This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events in early to mid-October, with stops in New York, Denver, Miami Beach, Toronto, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and London. The slate covers advertising and marketing technology, content marketing, entertainment industry strategy, regional Influencer Marketing networking, dealmaking conferences for the Creator Economy, vertical storytelling and micro-drama, affiliate and partnership marketing, and entertainment IP licensing. Primary audiences include marketing, media and advertising professionals, content marketers, entertainment executives, creators and talent representatives, affiliate and partnership marketers, and brand and agency dealmakers.
Advertising Week New York returns to the Penn District for four days, convening marketing, media, technology and Creator Economy professionals. Dhar Mann joins as the event’s inaugural chief creator officer, opening the show with the launch of a $100 million Creator Challenge aimed at generating new creator-brand business. Programming runs across multiple stages, including a Creativity Stage covering creators, pop culture, and sports, plus a dedicated Creator Day pairing creators with chief marketing officers for short collaborative sessions. Confirmed speakers include content creator and FORVR Mood co-founder Jackie Aina, actor and producer Kerry Washington, entertainer Flavor Flav, and Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, alongside chief marketing officers from Hilton, Southwest Airlines, and the Washington Commanders.
Content Marketing Institute holds its flagship conference in Denver for the first time alongside TMRE: The Market Research Event, with content from Lions brands Effie, WARC, and Contagious. The 2026 edition, themed “Insight to Impact,” features more than 100 sessions across tracks including social media and creator marketing, attribution and ROI, and AI in marketing. Programming includes the Science & Magic Summit curated by WARC and Contagious, the Effie-produced Marketing Effectiveness Summit, and an AI in Action Summit offering a certification. Confirmed speakers include actor and producer Gabrielle Union, actress and entrepreneur Sophia Bush, Procter & Gamble chief brand officer Marc Pritchard, and Denver Broncos chief marketing officer Hailey Sullivan. An Extra Innings evening party takes place at Coors Field.
Date: October 5-7, 2026 (Conference: October 5-6; Workshops: October 7)
Venue: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
Jupiter Festival Miami holds its inaugural edition at the Miami Beach Convention Center over four days, positioning itself as a global conference for the business of media, entertainment and sports. The event is backed by MCH Group, parent company of Art Basel, with YouTube as founding sponsor, Cannes Lions as founding partner, and Boston Consulting Group as a sponsor. Organizers report more than 120 confirmed speakers, 3,000 attendees, 200 partners, and representation from 90 countries. Programming addresses how creators and artificial intelligence are reshaping the consumer journey and covers shifts in short-form and vertical video. Confirmed participants include Athletes Unlimited co-founder and chief executive officer Jon Patricof, former Chelsea Football Club chief marketing officer Brandon Berger, and Tribeca Enterprises chief executive officer Rebecca Glashow. The festival opens October 6 with a concert by Third Eye Blind.
Date: October 6-9, 2026
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Platform, a creator talent agency, holds the inaugural Platform Social at St. Lawrence Market North, positioning the one-day event as Canada’s leading conference for Influencer Marketing. The event targets creators, brand marketers and agency partners with panels, keynotes and structured networking, and organizers expect more than 500 attendees. Confirmed programming includes a panel on the business of being a creator, a fireside chat with Snapchat’s Canada creator partnership lead Norissa Samuels, and a keynote on nano- and micro-Influencer Marketing from Heylist chief executive officer and founder Vicky Boudreau. A panel on how brands select creators features speakers from Platform, Edelman, We Are Social Canada and Amazon Canada. Sponsors include Snapchat, Indigo and White Claw. The day closes with a cocktail reception.
The Philly Influencer Mixer holds the inaugural PIMCON at Vault XXVII, billed as Philadelphia’s first creator conference. The one-day event connects local creators, brands, and media through panels, a creator studio, a professional headshot studio, and creator spotlights, with organizers reporting more than 150 attendees and over 1.7 million in combined audience reach. Philadelphia City Councilman Isaiah Thomas delivers the welcome address, and Olympian-turned-entrepreneur and media personality Priscilla Loomis headlines as featured keynote speaker. Programming also includes breakout sessions and a VIP lounge, closing with a finale party. Organizers describe the event as designed to move beyond surface-level networking toward collaboration and opportunity between Philadelphia’s creator community and the brands seeking to work with them.
