Paying Speakers is Better for Everybody
When I attend a conference I'm not there for the food or the venue, I'm there for the content (and occasionally the after parties). So it amazes me that conference organisers typically pay for everything but the thing people are there to see. That's right, despite the often high ticket costs, very few events pay for speakers for their time. I think this is bad for conference goers, event organisers, speakers and the industry as a whole. I'll explain.