Dennis Yu conference speaking appearances span 750+ events across digital marketing, local services, M&A, education, and more. This page is a living inventory of every verified conference appearance, with dates, venues, session titles, and source documentation from email confirmations.
Last updated: March 2026. This Dennis Yu conference speaking inventory is actively growing as we mine email archives, speaker platforms, and event records. Currently tracking 277+ verified appearances with email-confirmed details.
Table of Contents
- DigiMarCon (50+ Regional Events)
- DealCon (M&A Summit)
- Home Services Conferences
- JVA Align (Volleyball Education Summit)
- Schluter Social Workshop
- The FORGE 2026
- NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association)
- NSA (National Speakers Association)
- Major Industry Conferences
- Affiliate & Performance Marketing
- International Conferences
- University & Education
- Virtual Summits & Workshops
- DGA (Direct Gardening Association) Conferences
- Military & Government Conferences
- Music & Entertainment Conferences
- TEDx Talks
- Methodology & Gap Analysis
DigiMarCon (50+ Regional Events)
DigiMarCon is a regional digital marketing conference series run by Aaron and Ben Sarita that visits dozens of cities annually. Dennis Yu conference speaking at DigiMarCon is a recurring highlight, often delivering closing remarks and extended sessions at multiple events per year. Below are the email-confirmed appearances from 2025-2026 alone.
2026 DigiMarCon Events
| Event | Date | Venue | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigiMarCon Houston / Texas & Gulf Coast 2026 | April 29-30, 2026 | Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria Hotel | Featured Speaker (confirmed, registered) | Email: Speaker invitation from Mae + E-Ticket confirmation from Ben Sarita |
| DigiMarCon Canada West & TECHSPO Vancouver 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | Vancouver, BC, Canada | Panelist. Invitation from June Trangia (Speaker Coordinator). Part of 23 DigiMarCon 2025 events calendared. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official invitation + calendar) |
| DigiMarCon West & TECHSPO Los Angeles 2026 | 2026 | Los Angeles, CA | Confirmed speaker. Dennis to Ben Sarita: “I like the closing on Day 1 and lunch on Day 2 for Los Angeles.” Closing keynote Day 1 + luncheon Day 2. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis confirmation to organizer) |
| DigiMarCon Texas & TECHSPO Dallas 2026 | May 12–13, 2026 | Dallas, TX | Confirmed speaker. Dennis: “We have another conference in Dallas May 12-13.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis confirmation to organizer) |
| DigiMarCon Silicon Valley & TECHSPO San Francisco 2024 | Jul 2024 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Ben Sarita sent wrap-up thank-you email Jul 9, 2024: “That’s a Wrap! Thank You For Speaking!” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you email) |
| DigiMarCon World 2025 | 2025 | Las Vegas, NV | Flagship global event. Calendared by Fancy Hands from official DigiMarCon schedule. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Fancy Hands calendar email listing 23 DigiMarCon 2025 events) |
| DigiMarCon Silicon Valley 2025 | 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Regional event. Calendared from official schedule. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon South 2025 | 2025 | San Antonio, TX | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon South Africa 2025 | 2025 | South Africa | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Middle East 2025 | 2025 | Dubai, UAE | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon India 2025 | 2025 | India | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Southeast Asia 2025 | 2025 | Singapore | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Europe 2025 | 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Spain 2025 | 2025 | Spain | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Ireland 2025 | 2025 | Ireland | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon UK 2025 | 2025 | London, UK | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Oceania 2025 | 2025 | Melbourne, Australia | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Australia 2025 | 2025 | Sydney, Australia | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon New Zealand 2025 | 2025 | Auckland, New Zealand | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Japan 2025 | 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | International event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Central Florida 2025 | 2025 | Tampa, FL | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Texas 2025 | 2025 | Dallas, TX | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Great Lakes 2025 | 2025 | Detroit, MI | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Canada East 2025 | 2025 | Montreal, QC, Canada | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Canada 2025 | 2025 | Toronto, ON, Canada | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon Northwest 2025 | 2025 | Seattle, WA | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DigiMarCon West 2025 | 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Regional event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
2025 DigiMarCon Events (Email-Confirmed)
| Event | Date | Venue / City | Role / Session Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigiMarCon Silicon Valley 2025 | November 13-14, 2025 | San Jose, CA | Lunch Session (12:50-1:20 PM) + Closing Session (2:40-3:25 PM) both days; session moved to 2:10-2:55 PM Day 1 due to cancellation | Email: Ben Sarita schedule + Aaron closing remarks slides (Day 1 & Day 2) |
| DigiMarCon World 2025 (Las Vegas) | November 5-7, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV | Day 1 Closing Remarks + Day 2 Speaker; keynote opening speaker | Email: Aaron closing remarks + Ben Sarita speaker check-in (Day 1 & Day 2) |
| DigiMarCon Rocky Mountains 2025 | October 16, 2025 | Denver/Boulder, CO | Featured Speaker | Email: Ben Sarita speaker check-in morning of event |
| DigiMarCon Charlotte 2025 | July 14, 2025 | Charlotte, NC | Day 1 Closing Remarks (with emcee Michael Tucker) | Email: Ben Sarita closing remarks slides |
| DigiMarCon East 2025 (New York) | July 7-8, 2025 | New York, NY | Speaker both Day 1 and Day 2 | Email: Ben Sarita speaker check-in briefing both days |
| DigiMarCon Texas 2025 (Austin) | July 1, 2025 | Austin, TX | Day 1 Speaker + Closing Remarks (with emcee Tim Hines) | Email: Aaron closing remarks slides + Ben Sarita speaker check-in |
| DigiMarCon Southeast 2025 (Atlanta) | June 25-26, 2025 | Atlanta, GA | Session 2:00-3:15 PM (moved to 3:45-4:25 PM); Day 1 Closing Remarks (with emcee Tammy) | Email: Ben Sarita schedule confirmations + Aaron closing remarks |
| DigiMarCon South 2025 (Miami) | June 16, 2025 | Miami, FL | 4:30-5:25 PM session; Day 1 Closing Remarks (with emcee Jeff Turnbow) | Email: Ben Sarita invitation + schedule + Aaron closing remarks |
| DigiMarCon North 2025 (Minneapolis) | May 29-30, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN | Day 1: 3:45-4:55 PM (70 min); Day 2: 2:15-3:25 PM (70 min); Closing Remarks both days (with emcee Jed Jenk) | Email: Ben Sarita schedule + Aaron closing remarks Day 1 & Day 2 |
| DigiMarCon Great Lakes 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Chicago area | 4:00-5:25 PM session (85 minutes) | Email: Ben Sarita session details + venue info |
| DigiMarCon Mid-South 2025 (Nashville) | May 19-20, 2025 | Nashville, TN | Closing Remarks Day 1 & Day 2 (with emcee Jeff Turnbow); stepped in for no-show 11:20 AM slot Day 2 | Email: Aaron closing remarks both days + Ben Sarita speaker check-in |
| DigiMarCon Midwest 2025 | May 13, 2025 | Chicago, IL | Day 2 Speaker | Email: Ben Sarita speaker check-in briefing |
| San Diego | May 8-9, 2025 | Two sessions: “Dollar a Day” (30 min) + “Advanced PPC” Master Class (50 min). Asked to fill closing speaker slot by Ben Sarita. | Tier 1 — Email chain with Ben Sarita, May 8-9, 2025 |
Note: This represents just the 2025-2026 events confirmed via email. Dennis has spoken at DigiMarCon events going back many years across dozens of additional cities. A full historical inventory is in progress.
