June 2026 brings Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and sponsorship programming to cities across North America and Europe, alongside a virtual offering, with events spanning an executive networking mixer ahead of VidCon, VidCon’s 15th anniversary edition in Anaheim, an intimate creator business conference in Idaho, a CPG brand strategy summit in Chicago, a dedicated creator track at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, a travel creator gathering in Virginia, and a large-scale creator festival in Bologna. Professional audiences include independent creators, brand marketers, travel industry practitioners, sponsorship professionals, and social media strategists.
The Sponsorship Marketing Association (SMA) hosts a one-hour live webinar examining how social media influencers and content creators are reshaping sponsorship activation and audience engagement. The session includes interactive Q&A and breakout sessions. Access is restricted to SMA members; the source does not list speakers for this specific webinar. Membership tiers begin at $600 per year.
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET
The Vertical Media Summit, produced by Owl & Co., is a half-day ticketed event at the W Hollywood examining the business of vertical video as an entertainment category. The program runs 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and includes a welcome lunch, opening keynote, four panels, one fireside chat, and a cocktail hour. Topics cover vertical video business models including in-app purchases, subscriptions, and advertising; microdrama; vertical news and sports; comedy, animation, games, and reality formats; global markets and the China playbook; AI and production efficiency; fundraising and exits; and single-purpose versus super-app strategies. Confirmed speakers include Juanjo Duran, Global Head of Media and Entertainment Content Partnerships at Google; Fede Goldenberg, Global Head of TV and Film Partnerships at YouTube; Joey Jia, Founder and CEO of Crazy Maple Studio and ReelShort; Dawn Yang, Global Head of Entertainment Partnerships and Business Development at TikTok; Montrel McKay, President of Development and Production at Hoorae Productions; Fernando Szew, President and Head of Studio at Fox Entertainment; and James Lindsay, Managing Director and Co-Head of Growth Advisory at LionTree, among others. Tickets are available as a General Summit Pass or VIP Summit Pass. Seating is limited.
Kit’s annual creator conference runs four days at Treefort Music Hall in Boise, Idaho, targeting independent online creators, including bloggers, podcasters, photographers, freelancers, and vloggers. Programming features 20-minute keynote talks from working creators, small-group strategic workshops, and attendee-led meetups. Registration opens Wednesday, June 10, at noon, with an opening party from 5:30 to 8:00 PM that evening. The main conference runs Thursday and Friday, with optional meetups on Saturday. Confirmed speakers include James Clear (author and speaker), Gabby Beckford (digital storyteller and CEO), Jay Papasan (author and CEO), Nathan Barry (founder and CEO of Kit), Jonathan Fields (author and host of The Good Life Project Podcast), and Chenell Basilio (founder of Growth in Reverse), among others. The 2026 edition is sold out; the organizer will notify interested parties when 2027 tickets go on sale.
Brand Innovators hosts this one-day Regional Summit in Chicago with Snap Inc. as host partner. The agenda examines how leading CPG brands are redefining growth through culture, community, and digital-first storytelling, with sessions covering brand building, consumer connection, demand moment scaling, culture as a growth strategy, and innovation in consumer marketing. Confirmed speakers include Brian Evangelista, Chief Commercial Officer at Neuro; Samantha Marcus, Senior Brand Manager, Brand Marketing and Communications at Culligan International; Justin Keys, Senior Manager of Brand Marketing at Georgia-Pacific LLC; and Jenny Lindquist, Senior Director of Full Funnel Marketing at Mars. Brand Innovators co-founders Brandon Gutman and Marc Sternberg deliver welcome remarks. The program concludes with a Happy Hour at 5:15 PM.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM
LIONS Creators, produced by Cannes Lions in partnership with Adobe, runs across the final week of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity at Palais Beach in Cannes. The program is designed to connect creators with brand decision-makers and marketing leaders through an exclusive beach space featuring a dedicated stage, content studio, editing suite, and meeting areas. Scheduled programming includes a Monday Kick-Off breakfast, daily workshops, a Wednesday awards watch party on Social and Creator Awards night, and a Thursday invite-only lunch for creators and brand marketers. Confirmed speakers include Mel Robbins (host of “The Mel Robbins Podcast” and author of “The Let Them Theory”), Dhar Mann (founder of Dhar Mann Studios), Hannah Stocking (actress and creator), and Max Klymenko (creator and founder of KLYM&CO), among others. The Creator pass is priced at €1,245 plus 20% sales tax; availability is limited, and an application is required.
