In a Goldcast virtual event, there are three primary roles: 

• Admin/Organizer
• Speaker and 
• Attendee

Admin vs. Speaker vs. Attendee Access

The organizer (or admin) has access to:

• The Goldcast Studio: For creating and setting up the event 
• The Backstage of the Event Space: To coordinate with speakers and other organizers 
• The Event Space: To engage and interact with attendees via the Engagement Panel 

Speakers don’t have access to Goldcast Studio but have access to the backstage of the Event Space. They can go on Stage during their session(s) to present their content and interact with the attendees via the Engagement Panel. They can also watch the event live like other attendees. 

Attendees only have access to the Event Space. They do NOT have access to the backstage or Goldcast Studio. 

Admin vs. Speaker Permissions

Though admins (organizers) and speakers have access to the backstage, they have varying permissions. Here’s a quick run-through of the permissions available to admins and speakers in the Event Space: 

Event Space Actions	Admin/Organizer	Speaker
Manage manual session redirection (start/stop session during an event)  Note: However, if the admin has turned off this control, speakers will not be able to start or stop sessions.
Post a message to the stage during the event
Publish a scrolling ticker on stage during the event
Share a global announcement across the whole event
Move speakers/organizers on or off stage
Mute speakers/organizers
Share videos/slides/polls to the stage
Share their screens onstage
Launch Polls
Launch Surveys
Share attendee questions on stage
Accept attendees onstage via the Video Q&A feature
Answer and approve questions in moderated Q&A
Delete questions in moderated Q&A
Share chat messages to the stage or delete messages from the session chat, public chat, and speaker chat (Note: Speakers can only share and delete chats from the sessions they're a speaker at)
Delete chat messages from rooms and booths
Send chat messages to the Q&A tab
Share a logo/image onstage
Modify stage layout when sharing slides, polls, Q&A, or their screen on stage