DealCon (M&A Summit)
DealCon is the #1 CEO M&A Summit for 7-9 figure entrepreneurs, organized by Tom Shipley. Dennis Yu conference speaking extends to the last several DealCon events and considers it one of his most important conferences for helping businesses grow through acquisition.
| Event | Date | Location | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DealCon Miami 2026 | February 2026 | Miami, FL | Speaker; blog post published about the experience | Email: Tom Shipley post-event photos + why DealCon is Dennis Yu’s favorite conference |
| DealCon Austin 2026 | October 19-21, 2026 | Austin, TX | Upcoming; confirmed speaker | Email: Tom Shipley announcement |
| DealCon 2025 | 2025 | TBD | Speaker | Referenced in email threads |
| DealCon 2024 | 2024 | TBD | Speaker | Referenced in email threads |
Home Services Conferences
Dennis Yu conference speaking has been deeply influential in the home services industry, speaking at events for HVAC, plumbing, roofing, pest control, garage door, and other trade businesses.
| Event | Date | Organizer | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Mello’s Freedom 2025 | September 2025 | Tommy Mello / Home Service Expert / A1 Garage Door Service | Home services industry conference; Dennis is a recurring speaker and advisor to Tommy Mello | |
| Vertical Track / Home Service Conferences | Multiple years | Various organizers | Multiple home service industry events including HVAC, plumbing, roofing, and pest control verticals | |
| AND ASSET Event Denver | Jun 2023 | Denver, CO | Presentation on digital marketing for home services. Attendee Mark Bertrang (financialoscopy.com) sent thank-you: “Thank-you for your great presentation I recently saw in Denver.” Organized by Caleb. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Mark Bertrang thank-you email referencing Denver presentation, Jun 2023) |
JVA Align Volleyball Educational Summit
The Align Volleyball Educational Summit is organized by the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA). Dennis Yu conference speaking includes multiple Align events, with paid speaking engagements focused on AI and digital marketing for sports organizations.
| Event | Date | Venue | Session Title | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVA Align 2026 | May 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM (mainstage) | W Hotel | “5 Ways Volleyball Clubs Use AI to Get Hours Back Every Week (Without Hiring More People)” | Paid speaker ($1,000 travel stipend); co-presenting with Dylan Haugen; hotel provided by JVA. Contact: Briana Schunzel, Director of Education |
| JVA Align 2025 | 2025 | TBD | “Build Your Club’s Digital Marketing Team with AI” | Paid speaker; Video of session on YouTube |
Schluter Social Workshop
Schluter Systems, a leading tile installation products manufacturer, invited Dennis to lead a social media workshop, extending Dennis Yu conference speaking into the trades sector for their contractor community.
| Event | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schluter Social Workshop | November 4, 2025 (1:00-3:00 PM) | Atlanta, GA (Schluter facility) | Social media workshop for tile contractors; brought Alex Makowski as co-presenter; hotel and travel covered by Schluter. Contact: Stephanie Dermakardijian, PR & Digital Marketing Coordinator |
The FORGE 2026
The FORGE exemplifies Dennis Yu conference speaking innovation as his own TED Talk-style event for young entrepreneurs in the BlitzMetrics network, the first live event since COVID.
| Event | Date | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The FORGE 2026 | April 8, 2026 (may be rescheduled to May) | West Las Vegas Library Event Center, 1861 N Martin Luther King Blvd, Las Vegas, NV (300 capacity) | Half-day TED Talk-style showcase; 9 speakers, 20 min each; 1:00-5:00 PM; includes podcast studio, green screen, filming. Organized by Dennis Yu. Speakers include Dan Leibrandt, Jack Wendt, Dylan Haugen, George Paladichuk, Marko Sipila, Luke Crowson, and others. |
NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association)
Dennis Yu conference speaking includes a paid keynote at the NFDA annual convention, the main conference for the funeral services industry.
| Event | Role | Fee | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFDA Annual Convention | Keynote Speaker | $10,000 paid keynote | The National Funeral Directors Association’s big annual conference. Dennis was also featured on the NFDA podcast by Gabe Scauf, who runs their magazine and podcast. Confirmed via Dennis’s email describing the engagement. |
NSA (National Speakers Association)
Dennis Yu conference speaking credentials include membership in the National Speakers Association and has spoken at their events. His NSA membership (under dennis@blitzmetrics.com) confirms his standing as a professional speaker. NSA’s annual conference “Influence” is held in various cities.
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| NSA Influence Conference | Member and speaker at the National Speakers Association’s annual conference. NSA membership confirmed via email from Dennis Roumeliotis (Member Services). NSA events include Influence 2024 (Denver), Influence 2025 (Scottsdale, AZ). |
Major Industry Conferences
Dennis Yu conference speaking has included some of the largest conferences in digital marketing, advertising, and technology.
| Conference | Topic Area | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Media Marketing World | Social Media Marketing | Major annual conference in San Diego | ||
| Content Marketing Conference | Content Strategy | Industry-leading content marketing event | ||
| Search Marketing Expo (SMX) | Search Marketing | Premier search marketing conference | ||
| Pubcon | SEO / SEM / Social | Long-running digital marketing conference | ||
| Traffic & Conversion Summit | Digital Marketing | Major performance marketing event | ||
| MozCon | SEO | Moz’s annual SEO conference | ||
| Ad World | Advertising | Global online advertising conference | ||
| VidSummit | Video Marketing | YouTube and video marketing conference | ||
| SXSW | Technology / Marketing | South by Southwest interactive | ||
| Adobe Summit | MarTech | Adobe’s annual marketing technology conference | ||
| The NAMM Show 2026 | Jan/Feb 2026 | Anaheim, CA — Paid speaker; payment confirmed by Zach Phillips. Brought team: Muzamil Babar, Jack Wendt, Dylan Haugen. | Tier 1 — Payment confirmation email, Feb 18, 2026 | |
| Utah DMC (Digital Marketing Collective) | Sep 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Featured speaker. April Nuttall (Event Director) sent thank-you with custom caricature. Invited for guest blog post and return engagement. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you email) |
| Industry Conference at SeaWorld | Mar 6–7, 2025 | Orlando, FL (SeaWorld) | Speaker. Hotel booked at Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando Theme Parks. Details coordinated with assistant. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own email + hotel booking) |
| Traffic & Conversion Summit 2024 | Jan 9, 2024 | Las Vegas, NV | Attendee/speaker. Dennis confirmed “At Traffic and Conversion Summit all day” while replying to iStack Conference speaker form. DigitalMarketer flagship event. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own email confirmation) |
| Conference in Las Vegas | Nov 4–5, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker. Dennis confirmed to SF SBDC: “we are speaking at a conference in Las Vegas on the 4th.” Travel coordinated for 8 people including team members. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own email) |
| Fix Your Digital Marketing Workshop (SF SBDC) | Nov 12, 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Workshop speaker. Coordinated with Qian Wan (SF SBDC) and Julieanne Randolph (SF Public Library). Rescheduled from Nov 4 due to Las Vegas conflict. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer correspondence) |
| Social Media Marketing World 2020 (#SMMW20) | Mar 2020 | San Diego, CA | Speaker. Phil Mershon (Director of Events, Social Media Examiner) sent thank-you: “Thanks for bringing your best to our community.” Attended speaker party hosted by Agorapulse team. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you email) |
