A busy August schedule of creator economy gatherings across the U.S. and Europe only means that September will continue the momentum with another wave of industry-focused conferences and summits. Following events such as Creator Economy Live East, CreatorHub, and Gamescom in August, the end of summer brings several significant events across three continents. These gatherings cater to diverse creator niches, including travel content, financial media, podcasting, marketing, and emerging technologies, providing professionals across the creator economy spectrum with opportunities for networking, skill development, and strategic insights.
A curated one-day summit exclusively focused on the creator economy, bringing together a limited audience of 400 carefully selected creators, team members, and industry leaders. The event features a single track of expert speakers, intimate group workshops, and a live recording of “The Colin and Samir Show” with audience Q&A. Held at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg waterfront, the summit aims to create meaningful connections between attendees who are actively shaping the future of the creator economy.
HubSpot’s flagship event brings together growth-driven leaders to explore marketing innovation and business transformation. The three-day conference offers immersive experiences with AI-driven strategies, revenue optimization workshops, and interactive sessions designed for immediate practical application. Attendees can connect with forward-thinking executives, founders, and industry pioneers who share insights on AI, customer experience, and sustainable revenue development. The 2025 edition marks INBOUND’s first appearance at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
IAB’s third annual summit convenes executives from across the commerce ecosystem for exclusive keynote presentations, dynamic peer-to-peer discussions, and specialized breakout sessions. The event explores trends in data collaboration, commerce media technology, and consumer engagement strategies in retail media. Discussion topics include commerce media convergence, measurement and data activation, shoppable content innovation, AI-powered commerce, and designing for next-generation consumers. The summit features speakers from major brands including Coca-Cola, J.P. Morgan Chase, Nestlé Health Science, and Costco.
A focused one-day conference designed to help marketers navigate the next five years of digital marketing and advertising. The event features the exclusive unveiling of EMARKETER’s “Future of Digital” forecast, combined with expert-led discussions on commerce media, streaming evolution, AI’s impact on marketing, digital commerce trends, and professional creator marketing. The summit combines insights with high-impact networking opportunities through dynamic keynotes, interactive panels, solo talks from industry leaders, and intimate analyst-led discussions.
The Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) conference brings together travel content creators and industry professionals for networking, education, and destination exploration. The four-day event features keynote presentations, breakout sessions, speed networking opportunities, and pre-conference day trips around County Donegal, Ireland. Speakers include successful travel creators like Mickela Mallozzi, Michelle Burnett, and Joanna Kalafatis. TBEX offers differentiated pricing for travel creators and industry professionals, with content focused on improving creation skills, monetization strategies, and industry connections. The conference takes place in Letterkenny, described by organizers as “Donegal’s largest town” and a destination named “Coolest Place on the Planet” by National Geographic Traveller.
Date: September 9-12, 2025
Venue: ATU Donegal Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
A specialized event for money content creators, offering over 30 sessions on monetization strategies, audience growth, and building sustainable businesses in the personal finance sector. The three-day conference provides tactical insights on growing beyond brand deals, expanding reach across platforms, launching products, creating trust-building content, developing smarter systems, and connecting with aligned brands. Speakers include financial content creators Jillian Johnsrud, Ange Matthews, Allison Baggerly, and Pat Flynn, who returns to FinCon after speaking at the inaugural event in 2011.
Produced by the Content Marketing Institute, this event delivers over 100 sessions from marketing strategists and storytellers, providing insights and practical takeaways for content marketers. The three-day conference (including one workshop day) features speakers from major organizations, including Microsoft, Zillow, Seer Interactive, and The Onion. Content Marketing World positions itself as the place “where marketers come to stand out” in a world flooded with content, offering sessions on strategy, creative development, and execution. The event brings together marketers, strategists, creators, agencies, and teams from around the world under the 2025 theme “Break Through” – focused on developing strategies to stand out and capture audience attention.
Date: September 15-17, 2025 (Workshops: September 15, Conference: September 16-17)
Focused on the intersection of AI and digital publishing, this summit explores how publishers are adapting to generative AI chatbots affecting search traffic, developing revenue models for an “agentic web,” defending against AI crawlers, and incorporating AI technologies across business operations. The event examines AI licensing deals, large language model differentiation, AI-powered paywalls, and traffic strategies for the “zero-click day and age.” Attendees include top media executives who share insights on transforming publishing businesses amid technological change.
