AI Marketing World 2026

AI Marketing World 2026 takes place at the Fairmont Dallas from 21 to 24 October 2026. It is a conference for business owners and marketers who already run something that works and want AI to carry more of the load. The pitch is aimed at owners with established businesses rather than at technical specialists.

VIP ticket holders start early with a half-day workshop from 1pm on Wednesday 21 October. Registration opens at 5pm that day, and the main programme runs from 9am on Thursday 22 October until 6pm on Saturday 24 October. ClickFunnels founder Russell Brunson gives the keynote.

The organisers build the three days around what they call “the upgrade”: protect the parts of a business that AI could undercut, automate the work that eats up the week, and turn what gets built into something that can be sold to others with the same problem. Every speaker runs a business of their own and is expected to show what they built, what it earns and how they did it.

The organisers aim the event at owners who have been in business for years and want to put AI to work. The startups on Startup Row and the tool makers in the AI Playground round out the room. - Business owners and founders automating parts of their operation - Marketers and funnel builders - Creators, coaches and course businesses - Agency owners - AI martech and go-to-market startups - Affiliate marketers who rely on funnels, email and content

Each conference day has its own focus, and executive coach and recording artist Michael King opens the event with a live performance. Day one, Upgrade What You Built, is about turning friction points in an existing business into opportunities; day two, AI As the Ultimate Employee, about handing routine work to AI; and day three, Scaling With AI Automation, about using AI to guide growth decisions. The schedule is in the agenda on this page.

Close to 30 speakers are listed. Alongside Brunson, the line-up includes GoHighLevel co-founder Robin Alex, Julia McCoy of First Movers, Alicia Lyttle of AI Experts Club, Jonathan Mast of White Beard Strategies, Austin Armstrong of Syllaby, Jeff Hunter of AICopyTools and Rachel Pedersen. Most are founders or chief executives, and the sessions are pitched in plain English for people without a technical background.

Ten AI martech and go-to-market startups compete in the AIMW Startup Pitch Competition. Five give live product demos on the main stage on 22 October and five more on 23 October, each with a booth on Startup Row. Attendees vote in the AIMW app, and the two Audience Favorites collect their trophies on the main stage on 24 October.

The vendor area, which the organisers call the AI Playground, is set up for hands-on time with the tools. The people behind each product are there to walk visitors through it one to one, and the organisers expect attendees to have a laptop open and build something during the event rather than simply take notes.

AI Marketing World is not an affiliate conference, and its programme says nothing about offers or traffic buying. Its value for AFFMashup readers is on the automation side. The speaker list leans towards funnel builders, creators, coaches and agency owners, and several speakers run software that affiliate marketers already use, with ClickFunnels and GoHighLevel among them. Affiliates who want practical ways to automate content, follow-up and reporting are the best fit.

When AFFMashup checked the official ticket page in October 2026, three options were listed: a Virtual ticket at $197 with the live stream and on-demand recordings, General Admission at $497, and VIP at $1,397. The same page shows higher regular prices of $1,297 for Virtual and General Admission and $1,997 for VIP, so the current price is worth checking before booking.

General Admission covers all three conference days, the digital event guidebook, daily round-table Q&As with speakers, a pre-event onboarding mini-course and the AI Tool Reference Pack, a list of every tool mentioned on stage that is sent out afterwards. VIP adds the half-day workshop on 21 October, priority seating, a speaker meet-and-greet, fast-track entry, the VIP dinner, a VIP-only mixer night, lunches from 22 to 24 October and replays, which arrive 45 to 60 days after the event.

The ticket page states that all sales are final and non-refundable, except where a natural disaster, pandemic or similar event makes the conference impossible to host. Each attendee needs their own ticket.

The Fairmont Dallas is at 1717 North Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201, in the Dallas Arts District downtown. The organisers have arranged discounted room rates at the hotel, with the booking link on the official site. The hotel has a rooftop pool, a fitness centre and the Pyramid Restaurant & Bar, and the Arts District's museums are close by for anyone staying on.