| United Appliance Services Association | 2026 (upcoming) | TBD | Speaking engagement confirmed. Dennis forwarded Otter.ai meeting summary Mar 13, 2026: “Another speaking gig, which we’ll do better than JVA or NAMM.” | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own email + meeting summary) |
| Social Media Marketing World 2018 (#SMMW18) | Feb–Mar 2018 | San Diego, CA | Speaker. Phil Mershon (Director of Events, Social Media Examiner) invited Dennis for exclusive “Speaker Meetups” feature. Dennis confirmed participation and coordinated with Logan Young for book launch event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer invitation + confirmation) |
| VendastaCon 2018 | 2018 | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | Return speaker. Catriona Barcoe (Vendasta) sent speaker contract: “We are delighted to have you back for VendastaCon 2018!” Team member G’Ralz completed contract paperwork. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker contract + return invitation) |
| Growth Marketing Conference | Dec 2017 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Stefanie Chow (growthmarketingconf.com) sent final speaker logistics with attendee company list as gift. Vasil Azarov confirmed Dennis for 2018 edition as well (800+ attendees). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer logistics email) |
| Growth Marketing Conference 2018 | 2018 | San Francisco, CA | Return speaker. Vasil Azarov (founder) requested growth tip for annual report + confirmed speaking: “Can we feature your growth tip in our Growth Marketing Trends for 2018?” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer invitation for return engagement) |
| Nonfiction Writers Conference | Nov 2017 | Virtual | Speaker. Sue Canfield (Nonfiction Authors Association) sent important speaker update. Dennis had team share 3×3 grid strategy videos/articles with attendees. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer correspondence) |
| eTourism Summit 2017 | Oct–Nov 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Speaker. Team coordinated presentation slides (Kimiko Rato created), Jeremy requested copies. Content repurposed. Dennis also noted event at Infusionsoft HQ with Logan Young as main speaker. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker instructions + presentations requested) |
| Platform Mastermind | Oct 29, 2017 | San Jose, CA area | Speaker at 9 am. Dennis coordinated with Tim and team members Andrew, Logan Young, Larby Amirouche. “I just got off the phone with Tim, who said he had already confirmed the date.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis’s scheduling email to team) |
| Cross-Border Venture Summit (G-Startup Worldwide) | Nov 2–3, 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Attendee/speaker. Invited to exclusive Speaker Dinner featuring SoftBank Vision Fund AMA with Jeffrey Housenbold (managing partner). | Tier 2 — Documented (speaker dinner invitation) |
| Conference in Santa Clara | Nov 3, 2017 | Santa Clara, CA | Speaker with Logan Young. Dennis to Joe Ma (TiVo): “Logan and I are speaking at a conference this morning.” Stayed at Embassy Suites Santa Clara. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own email) |
| Growth Marketing Conference 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Vasil Azarov (Startup Socials) sent final updates with MC intros (Sarah Cooper, Derric Haynie). Dennis attended speaker dinner and brought Cameron Taylor for video/photo content. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer final updates + speaker dinner confirmation) |
| Social Media Day Austin 2020 | Feb 27–28, 2020 | Austin, TX | Dennis was keynoting this event, which conflicted with the Athens conference invitation. Referenced in email to Dannos Tsakalos. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis stated “I am already keynoting Social Media Day Austin that same day”) |
| ACE Summit | ~2019–2020 | TBD | Dennis spoke at this event; WHY videos from his appearance were being repurposed by BlitzMetrics team. Referenced in Basecamp task thread “ace summit why video.” | Tier 2 — Documented (Basecamp video production thread, Jun 2020) |
| Digital Agency Expo 2019 | 2019 | TBD | Dennis was granted access to Official Digital Agency Expo Recordings 2019. Basecamp task references this event. | Tier 2 — Documented (recordings access granted, Dec 2019) |
| VendastaCon 2017 (or earlier) | ~2017 | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | Logan Young stated “Dennis and I are co-presenting like last time” in VendastaCon 2018 speaker contract thread with Catriona Barcoe. Confirms a prior VendastaCon appearance before 2018. | Tier 2 — Documented (Logan Young email to Catriona Barcoe, Dec 2017) |
| The NAMM Show 2026 | Jan 2026 | Anaheim, CA | National Association of Music Merchants annual trade show. Dennis spoke and received speaker honorarium. Coordinated by Kyle Seech and Zach Phillips (NAMM). Zach: “It was fantastic to meet you and your team at the show.” W-9 and invoice processed for payment. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker agreement thread with Kyle Seech/Zach Phillips, Jan–Feb 2026; honorarium payment confirmed) |
| VidSummit 2019 | 2019 | TBD | Video marketing conference. Basecamp task “VidSummit 2019” references Dennis’s involvement. Multiple Boomerang reminders tracked this event throughout Oct–Nov 2025. | Tier 2 — Documented (Basecamp task thread, 2019–2025) |
| KCDMA Symposium 2019 | 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Direct Marketing Association annual symposium. Speaker contract from Cheryl Aufdemberge (KCDMA Symposium Committee). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker contract sent Dec 17, 2018) |
| SFIMA Startup Marketing Conference 2015 | April 9, 2015 | South Florida | South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA) startup marketing conference. Dennis invited as speaker. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (calendar invite April 2015) |
| Decentralized Summit 2019 | 2019 | TBD | Blockchain/crypto conference. Dennis was invited as speaker. | Tier 2 — Documented (speaker request thread, multiple Boomerang follow-ups) |
| eTourism Summit 2018 | 2018 | San Francisco, CA | Second year speaking at eTourism Summit (also spoke 2017). General Speaker Information email received. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker info email thread Sep 2018) |
| Global Digital Marketing Summit II (Keynote) | April 2018 | Virtual/Online | Invited as keynote speaker for online international summit. Forwarded to team (Tanner Laycock) to record promotional video. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (keynote invitation thread, video coordination Apr 12, 2018) |
| Paid Media Summit (360 Summits) 2025 | April 2025 | Virtual | Spoke at 360 Summits’ Paid Media Summit. Recording available on 360summits.com. Jacky Alabot (GSD), Imy (Speaker Coordinator). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (VIP login provided, recording access Apr 2025) |
| Social Media Marketing World 2019 (#SMMW19) | Mar 20-22, 2019 | San Diego, CA | Annual social media marketing conference by Social Media Examiner. Phil Mershon (Director of Events). Signed speaker agreement Aug 17, 2018. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed speaker agreement via HelloSign, Aug 2018) |
| Social Media Marketing World 2017 (#SMMW17) | Mar 22-24, 2017 | San Diego, CA | Annual social media marketing conference by Social Media Examiner. Phil Mershon (Director of Events). Signed speaker agreement Jun 16, 2017. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed speaker agreement via HelloSign, Jun 2017) |
| Social Media Marketing World 2016 (#SMMW16) | Apr 17-19, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Annual social media marketing conference by Social Media Examiner. Phil Mershon (Director of Events). Signed speaker agreement Jan 8, 2016. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed speaker agreement via HelloSign, Jan 2016) |
| UnGagged Las Vegas 2018 | Nov 2018 | Las Vegas, NV | Unfiltered digital marketing conference. Organized by Greg Hayman. Signed speaker agreement Sep 8, 2018 via DocuSign. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed DocuSign speaker agreement, Sep 2018) |
| Social Media Day Jacksonville 2018 | Jun 29-30, 2018 | Jacksonville, FL | Social Media Day celebration event. Organized by Carlos Gil (Gil Media). Signed speaker agreement Mar 29, 2018. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed speaker agreement, Mar 2018) |
