The Deal-Making Conference for the Creator Economy
Brands meet creators. Platforms meet customers. Deals get done.
Three days of networking, deal-making, and signal that shapes the next year of influencer marketing. September 22–24, 2026 · Los Angeles.
Across Past Editions
Why Attend
Why Attend IMCX 2026
Learn
The strategies top brands and creators are using right now.
Network
One room. Brands, agencies, platforms, talent, capital.
Close Deals
Past attendees report deals closed on the floor. The schedule is designed for it.
Discover Tools
The platforms, agencies, and AI tools shaping the next year of creator marketing.
About
About IMCX
The Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) is the deal-making conference for the creator economy. Held September 22–24, 2026 in Los Angeles (venue announcement coming soon), IMCX brings senior brand marketers, creator-economy founders, platform leaders, agency principals, and investors into the same room for three days of structured deal-making, agenda-driven content, and curated introductions.
Unlike traditional influencer marketing conferences that center on panels and education, IMCX is structured around outcomes. Attendees come to close brand-creator partnerships, evaluate platforms, source investment opportunities, and announce deals on stage. Sessions are designed to drive transactions, not just transfer information. Brands meet creators. Platforms meet customers. Deals get done.
What makes IMCX different
Most influencer marketing events optimize for attendance numbers. IMCX optimizes for deal flow. The agenda is built around the moments where brand–creator transactions actually happen: brand deal economics, creator monetization models, platform competitive dynamics, FTC compliance and endorsement guidelines, AI's impact on creator workflows, NIL and creator-led commerce, and the evolving infrastructure powering influencer marketing at scale. Every session is anchored to a deal-making frame — how brands evaluate, how platforms compete, how creators negotiate, and how investors deploy.
The exhibitor floor is structured as a working marketplace, not a swag-bag tradeshow. Booths are deal tables. Curated 1:1 sessions are scheduled in advance through the IMCX matchmaking system. The IMCX team personally introduces attending CMOs to platform leads, creator founders to brand teams, and operators to capital. Three days, dozens of warm handoffs, all anchored to what each attendee actually needs.
A returning event with a track record
IMCX is not a first-time event. The previous in-person edition was held in Los Angeles and drew over 500 attendees across three days. The expo floor featured roughly 40 exhibitors, including T-Mall (Alibaba Group) and influencer marketing agencies such as Open Influence, alongside platforms, tooling vendors, and creator-economy startups. The speaker roster included regional directors from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, who walked the audience through current advertising laws and FTC endorsement guidelines as they apply to creators, brands, and influencer marketing partnerships. The 2026 edition builds on that foundation, returning to Los Angeles with an expanded deal-making framework, an updated agenda, and a structurally different attendee experience.
Who attends IMCX 2026
The IMCX 2026 audience is intentionally senior. Attendees include:
- Senior brand marketers responsible for influencer and creator marketing budgets — VP, Director, and CMO-level decision makers at consumer brands deploying meaningful spend
- Creator-economy founders building platforms, agencies, and creator-led businesses
- Platform leaders and business development teams from creator-economy SaaS, social platforms, and tooling vendors
- Full-time creators with established audiences evaluating platform partnerships and brand deals
- Agency principals managing large-scale influencer marketing campaigns
- Venture capital and growth investors active in the creator economy
This deliberate attendee mix is what powers the deal-making model. Brands meet the creators they want to partner with. Platforms meet the customers they want to acquire. Investors meet the founders they want to back. Creators meet the brands and capital they need to scale.
Powered by TheCreatorEconomy.com
IMCX is the annual conference of TheCreatorEconomy.com, the editorial publication covering creator monetization, platforms, brand-deal economics, and the broader creator economy industry. The publication-conference combination creates a year-round ecosystem: TheCreatorEconomy.com publishes the analysis decision-makers read every week; IMCX is the room where they meet, evaluate partners, and close deals once a year. Editorial coverage of industry news, funding rounds, M&A activity, platform shifts, FTC regulation, and creator-led commerce flows directly into the IMCX agenda — the conference reflects the conversations the publication is having in real time.
Why Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the natural host city for the creator economy's deal-making event. As the global hub for entertainment, digital media, talent representation, and creator culture, LA concentrates the agencies, platforms, brand headquarters, and creator infrastructure that make IMCX's deal-making model work. Attendees can extend their visit into productive meetings with the broader Los Angeles creator-economy ecosystem — talent agencies, platform offices, brand marketing teams, and investment firms. Hosting a creator economy conference in Los Angeles is not incidental; it is structural.
