brightonSEO San Diego – September 2026

brightonSEO San Diego 2026 marks the return of the world’s largest search marketing conference to the US, this time at the San Diego Convention Center.

Over two packed days, attendees will gain practical insights, sharpen their skills, and engage with top experts across every area of SEO and digital marketing.

The event includes in-depth sessions, keynotes, and hands-on training workshops that take place the day before the main conference.

Covering topics from content strategy and technical SEO to analytics, paid media, and AI-driven marketing, the program blends tactical learning with community-driven exchange.

Attendees also receive access to Hero Conf, one of the world’s leading PPC events, as part of their ticket.

With its signature blend of education, collaboration, and energy, brightonSEO San Diego brings the spirit of the UK’s most beloved search event to an iconic West Coast setting.

Speakers at brightonSEO San Diego – September 2026

The September 2026 edition of brightonSEO features talks by the following speakers:

AJ Wilcox (Host of the LinkedIn Ads Show and Founder at B2Linked.com)
Aashna Makin (Founder at SuperAds)
Akvile DeFazio (President at AKvertise)
Al Sefati (CEO and Chief Client Strategist at Clarity Digital Agency)
Alex Halliday (Co-Founder and CEO at AirOps)
Amanda Beales (Head of Organic Search at Re:signal)
Amanda Farley (Friedt) (CMO at Aimclear)
Amanda Kopen (Senior Manager of Emerging Channels and AEO at HubSpot)
Amanda Walls (Director at Cedarwood Digital)
Andy Crestodina (CMO at Orbit Media Studios)
Anthony McDaniel (Sr. Paid Media Specialist at Divergent Digital)
April Zhong (Global SEO Manager at Specialized Bicycle Components)
Ayat Shukairy (Co-founder at www.invespcro.com)
Baruch Toledano (VP of Marketing Solutions at Similarweb)
Ben Kahan (Head of Programmatic at Brainlabs)
Ben Riggle (Managing Director, North America at Channable)
Ben Vigneron (VP of Analytics & Measurement at Blackbird PPC)
Benu Aggarwal (President and Founder at Milestone, Inc)
Beth Nunnington (Global VP of Digital PR at Journey Further)
Bianca Bergshoeff (Co-founder at The Paid Social Club)
Brad Wetherall (Former Google Director of Operations and CEO of The GBP Experts at The GBP Experts)
Brandon Leibowitz (Founder and SEO Strategist at SEO Optimizers)
Breanne Bartlett (Director of Paid Search at Go Fish Digital)
Brett Fish (Founder at TagHero)
Brie E Anderson (Owner at BEAST Analytics)
Brie Moreau (CEO at WLDM)
Brittany Sager (Associate Director of Paid Media at Seer Interactive)
Brooke Osmundson (Director of Growth Marketing at Smith Micro Software)
Brooke Weller (AI Search & Brand Growth Leader at LinkedIn via Designs4Growth)
Celeste Gonzalez (Content Implementation and Product Specialist at Lastmile Retail)
Chester Scott (Chief Strategy Officer at Lunio)
Chima Mmeje (Senior Content Marketing Manager at Moz)
Chris Donnelly (CEO at Searchable)
Chris Frank (Co-Founder at Miracle Max Marketing)
Chris Long (Co-Founder at Nectiv)
Chris Schweppe (Group Director, Client Strategy at WPP Media)
Christian Desert (CEO at Getfluence)
Christian Hustle (Global AI Search Evangelist at Uberall)
Christian Ward (Chief Data Officer at Yext)
Christiana Barre (Owner at Christy Barre Media)
Cindy Krum (CEO and Founder at MobileMoxie)
Clair Wyant (BI Architect & Data Consultant)
Cory Henke (Founder at Variable Media)
Cristiano Winckler (Director of Digital Operations at Somebody Digital)
Crystal Carter (Senior Director of Growth Strategy at Wix Studio)
Damian Rollison (VP, Market Insights at SOCi)
Dana DiTomaso (Principal and Founder at Kick Point)
Dane Golden (YouTube Ads Strategist at VidAction)
Danny Lima (Sr. Paid Media Manager at Kanbar Digital)
Dave Cousin (Consultant & Founder at Dave the SEO & Co.)
David Green (Founder at Devslove Digital)
David Lewallen (CEO at Verbatim Digital)
Demetria Spinrad (SEO Consultant at SearchPilot)
Dii Pooler (Founder at Pooler Digital)
Eric Hoover (Senior Director, Organic Strategy at Journey Further)
Eric Wu (Sr. Director, AEO/SEO at ramp)
Ethan Smith (CEO at Graphite)
Fili Wiese (Technical SEO Consultant at Search Brothers)
Garrett French (Founder and CEO at Citation Labs, ZipSprout, Xofu)
Grace Frohlich (Senior Manager, AI SEO at Brainlabs)
Grace Weselak (Paid Social Director at PMG)
Grant Simmons (US Ambassador at Waikay/Inlinks)
Greg Wasserman (Head of Relationships at RSS.com)
Hannah Craig (Director, PR & Social at Impression Digital)
