Affiliate Summit East 2026

Affiliate Summit East 2026 takes place July 27–28 at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square — the largest affiliate marketing conference on the US East Coast. It's one half of the flagship Affiliate Summit series, with East held in New York and West in Las Vegas.

Event scale:

• 4,500+ attendees from 70+ countries
• six thematic tracks
• Meet Market speed-networking, closed-door forums, dozens of networking events
• July 26 — early registration and networking, July 27–28 — main program

Conference tracks:

• eCommerce — AI-driven scaling, traffic diversification, working with micro- and nano-influencers
• Lead Gen — smarter funnels, smart targeting, ROI growth
• Ads — buying strategies amid Google and Meta automation
• Influencer — creator commerce as a revenue stream, not just reach
• Brand Strategy — proving channel value to secure budget
• Content & Commerce — content monetization, AI search impact, new advertiser partnership models

Speakers: dozens of industry leaders on stage, including Emily Jackson (Forbes), Becca Maier (BuzzFeed Commerce), Tim Chan (Penske Media), Adam Weiss (Awin North America), Rachel Quigley (CNN Underscored), and more.

Who it's for: affiliates, content creators and bloggers, media buyers, e-commerce brands and advertisers, affiliate networks and partner platforms, SaaS and tech providers.

Affiliate Summit East is a direct line to the biggest US publishers and advertisers — BuzzFeed, Forbes, CNN, Vox Media, NBC Universal and dozens more take part directly.

Tickets are now available on the conference website, with the full agenda published there as well.