At these digital marketing events, you get the opportunity to learn directly from top brand and marketing executives sharing best practices across different topics from search engine optimization, to content, to influencer marketing. On top of that, attending these events could be a good way to connect with fellow marketers and even meet potential customers.
If you’re wondering which events you should add to your list, look no further. Some of them could even be happening in your city. In this article, I’ve listed some of the biggest digital marketing conferences and summits to help you plan ahead.
Intrigue Summit
Intrigue Summits are both conferences and exhibitions designed for the whole digital marketing and advertising ecosystem. The event brings together brand marketers, technology providers, digital agencies, and online publishers.
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: February 5, 2020
Price: A$399
Intrigue 2020 Melbourne agenda
Where: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When: September 20, 2020
Price: $199
Note that the Intrigue 2020 Ho Chi Minh City page has been removed so there is a chance that the event's cancelled as well.
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— Salesgasm (@salesgasm) June 14, 2018
Last year, the Intrigue Summit also took place in Manila (on March 28, 2019) so make sure to check again later for updates.
Digital Marketers Australia
The conference covers everything about digital marketing for all levels. Great way to learn and network regardless of whether you’re a beginner or a pro in the digital marketing area.
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: February 12-14, 2020
Digital Marketers Australia agenda
Branding 360
Must-attend event for brand leaders and marketers to keep up with latest trends and learn about new opportunities for successful brand building in 2020. Previous speakers include executives from AlipayHK, Lalamove, Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong.
Where: Hong Kong
When: February 14, 2020
Price: US$920
Digital Marketing World Forum (#DMWF) Asia
DMWF serves as a venue for the digital marketing community to explore the future of digital marketing technologies and the challenges it presents. Trends to be discussed in 2020 include virtual reality, AI, UX, CX, content marketing, data and analytics
Where: Singapore
When: February 18-19, 2020 Dec 2-3, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: S$1115
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Martech Summit
Focusing on Asian markets, the summit aims to tackle the complexities brought about by digital transformation and how marketers can leverage marketing technologies to drive a seamless customer experience.
Where: Singapore
When: February 20-21, 2020 June 16-17, 2020(have gone virtual) + Dec 8-9, 2020 for the live event (new dates announced)
Price: US$995.00 for a Diamond pass
Martech Summit agenda in Singapore
Where: Hong Kong
When: April 22-23, 2020 August 19-20, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: US$995.00 for a Diamond pass
Martech Summit agenda in Hong Kong
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
When: May 27-28, 2020 October 29-30, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: US$795.00 for a Diamond pass
Martech Summit agenda in Bangkok
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia
When: September 16-17, 2020
Price: US$795.00 for a Diamond pass
Martech Summit agenda in Jakarta
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: November 25-26, 2020
Price: $995.00 for a Diamond pass
Martech Summit agenda in Sydney
Search Marketing Summit
This 4-day event comprises a summit and advanced workshops on PPC & SEO aimed at online marketers looking to sharpen their skills.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: March 17-20, 2020 October 27-30, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: $1,620 for 2-day conference pass
Search Marketing Summit agenda
CMO & CDO Innovation Summit
Find out how you can leverage big data and artificial intelligence technology in enabling digital transformation at a CMO / CDO Innovation Summit in one of the following locations.
Where: Singapore
When: March 19, 2020 August 20, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: US$1,095
CDO Innovation Summit SG agenda
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
When: March 26, 2020 October 7, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: US$1,095
CMO Innovation Summit KL agenda
Last year, the CMO Innovation Summits also took place in Hong Kong (June 13, 2019) and Singapore (June 20, 2019) so make sure to check again later for updates.
Retail Marketing
This conference is specifically for retail businesses in the age of digitalization and eCommerce. In this conference, expect to hear more about how brands are becoming ‘consumer-first’ and tackling personalisation.
Where: Hong Kong
When: April 01, 2020 June 18, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: US$920
Retail Marketing Hong Kong 2020 agenda
eTail Asia
For retail businesses looking to venture into the eCommerce space, join this event and learn directly from some of the biggest international brands like Alibaba, Zalora, Shopee, and Walmart.
Where: Singapore
When: March 3-5, 2020 August 4-6, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: USD$1,499
Campaign360
This event is by Campaign Asia and is set to bring Asia Pacfic’s media and marketing professionals in one place for ‘unparalleled content and networking’.
Where: Singapore
When: March 04, 2020 May 27, 2020 (new dates to be announced - most likely September 2020)
Price: By invitation only, apply your interest here
Campaign360 2020 agenda in Singapore
Digital Travel APAC
Travel is a fast-growing industry and if this is your space, then Digital Travel APAC is a must. Discover how you can tap into the different eCommerce, digital marketing, customer experience strategies to drive business growth in 2020.
Where: Singapore
When: April 20-22, 2020 August 17-19, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: USD$1,199
Content 360
Content marketing is unarguably becoming a crucial aspect of every marketer’s strategy today. Learn about the trends, challenges and future of content marketing from 20+ expert speakers at Marketing Interactive’s Content 360 conference.
Where: Singapore/Online
When: May 11-13, 2020 June 8-11, 2020 (new dates announced & have gone virtual)
Price: S$999
Source: Content 360
Content Tokyo
More about content at this event – everything from creation to distribution as well as marketing, rights trading and technology. Best part is you can request an invitation for free!
