October 6–9, 2027 · New York City
Build the business behind your audience, talent, ideas and intellectual property.
Now what are you building with it?
This isn’t four days of people sitting on stages talking about “the future.” We came to figure out how to build it.
Start here
Don’t start with technology. Start with the problem.
Ten thousand followers, a hundred thousand, a million. That’s attention. It isn’t automatically a business.
Customers · memberships · subscriptions · products · merchandise · licensing · events · consulting · IP · brand partnerships · equity · companies
Your follower count is not the finish line. It’s potential distribution.
Algorithms change. Accounts disappear. Reach collapses. Your career should not depend entirely on platforms you don’t control.
Websites · email · SMS · memberships · CRM · communities · direct commerce · ticketing · fan data · loyalty · AI-assisted engagement
Rent attention. Own relationships.
A sponsorship is revenue. It isn’t necessarily ownership.
Audience → Community → Customers → Products → IP → Equity → Enterprise
Stop thinking only about the next deal. Start thinking about the asset you’re building.
The creator business version
Revenue. Customers. Cash flow. Capital. Pricing. Investment. Royalties. Equity. Commerce. Payments.
How does my creativity become economic value?
Owning your IP. Owning customer relationships. Understanding your numbers. Controlling your brand. Choosing your collaborators. Knowing how the technology works.
Influence without infrastructure is fragile.
Reputation. Execution. Credibility. A portfolio. A body of work. A community that trusts you. Customers willing to buy again. Investors willing to take your call.
Build things people remember.
Pick your lane
Every path leads to the same question: what are you building, and who owns it?
The camera is not the only way to make a movie anymore.
The artist of the future may also be CEO, media company, IP owner and investor.
You have an idea. Where is the money, and who owns the work?
If brands want access to your audience, your audience has value. Who captures that value?
Build beyond the feed.
Do not just build viewers. Build a world they want to belong to.
You have learned how to make people click. Now learn what happens after the click.
One question. One room. Build the answer.
These aren’t panel titles. They’re problems we’re coming together to solve.
Don’t just take notes. Build something.
How exactly will you make money?
What will you sell, to whom and when?
What can AI assist with across your business?
How will followers become owned relationships?
Which tools actually belong in your workflow?
Who owns product, growth, operations and money?
What capital should you pursue next?
How will you take something from idea to market?
Why should people join, contribute and stay?
Six summits
AI creators, AI music, autonomous agents, AI video, AI marketing, copyright and ethics.
Music, podcasts, streaming, film, digital rights, merchandise and creator businesses.
Unreal Engine, Roblox, UEFN, VR, AR, esports and interactive storytelling.
Brand building, entrepreneurship, investing, licensing, franchising and wealth creation.
Live startup accelerator: competition, Demo Day, investor pitches, founder workshops and incubator showcase.
Blockchain, stablecoins, tokenization, digital identity, wallets and real-world assets.
The north star for the creator economy
October 6–9, 2027
New York City
