Creator economy event season continues across the United States this May, following notable industry gatherings earlier this year. Clear your calendars as major players, including Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery, and LTK are hosting events to connect advertisers with creator talent, while specialized conferences target travel creators and gaming enthusiasts. Discover more in our event calendar for May.
The Lead Summit brings together globally-recognized scaled brands, high-growth challenger brands, retailers, and technology providers across two days in New York City. Attendees participate in 15-minute double opt-in meetings with tech partners through The Meetings Program, which has a 94% satisfaction rate. The event features presentations from retail and brand leaders, including executives from Fossil Group, Marc Jacobs, Vans, and J.Crew Group.
Date: May 28 & 29, 2025
Venue: Pier 36, 299 South St, New York, NY 10002
TwitchCon returns to Rotterdam for a weekend where streaming creators and fans converge. The event enables attendees to meet streamers, make connections, demo new games, chat with developers, and attend community sessions. TwitchCon positions itself as “the streaming world’s biggest weekend of the year.”
Date: May 31-June 1, 2025
Venue: Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Women in Travel Summit (WITS) is the largest gathering of women travel creators globally. The event brings together creative entrepreneurs, influencers, destination marketing organizations, and industry professionals to discuss innovations, build collaborations, and support diversity in travel content creation. The 12th in-person summit features workshops, sessions, the Media Marketplace, and the Bessie Awards.
Date: May 16-18, 2025
Venue: Lower Manhattan, New York
Amazon hosts its second annual upfront presentation showcasing developments from Amazon Ads and news from Amazon’s entertainment portfolio spanning Prime Video, Twitch, Amazon MGM Studios, Wondery, and Amazon Music. The presentation highlights how advertisers can reach an average monthly ad-supported audience of more than 275 million in the U.S. across Amazon’s properties and third-party publishers.
Date: May 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m. ET
Venue: The Beacon Theatre, New York City
Warner Bros. Discovery hosts its annual Upfront Advertising Sales presentation to showcase advertising offerings across its portfolio of content on streaming, linear, and digital platforms. The event highlights the company’s advanced advertising solutions and the Max streaming portfolio, which features series, films, live sports, and news content.
Date: May 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m. ET
Venue: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City
Creator marketing platform LTK holds its inaugural Creator Upfronts event to present industry-first features and market insights. LTK plans to unveil its redesigned consumer app with a video-first interface that goes beyond shopping functionality. According to company data, the platform currently reaches 38% of adult Gen Z and Millennial women in the United States and reports that its creator network generates more than $5 billion in annual retail sales for brand partners.
Date: May 13, 2025
Venue: Queensyard, fourth floor of 20 Hudson Yards, New York City
CreatorIQ Connect Europe brings together creator marketing professionals for a day of keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and networking opportunities. The agenda features sessions on luxury brand innovation, AI-powered creator partnerships, beauty marketing across EMEA markets, and indie brand strategies. Speakers include executives from Google Pixel, Amazon, Huda Beauty, DECIEM, Revolution Beauty, and Paramount Global.
The event offers multiple content tracks, interactive workshops, and a dedicated Product Lab where attendees can explore CreatorIQ’s creator marketing platform capabilities. The day concludes with a cocktail reception for continued networking.
Date: May 7, 2025
Venue: The Tobacco Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2SF
Creator economy event season continues across the United States this May, following notable industry gatherings earlier this year. Clear your calendars as major players, including Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery, and LTK are hosting events to connect advertisers with creator talent, while specialized conferences target travel creators and gaming enthusiasts. Discover more in our event calendar for May.
The Lead Summit
The Lead Summit brings together globally-recognized scaled brands, high-growth challenger brands, retailers, and technology providers across two days in New York City. Attendees participate in 15-minute double opt-in meetings with tech partners through The Meetings Program, which has a 94% satisfaction rate. The event features presentations from retail and brand leaders, including executives from Fossil Group, Marc Jacobs, Vans, and J.Crew Group.
Date: May 28 & 29, 2025
Venue: Pier 36, 299 South St, New York, NY 10002
TwitchCon Europe
TwitchCon returns to Rotterdam for a weekend where streaming creators and fans converge. The event enables attendees to meet streamers, make connections, demo new games, chat with developers, and attend community sessions. TwitchCon positions itself as “the streaming world’s biggest weekend of the year.”
Date: May 31-June 1, 2025
Venue: Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
WITS Travel Creator Summit
The Women in Travel Summit (WITS) is the largest gathering of women travel creators globally. The event brings together creative entrepreneurs, influencers, destination marketing organizations, and industry professionals to discuss innovations, build collaborations, and support diversity in travel content creation. The 12th in-person summit features workshops, sessions, the Media Marketplace, and the Bessie Awards.
Date: May 16-18, 2025
Venue: Lower Manhattan, New York
Amazon Upfront Presentation
Amazon hosts its second annual upfront presentation showcasing developments from Amazon Ads and news from Amazon’s entertainment portfolio spanning Prime Video, Twitch, Amazon MGM Studios, Wondery, and Amazon Music. The presentation highlights how advertisers can reach an average monthly ad-supported audience of more than 275 million in the U.S. across Amazon’s properties and third-party publishers.
Date: May 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m. ET
Venue: The Beacon Theatre, New York City
Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront Presentation
Warner Bros. Discovery hosts its annual Upfront Advertising Sales presentation to showcase advertising offerings across its portfolio of content on streaming, linear, and digital platforms. The event highlights the company’s advanced advertising solutions and the Max streaming portfolio, which features series, films, live sports, and news content.
Date: May 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m. ET
Venue: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City
LTK Creator Upfronts
Creator marketing platform LTK holds its inaugural Creator Upfronts event to present industry-first features and market insights. LTK plans to unveil its redesigned consumer app with a video-first interface that goes beyond shopping functionality. According to company data, the platform currently reaches 38% of adult Gen Z and Millennial women in the United States and reports that its creator network generates more than $5 billion in annual retail sales for brand partners.
Date: May 13, 2025
Venue: Queensyard, fourth floor of 20 Hudson Yards, New York City
CreatorIQ Connect Europe
CreatorIQ Connect Europe brings together creator marketing professionals for a day of keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and networking opportunities. The agenda features sessions on luxury brand innovation, AI-powered creator partnerships, beauty marketing across EMEA markets, and indie brand strategies. Speakers include executives from Google Pixel, Amazon, Huda Beauty, DECIEM, Revolution Beauty, and Paramount Global.
The event offers multiple content tracks, interactive workshops, and a dedicated Product Lab where attendees can explore CreatorIQ’s creator marketing platform capabilities. The day concludes with a cocktail reception for continued networking.
Date: May 7, 2025
Venue: The Tobacco Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2SF