Call for speakers

We regularly update this page with opportunities to speak at our conferences. These include IFoA GIRO Conference, IFoA Life Conference, IFoA Asia Conference, and the General Insurance Spring Conference.

More calls for speaker announcements will be coming soon.

IFoA Life Conference 2026

We warmly invite actuaries, and experts from outside the profession, to share their innovative thinking and fresh viewpoints. 

If you have an idea that challenges convention, sparks debate or could help to advance actuarial practice, we want to hear from you. 

Deadline: 17 April 2026

Go to call for speakers: IFoA Life Conference 2026

AI, Data Science and Emerging Technologies (AIDSET) Symposium 2026

The IFoA’s AIDSET Practice Board is excited to invite applications for speakers for its 2026 in-person symposium building on the success of the inaugural event in March 2025. 

We welcome proposals from actuaries, technologists, academics, and professionals across insurance, pensions, risk, and beyond. You can apply to speak, suggest a topic, or recommend someone we should approach.

Deadline: 23 April 2026

Go to call for speakers: AIDSET Symposium 2026

Why present at an IFoA Conference?

Presenting offers a range of transferable skills that can help advance your skill set, both personally and professionally. These include:

 

Raising your profile

Speaking at a conference or event will increase your visibility and help you develop your personal brand.

 

Developing your communication skills

You’ll learn how to speak confidently to a room full of people and develop your own personal presenting style. You’ll become experienced at explaining your ideas clearly and succinctly – skills that you can then take back and reapply in your workplace, for example when chairing meetings, presenting to clients, or giving feedback to colleagues.

 

Building your network

Presenting enables you to connect and build rapport with an audience – useful skills that can also help you to network and grow your contacts.

 

Helping your job prospects

Not only will presenting look impressive on your CV, it also means that you’ll start to make a name for yourself within the profession, as well as being more confident in job interviews.

 

Helping your profession

You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you have passed on information and learning to your peers, helping to disseminate and develop knowledge across the profession.

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