diff --git a/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-schedule-short.tsx b/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-schedule-short.tsx
index 4e3021cbe71d5..4956bf9205d2a 100644
--- a/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-schedule-short.tsx
+++ b/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-schedule-short.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ export function ConfScheduleShort(): JSX.Element {
     },
   ];
   const scheduleItemsForMonday17: ScheduleItem[] = [
+    {
+      type: 'event',
+      time: '9:45 - 9:55am (UTC-07:00)',
+      title: 'Opening remarks',
+      description: '',
+      speakers: ['Jeff Cross'],
+      videoUrl: '',
+    },
     {
       type: 'event',
       time: '10:00 - 10:25am (UTC-07:00)',
diff --git a/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-speakers.tsx b/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-speakers.tsx
index 842395f29a274..da4b4e4c95334 100644
--- a/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-speakers.tsx
+++ b/nx-dev/ui-conference/src/lib/conf-speakers.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@ import { Member, MemberCard } from '@nrwl/nx-dev/ui-member-card';
 export function ConfSpeakers(): JSX.Element {
   const speakers: Array<Member> = [
     {
-      description:
-        'Jeff Cross is a co-founder and Angular consultant at nrwl.io, and is the former tech lead of the Angular Mobile Team at Google.',
+      description: 'Co-Founder/CEO of Nrwl, and collector of kunekune pigs.',
       imageUrl: '/images/conf/jeff-cross.webp',
       name: 'Jeff Cross',
       twitter: 'jeffbcross',
     },
     {
-      description:
-        'Nrwlio co-founder, ex-Googler. Work on dev tools for TS/JS. Nx and Nx Cloud creator. Calligraphy and philosophy enthusiast. Stoic.',
+      description: 'Co-Founder/CTO of Nrwl',
       imageUrl: '/images/conf/victor-savkin.webp',
       name: 'Victor Savkin',
       twitter: 'victorsavkin',