A two-day livestream event showcasing Meta’s latest innovations in AI glasses and metaverse technologies. The virtual conference features keynotes from Mark Zuckerberg on September 17, followed by a Developer Keynote on September 18 with Meta executives discussing opportunities for developers to build new experiences. The event includes developer sessions with deep dives on virtual reality, AI, and development tools. Attendees can watch through Facebook via @MetaforDevelopers or experience the Connect Keynote in Meta Horizon through Quest headsets. The free event is accessible globally with translations available in multiple languages, including French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
Canada’s premier podcast event is designed to elevate Canadian voices in the podcasting industry, offering resources for both veteran podcasters and newcomers. The event emphasizes storytelling as “a force for connection, inspiration, and change” while exploring how podcasting can challenge norms and disrupt traditional communication channels. PodSummit includes panel discussions, speaker sessions, and live podcast recordings, with content later shared through the official PodSummit audio feed. The event builds on momentum from previous years, described by organizers as generating “electric momentum that brings our community closer.”
A digital marketing and e-commerce exhibition featuring multiple specialized summits across a two-day program. The event includes the Creators’ Summit on September 18, supported by Social Match and VideoDays Festival, which brings together content creators, brands, and media representatives. This specialized track focuses on content, platform diversification, influencer matching, and the rise of influencer brands. Other notable tracks include the Thought Leaders’ Summit, CMO Summit, Commerce Summit, Creativity Summit, AdTech Summit, MarTech Summit, Retail Media Summit, Corporate Influencer Summit, and NXTGEN Agency Summit. Each summit addresses specific industry challenges and innovations with targeted programming for different professional audiences.
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A busy August schedule of creator economy gatherings across the U.S. and Europe only means that September will continue the momentum with another wave of industry-focused conferences and summits. Following events such as Creator Economy Live East, CreatorHub, and Gamescom in August, the end of summer brings several significant events across three continents. These gatherings cater to diverse creator niches, including travel content, financial media, podcasting, marketing, and emerging technologies, providing professionals across the creator economy spectrum with opportunities for networking, skill development, and strategic insights.
Press Publish NYC
A curated one-day summit exclusively focused on the creator economy, bringing together a limited audience of 400 carefully selected creators, team members, and industry leaders. The event features a single track of expert speakers, intimate group workshops, and a live recording of “The Colin and Samir Show” with audience Q&A. Held at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg waterfront, the summit aims to create meaningful connections between attendees who are actively shaping the future of the creator economy.
Date: September 4, 2025
Venue: Skylight at The Refinery, Brooklyn, NY
INBOUND 2025
HubSpot’s flagship event brings together growth-driven leaders to explore marketing innovation and business transformation. The three-day conference offers immersive experiences with AI-driven strategies, revenue optimization workshops, and interactive sessions designed for immediate practical application. Attendees can connect with forward-thinking executives, founders, and industry pioneers who share insights on AI, customer experience, and sustainable revenue development. The 2025 edition marks INBOUND’s first appearance at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
Date: September 3-5, 2025
Venue: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
IAB Connected Commerce Summit
IAB’s third annual summit convenes executives from across the commerce ecosystem for exclusive keynote presentations, dynamic peer-to-peer discussions, and specialized breakout sessions. The event explores trends in data collaboration, commerce media technology, and consumer engagement strategies in retail media. Discussion topics include commerce media convergence, measurement and data activation, shoppable content innovation, AI-powered commerce, and designing for next-generation consumers. The summit features speakers from major brands including Coca-Cola, J.P. Morgan Chase, Nestlé Health Science, and Costco.
Date: September 9, 2025
Venue: New York City
EMARKETER Summit
A focused one-day conference designed to help marketers navigate the next five years of digital marketing and advertising. The event features the exclusive unveiling of EMARKETER’s “Future of Digital” forecast, combined with expert-led discussions on commerce media, streaming evolution, AI’s impact on marketing, digital commerce trends, and professional creator marketing. The summit combines insights with high-impact networking opportunities through dynamic keynotes, interactive panels, solo talks from industry leaders, and intimate analyst-led discussions.
