Showrunner

Spec sheet

Product

Showrunner is conference operations software with a real-time Command Center, visual schedule builder, room lead dashboards, speaker check-in tracking, and incident management.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Intended users

It is aimed at operations leads, production managers, program managers, and volunteer room leads.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Security

The site says Showrunner uses row-level security on every database table, role-based permissions at the UI and backend, and encryption in transit and at rest.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Access

Room leads use Showrunner in a browser, and the site says no app download is required for that dashboard.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Attendee schedule

Attendees can view a mobile-friendly public schedule, filter by track, save sessions, and export to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook without an account.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Event size

The site says it is designed for events with 500 to 10,000 attendees and 50 to 300 sessions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Founder

The site identifies Armaan Virani as Showrunner's founder.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Getting started

The site says users can create their first event in under two minutes and start free without a credit card.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Incident reporting

Anyone can scan venue QR codes to report an issue, which the team can triage by severity, assign, and track through resolution.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Live operations

The Command Center tracks session statuses, speaker check-ins, alerts, and incidents in real time across the team.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Room leads

The mobile-first Room Lead dashboard runs in a browser, so volunteers can update session statuses and flag issues without downloading an app.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Scheduling

The schedule builder supports drag-and-drop scheduling, conflict detection, and beta intelligent slot finding and auto-scheduling.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Scheduling inputs

The slot finder scores options using speaker availability, room capacity, AV compatibility, track clustering, day distribution, and speaker transition time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Venues

Showrunner supports multiple venues and rooms, with room capacities, AV equipment profiles, floor plans, and configurations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · showrunnerapps.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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