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Four Days. One Industry. Be Here.
For four days, New York becomes the meeting place for the ideas, companies, creators and leaders moving our industry forward.
BRANDS WHO ATTEND AWNY
AWNY BY THE NUMBERS
$100 Million in Creator x Brand Business Starts Here
In 2026, Dhar Mann joins Advertising Week as our inaugural Chief Creator Officer with one ambitious goal: help spark $100 million in new creator x brand business.
Across the week, Dhar will help bring creators and brands together in entirely new ways — from headline programming and live creative collaborations to pitches, meetings and unexpected moments designed to turn conversations into opportunities. This isn’t just a conversation about the creator economy. It’s a place to do business in it.
AWNY26 OPENING KEYNOTE
Dhar Mann opens Advertising Week 2026 by launching the $100 million Creator Challenge – and immediately put it into action.
PRIVATE EVENTS
Exclusive, invite-only experiences including Dhar Mann’s Creator Table with Rick Ross and Jack’s Dining Room and Creator Karaoke with Christina Milian and Haley Kalil.
CREATOR DAY
Interactive 30-minute experiences pairing leading talent with major CMOs to create ideas, content, connection and real business outcome.
WHAT IS ADVERTISING WEEK?
FOUR DAYS THAT MOVE THE INDUSTRY FORWARD.
Advertising Week New York isn’t just a conference. It’s where the entire ecosystem of marketing, media, technology and culture comes together — from global leaders and breakthrough brands to creators, innovators and the people building what comes next.
THE PEOPLE SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT
THE INDUSTRY, ALL IN ONE PLACE.
CMOs. Creatives. Founders. Media leaders. Technologists. Creators. Agency executives. Cultural voices. Rising talent.
Advertising Week brings together the people making the decisions, challenging the status quo and defining where the industry goes next. The conversations you want to be part of — and the people you want to have them with — are here.
IDEAS WORTH SHOWING UP FOR
SEE AROUND THE CORNER.
Across hundreds of sessions, Advertising Week explores the forces transforming our industry right now — from AI, creativity and commerce to media, technology, culture and the creator economy.
Come for the big ideas. Leave with a clearer picture of what’s coming next — and what you’re going to do about it.
WHERE CONNECTIONS BECOME BUSINESS
COME FOR THE CONTENT, STAY FOR THE PEOPLE.
Some of the most important moments at Advertising Week never happen on a stage. They happen over coffee, between sessions, inside a lounge or during a conversation you didn’t plan to have.
Thousands of industry leaders, partners, clients and collaborators come together in one neighborhood — creating four days where your next meeting, idea, partnership or deal could be five minutes away.
MORE THAN A CONFERENCE
EXPERIENCE THE INDUSTRY, NOT JUST ANOTHER EVENT.
Advertising Week is built to be explored. Headline keynotes give way to intimate conversations. Brand activations turn into meeting places. Creator experiences become live content. Sessions spill into networking, dinners, parties and unexpected moments across New York.
It’s four days of ideas, people, culture and business — all happening at once.
WHERE MARKETING MEANS BUSINESS
IDEAS ARE GREAT. OUTCOMES ARE BETTER.
Advertising Week is designed to create momentum long after the stages close. New partnerships begin here. Deals take shape here. Talent gets discovered here. Ideas find investment here. Brands meet creators, agencies meet clients, innovators meet decision-makers.
For four days, an extraordinary amount of the industry is in one place.
WHERE MARKETING MEETS CULTURE
BE PART OF WHAT EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT.
Advertising doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It shapes — and is shaped by — entertainment, technology, creators, music, sport, fashion and the cultural moments happening around us.
Advertising Week brings those worlds together, putting you in the room for conversations you won’t find at a traditional industry conference.
Come ready to discover something unexpected, hear a perspective you hadn’t considered and experience the ideas shaping what people will be talking about next.
TRACKS & STAGES
FIND YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA.
Advertising Week brings the biggest conversations in marketing, media, technology, creativity, commerce and culture to stages across the AWNY campus. Follow a topic from session to session, explore a dedicated track or forget the plan entirely and discover something unexpected.
Hundreds of sessions. Multiple stages. One industry-wide conversation about what comes next.
2026 SPEAKERS
TREVOR NOAH
KERRY WASHINGON
CIARA
RUSSELL WILSON
VENUS WILLIAMS
ALIX EARLE
CARSON DALY
WILLOW
Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski
Jordan Howlett
FLAVA FLAV
JOHN LEGEND
ISSA RAE
SOPHIA BUSH
GARY Vaynerchuk
JASON TARTICK
Remi Bader
MELISSA GORGA
CARL RADKE
BOBBY LEE
CARLA HASSAN
MICHELLE Mesenburg
STACY TAFFET
Laurie Lam
SABRINA CALLAHAN
TYRA NEAL
greg halmiton
kelly solomon
kim miller
jacs wyatt
Four Days. One Industry. Be Here.
There are plenty of places to hear people talk about the future of marketing. Advertising Week is where the people actually building it come together.
For four days, New York becomes the meeting place for the ideas, companies, creators and leaders moving our industry forward.
The room is going to be full. The question is whether you’re in it.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
“Reach the senior brand
marketers who have the most
influence over how creator
strategy gets funded
and prioritized, and show
them something they
couldn’t see anywhere else.”
THE BIG CREATOR
CHALLENGE
“A curated audience makes
every conversation count.
When the right buyers are
already in the room, you’re
not chasing leads; you’re
building relationships.”
TAKING THE SWEET SHOP
TO THE WORLD STAGE
“Every dollar I spend and every bit of attention I give to Advertising Week has come back tenfold.”
TAKING THE MIC AT ADVERTISING WEEK
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FAQs: Advertising Week New York 2026, Explained
What is Advertising Week New York 2026?
Advertising Week New York 2026 is a major NYC marketing event and global industry conference for professionals across marketing, advertising, media, technology and culture.
When is Advertising Week New York 2026?
Advertising Week New York 2026 takes place October 5–8, 2026.
Where is Advertising Week New York 2026?
The event takes place in The Penn District in New York City.
Who should attend Advertising Week New York?
The event is for brand leaders, marketers, advertisers, agency teams, media professionals, creators, platforms, independent agencies and SMB-focused teams.
What happens at Advertising Week New York?
Attendees can expect four days of speakers, sessions, networking, summit programming and conversations focused on marketing, media, advertising, event activations and brand growth.
How big is Advertising Week New York 2026?
The event features 4 days, 1300+ speakers, 500+ sessions and 80K+ connections.
What topics does AW New York 2026 cover?
Topics include marketing strategy, advertising, media, brand leadership, event activations, gaming, B2B marketing, healthcare, creator influence and audience engagement.
When does registration open?
Registration is open now at https://newyork2026.advertisingweek.com/register
How can brands get involved in Advertising Week New York?
Brands can explore partnership, sponsorship and speaking opportunities by reaching out through the event contact path.
Want to Be Part of the Action?
If you are interested in partnerships, sponsorships, speaking opportunities or bringing a session idea to life, let’s talk.
Advertising Week New York gives brands and partners a chance to show up with purpose in front of a high-value audience of marketers, media leaders, agencies and decision-makers.
Partnership Opportunities Can Include
- Sponsorships
- Custom activations
- Speaking opportunities
- Session collaboration
- Brand visibility across the event