Here at WTS we’re massive fans of brightonSEO, and we’re super-excited for its return to San Diego on Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th September 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Some of the WTS team and a whole host of amazing WTS members will be attending, and we can’t wait to hang out with you all!

Attend the WTS Meet & Greet Drinks

Tue 15 Sep, 2026 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM – San Diego Convention Center

Once Tuesday's talks have wrapped up, head to our WTS Meet & Greet. This is a great opportunity to make new friends (and catch up with old ones!), chat about your day, and plan your evening (whether you’re looking for a quiet dinner or folks to hang out with at the after-party).

This event is exclusively for people of marginalised genders — women, non-binary folks, transgender men, among many other gender expansive identities. No ticket needed, just show up.

Join the brightonSEO San Diego Slack Channel

Join our dedicated brightonSEO attendees Slack channel in our WTS Slack workspace. The channel is a space to connect before and during the event, find a conference buddy, arrange lunch, and make plans with other WTS members.

As we get closer to the conference, we’ll also share details about any available WhatsApp groups in the channel so members can stay connected during the event.

Support the WTS Members that are Speaking

We can’t wait to see our WTS members shine on stage. Here’s a rundown of who’s speaking, and when. Head to the brightonSEO website to view the full talk schedule, and create your own personalised agenda.

Tuesday Speakers

Natasha Post: SEO level up: Using the psychology of "why" to turn traffic into conversions
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 1

Lindsie Nelson: Life after keywords for sierra nevada brewing co.
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 1

Jen Cornwell: Why your 2026 SEO strategy must be a cross-functional OS
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 2

Ruth Burr Reedy: What to do AFTER you get buy-in
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 2

Nikki Lam: AI Visibility at scale: learning from 9M prompts and 400+ enterprise brands
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 3

Akvile DeFazio: Breaking the rules: How top advertisers actually win on meta
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Michelle Wiltz: A system for creative diversity at scale
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Amanda Kopen: AEO in 2026: What's actually working now
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 1

Brie Moreau: 2,000 hours of research, 11 million AI citations. How visibility in LLMs actually works
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 2

April Zhong: I let an AI shopping agent make all my purchases for a month - here’s what e-commerce SEOs need to know
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 3

Navah Hopkins: SEO and PPC winning together
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Tiffany Kroll: Before SEO: The layer that's killing your visibility
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 2

Dana DiTomaso: Fewer graphs, better answers: dashboards that get used
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 3

Brie E Anderson: AI ate my traffic (should I care?)
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 3

Michelle Morgan: How to win in paid media when automation continues to expand
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Hero Conf Track 1

Brooke Osmundson: Why small PPC budgets need fewer tactics, not more
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Breanne Bartlett: You get what you optimize for
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Brooke Weller: LinkedIn & AI search - What gets cited and why. Insight Into LinkedIn's own research
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Track 1

Amanda Walls: Tackling authority gaps with hyper-relevant digital PR to improve SEO & GEO performance
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Track 1

Chima Mmeje: Enough with the "what is", "how to" boring ass content
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Track 2

Aashna Makin: Understanding lead quality, not just quantity
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Hero Conf Track 1

Sam Torres: A practical guide to javascript SEO
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Track 3

Martha van Berkel: From search to AI agents: How to succeed in the agentic web using schema markup and knowledge graphs
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Track 3

Dii Pooler: From Best Practice to Best Fit: Landing Page Lessons From Real PPC Accounts
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Lisa Raehsler: When ad platforms betray you: Why performance drops and how to fix it
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Sophie Logan: The role of PPC in modern B2B marketing strategies
Tues 15 Sept, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Wednesday Speakers

Skyler Rudolfsky: Search is the largest behavioural dataset in marketing: What billions of queries reveal about the future of discovery
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 1

Susan Hovey: Imposter Syndrome in the Age of AI
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 2

Christiana Barre: TikTok as the new search engine: How to master SEO for growth & sales
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 3

Cindy Krum: Video SEO to help fast-track AIO rankings
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 3

Shadae McCallum: The TikTok hustle: Why your viral video is lying to you
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Track 3

Monica Valdez: The human side of automation: Knowing when to step in
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Amanda Farley (Friedt): The AI-powered marketing machine: Integrated search for the infrastructure era
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Ayat Shukairy: You paid for the click. Now why didn't they buy?
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 2

Susan Yen: Stop scaling broken campaigns
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 09:15 AM – Hero Conf Track 2

Purvi Sharma: Predictive SEO: Forecasting rankings, demand & organic visibility using AI
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 1

Benu Aggarwal: Entities, AI, and Visibility in 2026: From Keywords to Knowledge Graphs
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 1

Beth Nunnington: Engineering credibility & recognition: How to build a brand that gets found, understood & chosen
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 2

Laurel Stewart: Your CEO Is already searching: How to explain AI visibility in terms leaders trust
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 2

Jamie D'Alessandro: The hidden mechanics of Google merchant center: Advanced feed optimizations
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Track 3

Bianca Bergshoeff: Your reporting, your rules: Building automated meta ads insights directly from the API
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 11:10 AM – Hero Conf Track 1

Nicole Grodesky: SEO as a research engine: Using search data to shape marketing strategy
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 1

Grace Frohlich: Beyond the crawl: The new tech SEO audit for real impact
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 2

Laura Beatty: How to prune, shape, and replant your content so your SEO thrives after a redesign
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 01:55 PM – Track 3

Celeste Gonzalez: LLMs mention you. Users don't trust you. Here's the fix.
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Track 1

Brittany Sager: Paid media intelligence: Using competitive research to unlock untapped channels
Wed 16 Sept, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Hero Conf Track 2

Support our WTSPartners

A bunch of our amazing WTSPartners will be exhibiting at brightonSEO:

AirOps, Conductor, DemandSphere, Majestic, Moz, Peec AI, Prerender, Profound, Screaming Frog, SE Ranking, Sitebulb, STAT, Uberall and Yext.

Swing by their stands to find out more about what they offer, and maybe pick up some swag.

brightonSEO Networking

The brightonSEO team are putting on a range of networking opportunities in San Diego, including happy hour drinks, a Tuesday networking party, closing drinks, roundtable discussions, structured networking, meet-up meals, pickleball, a sunset sail, a morning 5k run, and netwalking. Visit the official networking page for the latest details and booking information.

Food, Drink, & Things to Do

Head to the brightonSEO site for practical venue and travel information, hotel options, and ideas to help you make the most of your time in San Diego. View the San Diego travel and venue guide.