Information and Resources for Applicants
Successful events start with strong speakers. This is your opportunity to highlight your expertise and offer real solutions to the most urgent problems Total Rewards and compensation professionals face today. We want to help you craft an excellent proposal so you can make your voice heard, and deliver impactful, intelligent solutions to your DC and Richmond-area community.
We are offering the following resources to support you, our applicants:
- Read the information on this page to learn about selection criteria, topics, available session formats, and speaker types.
- Download the Submission Planning Worksheet to help you think through your submission before heading to the digital form.
- Attend an Office Hour session. During this time WorldatWork staff will be available to review and provide feedback on submissions, help solve any technical problems, or answer general questions about the event or Call. Staff will be waiting to connect with you in the Zoom room on July 17, 2024 from 1:00-2:00pm Eastern.
All submissions must be completed through the online form and are due by July 30. If you need an accommodation or have questions, please email us at speakers@worldatwork.org.
What is the selection criteria?
This is a one-day event, and we will only be able to accept a very limited number of sessions from this call.
Follow the tips below to make your application stand out.
- Get specific: The more details you provide in your description, the more likely you are to be selected.
- Be creative with your session format: How can you present your ideas in a new or different way? How can you ensure engagement?
- Include practitioners: If you will have multiple speakers in your session, include the voice of someone who is currently living and breathing Total Rewards or compensation.
- Be topical: The event will occur in early October. What will be top of mind for Total Rewards professionals during that time? How can you connect your content to a larger trend in the macro environment?
What Key Topics can sessions address?
Our Key Topics align to the WorldatWork Total Rewards Model. Within these Key Topics we expect to see popular themes such as technology, equity, communication, analytics, culture, or the future of work.
What types of session formats will there be?
We all have different learning preferences. In order to meet as many individual preferences as possible, Total Rewards Summit Series: Arlington will offer a variety of session formats. The submission form will ask you to suggest which of the following formats you believe will best help participants engage with your ideas. If your submission is accepted, you will work with the WorldatWork team to finalize your session format.
What types of speakers present?
Academic: Full or part-time professor with no other source of employment.
Consultant: A professional hired to provide expert advice to multiple clients or organizations. Does not include internal consultants. See practitioner definition.
- Examples: Partner, Managing Director, Principal, Practice Leader, Attorney
Non-Profit Organization Representative: Advocate from a relevant non-profit, offering industry-specific insights and expertise, aligning with our event's cause and mission.
Practitioner: “Internal” professionals accountable to influence or deliver rewards for that one specific organization. Excludes those working in professional services supporting external customers.
- Examples: SVP Total Rewards, Manager, Compensation Manager, Director Employee Benefits, CHRO, Financial Analyst, HR Business Partner, Benefits Specialist, Compensation Committee Chair, Chief Legal Officer, Recruiter
Service Partner: A supplier or someone who works for a company that provides organizations with services other than management consulting. See consultant definition.