This week’s Creator Economy calendar features events starting July 22, 2026, spanning virtual and in-person gatherings across the United States, Singapore, and Jordan. Programming centers on Influencer Marketing compliance, gaming and streaming content, social commerce, and affiliate and ecommerce marketing, targeting legal and compliance professionals, brand marketers, gaming creators, and affiliate and performance marketing teams.
Working with Influencers, produced by American Conference Institute and the Canadian Institute in its second year, is a virtual legal and regulatory think tank addressing compliance and liability in influencer advertising across the United States and Canada. Conference co-chairs include Brian Heidelberger of Loeb & Loeb, Amy Mudge of Baker & Hostetler, and Alex Remondini of Aritzia. Featured speakers include Nicolai Amirzadeh of Clip Tech, Catherine Bate of Ad Standards, James Stewart of DLA Piper, Katherine Armstrong of the National Advertising Division at BBB National Programs, and Uche Ndumele of Beast Holdings (MrBeast). Sessions address enforcement trends in Influencer Marketing, compensation terms in influencer agreements, artificial intelligence’s impact on influencer advertising, and the effect of clipping on social media content. Continuing legal education credit is available, and the event targets attorneys and legal professionals across advertising, entertainment, and technology practices.
Creator Commerce SEA, produced by impact.com, is an annual creator commerce event in Singapore featuring the debut of the Southeast Asia Influencer Marketing eCommerce Report, produced in partnership with Cube and Dentsu. The report examines how creators, affiliate partnerships, and artificial intelligence are shaping consumer discovery, buying behavior, and ecommerce growth across the region, including the role of AI in search, attribution, and conversion. Programming includes panel discussions with industry experts on how Influencer Marketing is fueling Southeast Asian ecommerce expansion, alongside networking opportunities with creators, brands, publishers, and agencies.
Date: July 23, 2026
Venue: Mercure ICON, 8 Club Street, #01-04, Singapore
GCX 2026 is a two-day gaming and content creator convention at Universal Orlando Resort, positioned as a vacation-focused gaming event. Special guests include voice actors Matthew Mercer, Jennifer English, Elias Toufexis, Alex Jordan, Wes Johnson, and Jason Spisak. Programming includes themed community sections built around Destiny, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls Online, alongside competitive gaming tournaments, tabletop sessions, and panels. An after-hours party inside Universal Studios Florida runs the evening of July 25, with park access included for ticket holders. Show hours run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Social Commerce Fest Nashville is a stop on the Social Commerce Festival’s 2026 global tour, described as a fusion of live shopping, music, and creator commerce. Programming includes creator one-on-ones, brand booths and activations, live panels and keynotes, and performances. The event brings together creators, founders, agencies, brands, and operators for networking and creator commerce programming.
Affiliate Summit East convenes on the East Coast with a dedicated Content & Commerce track addressing influencer partnerships, Creator Economy sessions, and brand collaboration networking. The conference draws more than 4,500 attendees from across the affiliate and performance marketing industry, with programming spanning the broader affiliate marketing agenda alongside creator-focused sessions.
Date: July 27-28, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, New York
Creator Economy Live East is an Influencer Marketing event for brands on the East Coast, organized by Clarion Events. The 2026 edition brings together more than 500 brands, including Anthropologie, Estée Lauder, Disney, American Express, L’Oréal, DeLonghi, AG1, Mazda, Volkswagen, Amazon, the NFL, Virgin Voyages, and GEICO. Programming includes tactical sessions on developing long-term creator partnerships, scaling campaigns, leveraging EGC, and measuring campaign return on investment. Registration is free for the first 500 brands to sign up.
Date: July 29, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Times Square, New York, New York
Highlight Jordan returns for its third edition as a regional summit and awards program for creators, brands, and culture at the Kempinski Hotel, Dead Sea. Organized by Moments Circle, the one-day program runs a summit track from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., covering keynotes, panel discussions, and fireside chats, followed by the Highlight Awards gala from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Programming includes a keynote on the future of creators in the Middle East and North Africa region, a fireside chat on storytelling in nation branding, and panel discussions on Influencer Marketing partnerships and the craft of storytelling. Organizers report more than 500 attendees, 150 content creators, and 50 speakers across more than 16 sessions.
eTail Boston is a retail and ecommerce conference featuring a dedicated Social Commerce track alongside programming on growth strategy, customer experience, and omnichannel retail. Social Commerce sessions include a fireside chat on tracking influencer impact across the marketing funnel, featuring Norman Chu, Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships for North America at KAHI Cosmetics, and content creator Cassandra Bankson, and a panel on reallocating marketing budgets toward earned media, including influencer partnerships and organic social. A separate keynote panel addresses brand collaborations and influencer relationships as ecommerce growth drivers, with speakers including Meenakshi Lala, Chief Executive Officer at Urban Stems, and Talia Monroe, Senior Vice President of Commercial Growth at Chobani. Confirmed speakers also include Paul Toms, Chief Marketing Officer at Wayfair, and Sandy Gilsenan, Chief Retail and Customer Officer at Warby Parker. Registration is priced at $899.
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This week’s Creator Economy calendar features events starting July 22, 2026, spanning virtual and in-person gatherings across the United States, Singapore, and Jordan. Programming centers on Influencer Marketing compliance, gaming and streaming content, social commerce, and affiliate and ecommerce marketing, targeting legal and compliance professionals, brand marketers, gaming creators, and affiliate and performance marketing teams.
