Join Us as a Speaker!

Deadline is May 23

GenAI and other AI technologies hold tremendous promise for invigorating and transforming the search experience. Delivering on that promise for excellent knowledge discovery entails a number of different factors and scenarios. What works well in one situation may not work well in another. Finding the right approach can be tricky, particularly as the capabilities of AI change so very quickly. Agentic AI, knowledge graphs, personalization, generative answering, semantic layers, intelligent chatbots, NLP, machine learning, and multimodal LLMs present immense opportunities for enterprise search and discovery, but they are not without some risks, particularly in the area of data security and delivering incorrect information.

This whirlwind of search and discovery developments does not remove the basic requirements of search. We still need relevance, ease of use, and speedy answers if we are to achieve customer and employee satisfaction. There's a need to channel the exhilaration that search experts and developers experience when experimenting with new search technologies with the more pragmatic approach of end users. They just want a quick, accurate answer to a query, and they don't much care how that happens. Aligning technology with user needs and behaviors is an ongoing challenge.

Here's an exciting opportunity: If you are involved in enterprise search and discovery, you can contribute to your colleagues’ knowledge and understanding of today’s search world by sharing your stories at Enterprise Search & Discovery 2025.

At the Enterprise Search & Discovery conference, we want to know how you're exploring the rapidly changing landscape of search and discovery. What have you done that worked, what changes have you made, what technologies have you adopted, what content has become intelligently searchable, what discoveries about justifying search have you made, and how have you adjusted to changing work environments? What insights can you share about your search stack? How are you managing new expectations regarding collaboration, accessibility, bias, and diversity? How is enterprise search in your organizations delivering impactful insights? How are you intelligently implementing (or re-implementing) search?

We seek dynamic speakers who can discuss the technical aspects of enterprise search and discovery as well as the business implications of successful deployments. We are also looking for speakers to present half-day workshops on topics related to enterprise search and discovery.

Share Your Knowledge

The audience at Enterprise Search & Discovery is well-informed and tech-savvy. We're looking for speakers who can “wow” this audience with their insights into designing enterprise search and discovery so that it empowers business operations, enhances user experience, and allows workplace innovation to occur. We would like a mix of formal presentations and interactive panel participation. Case studies of search (both internal and customer-facing), social networks, ecommerce, or any combination thereof are particularly welcome. Feel free to suggest something different from the normal conference presentation.

How to Submit a Proposal

To participate in Enterprise Search & Discovery as a possible speaker, or to suggest a speaker, please post your submission no later than May 23, 2025.

Submissions must include a proposed title and description of the session, speakers’ and co-presenters’ names and full contact information, and a few sentences of biographical information that relates the speaker to the topic. All submissions will be reviewed and notification regarding acceptance will be made by July.

We will review submissions as they arrive, so don't delay in submitting your ideas! If you are a search/discovery vendor, please contact us about sponsor presentations and other sponsorship opportunities, or please pass this along to one of your customers to encourage them to present their case study using your products.

Conference Organizer

Enterprise Search & Discovery is organized and produced by Information Today, Inc., a diversified digital media and print publisher and conference and events organizer and producer. Our mission is to deliver world-class content in a variety of formats and serve our audiences with the information they need to make informed and critical decisions for their organizations.

Conference Program Director

Marydee Ojala, Editor-in-Chief, KMWorld
marydee@xmission.com