AWSummit Thailand 2026

AWSummit Thailand 2026 is an elite business retreat from the AWSummit series, bringing together a small group of professionals in a relaxed setting on a tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand. It runs December 12–14 at KC Grande Resort & Spa on White Sand Beach, Koh Chang.

The format deliberately breaks from the standard conference mold:

• A beach, a yacht, and a Thai restaurant replace conference halls
• Three days built around live conversation in an informal setting
• Similar in spirit to Ibiza Elite, but with an Asia-skewed attendee base

Attendee breakdown:

• 32% — CEOs and business owners
• 19% — service providers (payment systems, trackers, SaaS)
• 17% — affiliates and media buying teams
• 16% — advertisers and affiliate networks
• 16% — creators, agencies, and studios

Vertical breakdown:

• Dating and adult — ~33%
• Nutra and eCommerce — 27%
• Lead gen — 13%
• iGaming — 10%
• Finance and crypto — 10%
• Sweepstakes — 7%

For media buyers and affiliates working dating, nutra, or adult verticals, AWSummit Thailand offers an exceptionally dense concentration of the right people: nearly a third of attendees are CEOs or business owners, meaning decisions get made directly, without layers of middlemen. The retreat format over a standard conference is a real advantage here — it flattens the usual "speaker on stage, attendee in the crowd" dynamic, since everyone's in the same relaxed setting, which noticeably speeds up building real relationships and closing deals.