In today’s world, it couldn’t be any easier to connect with entrepreneurs, specialists, innovators, and creatives. While interacting online is helpful, connecting with people face-to-face at conferences is even better.
Fortunately for you, we’ve organized all the best affiliate, technology, eCommerce, marketing and related events and conferences in 2018 into one easy “must-attend” list. Make sure to block your calendar for at least one of these conferences, so you can help your business grow this year and beyond.
Please keep in mind that some of the event dates and locations haven’t been confirmed yet, so make sure to keep an eye on the official website!
Also: Can’t make it to any? Here’s a list of 60 amazing eCommerce experts you should follow on Twitter!
Are there any other cool industry events we should know about? Which ones will you be attending? Let us know in the comments!
2018 eCommerce & Digital Marketing Events
JANUARY
Our final word on the wild, hectic, wonderful #CES2018 https://t.co/cQhTWE4vJ9 pic.twitter.com/tp8EdfIAUU
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— CNET (@CNET) January 15, 2018
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| January 7-9 | Affiliate Summit West 2017 | Affiliate | Las Vegas, NV |
| January 9-12 | CES | Tech | Las Vegas, NV |
| January 11-13 | ECommerceFuel Live | eCommerce | LAGUNA BEACH, CA |
| January 29 – February 2 | SUPERWEEK | Digital Marketing | Budapest, Hungary |
| January 31 – February 1 | Mobile Shopping | eCommerce | London, UK |
FEBRUARY
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| February 6 | GrowthHackers Conference | Growth Hacking | San Diego, CA |
| February 15 | E-commerce Berlin Expo | eCommerce | Berlin, Germany |
| February 21-23 | Retail Summit | eCommerce | Austin, TX |
| February 26-28 | Traffic & Conversion Summit | Digital Marketing | San Diego, CA |
| February 26 – March 1 | Mobile World Congress | Mobile | Barcelona, Spain |
| February 27-28 | MozCon Local | Digital Marketing | Seattle, WA |
| February 28 – March 2 | SearchLove San Diego | Digital Marketing | San Diego, CA |
MARCH
Great discussion on the CEO panel at #CSSummit17 on “Who Owns the Customer.” What do you think? pic.twitter.com/v7OOUNp0Vd
— MindTouch (@MindTouch) February 28, 2017
“This is a well run, informative conference that provided more value than much larger conferences I have attended. I came looking for mortgage lead providers for our bank, which I found, but was also enamored by the technology providers who displayed such innovative products to support our business model.” – Vice President, Forcht Bank
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | International Ecommerce Day | eCommerce | Online |
| March 1 | Revenue Summit | Digital Marketing, Sales | San Francisco, CA |
| March 2 | Ecommerce Summit | eCommerce | Brussels, Belgium |
| March 5-6 | RampUp | Digital Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
| March 5-6 | Customer Success Summit | eCommerce | San Francisco, CA |
| March 5-7 | Rainmaker | Sales | Atlanta, GA |
| March 5-7 | LeadsCon | Digital Marketing | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 7-8 | Internet world – The E-Commerce Fair | eCommerce | Munich, Germany |
| March 7-8 | C3 | Digital Marketing | New York, NY |
| March 7-8 | Dx3 | Digital Marketing, eCommerce | Toronto, ON |
| March 8 | Engage Conference | Digital Marketing | Portland, OR |
| March 12 | Digital Olympus | Digital Marketing | Online |
| March 12-14 | Money Live | Payments | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| March 13 | Virtual E-commerce Marketing Summit | eCommerce | Online |
| March 13-15 | SMX West | Digital Marketing | San Jose, CA |
| March 15 | Learn Inbound | Digital Marketing | Dublin, Ireland |
| March 15-16 | inOrbit | Digital Marketing | Portorož, Slovenia |
| March 18-21 | Shoptalk | eCommerce | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 18-22 | InterConnect | Tech | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 20-21 | eCommerce Innovation Summit | eCommerce | San Francisco, CA |
| March 20-22 | E-commerce One to One | eCommerce | Monaco, France |
| March 20-22 | Intelligent Content Conference | Content | Las Vegas, NV |
| March 21-22 | Internet Retailing Expo | eCommerce | Birmingham, UK |
| March 22-23 | Online Marketing Rockstars | Digital Marketing | Hamburg, Germany |
| March 22-24 | Social Media Marketing World | Social Media | San Diego, CA |
| March 26-29 | Payments Summit | Payments | Orlando, FL |
| March 28-30 | ConversionXL Live | Conversion | Austin, TX |
APRIL
“Interact brings inspiration and passion to marketers of all levels. It provides knowledge and new perspectives to challenge marketers to grow their thinking and feel passionate about their influence in the world.”