Date: June 22-26, 2026
Venue: Palais Beach (La Croisette), Cannes, France
Quartermast Advisors hosts the fourth annual Night Before VidCon, an invitation-only executive mixer bringing together founders, CEOs, senior executives, and investors across the creator economy, digital media, and technology. The event features an open bar in a relaxed setting and targets a curated senior-level audience; vendors and service providers are required to sponsor for entry. Hosts are James Creech, Founder and Managing Partner at Quartermast Advisors, and Sebastian Wulff, Partner at Quartermast Advisors. Gold sponsors include Fundmates and Stubbs Alderton & Markiles. Silver sponsors include Digital Media Capital Advisors, Martin Business Management, MEP Capital, and Tipalti. Registration is free and subject to host approval; capacity is limited.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 6:00–9:00 PM PDT
Venue: Private venue, Los Angeles, California (address provided upon accepted RSVP)
Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) holds its North America 2026 edition at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, bringing together travel content creators, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), and travel brands. Pre-BEX day trips run June 23-24; the main conference takes place June 25-26 with sessions from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; FAM trips depart June 27. Programming covers content creation, content marketing, Influencer Marketing, social media marketing, and SEO across 30-plus sessions, workshops, and industry forums. The event includes a Media Marketplace for one-on-one meetings between creators and industry professionals. The source does not list confirmed 2026 speakers by name.
Date: June 23-26, 2026 (pre-BEX day trips June 23-24; main conference June 25-26; FAM trips departing June 27)
Venue: Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, Virginia
The WMF Creators Fest returns as a dedicated track within the broader We Make Future (WMF) festival at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy. The three-day program expands on the 2025 edition, which featured over 150 creators. Programming runs across stages dedicated to content marketing, social media strategies, music and art, gaming and esports, audio and visual production, and innovation film, alongside the WMF Mainstage. Core events include Creators on Mainstage talks and interviews, Creators Live, an Open Stage for creator programming, and C2B (Creators to Business) meetings facilitating brand-creator collaborations. Confirmed speakers include content creators Camihawke, Guglielmo Scilla, Jakidale, and Gabriele Vagnato, among others. Platforms featured across programming include YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, and podcasting. A three-day full ticket is priced at €649 plus VAT at standard pricing; single-day tickets are also available.
VidCon celebrates its 15th anniversary at the Anaheim Convention Center, positioning the event as the world’s largest gathering dedicated to digital culture and its creators. The conference offers four pass types: the VidCon Pass (fan experience with creator meet and greets), VidCon+ Pass (fan experience with an additional meet and greet), Creator Pass (professional development for content creators), and Pro Pass (industry networking for brands, agencies, and senior professionals). Group discounts of $100 per pass apply to purchases of five or more Pro Passes. Featured creators attending include The Professor, SSSniperwolf, and Sydney Morgan, among a broader lineup. Confirmed industry-track speakers include Malik Ducard, Chief Content Officer at Pinterest; Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch; Ceci Mourkogiannis, Vice President of Product at Snap Inc.; Taylor Lorenz, journalist at User Mag; and Zoe Soon, Vice President of Creator and Gaming at IAB, among others. Confirmed creator-track speakers include Lindsey Lee Lugrin, founder of the F*** You Pay Me App; Chris Do, founder of The Futur; Paddy Galloway, CEO of Outlier Strategy; and Roberto Blake, founder of Awesome Creator Academy, among others. New features for 2026 include the Brand Match Accelerator, an invitation-only networking program for brand-creator partnerships, and GorillaCon, a dedicated experience for the Gorilla Tag creator community.
Date: June 25-27, 2026
Venue: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
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June 2026 brings Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and sponsorship programming to cities across North America and Europe, alongside a virtual offering, with events spanning an executive networking mixer ahead of VidCon, VidCon’s 15th anniversary edition in Anaheim, an intimate creator business conference in Idaho, a CPG brand strategy summit in Chicago, a dedicated creator track at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, a travel creator gathering in Virginia, and a large-scale creator festival in Bologna. Professional audiences include independent creators, brand marketers, travel industry practitioners, sponsorship professionals, and social media strategists.
