Speaker Resource Page
Welcome to the Speaker Resource Page, here you will find arrival and meeting arrangements, as well as any FAQs regarding your participation in the conference/workshop programme.
Please bookmark this page – we will be adding to it regularly between now and the show.
Your Session
Helen Blantz will be confirming with speakers:
- Final timings and location of sessions
- Onsite meeting arrangements
- Your session briefing notes (format/ key topics/ questions for speakers/moderator/ workshop leaders to shape the conversation)
Should you require any changes to the online programme, please let Olivia Irving know.
Your Speaker Assets
Please upload your speaker biography (150 words max), profile picture (head & shoulders), and company logo as you confirm your participation. This means we can provide your speaker banners promptly, as well as getting you onto the website and digital signage.
Please upload your slide deck via the button below. Final deadline for upload is Tuesday 17 November 2026. Presentation Guidelines are provided below (scroll down).
Registration and Badges
Please register to attend via the button below. If applicable our team will upgrade your pass to VIP.
You can collect your badge at the registration desk upon arrival to the show.
Arrival
Please arrive at least an hour before your conference/ workshop session.
Helen will set up a WhatsApp group for the session you are participating in. This is for live contact and any updates on your whereabouts on the day.
For the first time, CSI Design Expo Europe is taking place at Hamburg Messe & Congress, full address below:
Hamburg Messe & Congress
Messepl. 1
20357 Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Messe & Congress – how to get here link
As you will have registered to attend the show before you arrive, please simply let the Registration Desk know that you are a Speaker and collect your badge. The Registration Desk will be open from 8:00 am.
Please arrive promptly at your speaker pre-meeting so that the moderator and speakers can make any final arrangements for the session. Speaker pre-meetings will take place at the location your live session is running from.
List of sessions, locations & meeting times
*** Wednesday 2 December 2026 ***
Exhibition opens 10am
From Refresh to Reinvention: The New Era of Cruise Ship Refurbishment (title TBC)
Session time – 10.40am – 11.20am
Meet at Stand (# TBC) at 10.15am
Show Galleys & Next-Generation F&B Concepts (title TBC)
Session time – 3.25pm – 3.45pm
Meet at Stand (# TBC) at 3pm
*** Thursday 3 December 2026 ***
Exhibition opens 10.30am
Luxury Within Limits: Designing and building nextgen river cruise ships (title TBC)
Session time – 10.40am – 11.10am
Meet at Stand (# TBC) at 10.10am
Cruise cabin interiors: Past present & future (title TBC)
Session time – 2.15pm – 2.45pm
Meet at Stand (# TBC) at 1.50pm
CSIE Opening Party
All speakers are warmly invited to attend our Opening Party on the evening of Tuesday 1 December.
We look forward to bringing the exhibitors, sponsors, VIPs and Advisory Boards of CSI Europe and Sustainable Design Summit together for informal drinks and networking ahead of the expo.
For access, you will need to show a digital invitation, which will be emailed to you by our marketing team a week before the show.
Times: 1 December | 7:00 – 10:00pm
Location: Ehemaliges Hauptzollamt, Alter Wandrahm 19- 20, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
Cruise Ship Interiors Awards
The seventh edition of the Cruise Ship Interiors Awards will be taking place on the afternoon of Thursday 3 December 2026, 4pm – 5pm in the CSI Awards Lounge. We encourage you to attend this and join us in celebrating our wonderful community.
If you have any spaces to enter into this year’s ceremony, the deadline for submissions is Friday 11 September.
Presentation Guidelines
- Speaker briefing meetings will decide if session topics require slides.
- If you are providing slides, please use your slides as an opportunity to provide simple visual support to your contribution
- The final deadline to submit slides is Tuesday 17 November 2026
- Any slides shared after this date will not be included
- It is important that presentations are in the 16:9 format and in point size no less than 16
- Please ensure you have a backup copy of your slides with you on a memory stick/thumb drive on the day
- Please upload your presentations using the “Upload Slides” button at the top of this page. Use your surname as the first word in the document file and we’ll add them to our CSI branded slides
- Speakers are welcome to use their own slide templates for slides in between
- Please don’t email your presentation directly
Fellow Speakers
Helen or Abi will put all speakers in touch with one another for effective dovetailing of contributions. Speaker briefing meetings will be set for the end of October.
Social Media
Our marketing team will be promoting sessions on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Make sure you are following our pages and if you are posting about speaking at the show, please tag us.
Official hashtag – #CSIE26
We will share link to speaker banners here in October. Please tag us in your posts so that we can support your announcements!
Key Contacts
Conference Director – Helen Blantz
Operations – Caroline Chong
Marketing Manager – Olivia Irving