Date: September 9, 2025
Venue: City Winery New York (Pier 57)
TBEX Europe 2025
The Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) conference brings together travel content creators and industry professionals for networking, education, and destination exploration. The four-day event features keynote presentations, breakout sessions, speed networking opportunities, and pre-conference day trips around County Donegal, Ireland. Speakers include successful travel creators like Mickela Mallozzi, Michelle Burnett, and Joanna Kalafatis. TBEX offers differentiated pricing for travel creators and industry professionals, with content focused on improving creation skills, monetization strategies, and industry connections. The conference takes place in Letterkenny, described by organizers as “Donegal’s largest town” and a destination named “Coolest Place on the Planet” by National Geographic Traveller.
Date: September 9-12, 2025
Venue: ATU Donegal Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
FinCon 2025
A specialized event for money content creators, offering over 30 sessions on monetization strategies, audience growth, and building sustainable businesses in the personal finance sector. The three-day conference provides tactical insights on growing beyond brand deals, expanding reach across platforms, launching products, creating trust-building content, developing smarter systems, and connecting with aligned brands. Speakers include financial content creators Jillian Johnsrud, Ange Matthews, Allison Baggerly, and Pat Flynn, who returns to FinCon after speaking at the inaugural event in 2011.
Date: September 10-12, 2025
Venue: Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Content Marketing World
Produced by the Content Marketing Institute, this event delivers over 100 sessions from marketing strategists and storytellers, providing insights and practical takeaways for content marketers. The three-day conference (including one workshop day) features speakers from major organizations, including Microsoft, Zillow, Seer Interactive, and The Onion. Content Marketing World positions itself as the place “where marketers come to stand out” in a world flooded with content, offering sessions on strategy, creative development, and execution. The event brings together marketers, strategists, creators, agencies, and teams from around the world under the 2025 theme “Break Through” – focused on developing strategies to stand out and capture audience attention.
Date: September 15-17, 2025 (Workshops: September 15, Conference: September 16-17)
Venue: San Diego, California
Digiday Publishing Summit
Focused on the intersection of AI and digital publishing, this summit explores how publishers are adapting to generative AI chatbots affecting search traffic, developing revenue models for an “agentic web,” defending against AI crawlers, and incorporating AI technologies across business operations. The event examines AI licensing deals, large language model differentiation, AI-powered paywalls, and traffic strategies for the “zero-click day and age.” Attendees include top media executives who share insights on transforming publishing businesses amid technological change.
Date: September 15-17, 2025
Venue: Miami, FL
Meta Connect 2025
A two-day livestream event showcasing Meta’s latest innovations in AI glasses and metaverse technologies. The virtual conference features keynotes from Mark Zuckerberg on September 17, followed by a Developer Keynote on September 18 with Meta executives discussing opportunities for developers to build new experiences. The event includes developer sessions with deep dives on virtual reality, AI, and development tools. Attendees can watch through Facebook via @MetaforDevelopers or experience the Connect Keynote in Meta Horizon through Quest headsets. The free event is accessible globally with translations available in multiple languages, including French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
Date: September 17-18, 2025
Venue: Virtual (livestreamed)
PodSummit YYC 2025
Canada’s premier podcast event is designed to elevate Canadian voices in the podcasting industry, offering resources for both veteran podcasters and newcomers. The event emphasizes storytelling as “a force for connection, inspiration, and change” while exploring how podcasting can challenge norms and disrupt traditional communication channels. PodSummit includes panel discussions, speaker sessions, and live podcast recordings, with content later shared through the official PodSummit audio feed. The event builds on momentum from previous years, described by organizers as generating “electric momentum that brings our community closer.”
Date: September 19-20, 2025
Venue: Calgary, Canada
DMEXCO 2025
A digital marketing and e-commerce exhibition featuring multiple specialized summits across a two-day program. The event includes the Creators’ Summit on September 18, supported by Social Match and VideoDays Festival, which brings together content creators, brands, and media representatives. This specialized track focuses on content, platform diversification, influencer matching, and the rise of influencer brands. Other notable tracks include the Thought Leaders’ Summit, CMO Summit, Commerce Summit, Creativity Summit, AdTech Summit, MarTech Summit, Retail Media Summit, Corporate Influencer Summit, and NXTGEN Agency Summit. Each summit addresses specific industry challenges and innovations with targeted programming for different professional audiences.
Date: September 17-18, 2025
Venue: Cologne, Germany
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