CreatorIQ holds its one-day Connect conference at The Ebell of Los Angeles, bringing together more than 1,000 global marketing leaders from brands, agencies, and social platforms alongside creators. YouTube serves as the presenting partner. The event is structured around three tracks: the Engine, covering business strategy; the Craft, focused on creative case studies and practitioner-led sessions; and the Studio, offering curated networking and live podcast recordings. More than 30 speakers are confirmed, including YouTube vice president of strategy Mithun Sheth, Los Angeles Rams chief commercial officer Jennifer Prince, and content creators Jordan Howlett and Kareem Rahma. Sponsors include Awin and Sprinklr.
Date: October 13, 2026
Venue: The Ebell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
The Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) returns to Los Angeles after a multi-year absence, produced by TheCreatorEconomy.com under founder and chief executive officer Ismail Oyekan, who launched the event in 2019. The three-day conference is built around dealmaking rather than programming, with named formats including The Debate, The Diligence Room, The Exchange and The Backroom, alongside keynotes, panels and an exhibitor floor. Confirmed keynote speakers include Safebets executive chair of the board Gina Antoniello, Beach House Group founder Shaun Neff, Elevator Studio chief executive officer Dan Fleyshman, AffiliateMarketing.com founder Josh Elizetxe, Chatmobile co-founder Brent Ullman, and Stealth Talent chief executive officer Phil Ranta. Organizers report more than 500 expected attendees, 40-plus exhibitor booths, and 25-plus speakers. Safebets serves as title sponsor. A Standard Pass is priced at $697, and a VIP Pass, which includes a reception and priority seating, is priced at $997.
Date: October 13-15, 2026
Venue: Broadway Civic Center, 207 S Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles
ALZA Festival holds its inaugural edition in New York City, positioning itself as the first festival dedicated exclusively to micro-drama and vertical storytelling. The three-day program includes vertical series premieres, creator spotlights, industry conversations, masterclasses, networking events, and brand activations. The festival partners with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment on a new “Created in NY” program, which adds educational panels and workshops, a “Created in NY” showcase for finalists, and a “Made in NY Award,” marking the first time the honor goes to a content creator. Commissioner Rafael Espinal represents the Mayor’s Office in the partnership. ALZA Festival is founded by Pete Torres, former chief operating officer of Tribeca Festival, alongside co-founders Rita Vinnik, a former TikTok executive, and Katie Korfhage, former vice president of Development at Tribeca Festival, and is produced by Torres Live.
Date: October 16-18, 2026
Venue: AMC 19th Street (East 6), New York, New York
PI LIVE Europe, produced by Hello Partner and billed as the Festival of Partnerships, convenes across a three-venue campus in London for its affiliate, retail media, and partnership marketing community. The festival runs specialist summits, expert clinics, Hosted Meetings, and interactive Build Lab workshops across the Direction, Well and Action stages at Old Billingsgate, with dedicated Summit stages at The Steel Yard and additional networking at the Partner’s Arms. Programming addresses affiliate and publisher models, AI-driven attribution, retail media, social commerce, fintech, and creator partnerships through a Retail Media and Creator Street track. Organizers report more than 100 expert speakers, more than 16,500 networking meetings, and attendees from 32 countries, including more than 100 each from the United States and Germany. Registered brands include Nike, TikTok, NatWest, Dyson, and Virgin Atlantic. The festival closes with an awards ceremony and after-party.
Date: October 19-21, 2026
Venue: Old Billingsgate and The Steel Yard, London, United Kingdom
UP NEXT: The Creator IP Market holds its inaugural single-day event in Los Angeles, developed in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter and produced by Access Media. The market is designed to connect development-ready digital creators directly with studios, streamers, broadcasters, talent agencies, brands and investors through curated one-to-one meetings, industry networking, IP showcases, panels and keynote conversations. Attendance is accredited and limited, with applicants applying under one of three tracks: Buyer, Creator or Industry. Scott Benzie, founder of WorldBuilder Summit and former CEO of Buffer Festival, serves as General Manager. The Hollywood Reporter editor-in-chief Maer Roshan says the event is designed to bring the Creator Economy and Hollywood together as digital creators increasingly fuel studio talent pipelines and brand marketing strategies.
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This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events in early to mid-October, with stops in New York, Denver, Miami Beach, Toronto, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and London. The slate covers advertising and marketing technology, content marketing, entertainment industry strategy, regional Influencer Marketing networking, dealmaking conferences for the Creator Economy, vertical storytelling and micro-drama, affiliate and partnership marketing, and entertainment IP licensing. Primary audiences include marketing, media and advertising professionals, content marketers, entertainment executives, creators and talent representatives, affiliate and partnership marketers, and brand and agency dealmakers.
