Sessionboard Achieves SOC 2 Certification: Strengthening Trust in Event Content Management

Every day, event teams trust Sessionboard with sensitive information — from speaker bios and session abstracts to sponsor deliverables and attendee-facing content. That data is not just operational. It represents relationships with thought leaders, the credibility of your program, and the professional reputation of your event. Protecting it has always been central to our mission.

We are proud to announce that Sessionboard has officially achieved SOC 2 certification, an independent validation that our systems, processes, and controls meet the highest standards of security and data protection.

For our customers, this milestone is more than a compliance checkbox. It is proof that Sessionboard takes its role as a trusted partner seriously. Whether you are running a call for speakers, reviewing hundreds of submissions, or publishing your agenda live, you can be confident that your data is secure, your workflows are reliable, and your stakeholders’ trust is protected.

This certification reinforces what has always been true: Sessionboard is built with security, reliability, and trust at its core — so event professionals can focus on delivering programs that inspire and connect without worrying about the safety of their content.

What Is SOC 2 and Why It Matters

SOC 2, short for Service Organization Control 2, is one of the most widely recognized standards for data security and privacy. Developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), it sets a rigorous framework for how companies manage and protect customer data.

At its core, SOC 2 is about trust. It evaluates whether a company has the right systems and controls in place to keep sensitive data secure, reliable, and private. To achieve SOC 2 certification, an independent auditor reviews an organization’s processes against five key trust service principles:

• Security: Protecting systems and data from unauthorized access, both physical and digital. This ensures that only the right people can reach sensitive information.
  
• Availability: Confirming that systems are reliable and accessible when customers need them. For event teams, this means Sessionboard remains dependable during critical planning and execution phases.
  
• Processing integrity: Guaranteeing that data is processed completely, accurately, and on time. This is essential when handling submissions, evaluations, and agendas that cannot afford errors.
  
• Confidentiality: Ensuring that sensitive information, like speaker bios, abstracts, or sponsor agreements, is restricted to authorized users and kept secure from misuse.
  
• Privacy: Managing personal information responsibly, from how it is collected to how it is stored and shared.
  

Passing a SOC 2 audit is not a one-time effort. It requires organizations to demonstrate consistent, ongoing practices that safeguard customer data. For Sessionboard, this certification is a clear signal that our platform operates with robust internal controls designed to protect event content at every stage of the lifecycle.

In practical terms, it means event organizers, associations, and corporate teams can have full confidence that the platform they use to manage speaker submissions, evaluations, agendas, and content reuse is compliant with industry-leading standards for security and reliability.

What SOC 2 Means for Our Customers

Earning SOC 2 certification is not just an internal milestone for Sessionboard. It directly benefits every customer who relies on our platform to manage sensitive event content. By meeting these strict standards, we give event professionals the confidence that their data — and their reputation — are protected at every step.

• Confidence for organizers
  From call for speakers to final agenda publishing, event content involves large volumes of sensitive information. With SOC 2 certification, organizers know that speaker submissions, evaluations, and agenda details are stored securely, processed accurately, and only accessible to the right people.
  
• Assurance for stakeholders
  Associations, sponsors, and corporate partners expect high standards of data protection. Achieving SOC 2 certification provides independent validation that Sessionboard follows rigorous industry best practices, which makes it easier to demonstrate compliance and maintain trust with your stakeholders.
  
• Peace of mind for teams
  Event planning is stressful enough without worrying about data security or system reliability. SOC 2 certification ensures that reliability and protection are built into the workflows your team depends on to plan, manage, and deliver events. You can focus on creating meaningful programs while we ensure that the underlying infrastructure is safe and dependable.
  

For event professionals, the takeaway is simple: SOC 2 certification means Sessionboard is not only a platform for content and speaker management — it is also a trusted environment where security, reliability, and privacy are fundamental.

“Our customers trust us with some of their most important work: the speakers, content, and programming that define their events.
Achieving SOC 2 certification is an important step in showing that we take that trust seriously. It reflects not only the security of our platform today but also our ongoing commitment to protecting customer data in the future.”                                   

Josh Parolin
Founder and CTO of Sessionboard

Our Ongoing Commitment

Earning SOC 2 certification is a milestone, but it is also just the beginning. Security, privacy, and reliability will continue to be core areas of investment for Sessionboard. We are committed to ongoing monitoring, testing, and improvement to ensure that our customers — and their data — are protected at every stage of the event content lifecycle.

Your event content deserves the same level of care as your attendees and sponsors. With SOC 2 certification, Sessionboard provides the confidence that your data is protected by industry-leading standards.

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