diff --git a/addons/event/event_view.xml b/addons/event/event_view.xml
index b30a778047b..e14310b87c3 100644
--- a/addons/event/event_view.xml
+++ b/addons/event/event_view.xml
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@
                         </group>
                     </page>
                     <page string="Speakers">
-                        <field name="main_speaker_id" domain="[('speaker','=',True)]"/>
+                        <field name="main_speaker_id" domain="[('speaker','=',True)]" context="{'default_speaker':1}"/>
                         <field name="speaker_confirmed"/>
                         <separator string="Other Speakers" colspan="4"/>
-                        <field name="speaker_ids" domain="[('speaker','=',True)]" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                        <field name="speaker_ids" domain="[('speaker','=',True)]" context="{'default_speaker':1}" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
                     </page>
                     <page string="Extra Info">
                         <group col="2" colspan="2">