10 Conferences You Should Consider Attending in 2016
The new year will be here before we know it. Now is the time to start planning for a successful 2016. To help you take your career to the next level in the new year, plan to attend at least one great conference. To help you decide which conference(s) you should attend in 2016, here are 10 conferences worth considering.
1. CES
What: CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Held in Las Vegas every year, it has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.
When: January 6 – 9, 2016
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Follow: @CES
Watch: Take a look at highlights from CES2015.
2. Connect
What: Celebrating 20 years of delivering industry-leading search engine and search marketing news, advice, commentary and learning, SearchEngineWatch.com is delighted to announce the launch of its brand new industry event. Brought to you by the organizers of the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference series and led by top practitioners and innovators from around the globe, Connect’s two-track educational agenda has been designed to lead the discussion in the very latest technology, strategy and thinking across Paid & Organic search, but will also include plenary sessions to look at the changing role of search in customer acquisition.
When: February 4 – 5, 2016
Where: Miami, FL
Follow: @sewatch
Look: Take a look at key topics that will be covered during Connect.
3. Brand Forum
What: This event gathers senior marketers to explore how technology and innovation are transforming the ways that companies build and sustain great brands. Intensive and illuminating, it is the ultimate knowledge-exchange and networking experience for CMOs looking for fresh thinking and competitive advantage.
When: February 24 – 25, 2016
Where: Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, Australia
Follow: @Brand_Forum
Look: Take a look at some of the amazing speakers scheduled for Brand Forum 2016.
4. Music Tech and Futures Summit
What: The Music Tech & Futures Summit brings together current leaders and brands for two days of knowledge sharing & networking. With executive attendance from the record labels & online music & digital representatives, this interactive platform boasts a senior level demographic to answer your all of those relevant questions.
When: February 24 & 26, 2016
Where: Nashville, TN
Follow: @IEGroup
Look: Take a look at some of the reasons you should attend.
5. Adobe Summit
What: Come to Summit and learn how to reach your customers — and really know them. Hear from marketing innovators, explore the latest tools and trends, and see how companies are using Adobe Marketing Cloud to gain deep insights into their customers, build personalized campaigns and better manage their content and assets.
When: March 20–24, 2016
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Follow: @AdobeSummit
Look: Here’s what last year’s attendees said about Summit.
6. DENT
What: Dent explores the magic and science of visionary leadership and groundbreaking success, March 20-23, 2016. For this coming year, we’ll focus a little more on creativity as a theme throughout the sessions.
When: March 20–23, 2016
Where: Sun Valley Resort, ID
Follow: @DENT
Watch: Sarah Milstein’s DENT presentation, How To Find and Fix Hidden Biases in Any Pipeline.
7. Launch
What: At the Launch conference, we don’t just feed you with more information and the latest fads and online apps and gimmicks. We give you so much more. A real, proprietary, strategic system that can take that message bottled up inside you and allow you to share it with the world in a way that will be heard, turn a profit, and ultimately, change lives.
When: April 4 – 7, 2016
Where: Orlando, FL
Follow: @thelaunchconf
Watch: Learn more about Launch by watching the video below.
8. Forrester’s Marketing 2016
What: MARKETING 2016 is Forrester’s premier annual gathering for marketing leaders and professionals. Forrester’s best analysts and thought leaders, a world-class roster of industry innovators, and more than 800 marketing professionals will collectively tackle the most immediate and pressing challenges faced by marketers in what Forrester calls “the age of the customer.”
When: April 26 – 27, 2016
Where: New York, NY
Follow: @forrester
Look: Check out some of the featured speakers, shown below.
9. 99u Conference
What: The goal of the 99U Conference is to shift the focus from idea generation to idea execution. Providing road-tested insights on how to make your ideas happen. We bring together some of the world’s most productive creative visionaries & leading researchers to share pragmatic insights on how ideas are brought to life.
When: May 5 – 6, 2016
Where: New York, NY
Follow: @99u
Watch: View Simon Sinek’s 99u conference presentation.
10. Signal
What: Over 2,000 developers from around the world will come together for SIGNAL, a conference to inspire and equip developers to change communications forever. Join us as we unveil the next generation of communications tools. Learn best practices from the engineers who create and innovate the Twilio product-stack and listen to the customers who have shipped and scaled hugely successful Twilio-powered apps.
When: May 24 – 25, 2016
Where: San Francisco, CA
Follow: @signalconf
Watch: View the Signal promo video.
Conclusion
These few conferences are just the beginning of the many options you have for great conferences in 2016. What conferences do you plan to attend in 2016? Let us know by tweeting us at @Ethos3.
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