Past eventHeld October 13–15, 2026
MAICON 2026
MAICON is the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference for marketing and business leaders.
Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
- Held
- October 13–15, 2026
- Venue
- Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
- Scale
- Thousands of AI-forward peers
TL;DR
- MAICON 2026 took place October 13–15 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.
- The official page invited thousands of AI-forward peers.
About
The 2026 edition was billed as the 7th annual Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference, with AI keynotes, breakout sessions, an expo hall, and networking for marketing and business leaders. The event was created for marketing and business leaders and practitioners seeking to drive organizational transformation. Published attendance rationale centered on how enterprise and mid-market marketing teams implement AI across strategy, operations, content, analytics, and customer experience.
Source: marketingaiinstitute.com/events/marketing-artificial-intelligence-conference/about
Who was in the room
CMOs
CMOs actively deploying AI inside modern organizations.
Marketing executives
Marketing executives actively deploying AI inside modern organizations.
AI leaders
AI leaders actively deploying AI inside modern organizations.
AI operators
Operators deploying AI inside modern organizations.
Public posts about this edition
2 postsQuoted word for word from public posts; each links to the original.
“A common theme at MAICON this week was a variation of “embrace complexity”.”
Matt Heinz
Read the post“What happens when AI does the work people used to learn from?”
Bill Hobbib, DemandScience
Read the post
Featured speakers
7 listedKaren Hao
Award-Winning AI Journalist & Author · Empire of AI
Andrew Yang
Tech & Economic Futurist, Best-Selling Author
Kevin Roose
Bestselling Author, Technology Columnist · The New York Times
Dan Slagen
Speaker · Zapier
Paul Roetzer
Speaker · SmarterX & Marketing AI Institute
Jessica Hreha
Speaker · Veeam Software
Katie Robbert
Speaker · SmarterX & Marketing AI Institute
Venue & travel
Venue
Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, 300 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44113Getting there
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is 13 miles and 20–25 minutes from downtown; Akron-Canton Airport is 51 miles and 60–75 minutes from downtown.
Source: marketingaiinstitute.com/events/marketing-artificial-intelligence-conference/attend/travel
Questions people ask
7 answeredThe next edition, MAICON 2027, is scheduled for Oct. 4-7, 2027 in Cleveland, OH.
MAICON 2026 took place October 13–15, 2026.
MAICON 2026 was held at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio.
The organizer listed CMOs, marketing executives, AI leaders, and operators actively deploying AI inside modern organizations.
At $1,999 for the main conference and up to $2,899 for the largest pass, it was a real spend, and technical AI engineers or people outside marketing and business roles would have gotten less from it.
Attendees at marketing and business conferences usually wear business casual, such as slacks or chinos with a blouse, shirt or blazer, and comfortable shoes for the expo hall. Cleveland in mid-October is cool, so a light coat was handy, though the Hilton connects to the convention center.
The event was created for marketing and business leaders and practitioners seeking to drive organizational transformation.
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