That's the promise of CreatorIQ Connect, and for the leaders who've been in the room, those words describe the day itself: the room where the industry's boldest moves begin. Each October, more than 1,000 global marketing leaders and creators from the world's most influential brands, agencies, and social platforms gather at The Ebell of Los Angeles for a single high-impact day that shapes how they think about creator marketing for the rest of the year.
Past attendees point to three things that make it different.
The sessions at Connect are led by leaders from the brands running the most mature creator programs in the world, each speaking from a program they actually run. Attendees leave with real frameworks and playbooks they can apply immediately, first access to CreatorIQ's latest research and platform direction, and clarity on where AI and creator commerce are taking the industry before it's everywhere. The ideas on stage are the same ones circulating in the hallways, and the questions that surface in roundtables tend to be the ones people have been sitting on for months.
Connect draws more than a thousand attendees, but the cross-section is what matters. Leaders from General Motors, Gap Inc., AT&T, and many more sit alongside platform executives, creators, and the analysts covering the space. That mix is genuinely hard to assemble anywhere else: C-suite leaders at agencies and brands, the trailblazers behind the biggest moments in creator marketing, and the people driving transformation across the industry. It's why people leave with relationships across the full campaign workflow, reaching well beyond their own function. The hallway conversations carry as much weight as the keynotes.
CreatorIQ Connect returns to The Ebell of Los Angeles, a historic landmark in the heart of the city and the backdrop for some of the most talked-about days in creator marketing. The venue's indoor-outdoor layout lets sessions, meals, and side conversations flow into each other naturally throughout the day. Attendees consistently say they have more genuine conversations in the courtyard between sessions than they typically have at events twice the size. The environment that allows for meaningful connections is one of the most cited reasons people come back. Plus, the goodie bag you'll leave with might have you feeling like a content creator yourself.
Connect returns to The Ebell on October 13, 2026, again presented in partnership with YouTube. This year is different. Programming is built around a sharper question: what does it take to operate creator marketing like a real business driver? The room is more selective, the access more structured, the programming sharper than ever.
The leaders shaping creator marketing's next chapter will be in the room on October 13, the room where its boldest moves begin. Spots are curated. Capacity is intentional.
Early bird tickets to CreatorIQ Connect are $799—but only through August 31. After that, pricing goes up. Register now and lock in your spot before the rate changes.