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Harry Roberts’ past and upcoming speaking engagements |
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Practical insights, delivered.
I’ve spoken at a lot of conferences. Over one-hundred of them. Sharing knowledge is one of my key motivations, and is a large part of why I chose to become a consultant in the first place—I love to help.
From local meetups to international events, I am an enthusiastic, engaging, and professional speaker. My focus is on web performance and site-speed optimisation, from both a technical- and business-perspective.
Want to see where I’m speaking next? I have a fairly full international schedule, so hopefully I’ll be in a city near you very soon.
Want me to speak at your event? I’ll probably say yes. I usually say yes. Take a look at my preliminary questions and then drop me a line.
Am I any good? Check this keynote from 2019’s performance.now() conference. It’s a good representation of me and my style.
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Looking for something a little more involved? You might want a workshop. My workshops are renowned.
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Frontcon, Riga (Latvia), April 2020
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JS Fest, Kyiv (Ukraine), April 2020
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Frontend United, Minsk (Belarus), May 2020
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infoShare, Gdańsk, (Poland) May 2020
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IT-Konekt, Belgrade, Niš (Serbia), May 2020
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Smashing Conference, Austin (US), June 2020
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Webconf.asia, Hong Kong, August 2020
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WebExpo, Prague (Czech Republic), September 2020
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Web Unleashed, Toronto (Canada), October 2020
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- Upcoming
- Past
- Invite
I would absolutely love to speak at your conference! However, I do just have a few questions to make the whole process a lot simpler and upfront for everyone involved. If you could fire me an email answering as many of the below as possible, I’d be really grateful. If you don’t have answers to everything just yet, please don’t worry—this is just a rough starting point, not a test. Please also remember that there is no right or wrong answer to any of these questions.
- When and where is your conference? I once travelled 12,000 miles to give a talk; I’m not afraid of a commute.
- How many attendees do you expect to have? Rough figures or previous sizes are perfectly fine.
- What kind of audience do you have? It helps to know what the audience will be like (e.g. mainly front-end developers, mainly designers, etc.).
- Which other speakers have you approached? It helps to be aware of any other speakers who run the risk of delivering similar talks.
- How long does the talk need to be? Do you have a set talk duration? 45 minutes is usually ideal.
- Do you have any specific AV limitations? I prefer to use headset or lapel microphone, and would definitely rather use my own laptop to present from.
- Do you cover speaker expenses? Flights, hotels, train journeys, etc.
- What kind of talk would you like? I usually give technical talks (CSS architecture, performance, etc.), but am open to discussing other topics.
- Do you require a brand new talk? Writing talks takes a lot of time and effort: forewarned is forearmed.
- When can I start publicising your event? Do you want to keep the lineup quiet for a while, or can I add your event to my speaking list immediately?
- How much does a ticket cost for attendees? I like to have a rough idea of the cost of the event if possible.
- Do you plan to compensate speakers? I usually charge a fee to speak, however its value is open to discussion for indie and non-profit events.
I will help to promote and publicise your event. I will endeavour to make myself available to attendees for the entire duration of the event. I will attend all social activities surrounding the event. I will deliver a quality talk of practical relevance. I will gladly allow you to record and distribute my talk. I hold myself to a high standard.
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performance.now(), Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2019
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ffconf, Brighton (England), November 2019
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ScriptConf, Linz (Austria), October 2019
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JAMstack JAM session, Linz (Austria), October 2019
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Smashing Conference, New York (US), October 2019
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Digitalab.in, Labin (Croatia), September 2019
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Finch Front-End, Edinburgh (Scotland), September 2019
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WebExpo, Prague (Czech Republic), September 2019
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Front Conference Zürich, Zürich (Switzerland), August 2019
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Clarity, San Francisco, (US) August 2019
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CSSCamp, Barcelona (Spain), July 2019
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DEVit, Thessaloniki, (Greece) June 2019
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Pixel Pioneers, Bristol, (England) June 2019
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Tinel Meetup, Split (Croatia), May 2019
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Shift DEV, Split, (Croatia) May 2019
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infoShare, Gdańsk, (Poland) May 2019
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IT-Konekt, Niš, Kragujevac (Serbia), April 2019
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JSHeroes, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), April 2019
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JS Fest, Kyiv (Ukraine), April 2019
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Front End Sheffield, Sheffield (England), March 2019
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Spotlight: Web Performance, Toronto (Canada), March 2019
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New Adventures, Nottingham (England), January 2019
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FrontEnd Con, Warsaw (Poland), December 2018
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Topconf, Tallinn (Estonia), November 2018
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ColdFront, Copenhagen (Denmark), November 2018
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performance.now(), Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2018
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Heapcon, Belgrade (Serbia), October 2018
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Web Unleashed, Toronto (Canada), October 2018
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Web Summer Camp, Rovinj (Croatia), August–September 2018
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CSSconf Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 2018
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New York Web Performance Group, New York (US), July 2018
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Smashing Conference, Toronto (Canada), June 2018
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Frontend United, Utrecht (Netherlands), May–June 2018
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infoShare, Gdańsk, (Poland) May 2018
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DeltaV Conference, London (England), May 2018
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webclerks, Vienna (Austria), April 2018
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IT-Konekt, Belgrade (Serbia), April 2018
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JS Fest, Kyiv (Ukraine), March 2018
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Render Conf, Oxford (England), March 2018