Creator Economy Meets Sponsorship: How to Leverage Influencers for Partnership Growth
The Sponsorship Marketing Association (SMA) hosts a one-hour live webinar examining how social media influencers and content creators are reshaping sponsorship activation and audience engagement. The session includes interactive Q&A and breakout sessions. Access is restricted to SMA members; the source does not list speakers for this specific webinar. Membership tiers begin at $600 per year.
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Online (virtual)
Vertical Media Summit
The Vertical Media Summit, produced by Owl & Co., is a half-day ticketed event at the W Hollywood examining the business of vertical video as an entertainment category. The program runs 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and includes a welcome lunch, opening keynote, four panels, one fireside chat, and a cocktail hour. Topics cover vertical video business models including in-app purchases, subscriptions, and advertising; microdrama; vertical news and sports; comedy, animation, games, and reality formats; global markets and the China playbook; AI and production efficiency; fundraising and exits; and single-purpose versus super-app strategies. Confirmed speakers include Juanjo Duran, Global Head of Media and Entertainment Content Partnerships at Google; Fede Goldenberg, Global Head of TV and Film Partnerships at YouTube; Joey Jia, Founder and CEO of Crazy Maple Studio and ReelShort; Dawn Yang, Global Head of Entertainment Partnerships and Business Development at TikTok; Montrel McKay, President of Development and Production at Hoorae Productions; Fernando Szew, President and Head of Studio at Fox Entertainment; and James Lindsay, Managing Director and Co-Head of Growth Advisory at LionTree, among others. Tickets are available as a General Summit Pass or VIP Summit Pass. Seating is limited.
Date: June 3, 2026, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Venue: W Hollywood, Hollywood, California
Craft + Commerce 2026
Kit’s annual creator conference runs four days at Treefort Music Hall in Boise, Idaho, targeting independent online creators, including bloggers, podcasters, photographers, freelancers, and vloggers. Programming features 20-minute keynote talks from working creators, small-group strategic workshops, and attendee-led meetups. Registration opens Wednesday, June 10, at noon, with an opening party from 5:30 to 8:00 PM that evening. The main conference runs Thursday and Friday, with optional meetups on Saturday. Confirmed speakers include James Clear (author and speaker), Gabby Beckford (digital storyteller and CEO), Jay Papasan (author and CEO), Nathan Barry (founder and CEO of Kit), Jonathan Fields (author and host of The Good Life Project Podcast), and Chenell Basilio (founder of Growth in Reverse), among others. The 2026 edition is sold out; the organizer will notify interested parties when 2027 tickets go on sale.
Date: June 10-13, 2026
Venue: Treefort Music Hall, Boise, Idaho
Brand Innovators Beyond the Shelf: CPG Strategies Shaping Every Industry
Brand Innovators hosts this one-day Regional Summit in Chicago with Snap Inc. as host partner. The agenda examines how leading CPG brands are redefining growth through culture, community, and digital-first storytelling, with sessions covering brand building, consumer connection, demand moment scaling, culture as a growth strategy, and innovation in consumer marketing. Confirmed speakers include Brian Evangelista, Chief Commercial Officer at Neuro; Samantha Marcus, Senior Brand Manager, Brand Marketing and Communications at Culligan International; Justin Keys, Senior Manager of Brand Marketing at Georgia-Pacific LLC; and Jenny Lindquist, Senior Director of Full Funnel Marketing at Mars. Brand Innovators co-founders Brandon Gutman and Marc Sternberg deliver welcome remarks. The program concludes with a Happy Hour at 5:15 PM.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM
Venue: 800 W Fulton St, Chicago, Illinois
LIONS Creators
LIONS Creators, produced by Cannes Lions in partnership with Adobe, runs across the final week of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity at Palais Beach in Cannes. The program is designed to connect creators with brand decision-makers and marketing leaders through an exclusive beach space featuring a dedicated stage, content studio, editing suite, and meeting areas. Scheduled programming includes a Monday Kick-Off breakfast, daily workshops, a Wednesday awards watch party on Social and Creator Awards night, and a Thursday invite-only lunch for creators and brand marketers. Confirmed speakers include Mel Robbins (host of “The Mel Robbins Podcast” and author of “The Let Them Theory”), Dhar Mann (founder of Dhar Mann Studios), Hannah Stocking (actress and creator), and Max Klymenko (creator and founder of KLYM&CO), among others. The Creator pass is priced at €1,245 plus 20% sales tax; availability is limited, and an application is required.