| SMADCON 2017 | Fall 2017 | TBD | Social media and digital marketing conference. Organized by Elizabeth Lam. Signed speaker agreement Sep 18, 2017 via Adobe EchoSign. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed EchoSign speaker agreement, Sep 2017) |
| #SocializeNYC (Digimind) 2015 | Nov 10, 2015 | Lightbox, 39 W. 38th St, New York, NY | Social media event by Digimind. Alex Yong confirmed Dennis as a speaker alongside Vincenzo Landino. Used hashtag #SocializeNYC. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker coordination thread with Alex Yong, Nov 2015) |
| Social Boom 2014 (Kim Garst) | 2014 | TBD | Social media conference organized by Kim Garst (Boom! Social). Kim sent speaker info email Oct 6, 2014: “Sooo excited that you have agreed to come.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker info email from Kim Garst, Oct 2014) |
| Inside Social Marketing Conference 2013 | Dec 3-4, 2013 | New York, NY | Conference by Mediabistro. Dennis moderated analytics panel. Coordinated with Stewart Quealy (Mediabistro) and Alon Waisman (GoDaddy). “Welcome, Inside Social Marketing Speaker” email confirmed. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (welcome speaker email and coordination with co-panelists, Oct 2013) |
| Seattle Biz-Tech Summit 2015 | 2015 | Seattle, WA | Big Data and Data Analytics session. Speaker confirmation thread with ongoing Boomerang reminders through 2024. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker confirmation email thread, Sep-Oct 2015) |
| eTourism Summit 2015 | Oct 22-23, 2015 | Parc 55 Hilton, San Francisco, CA | Tourism industry conference. Sofia Williamson (North American Journeys) sent pre-conference speaker information with AV setup and presentation guidelines. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (pre-conference speaker info from organizer, Oct 2015) |
| AllFacebook Marketing Conference SF | Jun 27-29, 2012 | San Francisco, CA (Westin SF Market Street) | Speaker. Mediabistro event. Chiara DePaolo coordinated. Hotel covered (conf #796127). Stewart Quealy content producer. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| AllFacebook Marketing Conference NYC | Dec 4-5, 2012 | New York, NY (The New Yorker Hotel) | Speaker. Mediabistro. 1 hotel night covered. Full conference pass + 2 guest tickets. Speaker code AFMYU. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DBW Discoverability & Marketing Conference | Sep 24-25, 2012 | New York, NY (Metropolitan Pavilion) | Speaker (social media day). F+W Media / Digital Book World. Amy Brewer coordinated. Flight + hotel covered. Opening cocktail Sep 24. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| ACI Digital Advertising Compliance | Sep 10-13, 2012 | New York, NY (Marriott) | Speaker Faculty. American Conference Institute. Social media, sweepstakes & promotions compliance. Stacey Evans coordinated. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| ACI Social Media Conference | Oct-Nov 2011 | New York, NY | Speaker. American Conference Institute. Dennis forwarded speaker info to BlitzLocal team for networking. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| BlogWorld & New Media Expo LA | Nov 3-5, 2011 | Los Angeles, CA | Speaker. Speaker slide templates, session profiles, attendee interview requests. Katherine Randall (Katalyst PR) coordinated. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Socialize: Monetizing Social Media – West | Oct 19-20, 2011 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Mediabistro event. TrialPay hosted private speaker reception. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Online Marketing Summit (OMS) 2012 | Feb 2012 | San Diego, CA | Educator/Speaker. UBM partnered. Nicholas Grizzell & Aaron Kahlow. Dennis: “Count me in!” Webinar to 140K+ marketers. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| L2E Conference | Feb 20, 2015 | TBD | Speaker. Invited by “Toodie” — hotel covered. Co-speaker Alex Houg. Post-event follow-up with Douglas Wixom. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| Web 2.0 Expo New York 2011 | Oct 10, 2011 | New York, NY | Workshop: “Supercharging Your Brand on Facebook” (9am-12pm, Room: New York West). O’Reilly Media. Sophia DeMartini coordinated. Free speaker registration. #w2e | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Online Marketing Summit (OMS) July 2011 | Jul 12, 2011 | Jersey City, NJ | Speaker/Attendee. Amanda Batista (DemandGen Report) confirmed meeting Dennis at OMS in Jersey City. Separate from OMS Feb 2012. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| OMS Atlanta | Jul 19, 2011 | Atlanta, GA | Speaker at 2:15pm. Sahrah Tanner confirmed: “I have you listed as a speaker for today at OMS Atlanta.” Gillian Muessig (SEOmoz): “I will be bringing Dennis Yu with me.” ~160 attendees. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| OMS Social Media Summit at SES San Francisco | Aug 17, 2011 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker at OMS Social Media Summit, co-located with SES (5,000 attendees). Aaron Kahlow invited Dennis to social media panel at 4:45pm. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| SEMA Show 2014 | Nov 4–7, 2014 | Las Vegas Convention Center, NV | Presented at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show (150,000+ attendees). Meetings with K&N, Lingenfelter, Holley. $1,500 travel reimbursement. Condensed presentation into article afterward. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Growth Marketing Conference 2015 | Dec 3, 2015 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Organized by Vasil Azarov / Startup Socials. Speaker dinner the night before. PPT deck submitted. Third year of the conference (~200 attendees prior year). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Growth Marketing Conference [Advanced] 2016 | May 5, 2016 | San Francisco, CA | Played a “key role” per organizer Vasil Azarov. Advanced-level track of the Growth Marketing Conference series. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Growth Marketing Conference 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker. Brought Cameron Taylor for video/photo promotion. Speaker dinner with MCs Sarah Cooper and Derric Haynie. Organized by Vasil Azarov. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Social Media Marketing World 2018 | Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2018 | San Diego, CA | Speaker. Organized by Social Media Examiner. Phil Mershon (Director of Events) offered Dennis exclusive “Speaker Meetup” opportunity. Logan Young book launch party planned alongside. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| DMC (Digital Marketing Conference) 2019 | ~Sep 2019 | TBD | Speaker. Post-event “Thank you for speaking at DMC” thread led to extensive content marketing discussion with BlitzMetrics team. Boomerang follow-ups through Nov 2019. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| Social Media Marketing World 2019 | March 2019 | San Diego, CA | Speaker at SMMW19. Phil Mershon (Director of Events) sent feedback email March 28, 2019: “Thanks for helping make SMMW19 the best yet.” Organized by Social Media Examiner. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Social Media Marketing World 2020 | March 2020 | San Diego, CA | Speaker at SMMW20. Phil Mershon sent thank-you email March 12, 2020: “Dennis, thanks for speaking at #SMMW20.” Also received speaker party and food preference coordination emails. One of the last major in-person conferences before COVID lockdowns. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Conversion Conference West 2013 | April 2013 | San Francisco, CA | Speaker at Conversion Conference West. Received speaker confirmation doc, speaker badges, and wrote a blog post for the conference blog. Organized by SiteTuners. Conference coordinator Mafe Eclavea managed speaker logistics. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| ACI Digital Advertising Compliance Summit | September 9–11, 2013 | New York, NY | Speaker on the Social Media ROI session at the 2nd Annual Digital Advertising Compliance Summit. Organized by American Conference Institute. Hotel and materials provided. Stacey Evans (ACI) confirmed: “It was great seeing you in NY, and as always, your presentation.” Post-event materials request sent to Dennis as speaker. