People
Configure speakers, facilitators, and organisers in _data/content/speakers/en.yml.
Structure
keynote:
- id: "jane-doe"
name: "Dr. Jane Doe"
affiliation: "University Name"
photo: "/assets/images/speakers/jane-doe.jpg"
facilitators:
- id: "john-smith"
name: "John Smith"
affiliation: "Another University"
photo: "/assets/images/speakers/john-smith.jpg"
organisers:
- id: "organiser-name"
name: "Organiser Name"
affiliation: "Your University"
photo: "/assets/images/speakers/organiser-name.jpg"
Fields
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | Yes | Unique identifier (used for linking from schedule) |
name | Yes | Full name |
affiliation | Yes | University or organisation |
photo | No | Path to photo |
About IDs
The id field links people to schedule sessions. The template includes placeholder IDs like facilitator-1 and facilitator-2. Replace these with meaningful IDs for your speakers:
# Template placeholder
- id: "facilitator-1"
name: "Facilitator One"
# Your actual speaker
- id: "jane-doe"
name: "Dr. Jane Doe"
Important: When you change an ID here, update all references in schedule.yml to match. See Schedule for details on linking speakers.
Adding photos
- Prepare a square photo (recommended: 400x400 pixels)
- Save it to
assets/images/speakers/ - Reference it with the full path:
/assets/images/speakers/filename.jpg
If a section has any photos, people without photos will show a placeholder with their initial.
Photo tips
- Use square images for consistent display
- Optimise for web (compress to reduce file size)
- Use descriptive filenames (lowercase, no spaces)
Multiple languages
For Hindi (or other languages), create a corresponding file at _data/content/speakers/hi.yml with translated content.
Next steps
Add your Sponsors.