Event Scraper - Speakers, Sponsors & Agenda Extractor

Extract complete event data from any B2B/conference event website. Get speakers, sponsors with company enrichment, agenda, and key people — all with LinkedIn profiles.

How It Works (Simple)

Step 1: Fast Fetch       → Tries simple HTTP request (works for most sites)     FREE
Step 2: Browser Fetch    → Opens real browser if Step 1 fails (JS-heavy sites)  FREE
Step 3: LinkedIn Search  → Finds LinkedIn profiles for speakers & sponsors      ~$0.35
Step 4: Company Data     → Gets employee count, HQ, industry, similar companies ~$0.16
Step 5: Key People       → Finds CEO/CTO/Founder with LinkedIn & bio            ~$0.17

Steps 1-2 always run first (FREE). Steps 3-5 run only when enrichment is ON.
Total cost with enrichment: ~$0.54 per event (~2.5 minutes)
Without enrichment: FREE (~30 seconds)

What You Get

Speakers (FREE from HTML)

Field	Example
Name	John Smith
Designation	Chief Technology Officer
Company	Google
Image URL	https://event.com/john.jpg
LinkedIn	https://linkedin.com/in/johnsmith
Seniority Level	CXO / VP / Director / Manager / Other
Social Links	Twitter, Instagram, Facebook (when available)
Contact	Email, Phone (when available)

Sponsors (FREE + Enriched)

Basic (FREE from HTML):

Field	Example
Name	TechCorp
Logo	https://event.com/techcorp-logo.png
Website	https://techcorp.com
Category	Platinum Partner
Tier	Tier 1 (Title/Presenting)
LinkedIn	https://linkedin.com/company/techcorp

Enriched (with enrichment ON):

Field	Example
Employee Count	5,000
Industry	Software Development
Description	Leading tech company...
Headquarters	San Francisco, US
Founded	2010
Company Logo (LinkedIn)	https://media.licdn.com/...
Company Phone	+1-555-0100
Tagline	Innovation First
Follower Count	50,000
Company Type	Privately Held
Verified	true
Funding	(when available)
Similar Companies	CompetitorCo, RivalInc (name + LinkedIn + logo)
Key People	CEO, CTO, Founder (name + designation + LinkedIn + location + bio + followers)

Agenda (FREE from HTML)

Field	Example
Topic	Future of AI in HR
Session Type	Power Panel / Keynote / Workshop
Session Partner	TechCorp
Speakers	John Smith (with LinkedIn)

Event Details (FREE from HTML)

Field	Example
Event Name	SHRM Talent 2025
Date	11-March-2025
Venue	Bengaluru
Image	https://event.com/banner.jpg
Contact	email, phone, website
Summary	24 speakers, 58 sponsors, seniority breakdown

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
urls	array	Event page URLs to scrape	Required
enrichSponsors	boolean	Enable LinkedIn + company enrichment (adds ~$0.50 & ~2 min)	true
skipPlaywright	boolean	Skip browser rendering (faster but may miss JS content)	false
maxResults	integer	Max URLs to process (0 = all)	0

Example: Full Enrichment (default)

{
    "urls": ["https://www.shrmconference.org/talent25"],
    "enrichSponsors": true
}

Example: Fast Mode (FREE, no enrichment)

{
    "urls": ["https://www.shrmconference.org/talent25"],
    "enrichSponsors": false
}

Example: Multiple Events

{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.shrmconference.org/talent25",
        "https://observenowevents.in/bfsi/",
        "https://et-edge.com/conferences/gcc/2026-bangalore/"
    ]
}

Output Examples

Speaker

{
    "speaker_name": "John Smith",
    "speaker_designation": "Chief Technology Officer",
    "speaker_company": "Google",
    "speaker_image_url": "https://event.com/speakers/john.jpg",
    "speaker_linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
    "speaker_profile": "CTO at Google with 15+ years in AI...",
    "seniority_level": "CXO",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/johnsmith",
    "email": "john@google.com"
}

Sponsor (Enriched)

{
    "sponsor_name": "TechCorp",
    "sponsor_image_url": "https://event.com/sponsors/techcorp.png",
    "sponsor_website": "https://techcorp.com",
    "sponsor_linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/techcorp",
    "sponsor_category": "Platinum Partner",
    "sponsor_tier": "Tier 1 (Title/Presenting)",
    "employee_count": 5000,
    "industry": ["Software Development"],
    "description": "Leading tech company specializing in AI...",
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, US",
    "founded": 2010,
    "specialities": ["AI", "Cloud", "Data Analytics"],
    "company_logo": "https://media.licdn.com/company-logo.jpg",
    "company_phone": "1234567890",
    "tagline": "Innovation First",
    "follower_count": 50000,
    "company_type": "Privately Held",
    "is_verified": true,
    "similar_companies": [
        {
            "name": "CompetitorCo",
            "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/competitorco",
            "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/competitor-logo.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "key_people": [
        {
            "name": "Jane Doe",
            "designation": "CEO",
            "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe",
            "location": "San Francisco, California",
            "company": "TechCorp",
            "bio": "CEO with 15+ years building enterprise SaaS...",
            "followers": "5K+ followers"
        }
    ]
}

