diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Materials/PresentationMediaUpload.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Materials/PresentationMediaUpload.php
index 037824a0..252d532b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Materials/PresentationMediaUpload.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Materials/PresentationMediaUpload.php
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ class PresentationMediaUpload extends PresentationMaterial
         $this->media_upload_type = $media_upload_type;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isMandatory():bool{
+        return $this->media_upload_type->isMandatory();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return int
      */
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
index 385ddf12..831cbcae 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/Presentations/Presentation.php
@@ -57,21 +57,25 @@ class Presentation extends SummitEvent
      */
     const PHASE_SUMMARY = 1;
 
+    /**
+     * defines a phase where a presentation has a UPLOADS
+     */
+    const PHASE_UPLOADS = 2;
+
     /**
      * defines a phase where a presentation has a tags
      */
-    const PHASE_TAGS = 2;
+    const PHASE_TAGS = 3;
 
     /**
      * defines a phase where a presentation has a summary and speakers
      */
-    const PHASE_SPEAKERS = 3;
-
+    const PHASE_SPEAKERS = 4;
 
     /**
      * Defines a phase where a presentation has been submitted successfully
      */
-    const PHASE_COMPLETE = 4;
+    const PHASE_COMPLETE = 5;
 
     /**
      *
@@ -625,6 +629,9 @@ class Presentation extends SummitEvent
             case self::PHASE_SUMMARY:
                 return 'SUMMARY';
                 break;
+            case self::PHASE_UPLOADS:
+                return 'UPLOADS';
+                break;
             case self::PHASE_TAGS:
                 return 'TAGS';
                 break;
@@ -658,9 +665,10 @@ class Presentation extends SummitEvent
     /**
      * @param int $progress
      */
-    public function setProgress($progress)
+    public function setProgress(int $progress)
     {
-        $this->progress = $progress;
+        if($this->progress < $progress)
+            $this->progress = $progress;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1004,4 +1012,13 @@ class Presentation extends SummitEvent
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getMediaUploadsMandatoryCount():int{
+        return $this->materials->filter(function( $element) {
+            return $element instanceof PresentationMediaUpload && $element->isMandatory();
+        })->count();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
index 9c8291fa..6e45fdc0 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
@@ -4839,6 +4839,29 @@ SQL;
         return $type === false ? null : $type;
     }
 
+
+    public function getMediaUploadsMandatoryCount():int {
+        try {
+            $sql = <<<SQL
+            SELECT COUNT(SummitMediaUploadType.ID) AS QTY
+            FROM SummitMediaUploadType
+            WHERE 
+            SummitMediaUploadType.SummitID = :summit_id 
+            AND SummitMediaUploadType.IsMandatory = 1
+SQL;
+            $stmt = $this->prepareRawSQL($sql);
+            $stmt->execute([
+                'summit_id' => $this->id,
+            ]);
+            $res = $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);
+            $count = count($res) > 0 ? $res[0] : 0;
+        } catch (\Exception $ex) {
+            $count = 0;
+        }
+
+        return $count;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @return SummitMediaUploadType|null
diff --git a/app/Services/Model/Imp/PresentationService.php b/app/Services/Model/Imp/PresentationService.php
index dab38fb6..4a49c9d0 100644
--- a/app/Services/Model/Imp/PresentationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Model/Imp/PresentationService.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use App\Services\Model\AbstractService;
 use App\Models\Foundation\Summit\Events\Presentations\TrackQuestions\TrackAnswer;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use models\exceptions\EntityNotFoundException;
 use models\exceptions\ValidationException;
 use models\main\IFolderRepository;
@@ -995,6 +996,7 @@ final class PresentationService
             $payload
         ) {
 
+            Log::debug(sprintf("PresentationService::addMediaUploadTo summit %s presentation %s", $summit->getId(), $presentation_id));
             $presentation = $this->presentation_repository->getById($presentation_id);
 
             if (is_null($presentation) || !$presentation instanceof Presentation)
@@ -1069,6 +1071,21 @@ final class PresentationService
             $mediaUpload->setFilename($fileName);
             $presentation->addMediaUpload($mediaUpload);
 
+            if(!$presentation->isCompleted()){
+                Log::debug(sprintf("PresentationService::addMediaUploadTo presentation %s is not complete", $presentation_id));
+                $summitMediaUploadCount = $summit->getMediaUploadsMandatoryCount();
+                Log::debug(sprintf("PresentationService::addMediaUploadTo presentation %s got summitMediaUploadCount %s", $presentation_id, $summitMediaUploadCount));
+                if($summitMediaUploadCount == 0) {
+                    Log::debug(sprintf("PresentationService::addMediaUploadTo presentation %s marking as PHASE_UPLOADS ( no mandatories uploads)", $presentation_id));
+                    $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_UPLOADS);
+                }
+
+                if($summitMediaUploadCount > 0 && $summitMediaUploadCount == $presentation->getMediaUploadsMandatoryCount()){
+                    Log::debug(sprintf("PresentationService::addMediaUploadTo presentation %s marking as PHASE_UPLOADS ( mandatories completed)", $presentation_id));
+                    $presentation->setProgress(Presentation::PHASE_UPLOADS);
+                }
+            }
+
             return $mediaUpload;
         });
     }
diff --git a/database/migrations/model/Version20201021172434.php b/database/migrations/model/Version20201021172434.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d57186a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/model/Version20201021172434.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php namespace Database\Migrations\Model;
+/**
+ * Copyright 2019 OpenStack Foundation
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+use Doctrine\Migrations\AbstractMigration;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema as Schema;
+/**
+ * Class Version20201021172434
+ * @package Database\Migrations\Model
+ */
+class Version20201021172434 extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    /**
+     * @param Schema $schema
+     */
+    public function up(Schema $schema)
+    {
+        $sql = <<<SQL
+       update Presentation set Progress = 5 where Progress = 4;
+SQL;
+        $this->addSql($sql);
+
+        $sql = <<<SQL
+       update Presentation set Progress = 4  where Progress = 3;
+SQL;
+        $this->addSql($sql);
+
+        $sql = <<<SQL
+        update Presentation set Progress = 3  where Progress = 2;
+SQL;
+        $this->addSql($sql);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Schema $schema
+     */
+    public function down(Schema $schema)
+    {
+
+    }
+}