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Inside Social Marketing Conference | December 3–4, 2013 | New York, NY | Moderated the analytics panel at the Inside Social Marketing Conference. Organized by mediabistro (Stewart Quealy). Co-panelists included Heather Dopson (Infusionsoft). Dennis shared slides post-event and uploaded to SlideShare. Stewart later connected Dennis with Gretchen VanEsselstyn for 2014 online conferences. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Social Media Week Austin 2019 | February 2019 | Austin, TX | Main stage speaker at the 3rd annual Social Media Week Austin. Organized by Best Practice Media (Courtney Byrd, Claire Winslow). Dennis confirmed flights to Austin for the event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Social Media Week Austin 2020 | February 26, 2020 | Austin, TX | Main stage speaker at the 4th annual Social Media Week Austin. Scheduled for Day 1 (Feb 26) before the last session before lunch. Organized by Courtney Byrd at Best Practice Media. One of the last major in-person events before COVID lockdowns began in March 2020. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Traffic & Conversion Summit 2018 | February 26–28, 2018 | San Diego, CA | Speaker at Traffic & Conversion Summit alongside Logan Young. Dennis confirmed: “Logan and I will be speaking in San Diego at the Traffic & Conversion Summit (Feb 26-28th), followed by speaking at Social Media Marketing World.” Organized by DigitalMarketer (Ryan Deiss). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Traffic & Conversion Summit 2019 | February 26–28, 2019 | San Diego, CA | Speaker at T&C Summit 2019. Speaker agreement signed Dec 18, 2018 via GetAccept. Jenna Snavely (DigitalMarketer) confirmed: “It’s official… You’ll be speaking at Traffic & Conversion Summit 2019!” Dennis received speaker awareness promo materials. Also told Owen Video: “I’ll be at T&C and SMMW — speaking at both.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| KCDMA Non Profit Symposium | January 24, 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Speaker at the Kansas City Data-Driven Marketing Association (formerly DMA of Kansas City) Non Profit Symposium. Presented on measuring ROI on Facebook for nonprofits. Speaker contract provided. Organized by Susannah Sulsar, Cheryl Aufdemberge, and Valerie Schlosser. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| AllFacebook Marketing Conference 2012 | December 4–5, 2012 | New York, NY | Panelist at the AllFacebook Marketing Conference (mediabistro). Panel moderated by Brittany Darwell (Lead Writer, Inside Facebook). Dennis presented competitive analysis techniques using Facebook ads tool and Graph API. Shared Social Loyalty Guide and affinity analysis templates. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Austin Regional 2014 | January 28, 2014 | Austin, TX | Moderator for “Affiliate Space Hot Topics” session (1:15p–2:25p, Salon C) at Pubcon Regional Austin Day Conference. Panelists: David Vogelpohl (Marketing Clique) and Brook Schaaf (Schaaf-PartnerCentric). Organized by Brett Tabke and Jeff Randall. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Video Marketing World 2017 | October 25, 2017 | Dallas, TX | Speaker at Video Marketing World 2017. Organized by Jeremy Vest (VidPow). Dennis and Logan Young traveled together via Southwest Airlines. Post-event: team created summary of Dennis’s talk. Payment and hotel coordinated with Jeremy Vest. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Spring New Orleans 2014 | March 2014 | New Orleans, LA | Speaker at Pubcon Spring New Orleans. Two sessions: “Facebook Advertising” (solo presentation) and “Interactive Site Reviews — Focus on Social Media” panel with Lisa Buyer, Jabez LeBret, Krista Neher, and Jennifer Sheahan. Organized by Brett Tabke, Jeff Randall. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2014 | October 6–9, 2014 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker at Pubcon Las Vegas 2014. Three sessions: “Facebook Ads and Optimization” (with Rikhi Jain of Facebook, Ashley Ward), “Social Commerce: It’s Not About Likes, It’s About Sales” (with John Lawson), and “Creative Techniques for Selling Your Services and Retaining Your Clients” (with David Vogelpohl, Jabez LeBret, Craig Paddock). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2015 | October 2015 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker at Pubcon Las Vegas 2015. Three sessions: “Facebook Case Studies” (with Cynthia Johnson, Claudio Baldassarre), “Social Advertising Campaigns” (with Claudio Baldassarre, Jenneva Vargas), and “Finding the Facebook Influencers” (with Rae Jones, Marty Grizzard). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2016 | Early 2016 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Speaker at Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2016. Session: “Finding the Facebook Influencers” with Elisa Gabbert (WordStream) and Marty Grizzard (Metrony). Organized by Brett Tabke and Jeff Randall. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| VidSummit 2018 | October 9–12, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | Speaker at VidSummit 2018 at The Westin LAX. Organized by Derral Eves and Christyna Cummings. Attended Gary Vaynerchuk private lunch. Dennis confirmed “We’ve already presented yesterday” on Oct 12. Team created presentation slides and filmed one-minute interviews. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Utah DMC (Digital Marketing Collective) 2019 | September 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Speaker at Utah Digital Marketing Collective. April Nuttall (Event Director) sent post-event thank you with custom caricature. Invited to guest blog and return to speak. Dennis forwarded to team for content creation. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2016 | October 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker at Pubcon Las Vegas 2016. Two sessions: “Facebook Power Editor” (with Kyle Patterson of HostGator, Merry Morud of Aimclear) and “Advanced Facebook Ad Techniques: How to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck” (with Melissa Mackey, Ashley Ward). Organized by Brett Tabke. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2017 | January 2017 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Speaker at Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2017. Two sessions: “Advanced Social Media Advertising” (solo presentation) and “Snapchat Branding and PR Secrets” (with Brett Lindstrom, Lisa Buyer). Organized by Brett Tabke and Jeff Randall. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2017 | November 2017 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker at Pubcon Las Vegas 2017. Two sessions: “Advanced Facebook Targeting” (with Kate Buck Jr., Damon Gochneaur) and “Site Reviews: Focus on Social” (with Melissa Mackey, Jennifer Sheahan, Heather Lutze, Marty Weintraub). Organized by Brett Tabke. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Online Marketing Institute (OMI) Training — San Francisco | Nov 20, 2012 | San Francisco, CA (RocketSpace) | Training session at RocketSpace in San Francisco for Online Marketing Institute. Vasil Azarov (OMI) confirmed attendance. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis: “I’m in SF doing a training for OMI on Tuesday”; Vasil Azarov OMI: “Looking forward to seeing you next week!” Nov 14, 2012) |
| OMI Boot Camp Phoenix | Mar 27, 2012 | Phoenix, AZ | Online Marketing Institute intensive training boot camp. CEO: Aaron Kahlow. Full-day workshop on Facebook advertising and social media marketing. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Aaron Kahlow / aaron@onlinemarketinginstitute.org coordination emails, Mar 2012) |
| OMI Boot Camp | May 11, 2012 | TBD | Online Marketing Institute boot camp session. CEO: Aaron Kahlow. Training workshop on digital marketing and Facebook advertising strategies. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Aaron Kahlow / aaron@onlinemarketinginstitute.org scheduling emails, May 2012) |
| Cincinnati Facebook Masterclass | Sep 6, 2019 | Cincinnati, OH | Facebook advertising masterclass. Organized by Sarah Tsai / Dooley Media. Post-event follow-up thread confirms completion of event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Sarah Tsai / Dooley Media post-event follow-up, “Cincinnati FB Masterclass follow up”, Sep 2019) |
