diff --git a/app/models/conference.rb b/app/models/conference.rb
index f79d9678..14e0a6e4 100644
--- a/app/models/conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/conference.rb
@@ -562,6 +562,14 @@ class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
     User.with_role(:keynote_speaker, self)
   end
 
+  ##
+  #
+  # ====Returns
+  # * +Array+  ->  Events with attribute 'is_highlight'
+  def highlights
+    events.where(is_highlight: true)
+  end
+
   private
 
   after_create do
diff --git a/app/models/splashpage.rb b/app/models/splashpage.rb
index e414f75b..07fbb5cc 100644
--- a/app/models/splashpage.rb
+++ b/app/models/splashpage.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Splashpage < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :conference
   attr_accessible :public,
-                  :include_tracks, :include_program,
+                  :include_tracks, :include_program, :include_cfp,
                   :include_venue, :include_registrations,
                   :include_tickets, :include_lodgings,
                   :include_sponsors, :include_social_media
diff --git a/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/_form.html.haml
index 11f6476d..f18e6a07 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/_form.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     = semantic_form_for(@call_for_paper, :url => admin_conference_call_for_paper_path(@conference.short_title),:html => {:multipart => true}) do |f|
       = f.input :start_date, :as => :string, :input_html => { :id => "conference-start-datepicker", :readonly => "readonly"  }
       = f.input :end_date, :as => :string, :input_html => { :id => "conference-end-datepicker", :readonly => "readonly"  }
-      = f.input :include_cfp_in_splash, label: "Show Call for Papers on the splash page"
       = f.input :schedule_public, label: "Show Schedule on the home and splash page"
       = f.input :schedule_changes, label: "Allow submitters to change their event after it is scheduled"
       = f.input :rating, :hint => "Enter the number of different rating levels you want to have for voting on proposals. Enter 0 if you do not want to vote on proposals."
diff --git a/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/show.html.haml
index 01322c75..3857e58d 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/call_for_papers/show.html.haml
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@
           Tracks:
         %dd
           = tracks(@conference)
-        %dt
-          Public
-        %dd#cfp_in_splash
-          - if @call_for_paper.include_cfp_in_splash
-            True
-          - else
-            False
         %dt
           Public Schedule
         %dd#schedule_public
diff --git a/app/views/admin/splashpages/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/splashpages/_form.html.haml
index 59babd14..656aa0e0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/splashpages/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/splashpages/_form.html.haml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       = f.inputs name: 'Components' do
         = f.input :include_tracks, label: 'Display tracks on the splashpage?'
         = f.input :include_program, label: 'Display program on the splashpage?'
+        = f.input :include_cfp, label: 'Display CfP information on splashpage, while cfp is open?'
         = f.input :include_venue, label: 'Display venue on the splashpage?'
         = f.input :include_registrations, label: 'Display the registration period on the splashpage?'
         = f.input :include_tickets, label: 'Display tickets on the splashpage?'
diff --git a/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
index cd26a461..ae340cad 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/splashpages/show.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     .page-header
       %h1 Splashpage
       %p.text-muted
-        Build a 
+        Build a
         = link_to "splash page", conference_path(@conference.short_title)
         with all the information for your conference
 - if @splashpage
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
             Yes
           - else
             No
+        %dt
+          Include CFP:
+        %dd
+          - if @splashpage.include_cfp
+            Yes
+          - else
+            No
         %dt
           Include Social Media:
         %dd
diff --git a/app/views/conference/_program.html.haml b/app/views/conference/_program.html.haml
index f352528d..288d83f7 100644
--- a/app/views/conference/_program.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conference/_program.html.haml
@@ -24,9 +24,22 @@
           = link_to(conference_schedule_path(@conference.short_title), class: 'btn btn-default btn-lg') do
             Full Schedule
 
-  - #FIXME: Display keynotes https://github.com/openSUSE/osem/issues/544 
-  - #FIXME: Display schedule highlights https://github.com/openSUSE/osem/issues/545
+  - #FIXME: Display keynotes https://github.com/openSUSE/osem/issues/544
 
+  %h3.text-center
+    Don't miss out!
+  - if @conference.highlights.any?
+    .row
+      .col-md-12
+        - @conference.highlights.each_slice(2) do |slice|
+          .row.row-centered
+            - slice.each do |event|
+              .col-md-6.col-centered.col-top.highlights
+                %p.text-center
+                  %b= event.title
+                %h5.text-center
+                  = simple_format truncate(event.abstract, length: 500, separator: ' ')
+                  = link_to "Read More", conference_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, event)
 
