Choose whether presenters request a preferred session time for you to approve, or claim an exact open slot you have already scheduled.
Choose the scheduling mode
Go to Event Settings > Event Experience > Presenter Experience. In How Are Presenter Sessions Scheduled?, choose Manual, Availability Windows or Open Slots, then Save. Manual keeps scheduling with the organiser.
Availability windows
Choose Availability Windows and set the date range, earliest and latest times, session duration and gap. Save the settings.
Invited presenters request a preferred time when editing an unscheduled session in their Speaker Dashboard. The time picker is not available if that session already has a scheduled date or a pending request.
Go to Content & Schedule > Sessions and use the session's Actions > Review Timeslot option. Choose Accept to schedule it at the requested time or Reject to clear the request. The linked presenters are notified of your decision.
Open slots
Choose Open Slots, set the minimum and maximum slots per presenter, then Save. The maximum must be at least the minimum.
Go to Content & Schedule > Sessions. Open the page's ... menu, then Generate Open Slots. Choose Generate Multiple Slots or Add One Open Slot.
Set the categories, stage, broadcast type, dates, times, duration and gap, then create the slots. The generator uses your event timezone, creates future slots and skips existing schedule overlaps, including agenda items. It allows up to 200 slots at a time.
Presenters use Open Slots in their dashboard to claim unassigned slots up to your maximum. Claims take effect immediately, without approval.
When available slots include categories, the Speaker Dashboard groups them by category; uncategorised slots appear under No Category. Without categorised slots, it shows one list. Create the slots before asking presenters to choose, make sure they have dashboard access, and preview their dashboard to check the choices.