Name: Affiliate Leaders Summit 2027 - SBC Events
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Description: With standalone ticketing, dedicated expo space, a full conference programme, networking, its own event app and more, the event truly stood on its own while

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21 – 23 September 2027

Feira Internacional de Lisboa & MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal

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Thank you for attending Affiliate Leaders Summit 2026

21 – 23 September 2027

Thank you all for attending this special edition of Affiliate Leaders Summit. While it wasn’t the first one hosted during SBC Summit, 2026 marked the first time the affiliate and performance marketing community had a home and platform entirely its own. With standalone ticketing, dedicated expo space, a full conference programme, networking, its own event app and more, the event truly stood on its own while remaining part of SBC Summit week. The Affiliate Leaders Summit brought together 10,000 professionals, from affiliates and operator acquisition teams to media buyers, SEO specialists, digital marketers and PPC experts, creating a focused space to talk traffic, growth, acquisition, AI and the future of advertising. Thank you to everyone who made this landmark edition possible. Next stop: 2027!

2026 Affiliate Leaders Summit by the numbers

10,000+

Attendees

Focused on affiliation, acquisition and performance marketing

6,000+

Affiliates

Ready to connect, do business and become your next best-performing traffic partners.

3,000+

Operator representatives

Including affiliate managers and acquisition experts ready to build partnerships and close deals

100+

Speakers

Spanning operator affiliate programmes, affiliates and performance marketing solutions

150+

Exhibitors & Sponsors

Affiliate Leaders Summit at a glance

Exhibition

An expo built around affiliate and performance marketing, bringing together affiliate programmes, networks, tech, media buying, tracking and acquisition solutions.

Conference

Dedicated stages and tracks tackling the issues shaping affiliate growth, from SEO and attribution to AI, platform dependency and rising acquisition costs.

Networking & Business Lounges

Built for making useful connections, with dedicated lounges, meetings and networking formats that bring affiliates, operators and suppliers together.

Education

Go beyond panels with CPD-certified Tech Academies, offering practical, in-depth learning led by expert trainers across the tech shaping affiliate marketing.

Food Festival & Experiences

Refuel, reset and keep conversations going with the Food Festival and the wider SBC Summit week experience just steps away.

Affiliate Leaders Summit Highlights

EXHIBITION

Standalone Space

Not just a corner of a much bigger event, but a space with its own identity, its own show floor, stages, lounges and meeting points. Everything is built around the people who live and breathe traffic, acquisition and performance, so you’re surrounded by the people, products and services that are actually relevant to what you do.

EXHIBITION
CONFERENCE
EXPERIENCES

Wider SBC Summit Access

Want the focus of Affiliate Leaders Summit without missing out on everything happening around it? You get both. Step into the wider SBC Summit for even more exhibitors, conference content, networking, food, entertainment and headline experiences, then head straight back to your own dedicated affiliate space whenever you want.

NETWORKING

SBC Connect Meets

Know who you want to meet? The SBC Connect app helps make it happen. Use your credits pre-event to request one-to-one meetings with the people most relevant to your business, then turn those matches into focused conversations on site at the SBC Connect Lounge. Less wandering and more time spent with people who can actually move things forward.

NETWORKING

Affiliate Leaders VIP Networking Lounge

Sometimes the best conversations happen away from the noise. The Affiliate Leaders VIP Networking Lounge gives you a more relaxed space to meet, talk business and catch up with the people you came to see. Comfortable, convenient and right in the heart of the action, it’s made for conversations that deserve a little more time.

CONFERENCE

Super Stage

The mother of all stages. The one that has hosted names we grew up watching and admiring. A stage that bridges our industry with the worlds of sport, tech and entertainment, bringing us closer to the people we look up to and giving us a rare chance to see them in person. And, of course, a stage for our own stars too, the standout names shaping this industry from within.

EDUCATION

AI Academy

AI is changing how affiliates find audiences, create content, optimise campaigns and run their businesses, and it’s moving fast. The AI Academy gives you dedicated time to get past the buzzwords, learn from people actually using the technology and understand where it can make a real difference to performance, productivity and growth. Available as an add-on.

EDUCATION

Digital Marketing & CRM Academy

Getting attention is one thing. Turning it into long-term value is another. The Digital Marketing & CRM Academy digs into the strategies, tools and channels behind smarter acquisition, better retention and stronger customer relationships, with practical sessions designed to help you market more effectively and get more from every audience you build. Available as an add-on.

EXPERIENCE

Festival Square

Here to do business but still believe it doesn’t all have to feel too formal? We agree. Head to Festival Square just outside FIL and treat yourself and your guests to wine, cocktails, shisha, live piano and more. It stays open after hours too, so even when we’re ushering you out of the venue, you can keep the conversations going until 20:00.

Headline Speakers 2026

Michael Jordan

Basketball Icon, Investor & Philanthropist

Carsten Koerl

CEO & Founder

Sportradar

Jason Robins

CEO & Co-Founder

DraftKings

Charles Oliveira

UFC lightweight fighter and Aviator brand ambassador

Companies Attended

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