IMCX 2026 Is One Week Out: Speakers Are Locked, Exhibitor Booths Are Going Fast
The full speaker roster is published, SafeBets is in as presenting sponsor, and a handful of exhibit booths remain on the floor. Registration closes when the doors open on October 13.
The Creator Economy
Editorial oversight by the Editor-in-Chief
IMCX 2026 runs October 14 to 15 at the Broadway Civic Center, a 1920s landmark at 207 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. One week out, the program is locked. Speakers are published, sponsors are committed, and the remaining exhibit booths are being assigned in order of commitment, not by deadline.
If you have been waiting to decide, this is the week. Registration closes when doors open.
Speakers: the roster is locked
The full speaker roster spans the three groups IMCX was designed to put in the same room: brand and platform operators, agency principals, and the founders building the tooling layer underneath influencer marketing.
Keynotes include Gina Antoniello, Executive Chair of the Board at SafeBets, Shaun Neff, founder of Beach House Group, Dan Fleyshman, CEO of Elevator Studio, and Brent Ullman, co-founder of Ch@mobile. The broader roster includes Sarah Vinall, SVP of Brand Partnership Strategy at iHeartMedia, Charlene Phan, Senior Director of Growth Marketing at Poshmark, David Bloom, Senior Contributor at Forbes, Phil Ranta, CEO and co-founder of Stealth Talent, Amanda Solomon, Director of Global Influencer Marketing at Heaven Media, Elle Ullmann, founder and CEO of MELT Music and Media Agency, Alex Baker, Attorney at Spencer Fane, and Desiree Shank, Early Shopify Hire and TikTok Shop Partner at Social Collective, alongside founders Ben Trinh of Bredfor, Scott Henning of Loma, Audrey Anthony of Vitamin C Agency, Olivia Ormos of mavn, Wes Elder of Creator Space, Lindsay Nahmiase of Jive, Anthony Pisano of Game Over Media, Dhruv Patel of Celebrity Packaged Goods, Yuliya Gorenko of Mischka, Nate Stone of DittoDub, Alec Wagley of VSCRL, and Denisse Troconis Aoun of Nova Media PR.
The speaking slots are closed. The program is set.
Sponsors: SafeBets is in as presenting sponsor
SafeBets is locked as presenting sponsor. That tier is sold. Platinum at 15,000 dollars, Gold at 7,500 dollars and Silver at 5,000 dollars remain open, as do the creative activations: lanyard sponsorship at 7,500 dollars, the closing reception at 8,500 dollars, lunch service at 6,000 dollars per day, badge and conference bag at 5,000 dollars each, the networking lounge and creator content studio at 5,000 dollars each, the coffee cart at 3,500 dollars, and WiFi at 2,500 dollars. One lanyard slot exists. One closing reception exists.
Exhibit booths: a handful remain
The exhibit floor is the other half of the show, and it is filling in order of commitment rather than by deadline.
A 10 by 10 booth is 3,500 dollars and includes pipe and drape, a furnished six-foot skirted table, two chairs, booth identification signage, three full event passes covering all sessions and meals, and a listing in both the event guide and the website. Load-in is hand-carry via elevator from 7:00 AM on October 14, with no drayage fees and no union minimums.
Booths are going. The floor is assigned in order of commitment, which means the practical deadline is not a date on a page. It is whenever the floor fills.
What the two days look like
October 14 is billed as The State of Play. It opens with a networking breakfast and facilitated intro rounds that pair brand-side marketers with creators and agency leads on screened matches, then moves into a data-backed State of Influencer Marketing 2026 keynote, a SafeBets keynote on creators and prediction markets, and dedicated exhibitor floor time with no competing sessions. The afternoon runs short-form video that converts, three back-to-back fireside chats on creator-led brands, the exit playbook and betting on the next wave, then sessions on AI and influencer marketing, crisis management and brand safety, and creator-backed brands, closing with a happy hour on the expo floor.
October 15 turns the telescope around. It opens with a 2030 keynote, then a year-in-review data panel on what actually happened in influencer marketing in 2026, followed by ROI measurement, the in-house versus agency debate, B2B influencer marketing, a creator contracts and rights roundtable over lunch, a tools showcase with live end-to-end campaign demos, brand case studies across beauty, gaming, fintech, food and fashion, and live shopping. It ends with a closing reception and the live reveal of IMCX 2027 dates, city, and first sponsor and speaker commitments.
Register now
Registration is open at influencermarketingexpo.com. Standard and VIP passes are both available, with VIP adding invite-only roundtables, session recordings, priority seating, a dedicated lounge, and dinner with speakers. Prices increase at the door.
Reserve a booth, apply for a sponsorship, or register at influencermarketingexpo.com. Questions go to info@influencermarketingexpo.com or WhatsApp at +1 (323) 972-0011. Doors open October 14.
By The Creator Economy Editorial Team
Editorial oversight by Ismail Oyekan
Ismail Oyekan is the Editor-in-Chief of The Creator Economy and the founder of IMCX (Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo), the premier industry gathering connecting creators, brands, and capital. Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Influencer Marketing by Influence Weekly, he has managed over $20 million in influencer marketing budgets and worked with A-list talent including Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled. He is a sought-after advisor to creator economy startups.
