February 2026 brings a packed calendar of industry events as platforms, brands, and creators convene across four continents to address the sector’s growth. Major gatherings span from Web Summit Qatar’s 30,000-attendee conference to specialized summits examining TikTok Shop strategies, broadcast-AV convergence, and creator-driven commerce. The Association of National Advertisers and EMARKETER host dedicated creator marketing conferences, while Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global explore convergence between traditional media and digital creators. Events in Africa, Europe, India, and the Middle East reflect the global expansion of the creator economy’s infrastructure and investment.
Web Summit Qatar returns to Doha Exhibition and Convention Center with 30,000 attendees, 700 investors, and 1,500 startups. The event features speakers including Canva Co-founder and COO Cliff Obrecht, ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski, Runway Founder Cristobal Valenzuela, and Omnicom CEO John Wren. The conference connects founders in the Middle East to investors and journalists globally.
Date: February 1-4, 2026 Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, Doha, Qatar
Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of International Formats Anaïs Baker keynotes at Realscreen Summit, discussing how she identifies and develops IP with global potential and builds content pipelines for global franchises including LOL: Last One Laughing, Wild & Free, and Luxe Listings. The event precedes NATPE Global with a mid-week crossover day. Dhar Mann, founder of Dhar Mann Studios, and Bell Media President Sean Cohan keynote under the Convergence theme, examining shifting power dynamics as traditional media players partner with competitors and study social playbooks. Mann leads one of the world’s most-watched digital storytelling platforms with billions of views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. He appears alongside Dhar Mann Studios CEO and former MTV president Sean Atkins.
Date: February 2-4, 2026 Venue: InterContinental Miami, Miami
eCommerce Nurse, a TikTok Shop Partner agency, hosts TikTok Shop Connect for brands exploring user-generated content, affiliates, ads, and live selling. The event targets brand owners expanding beyond Amazon and ecommerce managers building TikTok Shop strategies. Sessions cover shop optimization, content creation, affiliate partnerships, ad strategies, live selling, and analytics. Speakers include Carina McLeod, CEO of eCommerce Nurse; Amena Khan, TikTok Lead; Taylor Gargett, TikTok Content Executive; and Joshua Ferguson, Social Ads & Affiliates Associate. Early bird tickets cost £150 through December 31, 2025, and rise to £250 thereafter.
Date: February 4, 2026 Venue: 1 America Square, London
NATPE Global follows Realscreen Summit at InterContinental Miami with keynotes from Dhar Mann and Bell Media President Sean Cohan under the Convergence theme. The event expands focus on creator economy with a new dedicated scripted track and increased emphasis on brands. NATPE Honors returns to recognize industry leaders. The 2025 edition achieved record-breaking attendance and unprecedented buyer engagement.
Date: February 4-6, 2026 Venue: InterContinental Miami, Miami
The Broadcast AV Summit, presented in association with IABM, examines the Creator Economy, Experience Economy, and Streaming Economy. Ross Video Chief Executive Officer David Ross discusses broadcast-AV convergence as reality. Adobe Strategic Development Manager Samantha Bacon presents Connected Video Platform’s AI capabilities for scaling video production. IABM Head of Business Intelligence Chris Evans presents market research insights. Sessions cover core infrastructure shifts to IP-based workflows, cloud production, live production systems, AR, streaming platforms, and AI/ML applications. YouTube’s Callum Hewitt discusses the platform’s evolution from social media to mainstream TV. The summit targets corporate organizations, brands, advertising agencies, broadcasters, podcasters, and video influencers.
Date: February 5, 2026, 14:00-18:00 Venue: Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Hall CC5.1, Barcelona
Africa’s Creative Epicenter for Film, Broadcast, Podcasting & Digital Content convenes at Sandton Convention Centre, featuring Africa’s first Podcast Conference. The three-day event includes film industry dialogue, broadcast gear exhibition, and social media content creation summit. The podcast summit on February 9 includes panels on launching podcasts in Africa, building African audiences, monetization, regulation, freedom of speech, and radio versus podcast debate. The event collaborates with SABC Plus, Free Vision Play, BRICS Africa Channel, and Trace Gospel.
Date: February 9-11, 2026 Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
EMARKETER Principal Analyst Max Willens unveils 2026 creator spending forecasts, including new category breakouts revealing acceleration in shoppable content and CTV. TikTok Live Pro creator Gabriella Gomez, Managing Member at Department of Influence, discusses building a half-million-strong following through livestreaming with Emmy Liederman. Senior Analyst Minda Smiley examines how shoppable video, retail media integrations, storefronts, and affiliate programs reshape the customer journey. A panel explores creator video’s expansion to CTV, covering programming cadence, content packaging for larger screens, ROI measurement, and brand safety.
Date: February 13, 2026, 11:30 am ET Venue: Virtual
The Government of India, under the IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, hosts a one-day Research Symposium on AI and its Impact with IIIT-Hyderabad as knowledge partner. The symposium precedes the India-AI Impact Summit (February 19-20) and features plenary sessions with global leaders, international research showcase presentations, and Global South research and posters showcase. Symposium chairs include Abhishek Singh, AS (MeitY), CEO (IndiaAI) and DG (NIC), and Prof. PJ Narayanan, IIIT Hyderabad.
