Roundtables at CIS

Roundtables at Corporate Innovation Summit give our event partners the opportunity to position themselves as experts in their industry, meeting with a group of up to 12 attendees in a casual environment. Each roundtable is an open, live discussion on a specific topic chosen by the partner. Roundtables run for 45 minutes.

• One 45-minute discussion with up to 10 CIS attendees.

• Logo branding and content feature in CIS roundtable invitations.

• Dual branded welcome board and easel.

Please submit your roundtable title 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. All content is subject to final approval from the CIS team.

The role of a roundtable host is to engage with a small group of attendees on a specific topic and facilitate an open and interactive conversation. All attendees should be encouraged to participate. As the moderator of the discussion, the host’s role is not to deliver a presentation on the topic, but to facilitate an environment where participants are comfortable sharing their own thoughts.

However, the host has to steer the conversation in the right direction and moderate comments where necessary to ensure the session runs smoothly.

• Rountables should run for 45 minutes.

• There is a maximum capacity of 12 attendees per roundtable, including the host.

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

• There is no need to prepare a presentation or slides in advance of the roundtable discussion.