Import or export your program
If your program, speakers or sponsors are already in a spreadsheet (from Sessionize, Google Forms or your own planning sheet), import them instead of adding them one by one. Every import shows you what will happen before anything is saved.
Where to import
Section titled “Where to import”| What | Where | Button |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions with their speakers | Agenda, Sessions tab | Import sessions |
| Proposals that came in by email or another form | Submissions | Import submissions |
| A speaker list | Speakers | Import speakers |
| A sponsor list | Sponsors | Import sponsors |
Import a file
Section titled “Import a file”Choose a file
Drag a CSV, XLSX or XLS file (up to 10 MB) onto the import card, or select Choose a file. Not sure how to lay it out? Select Download a sample file and start from that.
Match your columns
Sessions matches each column by its header, including the ones Sessionize and Google Forms use (“Title of your talk”, “Speaker 2 email”). Check each column, change any match, or choose Don’t import. If your file has several sheets, choose the sheet. For sessions, choose whether rows without a status come in as accepted or undecided.
Check the preview
Nothing is saved yet. You see each row as it will be saved, how many are new, already there or skipped and why, which tracks, rooms and formats will be created, and whether the speakers fit your plan. Select With problems to see only the rows that need attention.
Import
Select Import. The summary lists what was added and what was skipped, with the line number and the reason.
What sessions can bring
Section titled “What sessions can bring”Title (needed), description, track, format, room, status, start and end on your event’s clock (2027-04-13 09:00, 4/13/2027 9:30am), or a duration in minutes, sponsor names already on the event, and up to five speakers per row (first name, last name, email, job title, company). You can also put one speaker per line: lines with the same title become one session.
- A session whose title is already on the event is skipped, so importing the same file twice makes no duplicates.
- A row marked declined is skipped. Waitlisted or submitted rows come in as undecided.
- A speaker without an email is left off (the session still comes in), because every speaker needs one.
Speakers and sponsors
Section titled “Speakers and sponsors”- Speakers are matched by email across your organization. Someone already in your contacts gets the details your file fills in; a new email becomes a new contact. Everyone is linked to the event and shows on Speakers, with “No accepted session yet” until one of their sessions is accepted.
- Sponsors need a name; a website is optional. Names already on the event are skipped. Logos and sponsor tiers aren’t imported.
Speakers on accepted sessions count toward the speakers your plan includes for the event.
Export to a spreadsheet
Section titled “Export to a spreadsheet”Every list (Submissions, Speakers, Sponsors and the Sessions tab of Agenda) has Export CSV. You get the rows on screen, with the search, filters and sort you chose. Times are in your event’s timezone.