Advertising Week New York 2026
Advertising Week New York returns to the Penn District for four days, convening marketing, media, technology and Creator Economy professionals. Dhar Mann joins as the event’s inaugural chief creator officer, opening the show with the launch of a $100 million Creator Challenge aimed at generating new creator-brand business. Programming runs across multiple stages, including a Creativity Stage covering creators, pop culture, and sports, plus a dedicated Creator Day pairing creators with chief marketing officers for short collaborative sessions. Confirmed speakers include content creator and FORVR Mood co-founder Jackie Aina, actor and producer Kerry Washington, entertainer Flavor Flav, and Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, alongside chief marketing officers from Hilton, Southwest Airlines, and the Washington Commanders.
Date: October 5-8, 2026
Venue: The Penn District, New York, New York
Content Marketing World 2026
Content Marketing Institute holds its flagship conference in Denver for the first time alongside TMRE: The Market Research Event, with content from Lions brands Effie, WARC, and Contagious. The 2026 edition, themed “Insight to Impact,” features more than 100 sessions across tracks including social media and creator marketing, attribution and ROI, and AI in marketing. Programming includes the Science & Magic Summit curated by WARC and Contagious, the Effie-produced Marketing Effectiveness Summit, and an AI in Action Summit offering a certification. Confirmed speakers include actor and producer Gabrielle Union, actress and entrepreneur Sophia Bush, Procter & Gamble chief brand officer Marc Pritchard, and Denver Broncos chief marketing officer Hailey Sullivan. An Extra Innings evening party takes place at Coors Field.
Date: October 5-7, 2026 (Conference: October 5-6; Workshops: October 7)
Venue: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
Jupiter Festival Miami
Jupiter Festival Miami holds its inaugural edition at the Miami Beach Convention Center over four days, positioning itself as a global conference for the business of media, entertainment and sports. The event is backed by MCH Group, parent company of Art Basel, with YouTube as founding sponsor, Cannes Lions as founding partner, and Boston Consulting Group as a sponsor. Organizers report more than 120 confirmed speakers, 3,000 attendees, 200 partners, and representation from 90 countries. Programming addresses how creators and artificial intelligence are reshaping the consumer journey and covers shifts in short-form and vertical video. Confirmed participants include Athletes Unlimited co-founder and chief executive officer Jon Patricof, former Chelsea Football Club chief marketing officer Brandon Berger, and Tribeca Enterprises chief executive officer Rebecca Glashow. The festival opens October 6 with a concert by Third Eye Blind.
Date: October 6-9, 2026
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Platform Social 2026
Platform, a creator talent agency, holds the inaugural Platform Social at St. Lawrence Market North, positioning the one-day event as Canada’s leading conference for Influencer Marketing. The event targets creators, brand marketers and agency partners with panels, keynotes and structured networking, and organizers expect more than 500 attendees. Confirmed programming includes a panel on the business of being a creator, a fireside chat with Snapchat’s Canada creator partnership lead Norissa Samuels, and a keynote on nano- and micro-Influencer Marketing from Heylist chief executive officer and founder Vicky Boudreau. A panel on how brands select creators features speakers from Platform, Edelman, We Are Social Canada and Amazon Canada. Sponsors include Snapchat, Indigo and White Claw. The day closes with a cocktail reception.
Date: October 7, 2026
Venue: St. Lawrence Market North, Toronto, Canada
Philly Influencer Mixer Conference (PIMCON) 2026
The Philly Influencer Mixer holds the inaugural PIMCON at Vault XXVII, billed as Philadelphia’s first creator conference. The one-day event connects local creators, brands, and media through panels, a creator studio, a professional headshot studio, and creator spotlights, with organizers reporting more than 150 attendees and over 1.7 million in combined audience reach. Philadelphia City Councilman Isaiah Thomas delivers the welcome address, and Olympian-turned-entrepreneur and media personality Priscilla Loomis headlines as featured keynote speaker. Programming also includes breakout sessions and a VIP lounge, closing with a finale party. Organizers describe the event as designed to move beyond surface-level networking toward collaboration and opportunity between Philadelphia’s creator community and the brands seeking to work with them.
