Here at WTS we’re massive fans of brightonSEO. The conference has been running in the UK for more than fifteen years, and we’re super-excited for the latest edition on Thursday 8th October - Friday 9th October 2026.

The WTS team are attending, a whole host of amazing WTS members are speaking, and we can’t wait to hang out with you all!

Visit our Stand

First Floor, Outside 2Bar, (beside Auditorium 2), Brighton Centre

The WTS team and a group of wonderful volunteers will be at the WTS Stand over the two days to speak to potential new members as well as catch up with existing members.

From the Ground Floor, take the staircase on the left-hand-side and come and say hi!

Attend the WTS Meet & Greet Drinks

Thu 8 Oct, 2026 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM – 2Bar (beside Auditorium 2), Brighton Centre

Once Thursday’s talks have wrapped up, head to 2Bar for our Meet & Greet. This is a great opportunity to make new friends (and catch up with old ones!), chat about your day, and fix up your plans for the 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 Slack Channel

Join our dedicated brightonSEO attendees Slack channel. This channel is your space to connect with one another both before and during the event. It can be overwhelming to attend a conference on your own, so please make the most of this channel – you can use it to find a conference buddy, a lunch buddy, a walking buddy, etc.

A little closer to the conference itself, we’ll share a WhatsApp Group Link in this channel, which is a great way to stay connected with WTS members 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.

Thursday’s Speakers

Ann Stanley: Adding Claude Code to Your Search Marketing Toolkit
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Auditorium 2

Louisa Chan: The Traditional Media Agency is Dead. What Comes Next?
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Skyline

Tamara Novitović: Masterclass: Beginners Technical SEO
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Mass Media

Carmen Dominguez: Smash Your SEO & Reputation Goals with One Word: Reddit
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 1

Susan Adeoye: TikTok SEO: The Search Strategy Most Brands Still Aren't Using
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 1

Sarah McDowell: The SEO Case for Podcasting: Your Perfect E-E-A-T Strategy
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 2

Sarah McAreavey: Decoding the Individual: Using Personal Values to Unlock Team Potential
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Syndicate 1&2

Hannah Smith: "Be more creative", they said... but what does that mean, and how do you do that?
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Syndicate 1&2

Petra Kis-Herczegh: Your AI Transition Is a People Problem.
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Syndicate 1&2

Kiera Monaghan: Game On: Data-Driven Measurement of Gamification in Mobile Apps
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Syndicate 3&4 / MeasureFest

Margaux Marshall: Beyond The Audit: The Messy Side of Shopify Technical SEO
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Skyline

Ayisha Yousef: Good Data, Bad Decisions
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Syndicate 3&4 / MeasureFest

Dhanya Nair: Beyond AI Search: 5 Ways Charities Can Win in a Fragmented Search Landscape
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Skyline

Amanda Walls: Using AI & Custom GPTs To Take Your Digital PR Strategies To The Next Level
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Auditorium 2

Jessica Hulbert: Stop Training Links, Start Training AI: Your Guide For E-E-A-T First Digital PR
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Auditorium 2

Rebecca Yu: Common mistakes in Large-scale site migration
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Skyline

Abbie Dando: From Query to Sale: Engineering Search Journeys That Convert
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Auditorium 1

Judith Lewis: Schema in the AI Era: From Rich Results to Machine Interpretation
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Auditorium 2

Laura Iancu: Schema beyond rich results: what structured data actually does in modern search systems
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Auditorium 2

Jade Faulconbridge: Attribution Is Dead. Long Live Decision-Making
Thurs 1 Oct, 2026 | 05:00 PM – Syndicate 3&4 / MeasureFest

Friday’s Speakers

Tania Gerard: If Your Website Isn’t Accessible, AI Search Will Make You Invisible
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Auditorium 1

Radina Ivanova: Predictive SEO: Wiring Reddit, GSC Impressions and BigQuery into an Opportunity Engine
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Auditorium 2

Laura Mawer: Why It Costs Nothing To Analyse Data
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Syndicate 3&4 / MeasureFest

Adriana Wertheimer: The Performance Marketing Comfort Zone: How to spot when your data is stopping you from taking smarter risks
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 09:30 AM – Syndicate 3&4 / MeasureFest

Katie New: Where did my customer go? How to follow and analyse real user journeys
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 1

Kirsty Rahman: AI Search Accuracy and Misinformation with Google's AI Overviews
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 2

Rachel McLeay: Reddit Will Bury You in Downvotes: Winning Visibility Without Ever Posting
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 11:20 AM – Auditorium 2

Chima Mmeje: How To Write With AI Without Sounding Like a Machine
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Auditorium 1

Anu Ramani: How to find the Big Idea that makes your content strategy work
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Auditorium 1

Simone De Palma: Advanced SEO Tracking Framework for Zero-Click and AI Search
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Auditorium 2

Becky Simms: What Zero-click Behaviour Actually Means Psychologically
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Auditorium 2

Silvi Nuñez: How to Translate A Website in 2026
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Syndicate 1&2

Vittoria Rinaldi: E-commerce Tech SEO Audits in 2026: The Signals Hiding in Plain Sight
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 02:00 PM – Skyline

Jess Atkinson: SERP Psychology: From WHAT people search to HOW they search.
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Auditorium 1

Amy Podrasky: Prompt Smarter, Not Harder: Building a Leaner, Greener AI-Powered PR Workflow, Without Impacting Results
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Auditorium 2

Tamara Novitović: Survive Link Spam Without Becoming Part of It
Fri 2 Oct, 2026 | 03:30 PM – Skyline

Support our WTSPartners

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

AirOps, Conductor, DemandSphere, Majestic, Moz, Peec AI, Profound, Screaming Frog, SE Ranking, Sitebulb, Uberall, Yext, and Yoast. Swing by their stands to find out more about what they offer, and maybe pick up some swag.

brightonSEO Networking

The brightonSEO team put on a range of fantastic events and networking opportunities. In addition to the Drinks Receptions, the Official Party, and the Closing Party, you can also sign up for the 5k Seafront Run, Yoga in the Lanes, the Pre-conference Beach Clean, Netwalking, Speed Networking, and Roundtable Discussions.

Food, Drink, & Things to Do

For food and drink recommendations, check out WTS member Natalie Arney’s Brighton Food Guide, or head over to the brightonSEO site to view their map of things to do in Brighton.