SMX Next 2026
A free virtual one-day conference from Search Engine Land on SEO, GEO, PPC and AI, with live Q&A and on-demand access afterwards.
About SMX Next 2026
SMX Next is a free online training event from Search Engine Land on SEO, PPC and AI.
The program has keynotes, sessions, live Q&A, product demos and interactive Coffee Talk meetups. Every session is available on demand afterward, and attendees receive a certificate of attendance and a digital badge.
Speakers at SMX Next 2026
This event features talks by the following speakers
Aaron Levy
Evangelist at Optmyzr
Barry Schwartz
CEO at RustyBrick
Frederick Vallaeys
Co-Founder & CEO at Optmyzr
Automation, AI or manual? What 578 million Google Ads changes say about who should do the work
Glenn Gabe
President at G-Squared Interactive
How using risky GEO/AEO tactics can destroy your SEO visibility
Jyll Saskin Gales
Google Ads Coach & Founder at Inside Google Ads
Martha van Berkel
Co-Founder & CEO at Schema App
Michael King
Founder & CEO at iPullRank
Sam Torres
Senior Manager, Technical SEO at Pipedrive
Agentic search experiences: Is your site ready?
Amy Hebdon
Founder and Managing Director at Paid Search Magic
The next frontier of Demand Generation
Brad Geddes
Co-Founder at Adalysis
Jordan Koene
CEO and Co-Founder at Previsible
When AI chooses: How to build a brand LLMs recommend
Susan Yen
Head of Paid Media at SearchLab Digital
Danny Goodwin
Editorial Director at Search Engine Land & SMX
Dave Davies
Principal SEO Manager at CoreWeave
Jason Barnard
CEO at Kalicube
SEO, agents, and assistive AI: One strategy for the new search ecosystem
Michael Johnson
Partnerships Development Manager at Page One Power
Link building in 2027: What to do, what to bring back, and what to ditch
Mordy Oberstein
Head of Brand at SE Ranking
Google AI search in 2027: What matters next
Greg Finn
CMO at Cypress North
From campaign manager to strategic operator: The new role of the PPC marketer
Darrell Tyler
Senior Manager, Organic Growth at CallRail
Winning organic in 2026: A framework for surviving the AI search era
Kat Sale
Director at House of Performance
OpenAI Ads: What we’ve learned and how to succeed on ChatGPT
Melissa Mackey
Head of Paid Search at Compound Growth Marketing
Annalisa Church
VP, Digital Technology, Insights & Operations at Akamai
Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization
Anthony Higman
CEO at ADSQUIRE
Jake Leary
Lead SEO Strategist at Fire&Spark
Connecting GEO’s value to business growth
Jessie Dawson
Sr. Director, Website Strategy at Akamai
Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization
Julia Meteer
Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Cypress North
How to succeed with AI Max: Migration, commerce & configurations
Kim Salem-Jackson
EVP, CMO at Akamai
Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization
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