SpeakUp

SpeakUp is an AI speaker matching platform with 70,000+ verified experts across 13 formats. Organizers post a brief, receive ranked matches within hours, and negotiate directly with speakers over web or mobile, with no bureau commission.

SpeakUp is a speaker booking platform that pairs event organizers, podcasters and journalists with experts drawn from a catalog of more than 70,000 verified profiles. Rather than pitching whoever sits on a bureau roster, the platform takes a structured brief covering format, topic, audience, language and budget, then ranks candidates against that brief. The company describes the typical path from brief to confirmed booking as roughly 72 hours, with most speaker calls drawing responses within a day. The catalog spans 13 speaking formats, well beyond the keynote and panel staples. Organizers can search for podcast guests, session moderators, masterclass instructors, expert sources for media, TV guests, facilitators, corporate trainers, webinar speakers, corporate presenters and guest lecturers. Profiles carry credentials, past speaking events, media samples and reviews, and can be filtered by expertise, language, region and format. There are also curated topic pages for leadership, cybersecurity, sales, mental health, sustainability and similar fields. In practice the workflow runs on three paths that work together. A keyword search gives a fast shortlist, a posted speaker call lets interested experts apply against a written brief, and AI matching returns a ranked set of recommendations. From there organizers message their top picks directly in the web app or the native iOS and Android apps, negotiate rates and close the booking. Pricing is positioned as subscription based rather than commission based, which separates it from traditional bureaus that take a percentage of the speaker fee. The product fits event teams, conference producers, L&D departments and media bookers who handle speaker sourcing repeatedly and want to cut the outreach cycle. It is less suited to buyers who need a bureau to manage logistics, contracts and travel, since SpeakUp keeps the relationship direct. Speakers use the same platform from the other side to list profiles and receive matched opportunities. A free Starter tier covers posting a call, partial catalog search and one direct invitation per month. Paid plans unlock the full catalog, in-app chat and analytics.