Creator Economy NYC has partnered with Social Media Week to host the “Creator Economy Exchange,” a community session running inside the ADWEEK conference in New York City.

The “Creator Economy Exchange” is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. at the Visionary Vault on the third floor of Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 125 W. 18th St. Social Media Week 2026 runs April 14 through 16.

“Think of it less like a panel and more like a guided tour of the industry,” Brett Dashevsky, founder of Creator Economy NYC, wrote on LinkedIn, “a rotating set of conversations led by some of the sharpest people in the space.”

Station Leaders and Topics

The session features eight stations, each led by a practitioner covering a distinct subject: 

• Dara Denney leads a station on long-form content 
• Brandon Smithwrick covers AI workflows 
• Aneesh Lal addresses creator partnerships and rates
• Christina Le focuses on community building
• Jack Appleby covers platform algorithm strategy
• Leon Lyakovetsky and Danny Gardner co-lead a station on social listening and comment section engagement
• Piper Phillips discusses brand deals from the creator perspective 
• Elfried Samba covers scaling brand voice

Tickets for Social Media Week 2026 are available at event.adweek.com. Dashevsky posted a discount code, CENYC20, offering 20% off registration.