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| April 9-11 | MARKETING UNITED | Digital Marketing | Nashville, TN |
| April 10-11 | PULSE | Customer Success | San Mateo, CA |
| April 10-11 | DigitalSummit | Digital Marketing | Los Angeles, CA |
| April 10-12 | Pubcon | Digital Marketing | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| April 11-13 | AI Marketing Summit | Digital Marketing | Santa Barbara, CA |
| April 15-16 | Seamless Middle East 2017 | eCommerce | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| April 18-19 | CONVERSION WORLD | Conversion | Online |
| April 18-20 | Hero Conf Los Angeles | PPC | Los Angeles, CA |
| April 23-25 | MarTech West | Marketing | San Jose, CA |
| April 25-26 | The Inbounder | Digital Marketing | Madrid, Spain |
| April 25-26 | Interact17 | Digital Marketing | Chicago, IL |
| April 26-27 | Social Media & Web Analytics Innovation | Social Media | San Francisco, CA |
| April 27 | BrightonSEO | SEO | London, UK |
| April 29 – May 2 | Marketing Nation Summit | Digital Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
| April 29 – May 2 | Faster Payments | Payments | San Diego, CA |
| April 30 – May 4 | Interop | Tech | Las Vegas, NV |
MAY
Digital marketing is changing faster than we can keep up 👟 #Next10x to the rescue! In one day in Boston the best speakers in the business will prepare you for the future of online marketing. BE THERE! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ https://t.co/x4YyjR0ed0
— Mark Traphagen (@marktraphagen) November 22, 2017
“This conference helped shed light and awaken my senses to the endless possibilities for growing our performance-based affiliate program. Thanks AM Days!” – Brian Schwartz, Affiliate Manager, LivePerson
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | GrowCO | Business | New Orleans, LA |
| May 2-3 | Social Media Camp | Digital Marketing | Victoria, BC |
| May 2-4 | Content Marketing Conference | Content Marketing | Boston, MA |
| May 3-4 | Seamless Payments | Payments | Suntec City, Singapore |
| May 3-5 | Sellers Summit | eCommerce | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| May 9 | Next10x | Digital Marketing | Boston, MA |
| May 10 | Nordic eCommerce Summit | eCommerce | Stockholm, Sweden |
| May 10-11 | DigiMarCon | Digital Marketing | New York, NY |
| May 11 | Brandminds | Business | Bucharest, Romania |
| May 14-16 | MRC Dublin | eCommerce, Payments | Dublin, Ireland |
| May 14-16 | B2B Marketing Leaders Forum APAC | Digital Marketing | Sydney, Australia |
| May 15-17 | Gartner Digital Marketing Conference | Digital Marketing | San Diego, CA |
| May 16-17 | AM Days | Affiliate | San Francisco, CA |
| May 16-17 | ADSummit | Advertising | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| May 16-17 | Digital Summit Kansas City | Digital | Kansas City, MO |
| May 16-17 | Digital Growth Unleashed | Conversion | Las Vegas, NV |
| May 21-23 | CONFAB | Content | Minneapolis, MN |
| May 22-23 | SMX London | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
| May 24-25 | TNW Conference | Tech | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| May 30 | eCommerce Live! | eCommerce | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| May 30-31 | Incite Marketing Summit West | Digital Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
JUNE
More than just a conference. IRCE 2018 is the place to be if you want the best advice and tools to make your #business stand out! Sign up now! pic.twitter.com/ku2kg0DqRG
— FidelitasDevelopment (@_Fidelitas) January 8, 2018
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| June 4-6 | Money 20/20 | Payments | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| June 5-8 | IRCE | eCommerce | Chicago, IL |
| June 6-7 | CMA Live | Content | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| June 7-8 | SearchLove Boston | Digital Marketing | Boston, MA |
| June 11-13 | UnGagged | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
| June 11-13 | SMX Advanced | Digital Marketing | Seattle, WA |
| June 11-15 | CeBIT | Tech | Hannover, Germany |
| June 12-14 | Global E-commerce Summit | eCommerce | Barcelona, Spain |
| June 13-14 | CommerceNow18 | eCommerce | Online |
| June 16-17 | DIGITAL ELITE CAMP | Digital Marketing | Tallinn, Estonia |
| June 19-21 | eTail Europe | eCommerce | London, UK |
| June 21 | Nottingham Digital Summit 2018 | Digital Marketing | Nottingham, UK |
| June 26-27 | WEBIT | Business | Sofia, Bulgaria |
JULY
We had a great time at #ASE17 last week meeting new folks and talking to old friends like @JohnChow! pic.twitter.com/ynEieOoPcs
