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Every year, we bring together the top experts in AEO, content, and digital marketing to share their search successes. If you’re interested in speaking at C3 2026, please apply through the form below.
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We've brought together the top experts in agentic AEO, content, and digital marketing to share their search successes. Look out for more speakers coming soon.
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Seth Besmertnik
Former CEO and Co-Founder, Conductor
Wei Zheng
Chief Executive Officer, Conductor
Patrick Reinhart
VP, Services and Thought Leadership, Conductor
Chase Kreuter
VP, Customer Growth & Success, Conductor
Evan Finkelstein
Head of SEO & AI Discoverability, New York Life Insurance Company
Lou Cohen
Chief Digital Officer, Americas, Ernst & Young
Eric Stone
SVP Head of Digital Marketing & Engagement, Newrez LLC
Lauren Beckstedt
CMO, Brunswick
Aleks Merkovich
Senior SEO Manager, Sonos
Lucille Harasti
Head of Digital Marketing, Hines
Jayme Tamaru
Vice President, Marketing Strategy, Operations, & Digital, Dun & Bradstreet
Brian Ussery
Senior Manager, BJs
Marc Choquette
Senior Director, Search & AI Platforms, Boston Globe Media
Katie Allison
Director, Leads, Content & Research, HG Insights
Ben Greutman
Sr. Search Marketing Manager - SEO, AEO, and Local, H&R BLOCK
Sharon Peters
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Spectrum
Kristi Dillman
Digital Marketing Team Lead, Zurich Financial Services
Becky Shallow
AISO Strategy Manager, Vanguard
Katerina Clark
VP of Search, BlackRock
Jennifer Griffin Smith
Chief Market Officer, Acquia
AJ Kieffer
VP, Marketing, Conductor
Sharon Peters
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Spectrum
Shiza Sajid
Senior Customer Success Manager, Conductor
Meg Blanchard
Account Manager, Team Lead - Strategic Accounts, Conductor
Ben Greutman
Sr. Search Marketing Manager - SEO, AEO, and Local, H&R BLOCK
Lauren Beckstedt
CMO, Brunswick
Steve Marzocchi
SEO Senior Analyst, Citizens Financial Group
Sarah Cosentino
Senior eCommerce Specialist, Title Nine
Steve Marzocchi
SEO Senior Analyst, Citizens Financial Group
Rodman Likes
Senior Vice President of Sales, Acquia
Spencer Stein
Enterprise Account Manager, Conductor
A Glimpse into our Past Speaker Lineup
Branden Jones
Managing Director and CMO, BlackRock Aladdin
Jennifer Griffin Smith
CMO, Acquia
Jon Ewing
Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Matt O'Such
VP, SEO, Getty Images & iStockPhoto
Carla Pineyro Sublett
Former CMO, IBM
Jenn VandeZande
Editor in Chief, SAP
Kathryn Parsons
Chief Digital Operations Officer, MACH9
Farra Kober
Sr. Director of Global Content, WeWork
Akif Unal
VP, Growth Marketing, TD
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