| IPREX Conference New York | Feb 2013 | New York, NY | Presentation on Facebook data and analytics for senior corporate communicators. Organized by IPREX (global PR network) at Makovsky offices. Liz Sheets (Tunheim) later wrote: “your presentation highlighting a lot about Facebook data had an impact on me.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Liz Sheets/Tunheim post-event reference, Mar 27, 2018; Matt Makovsky footage reference) |
| Growth Marketing Conference (GMC) — New York | May 2017 | New York, NY | Speaker at Growth Marketing Conference NYC. Dennis confirmed: “Speaking at GMC in NYC this week” before continuing to Sydney and London. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis Yu email confirming speaking, May 1, 2017) |
| Growth Marketing Conference (GMC) — San Francisco | Dec 12, 2018 | Fairmont San Francisco, CA | Speaker at Growth Marketing Conference SF. Dennis was in the speaker’s lounge near the Grand Ballroom / Tonga Room. Cameron Gawley (BuzzShift) met Dennis at the event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Cameron Gawley / BuzzShift email exchange at event, Dec 12, 2018) |
| Utah DMC (Digital Marketing Collective) | August–September 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Speaker at the Utah Digital Marketing Collective monthly event. Thank-you email from April Nuttall (Event Director, utahdmc.org) included a custom caricature of Dennis. April invited Dennis to write a guest blog post and referred other speakers. “On behalf of the Board of Utah DMC I want to thank you again for coming out and speaking to our Digital Marketing Collective!” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (thank-you email from April Nuttall, Event Director, Sep 4, 2019) |
| O4D Conference 2020 (Susan Sly) | April 17, 2020 | Virtual (originally in-person; COVID pivot) | 2-hour speaking slot at Susan Sly’s O4D Conference. Susan personally invited Dennis: “Your time is Friday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. for 2 hours.” PM confirmed: “great to be working together again this year. We are so excited to have you as one of our speakers at O4D 2020.” BlitzMetrics table offered. Video content produced with Bernard Bacatan post-event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Susan Sly invitation Dec 13, 2019; PM logistics confirmation; Sep 2020 video production thread) |
| NAA Benefit Auction Summit 2021 (National Auctioneers Association) | 2021 | Conference | Speaker at the National Auctioneers Association Benefit Auction Summit. Independent Speaker Agreement signed Jul 29, 2021 via Adobe Acrobat Sign with Kristina Franz (kfranz@auctioneers.org). Addendum sent Aug 2021 regarding Conference & Show logistics; Sean Musallam signed as Dennis’s delegate. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker agreement signed via Adobe Sign, Jul 29, 2021) |
| NAA Summit + Virtual 2022 (National Auctioneers Association) | 2022 | Summit + Virtual | Speaker at TWO NAA events in 2022: in-person Summit and a separate Virtual event. Two independent speaker agreements both signed Jan 3, 2022 via Adobe Acrobat Sign with Kristina Franz (kfranz@auctioneers.org). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (two separate speaker agreements signed via Adobe Sign, Jan 3, 2022) |
| CEO Lawyer Summit 2021 (Ali Awad) | December 2021 | Summit | Speaker at the CEO Lawyer Summit. Speaker agreement sent by Ali Awad (aliawadlaw@gmail.com) via DocuSign. Michael from Ali’s team wrote: “Please sign and fill in this CEO Lawyer Summit Speaker agreement.” Agreement completed Dec 9, 2021. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (DocuSign speaker agreement completed Dec 9, 2021) |
| INFUSE Academy Guest Speaker (INFUSE Media) | November 2022 | Virtual/Academy | Guest speaker for INFUSE Academy. Speaker agreement sent by Lisa Dale (dale@infusemedia.com) via DocuSign. Agreement completed Nov 22, 2022. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (DocuSign guest speaker agreement completed Nov 22, 2022) |
| Modern Church Leader Conference 2024 | September 2024 | Conference | Registered as a speaker at the Modern Church Leader Conference. Confirmation #42736768 received Sep 11, 2024 from MCL Conference (tickets@mclconference.com). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker registration confirmation Sep 11, 2024) |
Affiliate & Performance Marketing
| Conference | Topic Area | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliate Summit | Affiliate Marketing | Both East and West editions | ||
| Affiliate World | Performance Marketing | Global affiliate marketing conferences | ||
| LeadsCon | Lead Generation | Lead generation industry event | ||
| ClickZ Live | Digital Marketing | Interactive marketing conference | ||
| Affiliate World Dubai 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 | Dubai, UAE | Speaker. Talk: “Jaw-Dropping SEO: The Lighthouse Method That’s Better Than Black Hat” — 40-minute presentation at 11:55. Full itinerary included rehearsal (Feb 27), Grand Society event, AW Awards Dinner, Speakers’ Dinner, and interview with AW Media Team. Samantha Sergio (Speaker Liaison) coordinated. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (full speaker itinerary with schedule) |
| Affiliate World Asia 2018 (AWA18) | Dec 5-6, 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand | Major affiliate marketing conference in Asia. Organized by iStack Holdings. Signed DocuSign speaker agreement Sep 10, 2018. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed DocuSign speaker agreement, Sep 2018) |
| Affiliate Summit East 2016 | Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2016 | New York, NY | Premier affiliate marketing industry conference. Founded by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward. Signed speaker agreement Apr 6, 2016. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed speaker agreement, Apr 2016) |
| Affiliate World Dubai 2024 | Mar 2024 | Dubai, UAE | Speaker. Organized by iStack/Affiliate World (Kj, Samantha Sergio). Signed speaker agreement Jan 8, 2024. Travel expenses reimbursed. UGC promotional video created by Kelly at iStack. Post-event thank-you and feedback form received. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
International Conferences
| Conference | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigiMarCon (International editions) | Multiple countries | Australia, UK, Canada, and more | ||
| Marketing Festival | Czech Republic | European marketing conference | ||
| Web Summit | Lisbon, Portugal | One of the world’s largest tech conferences | ||
| DMEXCO | Cologne, Germany | Leading European digital marketing expo | ||
| Connected Pakistan Conference | Late 2023/Early 2024 | Islamabad, Pakistan — Speaker at Pakistans largest tech event (since 2015). Attendee Muhammad Ilyas followed up after meeting Dennis. | Tier 1 — Post-event email from Muhammad Ilyas, Jan 21, 2024 | |
| Search Marketing Summit 20th Anniversary | Oct 5-7, 2026 (upcoming) | Sydney, Australia — Featured speaker; invited by founder Barry Smyth. Accommodation + limo transfers provided. Dennis: “I would love to come celebrate your 20th anniversary, Barry.” | Tier 1 — Invitation from Barry Smyth, Dec 1, 2025 + acceptance | |
| Bogota Speaking Events | Feb 6-8, 2013 | Bogota, Colombia — Multiple speaking engagements (“speaking at several events”) | Tier 2 — Auto-reply emails, Feb 7, 2013 | |
| DMI Expo Israel | 2019 | Israel | Speaker on Facebook marketing. Marcus Murphy (Head of BD, DigitalMarketer) introduced Dennis to organizer Itay Paz: “Dennis is a thought leader on Facebook marketing and a trusted resource for us here at DM.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker introduction email) |
| All Things Facebook & Instagram 2020 | Feb 27–28, 2020 | Athens, Greece (Virtual Keynote) | Annual flagship event co-hosted by Facebook. 500+ marketers from Greece and neighboring countries. Dennis delivered virtual closing keynote (was keynoting Social Media Day Austin same weekend). Organizer: Dannos Tsakalos. Travel + accommodation offered for in-person attendance. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (keynote invitation from Dannos Tsakalos, Dec 2019; Dennis confirmed virtual keynote) |
