THE SHORTLIST · 2026 / 2027For tech startup people

The marketing events actually worth your ticket.

Hand-picked for marketers and founders building tech startups. Less conference FOMO. More rooms worth being in.

11 hand-picked eventsEurope + North AmericaLast updated

Your next good room.

11 events on the shortlist · Unconfirmed dates are labelled

How we pick them
03 / North America

MarketingProfs B2B Forum

2 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026

🇺🇸 Boston, USA

B2B & demand gen

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

B2B strategy and tactics without pretending every buyer behaves like a consumer.

02 / Europe

Web Summit

9 Nov 2026 to 12 Nov 2026

🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

SaaS & startupsBrand & creative

Founder · Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

Marketing meets the wider startup world, with PandaConf giving the big room a sharper lens.

70,000+ attendees
01 / Europe

Rise by Bulldozer

17 Nov 2026

🇫🇷 Paris, France

AI & martechB2B & demand gen

Head of Marketing/CMO

A smaller room of senior marketers figuring out where AI actually earns its keep.

Around 300 attendeesEUR 500 approx.
04 / North America

B2B Marketing Exchange

22 Feb 2027 to 24 Feb 2027

🇺🇸 Carlsbad, California, USA

B2B & demand gen

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

For the messy middle between demand gen, ABM and getting sales on the same page.

11 / North America

Spryng by Wynter

23 Mar 2027 to 24 Mar 2027

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, USA

B2B & demand genSaaS & startups

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

A B2B marketing room built around the conversations, not just the conference stage.

06 / Europe

OMR Festival

3 May 2027 to 5 May 2027

🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany

Brand & creativeAI & martech

Founder · Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

Step outside the SaaS bubble and see what brands, creators and marketing tech are doing next.

70,000+ attendees
05 / North America

SaaStr AI Annual

11 May 2027 to 12 May 2027

🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, USA

SaaS & startupsAI & martech

Founder · Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

Get your marketing thinking closer to the founders, operators and AI products shaping SaaS.

10,000+ attendees
08 / Europe

Growth Minded Superheroes

15 Jun 2027

🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Germany

Growth

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

A dedicated growth room for people who would rather test an idea than admire a slide.

09 / Europe

B2B Ignite

1 Jul 2027

🇬🇧 London, UK

B2B & demand gen

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

A day with people who understand that B2B marketing is not B2C with a longer form.

10 / Europe

DMEXCO

22 Sept 2027 to 23 Sept 2027

🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany

Brand & creativeAI & martech

Head of Marketing/CMO · Practitioner

See the digital marketing ecosystem up close, from brand thinking to the tools behind it.

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