Submit a Speaker Proposal
Share your expertise with ATD Chicagoland. We welcome engaging, practical, and relevant session ideas that support learning, connection, and growth across our talent development community.
We’d Love to Hear Your Ideas
Thank you for your interest in speaking with ATD Chicagoland. We are always looking for session ideas that offer useful tools, fresh perspectives, real-world experience, and meaningful value for talent development professionals.
We welcome proposals that can benefit our members and guests through thoughtful, applicable, and engaging learning experiences.
Before You Submit
Review the Guidelines
Please read the Speaker Guidelines before submitting your proposal.
Use the Form Below
To support a fair and consistent review process, all proposals must be submitted through the form on this page.
Submission Follow-Up
As a volunteer-led organization, we are only able to respond directly to individuals selected to move forward.
We sincerely appreciate every submission and your interest in contributing to the ATD Chicagoland community. As a volunteer-led organization, we work to manage speaker review thoughtfully and consistently. To help us do that, we kindly ask that speaker proposals be submitted only through this form and not through direct outreach to ATD Chicagoland board members.