Date: February 18, 2026 Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
DIGITALEUROPE’s flagship event brings together Europe’s digital leaders, innovators, and policymakers to address digital competitiveness and security challenges amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The 2025 edition drew 1,500 participants from 72 countries and featured 54 speakers. The 2026 programme features senior European policymakers and industry leaders including Maria Luís Albuquerque, Henna Virkkunen, Nadia Calviño, Roxana Mînzatu, and Jack Chambers, alongside DIGITALEUROPE leadership and executives from Mastercard, Nokia, AWS, and Johnson & Johnson. The event includes the Future Unicorn Award and other signature recognitions highlighting high-potential European technology SMEs.
Date: February 25-26, 2026 Venue: Brussels & Online
MIP London returns with new dates and refreshed format as a multi-genre international market uniting digital creators, television producers, platforms, distributors, buyers, and brands. A main-stage session features senior executives from Podimo, Patreon, Little Dot Studios, and Acast exploring podcasting’s evolution into a cross-platform, creator-led business. The conference program connects the creator, attention, and experience economies. MIP London Doc + Factual Pitch accepts submissions through January 8.
Date: February 22-24, 2026 Venue: IET London and The Savoy Hotel: Savoy Place, London
The Association of National Advertisers hosts its 2026 Creator Marketing Conference featuring Dr. Marcus Collins, Clinical Professor at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and author of For The Culture, Microsoft Head of Creators & Fandom Kevin Frankenfeld, and Unilever Chief Brand Communications Officer Casey DePalma McCartney. Sessions cover building creator partnerships, measuring ROI, navigating rates, and crafting content that delivers results. Pinterest serves as presenting sponsor. Client-side members attend free, with in-person registration ranging from $1,299 to $1,999 for non-members and virtual access from $1,099 to $1,799.
Date: February 23-25, 2026 Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas
The 26th edition of Global Summit Marketing & Digital brings together Italy’s business community for marketing and digital communication. The two-day b2b event features one-to-one business matching appointments, conferences, workshops, and networking. The 2025 edition included 2,000+ one-to-one meetings, 50 exhibiting companies, and 350+ marketing and digital directors.
Date: February 25-26, 2026 Venue: Lazise, Verona, Italy
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February 2026 brings a packed calendar of industry events as platforms, brands, and creators convene across four continents to address the sector’s growth. Major gatherings span from Web Summit Qatar’s 30,000-attendee conference to specialized summits examining TikTok Shop strategies, broadcast-AV convergence, and creator-driven commerce. The Association of National Advertisers and EMARKETER host dedicated creator marketing conferences, while Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global explore convergence between traditional media and digital creators. Events in Africa, Europe, India, and the Middle East reflect the global expansion of the creator economy’s infrastructure and investment.
Web Summit Qatar
Web Summit Qatar returns to Doha Exhibition and Convention Center with 30,000 attendees, 700 investors, and 1,500 startups. The event features speakers including Canva Co-founder and COO Cliff Obrecht, ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski, Runway Founder Cristobal Valenzuela, and Omnicom CEO John Wren. The conference connects founders in the Middle East to investors and journalists globally.
Date: February 1-4, 2026
Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, Doha, Qatar
Realscreen Summit
Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of International Formats Anaïs Baker keynotes at Realscreen Summit, discussing how she identifies and develops IP with global potential and builds content pipelines for global franchises including LOL: Last One Laughing, Wild & Free, and Luxe Listings. The event precedes NATPE Global with a mid-week crossover day. Dhar Mann, founder of Dhar Mann Studios, and Bell Media President Sean Cohan keynote under the Convergence theme, examining shifting power dynamics as traditional media players partner with competitors and study social playbooks. Mann leads one of the world’s most-watched digital storytelling platforms with billions of views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. He appears alongside Dhar Mann Studios CEO and former MTV president Sean Atkins.
Date: February 2-4, 2026
Venue: InterContinental Miami, Miami
TikTok Shop Connect
eCommerce Nurse, a TikTok Shop Partner agency, hosts TikTok Shop Connect for brands exploring user-generated content, affiliates, ads, and live selling. The event targets brand owners expanding beyond Amazon and ecommerce managers building TikTok Shop strategies. Sessions cover shop optimization, content creation, affiliate partnerships, ad strategies, live selling, and analytics. Speakers include Carina McLeod, CEO of eCommerce Nurse; Amena Khan, TikTok Lead; Taylor Gargett, TikTok Content Executive; and Joshua Ferguson, Social Ads & Affiliates Associate. Early bird tickets cost £150 through December 31, 2025, and rise to £250 thereafter.
Date: February 4, 2026
Venue: 1 America Square, London
NATPE Global
NATPE Global follows Realscreen Summit at InterContinental Miami with keynotes from Dhar Mann and Bell Media President Sean Cohan under the Convergence theme. The event expands focus on creator economy with a new dedicated scripted track and increased emphasis on brands. NATPE Honors returns to recognize industry leaders. The 2025 edition achieved record-breaking attendance and unprecedented buyer engagement.