   = content_for :splash_nav do
     %li
diff --git a/app/views/conference/show.html.haml b/app/views/conference/show.html.haml
index 4cc793d2..6fe65c71 100644
--- a/app/views/conference/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/conference/show.html.haml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       %section#program
         = render 'program'
 
-    - if @conference.cfp_open? and @conference.call_for_paper.include_cfp_in_splash?
+    - if @conference.cfp_open? and @conference.splashpage.include_cfp
       %section#callforpapers
         = render 'call_for_paper'
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       %section#sponsors
         = render 'sponsors'
 
-    - if @conference.splashpage.include_social_media and @conference.contact.has_social_media?
+    - if @conference.contact.has_social_media? and @conference.splashpage.include_social_media
       %section#social-media
         = render 'social_media'
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20141127161313_add_is_highlight_in_events.rb b/db/migrate/20141127161313_add_is_highlight_in_events.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b61ef26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20141127161313_add_is_highlight_in_events.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddIsHighlightInEvents < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :events, :is_highlight, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20141127163428_remove_column_include_cfp_in_splash_from_cfp.rb b/db/migrate/20141127163428_remove_column_include_cfp_in_splash_from_cfp.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f3519df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20141127163428_remove_column_include_cfp_in_splash_from_cfp.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RemoveColumnIncludeCfpInSplashFromCfp < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    remove_column :call_for_papers, :include_cfp_in_splash, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20141127163536_add_include_cfp_in_splashpages.rb b/db/migrate/20141127163536_add_include_cfp_in_splashpages.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2e7c0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20141127163536_add_include_cfp_in_splashpages.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddIncludeCfpInSplashpages < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :splashpages, :include_cfp, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 065acd24..b72a5ce2 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20141130182139) do
   end
 
   create_table "call_for_papers", force: true do |t|
-    t.date     "start_date",                            null: false
-    t.date     "end_date",                              null: false
+    t.date     "start_date",                       null: false
+    t.date     "end_date",                         null: false
     t.integer  "conference_id"
     t.datetime "created_at"
     t.datetime "updated_at"
-    t.boolean  "schedule_changes",      default: false
-    t.integer  "rating",                default: 3
+    t.boolean  "schedule_changes", default: false
+    t.integer  "rating",           default: 3
     t.boolean  "schedule_public"
-    t.boolean  "include_cfp_in_splash", default: false
   end
 
   create_table "campaigns", force: true do |t|
@@ -234,6 +233,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20141130182139) do
     t.boolean  "require_registration"
     t.integer  "difficulty_level_id"
     t.integer  "week"
+    t.boolean  "is_highlight",                 default: false
   end
 
   create_table "events_registrations", id: false, force: true do |t|
@@ -334,11 +334,11 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20141130182139) do
 
   create_table "roles", force: true do |t|
     t.string   "name"
-    t.datetime "created_at"
-    t.datetime "updated_at"
     t.string   "description"
     t.integer  "resource_id"
     t.string   "resource_type"
+    t.datetime "created_at"
+    t.datetime "updated_at"
   end
 
   add_index "roles", ["name", "resource_type", "resource_id"], name: "index_roles_on_name_and_resource_type_and_resource_id"
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20141130182139) do
     t.boolean  "include_lodgings"
     t.datetime "created_at"
     t.datetime "updated_at"
+    t.boolean  "include_cfp",           default: false
   end
 
   create_table "sponsors", force: true do |t|
diff --git a/spec/views/conference/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/conference/show.html.haml_spec.rb
index 39003be6..c70c32cf 100644
--- a/spec/views/conference/show.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/conference/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe 'conference/show.html.haml' do
                                     include_tickets: true,
                                     include_social_media: true,
                                     include_venue: true,
-                                    include_lodgings: true)
+                                    include_lodgings: true,
+                                    include_cfp: true)
 
     @conference.contact.update(sponsor_email: 'example@example.com',
                                facebook: 'http://facebook.com',
@@ -24,8 +25,7 @@ describe 'conference/show.html.haml' do
                                              start_date: Date.yesterday,
                                              end_date: Date.tomorrow)
 
-    @conference.call_for_paper = create(:call_for_paper, conference: @conference,
-                                                         include_cfp_in_splash: true)
+    @conference.call_for_paper = create(:call_for_paper, conference: @conference)
 
     @conference.sponsorship_levels << create(:sponsorship_level, conference: @conference)
     @sponsorship_level = @conference.sponsorship_levels.first