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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

Aaron Levy

Evangelist at Optmyzr

Anu Adegbola

Anu Adegbola

Founder & CMO at PPC Live

Paid Media Editor at Search Engine Land

Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz

CEO at RustyBrick

Frederick Vallaeys

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

Glenn Gabe

President at G-Squared Interactive

How using risky GEO/AEO tactics can destroy your SEO visibility

Jyll Saskin Gales

Jyll Saskin Gales

Google Ads Coach & Founder at Inside Google Ads

Martha van Berkel

Martha van Berkel

Co-Founder & CEO at Schema App

Michael King

Michael King

Founder & CEO at iPullRank

Sam Torres

Sam Torres

Senior Manager, Technical SEO at Pipedrive

Agentic search experiences: Is your site ready?

AH

Amy Hebdon

Founder and Managing Director at Paid Search Magic

The next frontier of Demand Generation

BG

Brad Geddes

Co-Founder at Adalysis

JK

Jordan Koene

CEO and Co-Founder at Previsible

When AI chooses: How to build a brand LLMs recommend

SY

Susan Yen

Head of Paid Media at SearchLab Digital

DG

Danny Goodwin

Editorial Director at Search Engine Land & SMX

DD

Dave Davies

Principal SEO Manager at CoreWeave

JB

Jason Barnard

CEO at Kalicube

SEO, agents, and assistive AI: One strategy for the new search ecosystem

MJ

Michael Johnson

Partnerships Development Manager at Page One Power

Link building in 2027: What to do, what to bring back, and what to ditch

MO

Mordy Oberstein

Head of Brand at SE Ranking

Google AI search in 2027: What matters next

GF

Greg Finn

CMO at Cypress North

From campaign manager to strategic operator: The new role of the PPC marketer

DT

Darrell Tyler

Senior Manager, Organic Growth at CallRail

Winning organic in 2026: A framework for surviving the AI search era

KS

Kat Sale

Director at House of Performance

OpenAI Ads: What we’ve learned and how to succeed on ChatGPT

MM

Melissa Mackey

Head of Paid Search at Compound Growth Marketing

AC

Annalisa Church

VP, Digital Technology, Insights & Operations at Akamai

Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization

AH

Anthony Higman

CEO at ADSQUIRE

JL

Jake Leary

Lead SEO Strategist at Fire&Spark

Connecting GEO’s value to business growth

JD

Jessie Dawson

Sr. Director, Website Strategy at Akamai

Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization

JM

Julia Meteer

Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Cypress North

How to succeed with AI Max: Migration, commerce & configurations

KS

Kim Salem-Jackson

EVP, CMO at Akamai

Accelerating growth through generative engine optimization

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