Speaker Center
#MDMMidwest
Speaker Center
Welcome to the Speaker Center for MD&M Midwest, happening October 21-22, 2025, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This page is designed to help speakers plan their engagements and promote their sessions. We are thrilled you will be presenting at our event!
Event Details:
MD&M Midwest
October 21–22, 2025
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
Speaker Registration & Benefits
As a conference speaker, you receive a complimentary 2-Day Pass to the expo and conference - we will email you with registration information. Other benefits of speaking include:
- Speakers receive unlimited 20% discounts for clients and colleagues. Log into the Speaker Dashboard for details.
- You receive access to all onsite receptions, exhibitions, entertainment, keynotes, conference lunches, and sponsored trainings.
Your participation on faculty provides you and your company with professional exposure and is an opportunity to raise your profile within the advanced manufacturing and engineering community in the following ways:
- Your name, title, company, and biography will be featured on the MD&M Midwest 2025 event website
- A chance to have your session promoted on all MD&M Midwest and affiliate social networks
- Speak about your latest innovations, expertise, and company's leadership before some of the most influential engineers and press in the field
Your contribution will make a positive impact on the engineering community by sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Speaker To-Dos & Deadlines
- Visit the Agenda Tool’s Speaker Dashboard & Set-up Your Password to Complete a Speaker Agreement and See Your Session and Profile Information
- Sept 30 - Presentation Slides Due. Please submit in both PDF and PPT format through the Speaker Dashboard using this file naming convention: MINN24_FirstFiveWordsofSessionTitle_YourLastName
- Download the Speaker Presentation Template here
- Sept 30 - Speaker Agreement Due. Complete the agreement electronically through the Speaker Dashboard. Contact Marissa Ray if you have any questions.
- Book your travel and make hotel reservations
- Promote your Presence with the Official hashtag, #DiscoverEngineerBuild
Contact Us
Editorial Leads
Design News
Daphne Allen
[email protected]
MD+DI and Qmed
Omar Ford
[email protected]
Packaging Digest
Lisa Pierce
[email protected]
Plastics Today
Norbert Sparrow
[email protected]
Public Relations
[email protected]
Marketing & Pre-Show Promotion
By agreeing to speak, you have become a vital part of the conference and thus an important element of pre-event promotion. Here’s how your involvement in pre-event promotion works:
- Social Media: If you’re on social media, we hope that you’ll socialize your participation and engage with your network about your speaking engagement at our event.
- Editorial Media: We want to talk to you! Consider giving a pre-event interview by speaking with one of our staff editors about your scope of expertise and conference session. The world wants to hear about you and how you’re influencing your industry. This content will be made public on our media sites and potentially included in our press releases.
- Note that our marketing and editorial teams will be promoting your participation through various media channels throughout the pre-event campaign. Please be prepared to have your name and professional photo used on our marketing platforms, including website, media blogs, and social media.
Social Media Tool
Please refer to the social media tools below to help you engage with your network.
- Event Hashtag: #DiscoverEngineerBuild
- Turnkey Twitter posts:
Example 1: Excited to be speaking at MD&M Midwest on October 21-22! See you there…#DiscoverEngineerBuild
Example 2: MD&M Midwest is going to be the best yet! I’ll be speaking at MD&M Midwest & the MD&M Conference on October 21-22 with brand-new content . See you at there! #DiscoverEngineerBuild
Onsite Instructions
Speaker Ready Room
The Speaker Ready Room is for speaking faculty and event operations to discuss logistics, conduct meetings, prepare for presentations, and/or meet fellow speakers and panelists. If you need to provide us with an updated copy of your presentation, you’ll be able to find a staff member to help you here.
Conference Lunch
As a speaker, you’ll be provided with complimentary lunch both days of the event.
Parking
0ver 2200 parking spots are next to the Minneapolis Convention Center with an additional 3000 connected by SkyWays to the convention center. Click here for additional parking information.
Hotel & Accommodations
To help you make hotel reservations, Informa Markets Engineering has partnered with OnPeak to offer a wide variety of hotels at the lowest rates available. OnPeak is the only hotel provider endorsed by the event, and we encourage you to book through them early for the best selection and price. Click here for more details.
Mobile App
The mobile app provides access to the full conference schedule, onsite activities, networking events, theater programs, and the full list of exhibitors for the entire show.
Additional Notes
- Please send in your presentation before you arrive on-site and bring a backup on a portable device.
- If you have any additional A/V request(s), contact Marissa Ray (marissa [email protected])
- Do not include sales pitches and commercial information in your presentations. Our conferences provide educational and informative presentations. Speakers who include self-promotional content will not be considered for future speaking opportunities.
- No sales/promotional handouts are to be distributed in the conference areas (including meeting rooms). Sales literature distribution is limited to exhibitor booths only. For more information or to learn about Informa Markets Engineering sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, please contact [email protected].
- Note that when conducting your presentation or participating on a panel, press may be present. Please be advised not to include confidential information in your presentation.