Participate

Are you passionate about a topic that you want to share with the Tampa Bay community? Don't waste any more time, submit your idea to present at Ignite Tampa Bay! We just need a little information on you and your topic below. What will you teach, show, share, or explain? Make it exciting and interesting! Write and speak from the heart. What really, REALLY gets you fired up?

The one thing we don't want to see is a sales pitch, and neither does the audience. We understand that many people who are passionate about something turn it into a business, but we don't want you to talk about your business. Talk about the passion which drives you to do what you do, day in and day out. Don't tell us how great your book, website or product is, tell us the story behind it. Ignite Tampa Bay is not a marketing platform!

To get your creativity flowing, check out previous Ignite events around the nation. Any topic is fair game, as long as it's PG-13 and isn't a sales pitch.

Now, on to the submission process! If you submit an idea, you agree that you:

- are able to speak on this topic in 5 minutes, not a second more.
- can create a 20-slide presentation to support your talk.
- are available on the day of the event.
- will not pitch or advertise for a product or business, even your own
- will adhere to the Rules & Guidelines for Ignite Tampa Bay.