Not just 
conference. The conference for search & marketing pros.
Real workflows from the teams winning in AI search.
October 12–13, 2026InterContinentalSan Diego, USA
No glossy frameworks. No theory for theory’s sake.
20+ speakers walking through the workflows they’re actually running — what’s working in AEO, SEO, right now, and what’s quietly stopped working.
Cut through the hype and FOMO: this is how modern marketing teams actually operate.
Marketing leaders paving the way
Hear from the people testing what works in AI search right now.
Ann Handley
Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Partner, MarketingProfs
Ross Simmonds
Founder & CEO, Foundation Marketing, Distribution.ai
Tim Soulo
Chief Marketing Officer, Ahrefs
Rand Fishkin
CEO, Co-Founder, SparkToro, Alertmouse, & Snackbar Studio
Aleyda Solis
International SEO Consultant & Founder, Orainti
Austin Lau
Growth Marketing, Anthropic
Tara Robertson
CMO, Bitly
Brianna Doe
Founder & CEO, Creator, Verbatim, Stop the Scroll
Ethan Smith
CEO, Graphite
Alina Vandenberghe
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Chili Piper
Harry Dry
Founder, Copy // Marketing Examples
James Brockbank
Founder & Managing Director, Digitaloft
The right people in one place
20+
Standout speakers
600+
Marketers and SEOs
35+
Countries in the mix
What the Ahrefs name gets you
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Obsessive quality
Every session and speaker is curated with the same care we apply to building Ahrefs.
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Practical insight
Real workflows, examples, and tactics you can apply immediately.
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Intentional design
Every talk, format, and break is designed to spark useful conversations.
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Respect for your time
Two focused days with insights and conversations that actually move your work forward.
Stay where the event happens
Discounted attendee rates at the InterContinental San Diego — steps from the sessions, and from the after-hours conversations where the real talking happens.
Smart people in the room
High-level marketers solving real problems.
Honest conversations
Questions are direct. People share what works.
Lively atmosphere
Fast-paced, curious, playful.
A look back at last year's event
Here's a glimpse into the energy, ideas, and community that make Evolve different. Real conversations. Real workflows. Real people doing the work.
Where Marketing's Headed And How Ahrefs is Evolving
Tim Soulo, Chief Marketing Officer, Ahrefs
GEO? AEO? LLMO? What's With All This AI SEO Stuff?
Patrick Stox, Product Advisor, Technical SEO, & Brand Ambassador, Ahrefs
How To Defend Your Marketing Career in the AI Era
Ryan Law, Director of Content Marketing, Ahrefs
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