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SMX Advanced Boston 2026 is the upcoming edition of one of the world’s leading conferences for seasoned SEO and PPC professionals.
Organized by the team behind Search Engine Land, the event delivers in-depth sessions on search marketing, AI, and data-driven optimization, catering to attendees looking to push their strategies to the next level.
The conference offers a mix of expert-led discussions, practical training, and real-world case studies focused on measurable results. Participants gain access to advanced frameworks for improving visibility, performance, and ROI across both organic and paid search channels.
Held in Boston, SMX Advanced fosters a collaborative environment where marketers, analysts, and industry innovators connect to exchange insights and explore future trends in search.
While full details for the 2026 edition are yet to be announced, attendees can expect the same high-level learning and networking opportunities that have made SMX Advanced a global standard in professional search marketing education.
This event features talks by the following speakers:
Bartosz Adamski (Head of Business Development at WhitePress)
Anu Adegbola (Paid Media Editor at Search Engine Land)
Dawn Anderson (Managing Director and Founder at Bertey)
Andrew Beckman (Founder at Location3 Media, Inc.)
Rich Bradley (SEO Director at Croud)
Nate Burke (CEO at Diginius)
Kathy Bushman (Director, Event Content at Third Door Media)
Tom Capper (Senior Search Scientist at STAT & Moz)
Crystal Carter (Head of AI Search & SEO Communications at Wix.com)
Dewey Carter (Senior Industry Director at Microsoft)
Stephanie Cheung (Senior Enterprise Account Executive at STAT Search Analytics)
Jeff Clear (Senior Sales Manager at Optmyzr)
Jennifer Cornwell (Sr. Director of AI SEO at Tinuiti)
Andrea Cruz (Head of B2B at Tinuiti)
Dave Davies (Principal SEO Manager at Weights & Biases by CoreWeave)
Lauren Donovan (Director of Marketing at Third Door Media)
Amanda Farley (CMO at Aimclear)
Greg Finn (CMO at Cypress North)
Duane Forrester (Founder and CEO at UnboundAnswers.com)
Garrett French (Founder and Chief Link Strategist at Citation Labs)
Danny Gavin (Chief Strategist and Founder at Optidge)
Brad Geddes (Co-Founder at Adalysis)
Eli Goodman (CEO & Co-founder at Datos)
Danny Goodwin (Editorial Director at Search Engine Land & SMX)
John Halfpenny (Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Semrush Enterprise)
Amy Hebdon (Founder & Managing Director at Paid Search Magic)
Jack Hepp (Owner at Industrious Marketing LLC)
Monica Ho (Chief Marketing Officer at SOCi)
Navah Hopkins (Product Liaison at Microsoft)
Shawn Huber (SEO Program Director at Lastmile Retail)
Maggie Humphrey (Director of Ecommerce at Cypress North)
Christian Hustle (Global Enablement Manager & Search Strategist at Uberall)
Michael Johnson (CEO at Resolve)
Michael King (Founder/CEO at iPullRank)
Madeleine Lambert (Director of Marketing and Sales at Originality.ai)
Simon Lesser (Chief Product Officer at Dragon Metrics)
Aaron Levy (Evangelist at Optmyzr)
Kelsey Libert (Cofounder at Fractl)
Paul Longo (General Manager, AI in Ads at Microsoft)
Allie Lutin (Senior Product Marketing Manager at CallRail)
Aashna Makin (Founder at Aashna Makin)
Brian Massey (Conversion Scientist® at Conversion Sciences LLC)
Amanda Milligan (Content and Growth Manager at Semrush)
Josh Muskin (VP Sales at Level Agency)
George Nguyen (Chief Editor at George Edits)
Beth Nunnington (PR Director at Journey Further)
Megan Pakes (Director, Product Marketing at Microsoft)
Sebastian Pawlowski (EVP at Lastmile Retail)
Derek Perkins (Founder & CEO at Nozzle)
Dii Pooler (Founder at Pooler Digital)
Ed Poppe (Founder & Fractional Marketing Leader at Poppe Marketing)
Milton Reis (Senior Industry Director at Microsoft)
Ben Riggle (Managing Director North America at Channable Inc.)
Kyle Risley (Senior SEO Lead at Shopify)
Nils Rooijmans (Google Ads Automater at Nils Rooijmans.com)
Chris Sachs (VP of Value Enablement at seoClarity)
Barry Schwartz (SEO Editor at Search Engine Land)
Will Scott (Co-founder at Search Influence)
Andrew Shotland (CEO at LocalSEOGuide.com)
Grant Simmons (Director of SEO | Content & GEO Strategist at Waikay, InLinks & Fiat Growth)
Aleyda Solis (International SEO Consultant and Founder at Orainti)
Brad Stephenson (SVP Marketing at Level Agency)
Heidi Sturrock (Search Marketing Advisor at Heidi Sturrock)
Chris Sullivan (Head of Growth at Previsible)
Kyle Thomas (Chief Scientist at MotiveMetrics)
Chris Todd (Sr. Principal of Marketing Operations at CTM)
Sam Tomlinson (Executive VP, Strategy & Analytics at Warschawski)
Sam Torres (Sr Mgr, Tech SEO at Pipedrive)
Darrell Tyler (Senior Manager, Organic Growth at CallRail)
Frederick Vallaeys (Co-founder & CEO at Optmyzr)
Martha van Berkel (CEO at Schema App)
Ben Vigneron (VP of Analytics at Blackbird PPC)
Purna Virji (Principal Consultant & Global Program Manager at LinkedIn)
James Wirth (Sr. Director Strategy & Growth at Citation Labs)
Bob Wood (Director of Sales at Ringba)
Susan Yen (PPC Team Lead at SearchLab Digital)
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