Date: October 10, 2026
Venue: Vault XXVII, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CreatorIQ Connect 2026
CreatorIQ holds its one-day Connect conference at The Ebell of Los Angeles, bringing together more than 1,000 global marketing leaders from brands, agencies, and social platforms alongside creators. YouTube serves as the presenting partner. The event is structured around three tracks: the Engine, covering business strategy; the Craft, focused on creative case studies and practitioner-led sessions; and the Studio, offering curated networking and live podcast recordings. More than 30 speakers are confirmed, including YouTube vice president of strategy Mithun Sheth, Los Angeles Rams chief commercial officer Jennifer Prince, and content creators Jordan Howlett and Kareem Rahma. Sponsors include Awin and Sprinklr.
Date: October 13, 2026
Venue: The Ebell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
IMCX 2026
The Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) returns to Los Angeles after a multi-year absence, produced by TheCreatorEconomy.com under founder and chief executive officer Ismail Oyekan, who launched the event in 2019. The three-day conference is built around dealmaking rather than programming, with named formats including The Debate, The Diligence Room, The Exchange and The Backroom, alongside keynotes, panels and an exhibitor floor. Confirmed keynote speakers include Safebets executive chair of the board Gina Antoniello, Beach House Group founder Shaun Neff, Elevator Studio chief executive officer Dan Fleyshman, AffiliateMarketing.com founder Josh Elizetxe, Chatmobile co-founder Brent Ullman, and Stealth Talent chief executive officer Phil Ranta. Organizers report more than 500 expected attendees, 40-plus exhibitor booths, and 25-plus speakers. Safebets serves as title sponsor. A Standard Pass is priced at $697, and a VIP Pass, which includes a reception and priority seating, is priced at $997.
Date: October 13-15, 2026
Venue: Broadway Civic Center, 207 S Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles
ALZA Festival
ALZA Festival holds its inaugural edition in New York City, positioning itself as the first festival dedicated exclusively to micro-drama and vertical storytelling. The three-day program includes vertical series premieres, creator spotlights, industry conversations, masterclasses, networking events, and brand activations. The festival partners with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment on a new “Created in NY” program, which adds educational panels and workshops, a “Created in NY” showcase for finalists, and a “Made in NY Award,” marking the first time the honor goes to a content creator. Commissioner Rafael Espinal represents the Mayor’s Office in the partnership. ALZA Festival is founded by Pete Torres, former chief operating officer of Tribeca Festival, alongside co-founders Rita Vinnik, a former TikTok executive, and Katie Korfhage, former vice president of Development at Tribeca Festival, and is produced by Torres Live.
Date: October 16-18, 2026
Venue: AMC 19th Street (East 6), New York, New York
PI LIVE Europe 2026
PI LIVE Europe, produced by Hello Partner and billed as the Festival of Partnerships, convenes across a three-venue campus in London for its affiliate, retail media, and partnership marketing community. The festival runs specialist summits, expert clinics, Hosted Meetings, and interactive Build Lab workshops across the Direction, Well and Action stages at Old Billingsgate, with dedicated Summit stages at The Steel Yard and additional networking at the Partner’s Arms. Programming addresses affiliate and publisher models, AI-driven attribution, retail media, social commerce, fintech, and creator partnerships through a Retail Media and Creator Street track. Organizers report more than 100 expert speakers, more than 16,500 networking meetings, and attendees from 32 countries, including more than 100 each from the United States and Germany. Registered brands include Nike, TikTok, NatWest, Dyson, and Virgin Atlantic. The festival closes with an awards ceremony and after-party.
Date: October 19-21, 2026
Venue: Old Billingsgate and The Steel Yard, London, United Kingdom
UP NEXT: The Creator IP Market
UP NEXT: The Creator IP Market holds its inaugural single-day event in Los Angeles, developed in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter and produced by Access Media. The market is designed to connect development-ready digital creators directly with studios, streamers, broadcasters, talent agencies, brands and investors through curated one-to-one meetings, industry networking, IP showcases, panels and keynote conversations. Attendance is accredited and limited, with applicants applying under one of three tracks: Buyer, Creator or Industry. Scott Benzie, founder of WorldBuilder Summit and former CEO of Buffer Festival, serves as General Manager. The Hollywood Reporter editor-in-chief Maer Roshan says the event is designed to bring the Creator Economy and Hollywood together as digital creators increasingly fuel studio talent pipelines and brand marketing strategies.
Date: October 21, 2026
Venue: Los Angeles, California
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