A satirical mirror. Same structure, same dates, one word changed.

Why this exists

MTSFest isn’t just another conference.


It’s a community where people make connections, find new opportunities, rebuild confidence, and leave inspired by some of the most innovative marketers and SEOs.

Philadelphia


Date
Hours
09:00 – 17:00 ET
Venue
The Rittenhouse
Address
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
Line-up
4 of 8 announced
Ticket
$499 · Standard release
Everything about Philadelphia

London


Date
Hours
09:00 – 17:00 GMT
Venue
Barbican Centre
Address
Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS
Line-up
4 of 8 announced
Ticket
£299 · Super Early Bird
Everything about London

What the day is like.

The format is copied wholesale. It got copied because it is the right format, and that part was never the joke.

One track, all day

No parallel sessions, so no choosing between two talks you wanted and resenting the one you picked.

Speakers are paid

A fee to the speaker, not to their employer. Travel covered. Coaching offered to anyone who wants it.

Lunch that is actually lunch

Sat down, at a table, with the people either side of you. The networking is the seating plan.

Recordings included

Every talk, edited, to every attendee. You do not have to choose between watching and taking notes.

A quiet room

Open all day. No explanation required to use it, and nobody logs who does.

Slides and data shared

Every deck and every dataset released afterwards, because a talk you cannot check is a talk you cannot use.

The first eight names.

8 of 16 slots are filled, four in each city. The remaining 8 are open.

The rest will go up in one batch rather than dripped out weekly against a countdown. Local speakers get first refusal on what is left, which is the whole reason for keeping half of each line-up back.

Philadelphia 4 of 8 announced · Thursday 1 October 2026

  • Kyle Roof

    Talk to be announced

    Philadelphia · 2026

  • Charles Floate

    Talk to be announced

    Philadelphia · 2026

  • David Quaid

    Talk to be announced

    Philadelphia · 2026

  • Koray Tuğberk Gübür

    Talk to be announced

    Philadelphia · 2026

  • Open

    Philadelphia · slot 5 of 8

  • Open

    Philadelphia · slot 6 of 8

  • Open

    Philadelphia · slot 7 of 8

  • Open

    Philadelphia · slot 8 of 8

London 4 of 8 announced · Friday 19 March 2027

  • Craig Campbell

    Headline

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • James Dooley

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Alan CladX

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Robert Niechciał

    Talk to be announced

    London · 2027

  • Open

    London · slot 5 of 8

  • Open

    London · slot 6 of 8

  • Open

    London · slot 7 of 8

  • Open

    London · slot 8 of 8

Four themes, one room.

Every talk sits under one of these. If a submission does not belong in one of the four, it does not belong on the stage.

Analyse

Analytical talks and the honest state of the industry. What the data says, not what the deck says.

Advance

Next-level and future-proofing work, for practitioners who already know the basics and want the next thing.

Innovate

New technologies and emerging strategy. Things that are working now, with the test and the result on the slide.

Empower

Career development and growth. Pay, promotion, confidence, and the parts of the job nobody puts on a slide.

Pitching a talk.

8 slots are still open, four in each city. This is how they get filled.

  1. One paragraph, no deck

    What you did, what happened, and what somebody watching could do differently on Monday. If it needs a deck to be interesting, it is not ready.

  2. Local speakers first

    Each city prioritises people who work in it. Flying in eight names from elsewhere is how you get the same eight names at every conference.

  3. Same fee for everyone

    First stage or fortieth. Travel covered either way, and rehearsal support offered either way.

  4. You will get a real answer

    Yes, no, or not this one and here is why. Silence is not an answer and will not be used as one.

The announced names appear here because they asked to. Nothing on this site is bookable, no ticket is for sale, and none of that is going to change.