Chair’s welcome
Our fantastic Chair will welcome you to CreatorFest 2026, and tee up the themes for the day on the Creator Stage.
Chair’s welcome
Our fantastic Chair will welcome you to CreatorFest 2026, and tee up the themes for the day on the Brand Stage.
Chair’s welcome
Our fantastic Chair will welcome you to CreatorFest 2026, and tee up the themes for the day on the Main Stage.
Dear Brands: Let’s Talk About Your Influencer Briefs
You wrote the brief. So why did the content come back nothing like you imagined? A weak brief is one of the most expensive mistakes in influencer marketing — off-brand posts, round after round of edits, blown timelines, and creators who quietly disengage. Join us to unpack why briefs fail, what derails them, and how […]
VIP Only: Ask Me Anything with Niall MacMillan
Niall MacMillan is a UK-based comedy creator who has built a massive global community of over 10 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Specialising in a unique “silent character” format, his physical comedy sketches bypass language barriers to average 150-200 million views every single month. By treating his comedy as a globally scalable […]
From Always-On to Always-Authentic: How Brands Leverage Partner Marketing to Scale Creator Campaigns
In an era where creator marketing is no longer a nice-to-have but a must-have for brand growth, this fireside chat explores how forward-thinking brands are leveraging affiliate and partner marketing solutions to fuel scalable, authentic creator strategies. Join Rakuten Advertising as we sit down with LTK to discuss how they are navigating the evolving creator […]
Straight Talk on Music Licensing: No Smoke, No Mirrors, No Excuses
Paul Sampson, Founder and CEO of Lickd, cuts through the confusion on music rights – what the law actually says, what the platforms won’t tell you, and how to protect your content and campaigns while using the music that moves audiences.
Singer-Songwriter: Nicola Gaea
The Creator Advice Corner: Legal Advice
Phoebe will help you with all things legal that come up in the creator world, including brand deals, contracts, payment terms, exclusivity, IP and ownership, setting up businesses, signing with management, protecting your content and breaking down advertising regulations. No jargon, no scary legal talk.
The Creator Advice Corner: Drop-In Wellbeing & Burnout Support
Being ‘terminally online’ is exhausting. Between trying to meet the ever-changing demands of the algorithm, to managing audience expectations and those para-social relationships, perhaps trying to build your own business alongside everything – and trying to maintain a personal life and switch off once in a while! – it’s incredibly easy to burn out. If you’re […]