Working with Influencers Virtual Conference
Working with Influencers, produced by American Conference Institute and the Canadian Institute in its second year, is a virtual legal and regulatory think tank addressing compliance and liability in influencer advertising across the United States and Canada. Conference co-chairs include Brian Heidelberger of Loeb & Loeb, Amy Mudge of Baker & Hostetler, and Alex Remondini of Aritzia. Featured speakers include Nicolai Amirzadeh of Clip Tech, Catherine Bate of Ad Standards, James Stewart of DLA Piper, Katherine Armstrong of the National Advertising Division at BBB National Programs, and Uche Ndumele of Beast Holdings (MrBeast). Sessions address enforcement trends in Influencer Marketing, compensation terms in influencer agreements, artificial intelligence’s impact on influencer advertising, and the effect of clipping on social media content. Continuing legal education credit is available, and the event targets attorneys and legal professionals across advertising, entertainment, and technology practices.
Date: July 22, 2026
Venue: Virtual (Eastern Standard Time)
Creator Commerce SEA
Creator Commerce SEA, produced by impact.com, is an annual creator commerce event in Singapore featuring the debut of the Southeast Asia Influencer Marketing eCommerce Report, produced in partnership with Cube and Dentsu. The report examines how creators, affiliate partnerships, and artificial intelligence are shaping consumer discovery, buying behavior, and ecommerce growth across the region, including the role of AI in search, attribution, and conversion. Programming includes panel discussions with industry experts on how Influencer Marketing is fueling Southeast Asian ecommerce expansion, alongside networking opportunities with creators, brands, publishers, and agencies.
Date: July 23, 2026
Venue: Mercure ICON, 8 Club Street, #01-04, Singapore
GCX 2026 (Gaming Community Expo)
GCX 2026 is a two-day gaming and content creator convention at Universal Orlando Resort, positioned as a vacation-focused gaming event. Special guests include voice actors Matthew Mercer, Jennifer English, Elias Toufexis, Alex Jordan, Wes Johnson, and Jason Spisak. Programming includes themed community sections built around Destiny, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls Online, alongside competitive gaming tournaments, tabletop sessions, and panels. An after-hours party inside Universal Studios Florida runs the evening of July 25, with park access included for ticket holders. Show hours run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Date: July 24-25, 2026
Venue: Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida
Social Commerce Fest Nashville
Social Commerce Fest Nashville is a stop on the Social Commerce Festival’s 2026 global tour, described as a fusion of live shopping, music, and creator commerce. Programming includes creator one-on-ones, brand booths and activations, live panels and keynotes, and performances. The event brings together creators, founders, agencies, brands, and operators for networking and creator commerce programming.
Date: July 25, 2026
Venue: Nashville, Tennessee
Affiliate Summit East 2026
Affiliate Summit East convenes on the East Coast with a dedicated Content & Commerce track addressing influencer partnerships, Creator Economy sessions, and brand collaboration networking. The conference draws more than 4,500 attendees from across the affiliate and performance marketing industry, with programming spanning the broader affiliate marketing agenda alongside creator-focused sessions.
Date: July 27-28, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, New York
Creator Economy Live East 2026
Creator Economy Live East is an Influencer Marketing event for brands on the East Coast, organized by Clarion Events. The 2026 edition brings together more than 500 brands, including Anthropologie, Estée Lauder, Disney, American Express, L’Oréal, DeLonghi, AG1, Mazda, Volkswagen, Amazon, the NFL, Virgin Voyages, and GEICO. Programming includes tactical sessions on developing long-term creator partnerships, scaling campaigns, leveraging EGC, and measuring campaign return on investment. Registration is free for the first 500 brands to sign up.
Date: July 29, 2026
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Times Square, New York, New York
Highlight Jordan & Awards 2026
Highlight Jordan returns for its third edition as a regional summit and awards program for creators, brands, and culture at the Kempinski Hotel, Dead Sea. Organized by Moments Circle, the one-day program runs a summit track from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., covering keynotes, panel discussions, and fireside chats, followed by the Highlight Awards gala from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Programming includes a keynote on the future of creators in the Middle East and North Africa region, a fireside chat on storytelling in nation branding, and panel discussions on Influencer Marketing partnerships and the craft of storytelling. Organizers report more than 500 attendees, 150 content creators, and 50 speakers across more than 16 sessions.
Date: July 29, 2026
Venue: Kempinski Hotel, Dead Sea, Jordan
eTail Boston 2026
eTail Boston is a retail and ecommerce conference featuring a dedicated Social Commerce track alongside programming on growth strategy, customer experience, and omnichannel retail. Social Commerce sessions include a fireside chat on tracking influencer impact across the marketing funnel, featuring Norman Chu, Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships for North America at KAHI Cosmetics, and content creator Cassandra Bankson, and a panel on reallocating marketing budgets toward earned media, including influencer partnerships and organic social. A separate keynote panel addresses brand collaborations and influencer relationships as ecommerce growth drivers, with speakers including Meenakshi Lala, Chief Executive Officer at Urban Stems, and Talia Monroe, Senior Vice President of Commercial Growth at Chobani. Confirmed speakers also include Paul Toms, Chief Marketing Officer at Wayfair, and Sandy Gilsenan, Chief Retail and Customer Officer at Warby Parker. Registration is priced at $899.
Date: August 10-12, 2026
Venue: Sheraton Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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