— WP Engine (@wpengine) August 7, 2017
“The optimism at the RISE technology conference here in Hong Kong is palpable” – BBC
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| July 3-4 | K5 Conference | eCommerce | Berlin, Germany |
| July 9-12 | RISE | Tech | Hong Kong, Japan |
| July 17-20 | Amsterdam Affiliate Conference | Affiliate | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| July 25-26 | Commerce Next | eCommerce | New York, NY |
| July 25-27 | Fórum E-Commerce Brasil | eCommerce | São Paulo, Brazil |
| July 30 – August 1 | AFFILIATE SUMMIT EAST | Affiliate | New York City, NY |
AUGUST
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| August 21-23 | LeadsCon New York | Digital Marketing | New York, NY |
SEPTEMBER
“I’ve attended [The Sellers Conference, formerly] SCOE ten times since 2006 and always learned new things that helped my business grow.” – Kelly Loach (online seller)
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | SEOktoberfest | SEO | Munich, Germany |
| TBD | Influencer Marketing Days | Influencer Marketing | New York City, NY |
| September 4-7 | CMWorld | Content Marketing | Cleveland, OH |
| September 4-7 | Inbound | Digital Marketing | Boston, MA |
| September 6 | Growth Marketing Summit | Digital Marketing | Frankfurt, Germany |
| September 6-8 | The Sellers Conference | eCommerce | Seattle, WA |
| September 12-13 | dmexco | Business & Innovation | Cologne, Germany |
| September 12-14 | Shop.org | eCommerce | Las Vegas, NV |
| September 18-20 | Content & Commerce Summit | eCommerce | Los Angeles, CA |
| September 20-21 | Confluence | Digital Marketing | Oklahoma City, OK |
| September 26-27 | eCommerce Expo | eCommerce | London, UK |
| September 26-27 | Technology for Marketing | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
| September 30 – October 2 | Bits & Pretzels | Digital Marketing | Munich, Germany |
OCTOBER
Don’t miss 🔥 Our highlights from the @unbounce #CTAconf + how to apply them to #realestate marketing https://t.co/SSSsOGlHGG pic.twitter.com/YmZOkdrXvX
— Interactive (@TBFInteractive) August 9, 2017
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | Customer Service Summit | eCommerce | New York City, NY |
| TBD | Converted | Conversion | Minneapolis, MN |
| TBD | IMWorld | Tech | Bucharest, Romania |
| October 1-3 | MarTech East | Marketing | Boston, MA |
| October 3-5 | CALL TO ACTION CONFERENCE | Conversion | Boston, MA |
| October 4 | The Ecommerce Anti-Conference | eCommerce | Santa Monica, CA |
| October 9-10 | State of Search | Digital Marketing | Dallas, TX |
| October 9-11 | CEB Sales and Marketing Summit | Digital Marketing, Sales | Las Vegas, NV |
| October 10-11 | Festival of Marketing | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
| October 13-14 | Digital Commerce Summit | eCommerce | Denver, CO |
| October 15-16 | SearchLove London | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
| October 17-18 | Digital Growth Unleashed | Conversion | London, UK |
| October 21-24 | Money 20/20 | Payments | Las Vegas, NV |
| October 22-24 | Hero Conf London | PPC | London, UK |
| October 24-26 | Mobile Shopping | Mobile | Rancho Mirage, CA |
NOVEMBER
#ThrowbackThursday to last year when some of our amazing team flew out to Europe’s largest tech conference in Portugal for #WebSummit.
The team was lucky enough to hear and meet inspiring people from some of the biggest companies around the world. pic.twitter.com/238kTOciJY
— Bunk App (@go_bunk) January 11, 2018
“Inspirational discussions, new friendship and a sea of new experiences. #mktfest in a nutshell.” – Robert Štípek, KOFEIN
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | Marketing Festival | Digital Marketing | Czech Republic |
| November 5-8 | Web Summit | Tech | Lisbon, Portugal |
| November 6-8 | Native Advertising Days | Digital Marketing | Berlin, Germany |
| November 11-13 | Cloud Expo | Cloud | New York City, NY |
| November 12-14 | B2B Online | Digital Marketing | Miami, FL |
| November 13-14 | Digital Growth Unleashed | Conversion | Berlin, Germany |
| November 13-16 | B2B Marketing Forum | Digital Marketing | Boston, MA |
| November 14-15 | Internet Summit | Digital Marketing | Raleigh, NC |
| November 21 | Integrated Live | Digital Marketing | London, UK |
DECEMBER
| Dates | Event Name | Category | Location |
| TBD | Advocamp | Digital Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
| December 11-12 | Growth Marketing Conference | Digital Marketing | San Francisco, CA |
| December 11-12 | Big Data & Analytics for Marketing Summit | Digital Marketing | New York, NY |