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DaFED, Novi Sad (Serbia), February 2018
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Osijek Software City, Osijek (Croatia), February 2018
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Awwwards, Berlin (Germany), February 2018
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Beyond Tellerrand, Munich (Germany), January 2018
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Code Europe, Wrocław (Poland), December 2017
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HURA, Zagreb (Croatia), December 2017
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Graaft, Manchester (United Kingdom), November 2017
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Pixel Pioneers, Belfast (Northern Ireland), November 2017
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CSSConf Budapest, Budapest (Hungary), October 2017
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CSS Dev Conf, New Orleans (US), October 2017
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Paris Web, Paris (France), October 2017
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White October, London (England), September 2017
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CSS Minsk JS, Minsk (Belarus), September 2017
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Reasons to:, Brighton (England), September 2017
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Tinel Meetup, Split (Croatia), August 2017
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Smashing Conference, New York (US), June 2017
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J and Beyond, Kraków (Poland), June 2017
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DEVit, Thessaloniki, (Greece) May 2017
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infoShare, Gdańsk, (Poland) May 2017
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WeAreDevelopers, Vienna (Austria), May 2017
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White October Events, London (England), April 2017
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Bulgaria Web Summit, Sofia, (Bulgaria) April 2017
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Xebia, Amsterdam, (Netherlands) March 2017
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DublinCSS, Dublin, (Ireland) February 2017
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IceWeb Conference, Reykjavik, (Iceland) January 2017
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Design Exchange, Nottingham, (England), January 2017
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White October Events, London (England), November 2016
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London CSS, London (England), November 2016
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FrontMen Guru Sessions, Amsterdam (Netherlands), November 2016
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Topconf, Tallinn (Estonia), November 2016
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Beyond Tellerrand, Berlin (Germany), November 2016
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Code4Life, Warsaw (Poland), October 2016
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WDC, Bristol (England), October 2016
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FrontEndNorth, Sheffield (England), September 2016
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WebExpo, Prague (Czech Republic), September 2016
- Shopify Webinar, Remote/Online, September 2016
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MK Geek Night, Milton Keynes (England), September 2016
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Frontend Conference, Zürich (Switzerland), September 2016
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CSSconf Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), August 2016
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CSS Day, Amsterdam (Netherlands), June 2016
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ScotlandCSS, Edinburgh (Scotland), June 2016
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Front-end United, Ghent (Belgium), May 2016
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Front-Trends, Warsaw (Poland), May 2016
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Topconf, Linz (Austria), May 2016
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Hey!Stac, Leeds (England), April 2016
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Render Conf, Oxford (England), April 2016
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Smashing Conference, San Francisco (US), April 2016
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White October Events, London (England), March 2016
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Webstock, Wellington (New Zealand), February 2016
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Topconf, Linz (Austria), February 2016
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Work in the Web, Leeds (England), January 2016
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White October Events, London (England), January 2016
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Web Perf Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain), January 2016
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Beyond, London (England), November 2015
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White October Events, London (England), November 2015
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White October Events, London (England), September 2015
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From The Front, Bologna (Italy), September 2015
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Smashing Conference, Freiburg (Germany), September 2015
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DotYork, York (England), April 2015
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CSSConf, Melbourne (Australia), March 2015
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Frontend.fi, Helsinki (Finland), March 2015
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Reasons:London, London (England), February 2015
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dotCSS, Paris (France), November 2014
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DaFED, Novi Sad (Serbia), November 2014
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Trondheim Developer Conference, Trondheim (Norway), October 2014
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SmartWeb Conference, Bucharest (Romania), September 2014
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The Geek Gathering, Osijek (Croatia), May 2014
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DotYork, York (England), May 2014
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Industry Conf, Newcastle (England), April 2014
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Future of Web Design, London (England), April 2014
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Event Handler, London (England), March 2014
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Event Handler, London (England), February 2014
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Smashing Workshop, Zürich (Switzerland), December 2013
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Make Do, Leeds (England), November 2013
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#TIDE, Scarborough (England), October 2013
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Fronteers, Amsterdam (Netherlands), October 2013
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CSSconf.eu, Berlin (Germany), September 2013
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Hey!Stac, Leeds (England), June 2013
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Beyond Tellerrand, Düsseldorf (Germany), May 2013
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Industry Conf, Newcastle (England), April 2013
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Digital Barn, Barnsley (England), September 2012
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Canvas, Birmingham (England), September 2012
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Front-Trends, Warsaw (Poland), April 2012
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Digital Barn, Barnsley (England), February 2012