How do you go about organising a high profile guest speaker?

Question

I am interested in a kind of checklist of things that must be done: e.g contact speaker (or their agent), write contract, etc, etc, thanks for your help :)

Answer 1

First you can do a search for the term "speakers bureau" which will bring up a listing of companies/agencies that provide such a service. Browse the listings to find the speaker that best suits your needs. The contact information should be avaialable via the bureau. Once you have made contact, you can take it from there.

P.S. They will likely provide their own contract for you to sign - read it carefully, there may be some room for negotiation in the specifics.