Agenda

{
    "topic": "Future of AI in HR",
    "session_type": "Power Panel",
    "session_partner": "TechCorp",
    "speaker_names": [
        {"name": "John Smith", "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/johnsmith"},
        {"name": "Jane Doe", "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe"}
    ]
}

Supported Websites

• SHRM Conference sites (Talent, Tech, IAC)
• ObserveNow Events (BFSI, PSU, CIO, Digital)
• StrategINK events
• Nasscom / NTLF / Sched.com events
• ET Edge conferences
• WordPress/Elementor event sites
• Any generic event website with standard HTML patterns (speakers section, sponsors logos, agenda)

Performance

Metric	Without Enrichment	With Enrichment
Speed (1 event)	~30 seconds	~2.5 minutes
Speed (20 events)	~3 minutes	~17 minutes
Cost (1 event)	FREE	~$0.54
Speaker LinkedIn	From HTML only	95%+ (HTML + Google Search)
Sponsor LinkedIn	From HTML only	98%+ (HTML + Google Search)
Company data	-	95%+ sponsors
Key people	-	80%+ sponsors

How Enrichment Works

Event URL
    |
    v
[Step 1: Fast HTTP fetch] -----> Speakers, Sponsors, Agenda extracted (FREE)
    |
    v (if HTML is empty/JS-heavy)
[Step 2: Browser fetch] --------> Same extraction via Playwright (FREE)
    |
    v (if enrichment ON)
[Step 3: LinkedIn Search] ------> Google Search finds LinkedIn URLs
    |                              - Speakers: "John Smith" "Google" site:linkedin.com/in/
    |                              - Sponsors: "TechCorp" site:linkedin.com/company/
    |                              - Parallel: 10 searches at a time
    v
[Step 4: Company Data] ---------> LinkedIn Company API (1 batch call)
    |                              - employee_count, industry, HQ, similar_companies
    |                              - company_logo, tagline, phone, verified status
    v
[Step 5: Key People] -----------> Google Search for CEO/CTO/Founder
    |                              - "TechCorp" CEO OR CTO OR Founder site:linkedin.com/in
    |                              - Gets name, designation, LinkedIn, location, bio
    v
[Output Dataset] ----------------> Complete event data ready!

Integration

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("etb2b-tools/event-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "urls": ["https://www.shrmconference.org/talent25"],
        "enrichSponsors": True
    }
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"Event: {item['event_details']['name']}")
    for k, v in item.items():
        if k.startswith("speakers_details"):
            print(f"Speakers: {len(v)}")
        if k.startswith("sponsors_details"):
            print(f"Sponsors: {len(v)}")

API (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/etb2b-tools~event-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls": ["https://www.shrmconference.org/talent25"], "enrichSponsors": true}'

Webhook

Set up a webhook in Apify Console to get notified when scraping completes. Perfect for automated pipelines.

FAQ

Q: Why are some sponsors missing company data? A: Small or very new companies may not have complete LinkedIn profiles. The scraper extracts whatever is available.

Q: Why is a speaker's LinkedIn missing? A: Some speakers have very common names or no LinkedIn presence. The scraper finds 95%+ of speakers.

Q: Can I use this without enrichment? A: Yes! Set enrichSponsors: false — you'll get all data from the event page HTML for FREE in ~30 seconds.

Q: What actors are needed for enrichment? A: Your Apify account needs access to apify/google-search-scraper and harvestapi/linkedin-company. Both are pay-per-use on Apify Store.

Q: How much does it cost? A: ~$0.54 per event with enrichment. Without enrichment, it's FREE (only Apify platform compute cost ~$0.002).

Changelog

• v0.1.25 - Playwright async fix, enrichment toggle, under-maintenance safe
• v0.1.21 - Public release with parallel processing, company enrichment, key people search
• Full LinkedIn enrichment via Google Search (parallel, 10 workers)
• Company data via LinkedIn API (batch, single call)
• Key people with designation, location, bio, followers
• 3 URLs concurrent processing for batch jobs
• Extra fields: company_logo, tagline, follower_count, company_type, company_phone, is_verified, funding