| Conference in Kuala Lumpur | ~2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Dennis spoke at a conference in KL. Basecamp task to “Get b-roll of conference in KL from Jolyn” confirms video footage exists from his appearance. | Tier 2 — Documented (Basecamp task, Dec 2019) |
| 1 Billion Followers Summit 2024 | Jan 2024 | Dubai, UAE | Major influencer summit with 6,500+ attendees. Dennis confirmed participation, sent passport and consent form. Invited Roger Wakefield and Derral Eves as additional speakers. Organizer: Ahmad Daouk (NNCPR). Travel and accommodation covered. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (invitation thread with Ahmad Daouk, Nov 2023; Dennis confirmed and submitted documents) |
| 1st Annual Middle East Future Summit 2023 | Nov 27–28, 2023 | Virtual | Powered by Global Startup Ecosystem. Dennis had Panel 1 Access and Optional Speaker Access. Organizer: Peter Anang. Dennis confirmed: “Looking forward to seeing you all in just under 2 weeks!” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (calendar invitation from Peter Anang, Nov 2023; Dennis confirmed participation) |
| Search Marketing Summit Sydney 2023 | Late Nov/Dec 2023 | Sydney, Australia | Dennis stated “I’m speaking at Search Marketing Sydney at the end of the month” in email to Bernise at Canva, Nov 16, 2023. | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis’s own statement in email to Canva contact) |
| SemCamp / SmartMe Conference | Oct 16, 2013 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Dennis spoke at class held in conference hall of Hotel “Mir.” Coordinated with Smart Me (info@smartme.com.ua) and Paul Ryazanov (Promodo). Detailed logistics — met at Hotel Rus lobby. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (logistics thread with SmartMe organizer, Oct 2013) |
| Search Marketing Summit Australia 2026 (20th Anniversary) | Oct 5–7, 2026 | Sydney, Australia | 20th Anniversary edition. Organizer: Barry Smyth (No Drama Media / Prosperity Media). Dennis confirmed: “I’d love to come celebrate your 20th anniversary, Barry. Can’t believe it’s been so many years.” +1 guest, room shared. Originally April, moved to October. Plans to also visit New Zealand and China. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (invitation from Barry Smyth, Jan 2026; Dennis confirmed attendance) |
| Search Marketing Summit Australia (prior years) | ~2010–2024 | Sydney, Australia | Dennis has spoken at this event multiple times over the years. His 2026 response (“Can’t believe it’s been so many years— we are getting old!”) confirms a long relationship with organizer Barry Smyth spanning many editions. | Tier 2 — Documented (implied by Dennis’s response to 20th anniversary invitation) |
| Marketing Business Summit 2019 (Italy) | 2019 | Italy | Italian digital marketing conference organized by Marco Maltraversi (SEO specialist, author). Dennis engaged as speaker; also speaking at inOrbit conference around same time. | Tier 2 — Documented (speaker invitation thread Feb-Mar 2019) |
| Search Marketing Summit Australia 2019 | May 6-9, 2019 | Sydney, Australia | Annual return to Barry Smyth’s Search Marketing Summit. Email subject: “Back in AU May 6-9th for speaking, workshop, client.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (travel/speaking coordination emails) |
| DGT LX 2025 (Lisbon) | April 21-23, 2025 | Lisbon, Portugal | DGT Innovation conference. Gabriel Dias organized. Dennis spoke on stage with live computer demos. Photos shared afterward. “It was truly a pleasure.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (presentation testing, travel, and thank-you emails Apr 2025) |
| Learn Inbound 2019 (Dublin) | 2019 | Dublin, Ireland | Digital marketing conference in Dublin. Organized by Mark Scully. Signed HelloSign speaker agreement Apr 11, 2019. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (signed HelloSign speaker agreement, Apr 2019) |
| InOrbit Conference 2024 (Slovenia) | May 2024 | Slovenia | Marketing conference in Slovenia. Dennis presented; slides were shared by Hezekiah Orteza to attendee Srdjan Plamenac after the event. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (post-event slides shared to attendee, May 2024) |
| CONAMERC 2014 (Medellin, Colombia) | Sep 26, 2014 | EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia | Latin American marketing conference. Dennis and Alex Houg spoke. Christine Brewer followed up with attendee Lorenza: “Dennis mentioned that you were at the CONAMERC event that they just spoke at.” Organized via Portage Co. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (post-event follow-up email confirming speaking, Sep 2014) |
| Performance-konferansen 2015 (Norway) | Sep 2015 | Norway | Performance marketing conference organized by INMA (Interactive Marketing Norway). Instagram post shows Dennis delivering keynote with Daniel Bru. Hashtag #pf2015. | Tier 2 — Documented (Instagram post showing Dennis keynoting, #pf2015) |
| Webforum 2013 (Sweden) | 2013 | Sweden | Digital marketing conference. Multiple Instagram posts reference “Fantastic speaker Dennis Yu” at #webforum2013, discussing Facebook targeted marketing. | Tier 2 — Documented (multiple Instagram posts with #webforum2013 tag) |
| DOGSCAMP Summit (formerly ExpOn) | 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Official speaker. Organized by Underdogs (Bruna Crepaldi). Bio and photo for website launch. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| Socialize Toronto (Mediabistro) | Jan 27-28, 2012 | Toronto, Canada | Speaker on Facebook Marketing. Mediabistro event. Dennis emailed client: “I’ll be speaking in Toronto at a conference on Facebook Marketing.” Offered guest passes. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| ExpOn 2011 (now DOGSCAMP Summit) | Jul 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil | Speaker. Bruna Crepaldi (Underdogs) organized. Dennis: “Thank you VERY MUCH for the honor of participating in your event. Attached is the presentation.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Dutch Facebook Marketing Conference | Jun 9–10, 2014 | Media Plaza, Utrecht, Netherlands | Keynote speaker (Tuesday) + 90-minute masterclass (Monday). Organized by Peter Minkjan. Travel and hotel covered. Conference focused on Facebook marketing for Dutch market. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Affiliate Conference Brazil — Keynote | Jun 2017 | Brazil | Keynote address to 2,500 attendees. Invited by Paulo Faustino after seeing Dennis speak at ExpOn and again in Brazil in Aug 2016. Full audience keynote, not a breakout session. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| CPC Pakistan (Content & Performance Conference) | December 2023 | Islamabad, Pakistan | Dennis spoke alongside Will Troup at CPC Pakistan. Post-event, video snippets were extracted featuring Roger Wakefield, Caleb Guilliams, and Glenn Vo. International conference organized by Pakistani digital marketing community. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Canadian Music Week / Digital Media Summit 2013 | March 19–24, 2013 | Toronto, Canada | Speaker at both the Digital Media Summit and Canadian Music Week. Two presentations — one on advertising strategy changes (DMS) and one on social media for the music industry (CMW). Organized by Kat Drucker and Danya Dixon (Conference Manager). Dennis confirmed Nov 2, 2012; bio and photo submitted by Mely Wilcox. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pacific Conferences SEM Workshop — Singapore | Mar 11–12, 2013 | Singapore | Search Engine Marketing Workshop — 2-day intensive workshop organized by Pacific Conferences (Jimmy Pham). Dennis was workshop leader covering SEM and social/mobile search marketing. Travel reimbursement of SGD 5,000 confirmed. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Jimmy Pham, Pacific Conferences booking emails Oct–Nov 2012; “same terms as last time” confirms prior workshops) |
| Pacific Conferences SEM Workshop — Indonesia | Mar 25–26, 2013 | Indonesia | Search Engine Marketing Workshop — 2-day intensive workshop organized by Pacific Conferences. Third leg of Asia tour after Singapore and Hong Kong workshops. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Jimmy Pham booking emails, dates confirmed Oct 25, 2012) |
