This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events across Kazakhstan, the United States, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The slate ranges from a travel-creator gathering in Almaty and a podcasting conference in Charlotte to a virtual business-building summit, a social media conference in Perth, the world’s largest gaming event in Cologne, an Influencer Marketing awards ceremony in London, and a four-event stretch in New York spanning digital marketing, podcast industry strategy, and creator-led media marketplaces. Primary audiences include travel content creators, podcasters, digital entrepreneurs, social media professionals, gaming creators, Influencer Marketing professionals, and senior marketing and brand decision-makers.
TBEX Asia 2026, part of the Travel Blog Exchange conference series, brings together travel content creators, destination marketing organizations, and travel brands for keynotes, breakout sessions, and business meetings focused on content creation, search engine optimization, video, social media, and Influencer Marketing. Confirmed speakers include travel content creators Wil Dasovich, La Carmina, and Julie Falconer, part of a lineup organizers describe as more than 40 travel marketing and content experts. Programming includes destination-focused excursions around Almaty and networking events throughout the conference. A Content Creator pass is priced at $477, and an Industry Professional pass at $797.
Empowered Podcasting Conference, organized by iRonick Media, is a three-day gathering for independent podcasters focused on connecting, growing, and creating with other creators in the medium. Programming includes networking sessions, collaborative project brainstorming, and a free lunch on the second day. Discounted hotel rooms are available for attendees at the host venue. Tickets start at $160.
Date: August 21-23, 2026
Venue: Hyatt Centric Charlotte SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina
Circle hosts its two-day Build Summit as a free virtual event for creators and entrepreneurs building digital businesses. Day one runs workshops and fireside chats on positioning, monetization, and audience-to-revenue conversion, with sessions from Chris Donnelly, co-founder of The Creator Accelerator and Searchable.com; Jake Ward and Lara Acosta, co-founders of Kleo and The Known Club; Jessi Jean, creator of The YAP Challenge; Jade Bonacolta and Ben Meer, co-founders of Archimedes; and Melyssa Griffin, founder of Creative Courage. Day two is a hackathon in which attendees build a business using the Circle AI platform.
State of Social transforms Optus Stadium into what organizers describe as a hub of marketing, exploring current and future trends in social media and digital marketing under the 2026 theme “Friction.” The two-day program includes keynote sessions from Meg Coffey, James Horne, Christina Garnett, and Rob Campbell, along with breakout sessions from additional confirmed speakers, including Larah Kennedy, General Manager at Quiip.
Gamescom, described as the world’s largest gaming event, runs from August 26 to 30, 2026, preceded by Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25. The event features a Gamescom Creator Academy support program offering workshops, insider insights, and networking for emerging content creators, alongside an accreditation pathway granting streamers and creators free access to the show. Creators planning livestreams or community meetups on-site must register activities with organizers at least 14 days in advance. The event also includes a cosplay ambassador program supporting cosplayers from around the world.
Date: August 26-30, 2026 (Opening Night Live August 25)
The Global Influencer Marketing Awards holds its eighth annual ceremony at The Londoner Hotel in London, produced by the team behind CreatorFest. The ceremony recognizes campaigns and work across influencer and creator marketing, with entries evaluated by senior industry judges against criteria covering strategic insight, creative execution, and measurable commercial impact. Alongside category awards, Regional Grand Prix honors recognize the strongest campaigns across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Americas regions, and a new GIMA Grand Prix recognizes the single most outstanding campaign of the year.
Digital Marketing World Forum North America convenes at the Javits Center in New York for two days of programming across ten conference topics, including social media and community marketing, AI-powered marketing automation, and influencer and affiliate marketing. Organizers report more than 1,500 attendees, including chief marketing officers, marketing directors, and senior leaders, alongside more than 80 speakers and 60 exhibitors. Confirmed speakers with an Influencer Marketing focus include Vik Khagram, Vice President of Influencer Marketing at Golin Ketchum, and Lamarr Shand, Head of YouTube and Digital Video Strategy at Google.
