Masterclasses at CIS

Hosting a masterclasses gives you the opportunity to personally curate content for CIS attendees and engage with them in an interactive and intimate environment while positioning yourself as an industry thought leader.

Your masterclass will run for 60 minutes during the Corporate Innovation Summit.

In your masterclass room you will receive:

• A screen or projector to display content.

• A PA system mixer, including speakers.

• Two handheld microphones for speaking.

• AV support during the masterclass.

• Chairs per room capacity, set up in theatre style

Please submit your masterclass title, synopsis and host details using this form by Friday, September 17 at the latest.

All content is subject to approval by the CIS team. Your partner success manager will inform you once your roundtable title and synopsis have been approved.

• Choose a topic that is engaging and relevant to your audience.

• Avoid sales pitches at all costs. Attendees don’t like them and they don’t work. Roundtables are an opportunity to position yourself as an expert.

• Try to keep your synopsis short and gripping with a “hook” question underpinning it. Example: Will AI change how we do business?

• Please note that roundtable titles have a 55-character limit and the session synopsis has a 200-character limit.

• All content is subject to final approval from the CIS team.

Examples of previous CIS masterclass topics:

• “Digital transformation: Adapting your model and culture in a time of change” – delivered by CI&T

• “The secrets of innovation leaders” – delivered by Freshfields

• “The rise of the bionic company” – delivered by BCG

• Masterclasses should run for 60 minutes.

• There is a maximum capacity of 80 attendees per masterclass session.

• The masterclass will take place in a room within CIS on Monday, November 1. You will be informed of the location of your masterclass room in advance of the event.

• Please ensure that all presentations are in 16:9 widescreen format.

• Ensure any audio and/or video embedded in your presentation is in .mov format and set to autoplay.

• The presentation must be able to operate offline. We endeavour to provide a sufficient wifi service but we cannot guarantee that it will be available at all times.

• If you are presenting slides during your masterclass, please send your presentation file to your partner success manager by September 27.