MAICON is the flagship conference of the Marketing AI Institute, bringing together executives, strategists, operators and practitioners focused on implementing and scaling AI responsibly and effectively across marketing strategy, operations, content, analytics and customer experience.

Date

October 13–15, 2026

Location

Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Format

Hybrid

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Marketing AI Institute (SmarterX Ventures)

• ✓CMOs
• ✓Marketing and business leaders
• ✓Marketing executives
• ✓Strategists
• ✓Marketing operations leaders
• ✓AI practitioners
• ✓Content and analytics teams

Marketing and business leaders learn how peer enterprise and mid-market teams are operationalizing AI across the full marketing stack, with practical frameworks for tool evaluation, ROI measurement, governance and change management to scale AI responsibly.

• ✓Main-stage keynotes and sessions
• ✓Pre-conference hands-on AI workshops (All-Access pass)
• ✓Featured speakers including Karen Hao, Andrew Yang, Kevin Roose, Paul Roetzer and Wil Reynolds
• ✓Case studies on enterprise AI adoption
• ✓On-demand main-stage recordings (All-Access + On-Demand pass)
• ✓Networking with marketing and business AI leaders

• ★The leading conference dedicated specifically to AI in marketing
• ★Vendor-neutral, practitioner-focused agenda from the Marketing AI Institute
• ★Strong roster of marquee speakers including AI journalists and industry voices
• ★Emphasis on responsible, ROI-driven AI adoption
• ★Combines main-stage talks with hands-on workshops