Sounds Profitable holds its flagship Business Summit for Sounds Profitable Partners, bringing together podcast industry executives, buyers, and operators for two days of main-stage programming and networking focused on where podcast revenue is headed next. The event runs in the same week as Podcast Movement NYC but is restricted to Sounds Profitable Partners rather than open registration.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) holds its inaugural CreatorFronts as an invite-only marketplace event for qualified brand marketers, media buyers, and agency professionals, anchoring the U.S. edition of IAB Global Creator Week. Main-stage programming runs across a single day, with sessions presented by Acast, Culture Genesis, CyberAgent, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Meta, Precisify, and YouTube, covering cross-platform creator influence, creator-led media networks, global fandom marketing, legal issues in the Creator Economy, and creator-driven commerce. Confirmed speakers and moderators include Shaun Newsum, founder and chief executive officer of Culture Genesis; Matt Savare, founder and chief operating officer of Fansmit and partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Mike Reznick, president and chief operating officer of SoundStack; and Zoe Soon, vice president of the Experience Center at IAB. A reception sponsored by YouTube follows the program.
Date: September 15, 2026
Venue: Convene 360 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
Podcast Movement holds its first New York City edition as an open-registration event for podcasters, running concurrent tracks on writing, production, growth, monetization, and the business of running a show. Programming includes live podcast recordings in the evenings, with a speaker lineup organizers describe as selected through an open community process. The event runs during the same week as the Sounds Profitable Business Summit, though organizers note the two are built for different audiences.
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This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events across Kazakhstan, the United States, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The slate ranges from a travel-creator gathering in Almaty and a podcasting conference in Charlotte to a virtual business-building summit, a social media conference in Perth, the world’s largest gaming event in Cologne, an Influencer Marketing awards ceremony in London, and a four-event stretch in New York spanning digital marketing, podcast industry strategy, and creator-led media marketplaces. Primary audiences include travel content creators, podcasters, digital entrepreneurs, social media professionals, gaming creators, Influencer Marketing professionals, and senior marketing and brand decision-makers.
TBEX Asia 2026
TBEX Asia 2026, part of the Travel Blog Exchange conference series, brings together travel content creators, destination marketing organizations, and travel brands for keynotes, breakout sessions, and business meetings focused on content creation, search engine optimization, video, social media, and Influencer Marketing. Confirmed speakers include travel content creators Wil Dasovich, La Carmina, and Julie Falconer, part of a lineup organizers describe as more than 40 travel marketing and content experts. Programming includes destination-focused excursions around Almaty and networking events throughout the conference. A Content Creator pass is priced at $477, and an Industry Professional pass at $797.
Date: August 20-23, 2026
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Empowered Podcasting Conference
Empowered Podcasting Conference, organized by iRonick Media, is a three-day gathering for independent podcasters focused on connecting, growing, and creating with other creators in the medium. Programming includes networking sessions, collaborative project brainstorming, and a free lunch on the second day. Discounted hotel rooms are available for attendees at the host venue. Tickets start at $160.
Date: August 21-23, 2026
Venue: Hyatt Centric Charlotte SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina
Build Summit: Build a Business with Circle AI
Circle hosts its two-day Build Summit as a free virtual event for creators and entrepreneurs building digital businesses. Day one runs workshops and fireside chats on positioning, monetization, and audience-to-revenue conversion, with sessions from Chris Donnelly, co-founder of The Creator Accelerator and Searchable.com; Jake Ward and Lara Acosta, co-founders of Kleo and The Known Club; Jessi Jean, creator of The YAP Challenge; Jade Bonacolta and Ben Meer, co-founders of Archimedes; and Melyssa Griffin, founder of Creative Courage. Day two is a hackathon in which attendees build a business using the Circle AI platform.