Where: Tokyo, Japan
When: April 1-3, 2020 October 28-30, 2020 (new dates announced)
Content Marketing Summit (CMS) Asia
Dive deep into the latest digital and social media technologies and how these are impacting the evolution of content marketing. This summit is taking place in at least three locations, final dates to be confirmed by the organizers.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: May 14, 2020 (new dates to be announced - most likely August/September 2020)
Price: AU$499
CMS ANZ agenda
Where: Tokyo, Japan
When: TBA
Price: JPY60,000
Where: Singapore
When: August 26, 2020
Price: $349
Source: CMS Asia
B2B Marketing Leaders Forum Asia Pacific
This conference is specifically designed for B2B CMOs and marketing leaders to discuss and share leadership strategies for optimizing and increasing the value of marketing departments.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: May 20-21, 2020 October 26-27, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: AU$2,395
Where: Singapore
When: Aug 19-20, 2020 October 7-8, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: S$1,895
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: November 19, 2020
Price: AU$1,295
B2B Marketing Leaders Forum Asia Pacific agenda
Mumbrella360
Dubbed to be Australia’s ‘biggest media and marketing conference’ where senior leaders from Australia and overseas join together to tackle the latest industry trends. The event is organized by Mumbrella, an online marketing and media industry news publication in Australia.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: June 2-4, 2020 (new dates to be announced)
Price: $2599
State of Social
Social media remains to be an important part of digital marketing and State of Social tackles current and future trends in this area. Digital and social media are changing relentlessly, and your SMM strategy should too.
Where: Perth, Australia
When: June 23-24, 2020 November 24-25, 2020 (new dates announced)
Price: $935
ContentAsia Summit
Content comes in many forms, through different channels. Learn about what’s working and how you can best drive your content marketing initiatives from from brand executives across the region.
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
When: August 24-25, 2020
Price: TBA
Digital Marketing Conference
This conference is targeted to digital marketers who are looking to achieve success in marketing strategies and tactics across the funnel from building traffic, to generating leads, to driving customer engagement and increasing sales.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: June 24-25, 2020 (no new dates found for 2020)
Price: AU$897
Where: Singapore/Online
When: September 16-17, 2020 September 15-17, 2020 (have gone virtual)
Price: TBA
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Technology for Marketing Asia
An event that promotes technology specifically for marketing, and is co-located with seven other events/expos including Cloud Expo Asia, Smart IoT, and eCommerce Expo Asia.
Where: Singapore
When: October 14-15, 2020
Price: TBA
Technology for Marketing Asia 2020 agenda
Click Engage Convert
A conference that seeks to teach small businesses on how to amplify their ROI by adapting proven digital marketing strategies directly from world-class leaders.
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: October 15-16, 2020
Price: TBA
More info about Click Engage Convert here
FUTR Asia - Retail Marketing Conference
Find out ‘what’s next’ in the retail marketing world in this conference – a must-attend gathering for brands and retailers to discover cutting-edge insights, technologies and solutions in the industry.
Where: Singapore
When: October 20-21, 2020
Price: TBA
Impact Vietnam by MMA
An event focused on discussing how marketers can leverage mobile better as a marketing channel and identify opportunities to connect with consumers in the right place and time.
Where: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When: October 23, 2020
Price: TBA
More info about Impact Vietnam here
The Marketing Leaders Summit
This summit attracts over 30 C-level marketing leaders from all over the world. Speakers for 2020 include executives from Coles, Telstra, ANZ, Lululemon, WPP Group and GE.
Where: Melbourne, Australia
When: October 27-28, 2020
Price: $1,995
ad:tech
Popular for being the industry authority when it comes to marketing and media technology, ad:tech Sydney features top executives from Google, IBM, Salesforce, and LinkedIn while speakers are yet to be announced for ad:tech Tokyo later this year.
Where: Tokyo, Japan
When: October 29-30, 2020
Price: TBA
Source: adtech Tokyo
MarTechFest APAC
A festival dedicated to marketing technology. The event prides itself on running a more casual conference - something they call ‘anti-conference’ - where speakers are encouraged to speak their minds freely, and attendees dress up as comfortably as possible.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: November 5, 2020
Price: TBA
Social Media Week (SMW)
Social Media Week happens in over 20 cities globally all throughout the year to celebrate the impact of social media in this digitally connected world. In Asia, SMW is set to take place in Jakarta and Manila later this year. Event details are yet to be announced by the organizers.
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia
When: November 9-13, 2020
Price: TBA
Last year, Social Media Week also took place in Manila, Philippines (on November 11-15, 2019) so make sure to check again later for updates.
Digital Marketing Asia
DMA events are slated to run in Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. Exact dates & agenda for 2020 are yet to be released.
Digital Marketing Asia 2019 agenda
Youth Marketing Australia
A single-stream conference designed specifically to bring expert opinions on how brands and marketers can ‘keep up with the fast-paced nature of GenZ.’ The conference is set to take place in Sydney and Melbourne. Exact dates and agenda for 2020 are yet to be released.
Youth Marketing Australia 2019 agenda
Plus, find more events in the Digital Marketing Asia events calendar that are yet to be announced. Download the calendar
Online digital marketing events and webinars that you can attend
Digital Trends Summit
An annual summit by Smart insights tackling the latest marketing trends.
When: January 29, 2020
Watch the Digital Trends Summit sessions
Elevate Online Summit
An online marketing conference for small businesses.
When: March 10-11, 2020
More info about Elevate Online Summit
Digital Transformation Festival
A 1.5 month long online festival by The Drum.
Where: March 16-April 24, 2020
Campaign Connect
A two-day virtual conference covering everything from Asia to Europe and North America.
When: June 2-3, 2020
#LoveBrandWeek 2020
A global webinar series by Talkwalker featuring industry experts and insights on what it takes to be a loved brand today
When: June 30-July 3, 2020
Learn more about Love Brand Week
Global Marketing Day
A 24-hour online marketing conference by SEMRush.
When: October 30-31, 2020
Learn more about Global Marketing Day
Webinars
From companies like Adweek, Marketo, Talkwalker, and more
When: Ongoing
Did I miss any digital marketing events in Asia? Leave a comment below!
