers

Click Stage in the sidebar under the Build section. Stage is where you manage everything related to speakers — from adding them to your roster, to assigning them to sessions, to sharing their portal links.

Click Speaker Roster, then Add Speaker. Fill in the speaker's details:

1. First and last name
2. Email address
3. Title and company — e.g., "CEO at Acme Corp"
4. Bio — A paragraph about the speaker shown on the public page
5. Headshot URL — A link to their profile photo
6. Social links — Twitter, LinkedIn, personal website
7. Topic tags — Keywords describing their expertise
8. Public toggle — Whether they appear on the public speakers page

Every speaker gets a unique portal link — a URL that gives them access to their own speaker portal without needing to create a Gythr account. The portal link is generated automatically when you add a speaker.

To copy a speaker's portal link, click the clipboard icon next to their name in the roster. Share this link via email or message.

Once you've added speakers and created sessions in Agenda, you can assign speakers to specific sessions. On the speaker roster, click the assign sessions action for a speaker. You'll see a list of all sessions — select the ones this speaker is part of.

Each assignment includes a role picker:

• Speaker — Standard presenter
• Moderator — Leads the discussion (e.g., panel moderator)
• Panelist — Participant in a panel session
• Host — Session host or MC

Beyond session-level roles, speakers can have an event-level role:

• Speaker (default) — A standard presenter at your event
• Host — The main host or emcee of your event. Highlighted on the public speakers page.
• MC — Master of ceremonies. Also highlighted prominently.

Hosts and MCs get special badges on the public speakers page and appear in a dedicated "Your Hosts" section at the top.

Your event's public speaker page is automatically generated at /events/[eventId]/speakers. It shows all speakers marked as public, with their headshot, bio, topic tags, and linked sessions.

Attendees can browse speakers by topic tag and click through to see session details.