diff --git a/app/styles/components/speaker-list.scss b/app/styles/components/speaker-list.scss
index 322629a802b..ad1733a852c 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/speaker-list.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/speaker-list.scss
@@ -13,3 +13,19 @@
 .word-break {
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
+
+.thumbnail-square {
+  height: 220px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
+  width: 220px;
+}
+
+.thumbnail-square img {
+  height: 100%;
+  left: 50%;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  width: auto;
+}
diff --git a/app/templates/components/forms/session-speaker-form.hbs b/app/templates/components/forms/session-speaker-form.hbs
index 1611a69b6cb..0a40f2a5391 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/forms/session-speaker-form.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/forms/session-speaker-form.hbs
@@ -146,11 +146,15 @@
             {{#if (eq field.type 'image')}}
               {{widgets/forms/image-upload
                 imageUrl=(mut (get data.speaker field.fieldIdentifier))
-                label=(t 'Logo')
+                needsCropper=true
+                label=(t 'Speaker Image')
                 id=(if field.isRequired (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier '_required') (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier))
                 icon='image'
+                aspectRatio = (array 2 2)
                 hint=(t 'Select an image')
-                maxSizeInKb=1000}}
+                maxSizeInKb=1000
+                helpText=(t 'We recommend using a 1:1 ratio image')
+                requiresDivider=true}}
             {{/if}}
             {{#if (eq field.type 'select')}}
               {{#if (eq field.fieldIdentifier 'country')}}
@@ -239,12 +243,16 @@
           {{/if}}
           {{#if (eq field.type 'image')}}
             {{widgets/forms/image-upload
-              imageUrl=(mut (get data.speaker field.fieldIdentifier))
-              label=(t 'Logo')
-              id=(if field.isRequired (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier '_required') (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier))
-              icon='image'
-              hint=(t 'Select an image')
-              maxSizeInKb=1000}}
+                imageUrl=(mut (get data.speaker field.fieldIdentifier))
+                needsCropper=true
+                label=(t 'Speaker Image')
+                id=(if field.isRequired (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier '_required') (concat 'speaker_' field.fieldIdentifier))
+                icon='image'
+                aspectRatio = (array 2 2)
+                hint=(t 'Select an image')
+                maxSizeInKb=1000
+                helpText=(t 'We recommend using a 1:1 ratio image')
+                requiresDivider=true}}
           {{/if}}
           {{#if (eq field.type 'select')}}
             {{#if (eq field.fieldIdentifier 'country')}}
diff --git a/app/templates/components/public/speaker-item.hbs b/app/templates/components/public/speaker-item.hbs
index 8b7b17037ab..2694c4665e0 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/public/speaker-item.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/public/speaker-item.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {{#ui-accordion}}
   <div class="title">
     <div class="ui">
-      <img alt="speaker" class="ui medium rounded image" src="{{if speaker.thumbnailImageUrl speaker.thumbnailImageUrl (if speaker.photoUrl speaker.photoUrl '/images/placeholders/avatar.png')}}">
-      <br>
+      <div class="thumbnail-square">
+        <img alt="speaker" class="ui rounded image" src="{{if speaker.thumbnailImageUrl speaker.thumbnailImageUrl (if speaker.photoUrl speaker.photoUrl '/images/placeholders/avatar.png')}}">
+      </div>
       <h3 class="ui centered header less margin">
         {{speaker.name}}
       </h3>