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 Creator Stage.
The IRL Advantage: Why the Next Creator Boom Happens Offline
Content is going from scarce to abundant to infinite. As AI industrialises the feed, something else is becoming precious: human presence, craft, and real connection. The creators who see this first have a head start on a revenue stream that’s entirely in their control. Yalin Solmaz (EMEA Acquisitions Lead, Airbnb Experiences) spent seven years at YouTube […]
Build Your Business on TikTok: Starting with What You Love
Join three TikTok creators from completely different niches as they share how they turned passion into profession. Through real stories, standout content examples and candid conversation, they’ll reveal how they found their niche, built loyal communities, secured brand partnerships and leveraged TikTok’s monetisation opportunities to create sustainable creator businesses.
Unlock Brand Deals on YouTube – Inside a Successful Brand Deal
YouTube is the biggest opportunity for brand deals. Learn how to unlock brand deals on YouTube. This session features a deep dive into a successful real-world case study. Join us alongside a brand, agency, and creator to learn practical strategies that will help you collaborate more effectively and maximise your business potential on the platform.
Creators as Entrepreneurs
A session with industry experts and top creators that will explore the ‘startup to scale up’ journey. Join us to learn how to transition from a solo creator to a savvy business owner, manage operations, and hire effectively at every stage of growth.
Get Shopping with YouTube | The Future of YouTube Shopping
In this session, Rajarshi Lahiri, Head of Creator Partnerships at YouTube UK & Ireland will discuss the future of YouTube Shopping. Join us to discover how to leverage major new YouTube Shopping features to build a sustainable business beyond ads.
Getting started on Twitch
Josh Bloom will host a creator-focused session on how creators can get started on Twitch, build community, and bring their existing content and audience into a live, interactive format. Creator Cheape will join Josh! Cheape is a BBC presenter, who recently joined Twitch and enjoys creating Just Chatting and IRL streams.
The Most Trusted Creator Already Works for You
The creator economy is no longer just happening outside your business. Employees are becoming some of the most trusted, credible voices for the brands they work for — but the moment you turn them into a channel, do you risk killing what makes them credible in the first place? In this session, Bianca Brown (UK […]
The Long Game: Building an Audience and Owning It
A fireside conversation about why long-form content is finding new audiences, what it looks like to build something you own that keeps working for you, and where the next opportunity is opening up for UK creators.