Date: August 25-26, 2026
Venue: Online (virtual event hosted by Circle)
State of Social 2026
State of Social transforms Optus Stadium into what organizers describe as a hub of marketing, exploring current and future trends in social media and digital marketing under the 2026 theme “Friction.” The two-day program includes keynote sessions from Meg Coffey, James Horne, Christina Garnett, and Rob Campbell, along with breakout sessions from additional confirmed speakers, including Larah Kennedy, General Manager at Quiip.
Date: August 25-26, 2026
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia
Gamescom 2026
Gamescom, described as the world’s largest gaming event, runs from August 26 to 30, 2026, preceded by Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25. The event features a Gamescom Creator Academy support program offering workshops, insider insights, and networking for emerging content creators, alongside an accreditation pathway granting streamers and creators free access to the show. Creators planning livestreams or community meetups on-site must register activities with organizers at least 14 days in advance. The event also includes a cosplay ambassador program supporting cosplayers from around the world.
Date: August 26-30, 2026 (Opening Night Live August 25)
Venue: Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Global Influencer Marketing Awards (GIMA)
The Global Influencer Marketing Awards holds its eighth annual ceremony at The Londoner Hotel in London, produced by the team behind CreatorFest. The ceremony recognizes campaigns and work across influencer and creator marketing, with entries evaluated by senior industry judges against criteria covering strategic insight, creative execution, and measurable commercial impact. Alongside category awards, Regional Grand Prix honors recognize the strongest campaigns across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Americas regions, and a new GIMA Grand Prix recognizes the single most outstanding campaign of the year.
Date: September 3, 2026
Venue: The Londoner Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Digital Marketing World Forum (DMWF) North America 2026
Digital Marketing World Forum North America convenes at the Javits Center in New York for two days of programming across ten conference topics, including social media and community marketing, AI-powered marketing automation, and influencer and affiliate marketing. Organizers report more than 1,500 attendees, including chief marketing officers, marketing directors, and senior leaders, alongside more than 80 speakers and 60 exhibitors. Confirmed speakers with an Influencer Marketing focus include Vik Khagram, Vice President of Influencer Marketing at Golin Ketchum, and Lamarr Shand, Head of YouTube and Digital Video Strategy at Google.
Date: September 9-10, 2026
Venue: Javits Center, New York, New York
Sounds Profitable Business Summit
Sounds Profitable holds its flagship Business Summit for Sounds Profitable Partners, bringing together podcast industry executives, buyers, and operators for two days of main-stage programming and networking focused on where podcast revenue is headed next. The event runs in the same week as Podcast Movement NYC but is restricted to Sounds Profitable Partners rather than open registration.
Date: September 14-15, 2026
Venue: New York (venue not specified)
2026 IAB CreatorFronts
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) holds its inaugural CreatorFronts as an invite-only marketplace event for qualified brand marketers, media buyers, and agency professionals, anchoring the U.S. edition of IAB Global Creator Week. Main-stage programming runs across a single day, with sessions presented by Acast, Culture Genesis, CyberAgent, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Meta, Precisify, and YouTube, covering cross-platform creator influence, creator-led media networks, global fandom marketing, legal issues in the Creator Economy, and creator-driven commerce. Confirmed speakers and moderators include Shaun Newsum, founder and chief executive officer of Culture Genesis; Matt Savare, founder and chief operating officer of Fansmit and partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Mike Reznick, president and chief operating officer of SoundStack; and Zoe Soon, vice president of the Experience Center at IAB. A reception sponsored by YouTube follows the program.
Date: September 15, 2026
Venue: Convene 360 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
Podcast Movement NYC
Podcast Movement holds its first New York City edition as an open-registration event for podcasters, running concurrent tracks on writing, production, growth, monetization, and the business of running a show. Programming includes live podcast recordings in the evenings, with a speaker lineup organizers describe as selected through an open community process. The event runs during the same week as the Sounds Profitable Business Summit, though organizers note the two are built for different audiences.
Date: September 17-18, 2026
Venue: Terminal 5, New York, New York
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