For 2026 attendees
For brands evaluating the best influencer marketing conferences to attend in 2026, for platforms looking to source customers, for creators building deal-driven businesses, and for investors seeking allocation opportunities in the creator economy, IMCX 2026 is the focused, outcome-oriented event in the calendar. Three days. One room. Network, learn, grow.
September 22–24, 2026 · Los Angeles · Super Early Registration is live.
2026 Lineup
Speakers
Operators, founders, and creators driving the next wave.
Speaker 10
To be announced
Speaker 11
To be announced
Speaker 12
To be announced
More speakers announced through August 2026.
Past Editions
Past Speakers Have Come From
IMCX has hosted 100+ executives, founders, and operators across in-person and virtual editions — representing brands, agencies, platforms, and regulatory bodies shaping the creator economy.
Companies represented in past programs
Full past speaker roster — 100+ in-person & virtual editions
Schedule
Three Days of Programming
Keynotes, debates, live demos, investor panels, and named experiences — September 22–24, Los Angeles.
Named Experiences
Sept 23 — The State of Play
The State of Influencer Marketing: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities
30-minute state-of-the-industry.
Speaker: TBASession TBA
Beyond Vanity Metrics: How Brands Are Actually Measuring Influencer ROI in 2026
A practical walk-through of the measurement methods top brands use to evaluate creator partnerships in 2026 — incrementality testing, brand-lift studies, attribution windows, and post-campaign cohort analysis. Attendees leave with a measurement framework they can apply to their next campaign.
Speaker: TBAAI Creators: Threat or Tool?
Two operators on opposing sides, 10 minutes each, 25 minutes moderated Q&A. Audience votes at start and end.
Speakers: TBAFrom Influencer to Founder: When and How Creators Become Brands
The biggest creators of the last decade aren't just doing brand deals — they're building consumer brands of their own (Mr. Beast Burger, Prime, Chamberlain Coffee, Feastables). A panel of three voices — a creator who built a product business, an investor backing creator-led brands, and an operator who's helped multiple creators launch — on when this path makes sense, what it actually takes, and where most attempts fail.
Speakers: TBABest Influencer Marketing Practices
An in-depth discussion on myth versus facts in influencer marketing — what brands actually need to do, what creators need to know, and where the conventional advice gets it wrong.
The Creator-Economy Tech Stack: Tools and Platforms Worth Knowing in 2026
A speaker-led roundup of the most important tools and platforms shaping creator operations in 2026 — measurement, payments, marketplace, talent management, content production, distribution. Annotated walkthrough with category-by-category recommendations. Attendees leave with a one-page tech-stack reference.
Speaker: TBAInside the Algorithm: How TikTok, Meta, YouTube, and Snap Decide What Reaches Your Audience in 2026
Three to four panelists — agency heads who specialize in platform optimization, former platform employees now consulting, and senior third-party analytics professionals — walk through what each major platform is actually optimizing for, the metrics that matter, and where creator strategy needs to shift in 2026.
Speakers: TBASpeed Networking
Structured 5-minute rounds. 12 partners, screened by registration form so brand-side is paired with creator-side, not with sales reps.
IMCX Awards Ceremony
The 2026 IMCX Awards honor the creators, brands, operators, and investors shaping the next decade of the creator economy. Past honorees include Ryan Kaji, Like Nastya, Dan Fleyshman, and David Meltzer. Open to all VIP and Sponsor pass-holders; held during the evening reception. Recipients announced in the months leading up to the conference.
VIP Reception
Off-the-floor reception with confirmed speakers, sponsors, and the day's panelists. Includes the 7:00–8:00 PM IMCX Awards Ceremony. Location announced day-of via email to VIP and sponsor pass-holders only. Open bar, light dinner.
All times Pacific Time (PT). Full agenda subject to change. Workshops included with Standard & VIP passes. Sept 22 reception open to all registered attendees (VIP free; Standard add-on $49).
Exhibit at IMCX 2026
Meet 500+ Marketers,
Creators & Brand Execs
The IMCX expo floor is where deals get made. Secure a booth and spend three days in direct conversation with the most influential people in creator economy marketing — all under one roof in Los Angeles.
500+ Qualified Attendees
Put your brand in front of senior marketers, brand executives, creators, and platform decision-makers — all in one room.
Brand Visibility Throughout
Exhibitor branding across the conference app, signage, website, and email communications reaching thousands of industry professionals.
Direct Lead Generation
Three full days of face-to-face meetings, live product demos, and deal conversations with your ideal customers.
Category Ownership
Be the go-to solution in your vertical. Own your category on the expo floor and position your brand as the industry leader.