Hannah Pelletier (Head of Marketing at Prerender)
Harith Bashir (Paid Search Manager at Dell)
Itamar Blauer (Head of Marketing and Growth at WhitePress)
Jack Hepp (Owner at Industrious Marketing)
Jack Sherratt (Founder at Unbound Marketing)
Jake Gauntley (SEO Director at Rise at Seven)
Jamie D’Alessandro (SEO Manager at Jakala)
Jason Khoo (Founder and CEO at ZUPO)
Jen Cornwell (Sr. Director AI SEO at Tinuiti)
Jenna Long (Director of Paid Media at Ignite Visibility)
Jeremy Burgos (Senior Growth Manager at GoHighLevel)
Jeremy Hull (Chief Solutions Officer at Brainlabs)
Jesse Sallee (Senior Paid Media Analyst at Arcalea)
Jill Maldonado (Director of Brand Growth at Victorious)
Joe Ball (Executive Director, SEO at Croud)
Joe Martinez (Co-Founder at Paid Media Pros)
John Caiozzo (Founder at Caiozzo Consulting LLC)
John M. Williams (Director of Customer Acquisition at Silver Mirror)
John Shehata (CEO and Founder at NewzDash)
Jon Kagan (Director, Search & Digital Media Strategy at Amsive)
Jordan Koene (CEO of Previsible)
Joshua (Josh) Slodki (President at Buoy Digital Group)
Keegan Brown (Founder and CEO at ATRA)
Ken “Magma” Marshall (Co-Founder at Meet Sona)
Kenton Snyder (Product Manager at Intentwise)
Kirk Williams (Owner at ZATO)
LaMont A. Sinclair (Founder at SincMont)
Lars Maat (Founder at The Paid Social Club)
Laura Beatty (CEO and Co-Founder at No Bad Days Digital)
Leo Polanowski (CEO at Perform Media)
Liam Wade (Chief Strategy Officer at Impression)
Lindsie Nelson (Head of SEO and GEO at Symphonic Digital)
Lisa Raehsler (Founder and Principal Strategist at Big Click Co.)
Liz Yoselowitz (Global CMO at Brainlabs)
Luke Cope (Creative Strategy Director and Co Founder at Bottled Imagination)
Martha van Berkel (CEO at Schema App)
Martin Canchola (Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Apartment SEO)
Matt Carter (Sr. Director of Marketing at Nápreva)
Matt Hammel (Cofounder at Airops)
Matt Thompson (VP of Partnerships at Scrunch)
Metehan Yesilyurt (GEO Researcher at Peec AI)
Michael Cooney (Co-Founder and CMO at WhatConverts)
Michael Farr (Senior Manager, Marketing at Paylocity)
Michael Johnson (CEO at Resolve)
Michael Louderback (Director of SEO at ROAST)
Michael Wisby (CEO and Founder at Two Trees)
Michael Yules (CEO at GatherUp)
Michelle Morgan (Co-Founder at Paid Media Pros)
Mike Bagliebter (Head of Agency Partnerships at Bluefish)
Mike Korenugin (VP of Product at SE Ranking)
Monica Valdez (Digital Marketing Consultant at Green Blue Gray)
Natasha Post (Lead Organic Growth Strategist at Nationwide Transport Services)
Nate Burke (CEO and Founder at Diginius)
Navah Hopkins (Product Liaison at Microsoft)
Nick Lafferty (Founding Marketing Engineer at Profound)
Nicolas Rabouille (CEO at Rablab)
Nicole Grodesky (Founder and SEO Consultant at BOHO SEO)
Nikhil Lai (Principal Analyst, Performance Marketing at Forrester)
Nikki Lam (SVP, Head of Earned at NP Digital)
Noah Greenberg (CEO and Founder at Stacker)
Noah Learner (Director of Innovation at Sterling Sky)
Patrick Ortenzio (Director, Professional Services at Stackline)
Patrick Stox (Product Advisor, Technical SEO, and Brand Ambassador at Ahrefs)
Prashant Puri (CEO at AdLift, Inc)
Purvi Sharma (Marketing Strategist and Analyst at Rochester Institute of Technology)
Ralph Cockburn (Owner at TopOpti)
Ray Grieselhuber (CEO at DemandSphere)
Rob Delory (Enterprise Product Advisor at Ahrefs)
Roger Cooney (Co-Founder and Paid Search Specialist at MoonSauce Agency)
Ross Hudgens (CEO at Siege Media)
Ruth Burr Reedy (Director, SEO Solutions at Microsoft)
Sam Ogrizovic (Managing Director, US at IDHL)
Sam Tomlinson (CEO at Warschawski)
Sam Torres (Sr Mgr, Tech SEO at Pipedrive)
Samanyou Garg (Founder and CEO at Writesonic)
Sean Stone (CEO at Spillover Commerce)
Sebastian Pawlowski (EVP at Lastmile Retail)
Serge Bezborodov (CTO and co-founder at JetOctopus)
Shadae McCallum (Influencer)
Shankar Vivek (Principle Measurement Lead at Google)
Shef Reynolds (VP of Marketing at Writesonic)
Skyler Rudolfsky (Digital Strategy Consultant at Semrush)
Sophie Logan (Community and Editorial Manager at Rough Agenda)
Susan Hovey (Founder at SMASH Marketing & Success Coaching)
Susan Yen (Paid Media Lead and Growth Marketing Advisor at SearchLab Digital)
Thomas Peham (CEO at OtterlyAI)
Venkata Pagadala (Forward Deployment Engineer at AT&T)
Will Robinson (AI Insights Editor at Evertune)
Zach Chahalis (Vice President of Relevance Engineering and Analytics at iPullRank)