Date: February 4-6, 2026
Venue: InterContinental Miami, Miami
Broadcast AV Summit at ISE 2026
The Broadcast AV Summit, presented in association with IABM, examines the Creator Economy, Experience Economy, and Streaming Economy. Ross Video Chief Executive Officer David Ross discusses broadcast-AV convergence as reality. Adobe Strategic Development Manager Samantha Bacon presents Connected Video Platform’s AI capabilities for scaling video production. IABM Head of Business Intelligence Chris Evans presents market research insights. Sessions cover core infrastructure shifts to IP-based workflows, cloud production, live production systems, AR, streaming platforms, and AI/ML applications. YouTube’s Callum Hewitt discusses the platform’s evolution from social media to mainstream TV. The summit targets corporate organizations, brands, advertising agencies, broadcasters, podcasters, and video influencers.
Date: February 5, 2026, 14:00-18:00
Venue: Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Hall CC5.1, Barcelona
Cinegear World 2026
Africa’s Creative Epicenter for Film, Broadcast, Podcasting & Digital Content convenes at Sandton Convention Centre, featuring Africa’s first Podcast Conference. The three-day event includes film industry dialogue, broadcast gear exhibition, and social media content creation summit. The podcast summit on February 9 includes panels on launching podcasts in Africa, building African audiences, monetization, regulation, freedom of speech, and radio versus podcast debate. The event collaborates with SABC Plus, Free Vision Play, BRICS Africa Channel, and Trace Gospel.
Date: February 9-11, 2026
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
EMARKETER Creator Economy Summit
EMARKETER Principal Analyst Max Willens unveils 2026 creator spending forecasts, including new category breakouts revealing acceleration in shoppable content and CTV. TikTok Live Pro creator Gabriella Gomez, Managing Member at Department of Influence, discusses building a half-million-strong following through livestreaming with Emmy Liederman. Senior Analyst Minda Smiley examines how shoppable video, retail media integrations, storefronts, and affiliate programs reshape the customer journey. A panel explores creator video’s expansion to CTV, covering programming cadence, content packaging for larger screens, ROI measurement, and brand safety.
Date: February 13, 2026, 11:30 am ET
Venue: Virtual
Research Symposium on AI and Its Impact
The Government of India, under the IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, hosts a one-day Research Symposium on AI and its Impact with IIIT-Hyderabad as knowledge partner. The symposium precedes the India-AI Impact Summit (February 19-20) and features plenary sessions with global leaders, international research showcase presentations, and Global South research and posters showcase. Symposium chairs include Abhishek Singh, AS (MeitY), CEO (IndiaAI) and DG (NIC), and Prof. PJ Narayanan, IIIT Hyderabad.
Date: February 18, 2026
Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Masters of Digital 2026
DIGITALEUROPE’s flagship event brings together Europe’s digital leaders, innovators, and policymakers to address digital competitiveness and security challenges amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The 2025 edition drew 1,500 participants from 72 countries and featured 54 speakers. The 2026 programme features senior European policymakers and industry leaders including Maria Luís Albuquerque, Henna Virkkunen, Nadia Calviño, Roxana Mînzatu, and Jack Chambers, alongside DIGITALEUROPE leadership and executives from Mastercard, Nokia, AWS, and Johnson & Johnson. The event includes the Future Unicorn Award and other signature recognitions highlighting high-potential European technology SMEs.
Date: February 25-26, 2026
Venue: Brussels & Online
MIP London 2026
MIP London returns with new dates and refreshed format as a multi-genre international market uniting digital creators, television producers, platforms, distributors, buyers, and brands. A main-stage session features senior executives from Podimo, Patreon, Little Dot Studios, and Acast exploring podcasting’s evolution into a cross-platform, creator-led business. The conference program connects the creator, attention, and experience economies. MIP London Doc + Factual Pitch accepts submissions through January 8.
Date: February 22-24, 2026
Venue: IET London and The Savoy Hotel: Savoy Place, London
ANA Creator Marketing Conference
The Association of National Advertisers hosts its 2026 Creator Marketing Conference featuring Dr. Marcus Collins, Clinical Professor at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and author of For The Culture, Microsoft Head of Creators & Fandom Kevin Frankenfeld, and Unilever Chief Brand Communications Officer Casey DePalma McCartney. Sessions cover building creator partnerships, measuring ROI, navigating rates, and crafting content that delivers results. Pinterest serves as presenting sponsor. Client-side members attend free, with in-person registration ranging from $1,299 to $1,999 for non-members and virtual access from $1,099 to $1,799.
Date: February 23-25, 2026
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Global Summit Marketing & Digital
The 26th edition of Global Summit Marketing & Digital brings together Italy’s business community for marketing and digital communication. The two-day b2b event features one-to-one business matching appointments, conferences, workshops, and networking. The 2025 edition included 2,000+ one-to-one meetings, 50 exhibiting companies, and 350+ marketing and digital directors.
Date: February 25-26, 2026
Venue: Lazise, Verona, Italy
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