Prime Los Angeles Location
Set in the heart of LA — the epicenter of creator culture, digital media, and brand marketing — Sept 22–24, 2026.
Curated Audience Quality
IMCX attendees are vetted practitioners with real budgets and buying authority — no students, no spectators.
What's Included
Every booth package includes:
- 10×10 exhibit booth with branding
- Two full-conference exhibitor passes
- Company listing on website & app
- Pre-event attendee outreach access
- Logo placement in email campaigns
- Social media feature before the event
- Access to all keynotes & sessions
- Networking receptions and dinners
Only 45 Exhibit Spots.
First Come, First Served.
Previous editions sold out months in advance. IMCX 2026 returns to Los Angeles Sept 22–24 with a strictly limited expo floor. Once spots are gone, they're gone.
Exhibition Hall
Past Exhibitors & Sponsors
Companies and organizations that have exhibited or sponsored across all previous IMCX editions, including virtual events.
The companies listed below exhibited or sponsored previous editions of IMCX — including in-person events in Los Angeles and virtual/online editions. Inclusion does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement of IMCX 2026. Tap any card to learn more.
50+ companies
Secure your exhibition booth or sponsorship
45 exhibitor slots available. Connect directly with over 500 marketers, creators, and brand executives over three days in Los Angeles.
Partnerships
Partner with IMCX 2026
Get in front of 500+ marketers, creators, and decision-makers.
- Naming rights across the event
- Opening keynote speaking slot
- Main-stage backdrop branding
- Mainstage panel session
- Premium exhibition booth
- 10 VIP passes
- Breakout session sponsorship
- Standard exhibition booth
- 6 VIP passes
- Branded lounge area
- Standard exhibition booth
- 4 VIP passes
- 10×10 exhibition booth
- Event guide listing
- 2 VIP passes
Request the full sponsorship deck
Floor plans, audience demographics, and full package details on request.
Social Proof
From past attendees, in their own words
What people who attended prior IMCX editions said about the experience.
IMCX Awards
The IMCX Awards
Recognizing the creators, brands, and operators shaping the next decade of the creator economy. Past honorees have included some of the most-watched creators on the planet alongside the operators and investors building the infrastructure underneath.
Dan Fleyshman
Honored for sustained contribution to creator-economy entrepreneurship, education, and operator-investor crossover.
David Meltzer
Honored for industry leadership in connecting brands, creators, and capital across sports, entertainment, and business.
Ryan Kaji
Honored for redefining the family creator economy and building one of the most valuable creator-led businesses in the world.
Anastasia Radzinskaya
Like Nastya
Honored for sustained creative leadership across global YouTube and category-defining family-creator content.
The 2026 IMCX Awards will be presented during the September 22–24 conference. Award recipients announced in the coming months.
Registration
Tickets
- All main stage sessions
- Access to exhibition hall
- Conference materials & merch
- All meals included
- Limited to 100 verified creators
- Application required
- Full access to general sessions
- All panels and keynotes
- Exhibition hall access
- Priority seating
- After-party access
- Everything in Standard
- Invite-only roundtables
- Workshop access
- Dedicated lounge
Secure checkout · Creator Pass subject to IMCX team approval · Pricing revealed after form
Location
Los Angeles,
California
Venue announcement coming soon. September 23–24, 2026.
200+ Nearby Hotels
Options at every price point within a short ride from the venue. Group rate codes provided post-registration.
75°F Average September
Perfect late-summer Los Angeles weather — ideal conditions for outdoor networking and evening events.
Direct Access from LAX
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the most connected hubs in the country. Easy arrival from anywhere.
September 23–24, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Specific venue announced 60 days out — ticket-holders first.
Brand marketers, agency leaders, creator-economy platforms, full-time creators, investors, and press. Past editions skewed senior — directors and above represented the majority of brand-side attendees.
Standard: full access to general sessions and exhibition. VIP: adds networking reception, priority seating, after-party. Industry: adds invite-only roundtables and workshops.
Yes. The Creator Pass is free for the first 100 verified creators. Apply through the link on the pricing card.
Request the sponsorship deck above. Tiers run from Title (1 slot) to Exhibitor (45 booths).
Submit through the Apply to Speak form. The lineup is confirmed 90 days before the event.
General sessions are recorded and available to VIP and Industry pass-holders for 30 days post-event. Workshops and roundtables are not recorded.
Full refund up to 60 days before the event. 50% refund 30–60 days out. Tickets are transferable up to 7 days before the event.
Three days. One room. Learn, network, close deals & discover tools.
September 22–24, 2026 · Los Angeles
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