Why speak at JSHeroes

In 2025 we’ll be running JSHeroes for the 7th time. In all our past editions we had amazing speakers on stage. Some of you reading this might be already convinced to be a speaker at our event, but for everyone else, let me try to articulate the why.

Recognition, exposure and benefits

Our conference has grown steadily and has a very good reputation among tech events. We have a single track with generous breaks. You will be part of a rather small group of speakers that take the stage every year. Your talk will be seen live by 500+ attendees and then it will be available on our YouTube channel for the entire world.

But we know recognition and exposure don’t pay the bills, therefore we offer one of the most complete speaker packages out there.

First of all, we pay for your flights and book for you up to 4 nights at the 5 star hotel where the event takes place. We redistribute the small profit at the end of the event (usually around 10K EUR - link to transparency) in the form of speaker fees. We’re very proud to have been able to pay 500 EUR to our speakers for the past two editions.

On top of that, we arrange for airport transfers to and from the hotel, offer SIM cards upon arrival and invite you to a variety of activities with the community and events with the organizing team throughout the week.

The speaker experience

We understood from the early days that speakers coming in from all over the world are the best advocates for our event in the future, so the speaker experience is something we are obsessed with improving every year.

It goes beyond the benefits. It encompasses things like having a great MC to prepare the audience for your talk, or making sure your talk is scheduled at the right time of the day so you can bring your best self up on stage.

We offer help and support throughout the months before the event, in case you need to rehearse your talk or just brainstorm new ideas.

Most of us behind the content of the event did or currently do public speaking, and we know getting superstar vibes within a conference can feel awkward.

Maybe you are used to hanging around during the talks in a separate room, the so-called “speakers room”—aka the VIP restricted area. Some events even offer food and drinks there so you never leave that room. We don’t do that. As one of our past speakers nicely framed it: “You finish your talk and then you’re out there in the audience with everyone else”.

Of course, the hotel is a big advantage here. You always have your room if you need some rest from socializing. We found this arrangement significantly improves the experience for speakers, as well as for the audience. It facilitates networking and meaningful conversations during the breaks with the opportunity to take a break if you need to.

Finally, most of you will be coming to Romania for the first time. So we want part of the experience to be an introduction into our culture and places. The day before the event, we organize a tour of the old town with a local professional guide.

We choose dinner venues where you can taste local food, and if the weather permits it, we hang out together for a full day trip on the Saturday after the conference.

We did hikes, picnics and barbeques in the past, and you can feel the vibes around those in the images below. This is personally my favorite day of the whole event.

Call for papers

If the arguments here convinced you JSHeroes is the right conference for you and your talk, we’d love to see you submit a proposal until the end of December. And if you want to learn more about how to write a good proposal, my colleague Jeremias, from the content team, wrote this great article on that topic.