diff --git a/backend/api/schedule/types/schedule_item.py b/backend/api/schedule/types/schedule_item.py
index b9c638ab27..100c0d02e0 100644
--- a/backend/api/schedule/types/schedule_item.py
+++ b/backend/api/schedule/types/schedule_item.py
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ def user_has_spot(self, info) -> bool:
         user_id = info.context.request.user.id
         return self.attendees.filter(user_id=user_id).exists()
 
+    @strawberry.field
+    def user_is_talk_manager(self, info: Info) -> bool:
+        if not (user_id := info.context.request.user.id):
+            return False
+
+        return self.talk_manager_id == user_id
+
     @strawberry.field
     def speakers(self, info: Info) -> list[ScheduleItemUser]:
         speakers = []
diff --git a/backend/schedule/admin.py b/backend/schedule/admin.py
index 993a6612b7..13bb70a33b 100644
--- a/backend/schedule/admin.py
+++ b/backend/schedule/admin.py
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class ScheduleItemAdmin(ConferencePermissionMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
         "language",
         "slot",
         "speakers_names",
+        "talk_manager",
         "type",
         "submission",
     )
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ class ScheduleItemAdmin(ConferencePermissionMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
                     "keynote",
                     "link_to",
                     "slido_url",
+                    "talk_manager",
                 )
             },
         ),
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ class ScheduleItemAdmin(ConferencePermissionMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
         "submission__speaker__full_name",
         "submission__speaker__email",
     )
+    autocomplete_fields = ("talk_manager",)
     inlines = [
         ScheduleItemAdditionalSpeakerInline,
         ScheduleItemAttendeeInline,
diff --git a/backend/schedule/migrations/0055_scheduleitem_talk_manager.py b/backend/schedule/migrations/0055_scheduleitem_talk_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75fad8f617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/schedule/migrations/0055_scheduleitem_talk_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.4 on 2025-05-09 15:56
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('schedule', '0054_scheduleitem_link_to_alter_scheduleitem_type'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='scheduleitem',
+            name='talk_manager',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, verbose_name='talk manager'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/schedule/models.py b/backend/schedule/models.py
index 514f29e8ce..22d169d033 100644
--- a/backend/schedule/models.py
+++ b/backend/schedule/models.py
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ class ScheduleItem(TimeStampedModel):
     )
     link_to = models.CharField(_("link to"), blank=True, default="", max_length=1024)
 
+    talk_manager = models.ForeignKey(
+        "users.User",
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        verbose_name=_("talk manager"),
+    )
+
     image = models.ImageField(
         _("image"), null=True, blank=True, upload_to="schedule_items"
     )