Date: June 22-26, 2026
Venue: Palais Beach (La Croisette), Cannes, France
Night Before VidCon 2026
Quartermast Advisors hosts the fourth annual Night Before VidCon, an invitation-only executive mixer bringing together founders, CEOs, senior executives, and investors across the creator economy, digital media, and technology. The event features an open bar in a relaxed setting and targets a curated senior-level audience; vendors and service providers are required to sponsor for entry. Hosts are James Creech, Founder and Managing Partner at Quartermast Advisors, and Sebastian Wulff, Partner at Quartermast Advisors. Gold sponsors include Fundmates and Stubbs Alderton & Markiles. Silver sponsors include Digital Media Capital Advisors, Martin Business Management, MEP Capital, and Tipalti. Registration is free and subject to host approval; capacity is limited.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 6:00–9:00 PM PDT
Venue: Private venue, Los Angeles, California (address provided upon accepted RSVP)
TBEX North America 2026
Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) holds its North America 2026 edition at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, bringing together travel content creators, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), and travel brands. Pre-BEX day trips run June 23-24; the main conference takes place June 25-26 with sessions from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; FAM trips depart June 27. Programming covers content creation, content marketing, Influencer Marketing, social media marketing, and SEO across 30-plus sessions, workshops, and industry forums. The event includes a Media Marketplace for one-on-one meetings between creators and industry professionals. The source does not list confirmed 2026 speakers by name.
Date: June 23-26, 2026 (pre-BEX day trips June 23-24; main conference June 25-26; FAM trips departing June 27)
Venue: Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, Virginia
WMF Creators Fest
The WMF Creators Fest returns as a dedicated track within the broader We Make Future (WMF) festival at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy. The three-day program expands on the 2025 edition, which featured over 150 creators. Programming runs across stages dedicated to content marketing, social media strategies, music and art, gaming and esports, audio and visual production, and innovation film, alongside the WMF Mainstage. Core events include Creators on Mainstage talks and interviews, Creators Live, an Open Stage for creator programming, and C2B (Creators to Business) meetings facilitating brand-creator collaborations. Confirmed speakers include content creators Camihawke, Guglielmo Scilla, Jakidale, and Gabriele Vagnato, among others. Platforms featured across programming include YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, and podcasting. A three-day full ticket is priced at €649 plus VAT at standard pricing; single-day tickets are also available.
Date: June 24-26, 2026
Venue: BolognaFiere, Bologna, Italy
VidCon Anaheim 2026
VidCon celebrates its 15th anniversary at the Anaheim Convention Center, positioning the event as the world’s largest gathering dedicated to digital culture and its creators. The conference offers four pass types: the VidCon Pass (fan experience with creator meet and greets), VidCon+ Pass (fan experience with an additional meet and greet), Creator Pass (professional development for content creators), and Pro Pass (industry networking for brands, agencies, and senior professionals). Group discounts of $100 per pass apply to purchases of five or more Pro Passes. Featured creators attending include The Professor, SSSniperwolf, and Sydney Morgan, among a broader lineup. Confirmed industry-track speakers include Malik Ducard, Chief Content Officer at Pinterest; Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch; Ceci Mourkogiannis, Vice President of Product at Snap Inc.; Taylor Lorenz, journalist at User Mag; and Zoe Soon, Vice President of Creator and Gaming at IAB, among others. Confirmed creator-track speakers include Lindsey Lee Lugrin, founder of the F*** You Pay Me App; Chris Do, founder of The Futur; Paddy Galloway, CEO of Outlier Strategy; and Roberto Blake, founder of Awesome Creator Academy, among others. New features for 2026 include the Brand Match Accelerator, an invitation-only networking program for brand-creator partnerships, and GorillaCon, a dedicated experience for the Gorilla Tag creator community.
Date: June 25-27, 2026
Venue: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
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