Sessionboard

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Overview

Sessionboard is a privately held event-content management software company founded in 2022. Its platform focuses on the speaker and content lifecycle, including speaker records, calls for abstracts, submission review, agenda planning, speaker portals, and content management, rather than registration, logistics, or exhibitor management.²³¹⁰

History

Sessionboard was founded in 2022 and launched as a platform for managing speakers and content for large conferences. CEO Chris Carver is associated with the company. The platform later expanded from conference workflow management into a broader speaker CRM and event-content repository supporting speaker networks, submissions, agenda planning, content marketing, awards, and advocacy. No acquisition or parent-company transaction was identified.

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
Speaker CRM	Connected speaker database and cross-event record system	Custom quote
Speaker Content Management	Submission, review, selection, and speaker workflow management	Custom quote
Agenda Management	Program planning and agenda publishing	Custom quote
Content Marketing	Reuse and activation of speaker and event content	Custom quote
Awards Management	Awards submission and administration workflows	Custom quote
Pro plan	Single-event package for speaker and content workflows	Custom quote
Enterprise plan	Portfolio-wide event content and CRM operations	Custom quote

Manufacturing

Sessionboard is a software company rather than a physical-product manufacturer. Its platform is developed and delivered digitally; specific in-house versus outsourced engineering arrangements were not identified.

Notable Products

Speaker CRM - Centralized database for speaker contacts, profiles, and event-related records.
Speaker Content Management - Tools for collecting, reviewing, grading, and selecting conference abstracts and proposals.
Agenda Management - Workflow for building and maintaining event schedules and published agendas.
Content Marketing - Tools for turning speaker and event material into reusable promotional content.
Awards Management - Management tools for organizing awards-related submissions and workflows.

Reputation

Sessionboard is positioned as a specialist platform for event-content teams, especially organizations managing speakers and submissions across conferences and events.²¹⁰ Its stated strengths are workflow centralization, speaker data management, and integration of submissions, agendas, and content operations. Public review coverage appears limited; Capterra reported no user reviews, so independent evidence about customer satisfaction and common criticisms is sparse.⁶

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