Roundtable Roles

"Angel" and "Devil" Critics

Angels and Devils have the challenging role of providing an incisive critique of the best and the worst of the day's presentations and other activities. Angels and Devils are encouraged to draw on their own expertise and experience to either reinforce the content, views or perceptions shared throughout the day, or to highlight gaps or omissions in the presentations and discussions. Angel and Devil critiques will be presented to all Roundtable participants in 5 or 10 minute report back session.

Co-facilitator

Co-facilitators work in pairs to lead and guide the discussion in the group breakout sessions. An additional responsibility of co-facilitators is to ensure that the group reaches agreement on the key outcomes or issues which resulted from their discussion, which may be presented to the wider Roundtable forum in a 5-10 minute report back session. Co-facilitators are encouraged to meet up with their breakout group reporter beforehand, to ensure that everyone is clear about their roles before the session begins.

Panel Members

Members of the panel will each be given three to five minutes to present their case or "pitch" on the panel topic. Following this, the wider Roundtable participants will be invited to make comments or direct questions to panel members as part of a wider open discussion or debate. Members of the panel, are encouraged to meet together prior to the event, to plan the smooth running of the panel session.

Reporters

Reporters are asked to work with co-facilitators to summarise the key points of the breakout group discussions. The key points will be documented in two ways - a dot point summary of the three critical points the group would be prepared to report back to the audience. In addition a written summary, preferably not exceeding one page in length, will be included in the International Roundtable proceedings. In addition, reporters should be prepared to give a 5 minute report back to the forum of the three key points of issues emanating from their group's discussion.

Session Convenors

The role of the Session Convenor is to ensure that, prior to the Roundtable, all people in their session with an assigned role (eg presenters, discussion group co-facilitators, editors and panel members), are fully briefed on the format and expected outcomes, and, further, that all AV requirements have been pre-arranged. During the Roundtable, convenors will chair a particular session and are responsible for facilitating its smooth running, which includes the task of ensuring that all activities keep within their allocated time. At the conclusion of the session, convenors will work with the session editors to complete the summary of the session for publication in the event proceedings.

Session Editors

Session editors are responsible for identifying and recording the key observations and issues which arose from the presentations and activities of a particular session. Session editors, in conjunction with their session convenor are responsible for assisting in the final compilation of the roundtable outcomes, which will be available online and distributed to all participants following the event.

Speakers

The International Roundtable has a number of different presentation formats. "Keynote", "Invited", "Snapshot" and "Soapbox". All speakers are encouraged to prepare a presentation which is focused, can be delivered within their allocated time frame and takes into account the diverse range of participants in attendance. The International Roundtable participants are listed on the e-Agenda website.

Keynotes Speakers are invited to give a 20 or a 30 minute presentation on a topic of their choice, which has been negotiated with the International Roundtable Organising Committee. The aim of the keynotes, should be to challenge, inspire and engage the audience. AV requirements and receipt of digital slide presentations (eg PowerPoint) should be confirmed with the conference organisers, Martin Lack and Associates at least one week prior to the event.

Invited Speakers will be paired in a session bracket, each with 20 minutes to present the key issue topic selected from the abstracts submitted earlier in the year. Presenters should aim, not only to prepare a presentation which is informative and engaging to the wider audience, but one which also covers the significance of their issue or topic to an emerging e-Agenda context. AV requirements and receipt of digital slide presentations (eg PowerPoint) should be confirmed with the conference organisers, Martin Lack and Associates at least one week prior to the event.

Snapshot and Soapbox Speakers have 10 and 5 minutes respectively for a short, snappy presentation on a key issue or topic that has previously been agreed with the International Roundtable Organising Committee. Snapshot presentations will be delivered in the main Roundtable venue. Soapbox presentations will be delivered in the more informal atrium adjoining area, accompanied by drinks and nibbles.