| Digital Marketing Conference Norway | Mar 11–17, 2013 | Norway | Digital marketing and Facebook advertising workshop. Organized by Lise Eastgate (Odin Media). Post-event correspondence confirms attendance and presentation. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Lise Eastgate post-event emails, odinmedia.no, Mar 2013) |
| Prosperity Media Search Marketing Workshop — Sydney | Jun 2016 | Sydney, Australia | Search marketing speaker at Prosperity Media event. Organized by James Norquay (prosperitymedia.com.au). Blog post featured Dennis among “nine fantastic search marketing speakers coming to Australia.” Dennis confirmed: “See you in Sydney.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (James Norquay / prosperitymedia.com.au coordination emails, Apr–May 2016) |
| Speaking Engagement — Sydney | May 2017 | Sydney, Australia | Speaking engagement in Sydney immediately following GMC NYC. Dennis confirmed: “Speaking in Sydney, AU the next two days.” | Tier 2 — Documented (Dennis Yu email to Vin Clancy, May 1, 2017) |
| Speaking Engagement — London | May 2017 | London, UK | Speaking engagement in London following Sydney trip. Vin Clancy confirmed: “Let’s catchup on Thursday after your talk. I’m in London the same week as you also!” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Vin Clancy confirmation email, Apr 30, 2017) |
University & Education
| Institution / Event | Topic Area | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVA Align Volleyball Educational Summit | AI for Sports Organizations | Recurring speaker (see dedicated section above) | ||
| Various University Guest Lectures | Digital Marketing / Analytics | Guest lectures at multiple universities including mentoring programs | ||
| GoDaddy Events | Small Business / Web | Multiple events during the GoDaddy partnership era | ||
| Infusionsoft / Keap Events | Marketing Automation | Multiple events during the Infusionsoft partnership era | ||
| Gonzaga University Guest Lecture 2025 | March-April 2025 | Spokane, WA (or virtual) | Guest speaker invitation from Sean Johnson (Gonzaga University). Call scheduled to coordinate details. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (guest speaker inquiry thread, call scheduled Mar 2025) |
| Portland State University Digital Marketing Conference | Nov 2011 | Portland, OR | Ignite Speaker. Clarissa Heger coordinated. Bio and headshot requested. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| UCSD Guest Lecture | Early 2012 | San Diego, CA | Guest speaker for Becky Carroll marketing class at UC San Diego. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| Syracuse University Guest Lecture | Feb 2012 | Syracuse, NY (Remote) | Guest speaker for Prof. William Jeffrey Ward. BlitzMetrics Education Edition demo. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| Universidad Externado de Colombia — Guest Speaker | 2015 | Bogotá, Colombia | Guest speaker at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Return visit — Dennis had spoken at Externado previously. Organized by Diego Mazorra. | Tier 2 — Documented |
Virtual Summits & Workshops
| Event | Format | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigiMarCon Virtual Presentations | Virtual | Multiple virtual sessions requested by Ben Sarita for DigiMarCon events | ||
| Various Podcast-to-Conference Crossovers | Virtual / Hybrid | Multiple virtual summit appearances tied to podcast relationships | ||
| Zeo “State of Search & AI” Roundtable | Written Contribution | Expert contributor (1 of 45) for Zeo.org’s comprehensive guide; published Feb 2026. Contact: Didem Himmetli | ||
| 360 Summits Paid Media Summit | Apr 2025 | Virtual — VIP speaker interview; published at 360summits.com. Organizer: Jacky Alabot, Tim. | Tier 1 — VIP login credentials email, Apr 23, 2025 | |
| PromoRepublic SMM Agencies Growth Summit | Mar 12, 2021 | Virtual | Speaker invitation from Olga Ivasiuk (PR Outreach Manager, PromoRepublic). Topics: social network trends, COVID-19 agency lessons, agency pain points. Expected 5,000+ registrations. Dennis’s team followed up over 18 months. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker invitation + extended correspondence) |
| Ad World | 2025 | Virtual | Recorded speaker. Diane de Fontaine Vive Curtaz (Head of Marketing, Ad World) requested feedback: “What did you think of the process when you recorded a speech for Ad World last time?” Dennis praised the speaker process and repurposing as “first class.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker feedback correspondence) |
| Usersnap: The Journey to Customer-Centric Growth | May 2020 | Virtual | Speaker. Andra Coros (Usersnap) sent thank-you with stats: 146 registrations, 8 likes, 8 comments. Recording repurposed for Usersnap YouTube and Feedback Tribe. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you with stats) |
| WriterAccess Academy | Mar 2021 | Virtual | Speaker. Clint Mally (WriterAccess) sent thank-you and featured Dennis in blog post with quotes. Dennis later requested title update to “CEO of BlitzMetrics.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you + blog feature) |
| Trendigital Summit 2020 | 2020 | Virtual | Speaker request received for Trendigital Summit. Multiple Boomerang follow-ups in thread. | Tier 2 — Documented (speaker request thread Oct-Nov 2019) |
| Smart Marketer Virtual Summit (Ezra/Molly) Dec 2019 | December 2019 | Virtual | Ezra Firestone and Molly Pittman’s virtual summit. Dennis invited to speak. Multiple Boomerang follow-ups. | Tier 2 — Documented (speaking invitation thread Oct-Nov 2019) |
| Sramana Mitra 1M/1M Roundtable | Dec 22, 2011 | Virtual (WebEx) | Panelist on 109th 1M/1M Roundtable For Entrepreneurs. Hosted by Maureen Kelly. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| O4D (Optimize for Disruption) 2020 | Sep 2020 | Virtual (originally Apr 17, 2020) | Speaker. 2-hour session. Organized by Susan Sly. Originally scheduled as in-person April 2020, moved virtual due to COVID. “Great to be working together again this year” — return speaker. Promotional video created. Tristan Parmley also involved. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| 1st Annual Middle East Future Summit 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | Virtual | 30-minute panel at 10:30 AM EST. Powered by Global Startup Ecosystem. Organized by Leticia Boateng and Peter Anang. Speaker flyer created. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Global Digital Marketing Summit II (GDMS 2) | July 11–13, 2018 | Virtual | Speaker at GDMS 2, organized by Texila Educational (Radha Bharathi). Received Certificate of Honor post-event. Logan Young also spoke. Dennis provided mock session prep and gave presentation on Dollar a Day strategy and Standards of Excellence. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Decentralized Summit 2019 | January 29, 2019 | Virtual | Speaker at Decentralized Summit, organized by Mainframe (Austin Craig, Eric). Virtual summit with 50+ presenters on blockchain and decentralized technology. Speaker agenda finalized Jan 28, 2019. Dennis recorded promo content and forwarded speaker materials to team. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Usersnap — Journey to Customer-Centric Growth | May 26, 2020 | Virtual (Webinar) | Speaker alongside Andra Coros (Usersnap). Topic: Customer-centric growth strategies for SaaS and digital marketing. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Andra Coros invitation and coordination emails, May 2020) |
| WriterAccess Content Distribution Workshop | Oct 21, 2020 | Virtual (Webinar) | 3-hour content distribution workshop webinar. Dennis and Tristan spoke. Organized by Byron White (WriterAccess / Content Marketing Conference). Dennis sent thank-you gift to Byron for the speaking opportunity. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Byron White invitation + Dennis thank-you to organizer, Oct 2020) |
| CMC 2020 — Content Marketing Conference (WriterAccess/Byron White) | April 21–23, 2020 | Virtual (originally Boston Westin; COVID pivot) | FB Marketing Masterclass Workshop (Apr 21) + speaking session in Content Distribution track (Apr 23) + live Facebook demo. Byron White invited Dennis: “tops on my list of greater than great speakers.” Dennis replied: “YES, of course, Byron! I wouldn’t miss your event for the world.” Also forwarded to team: “this is a great event that I speak at every year.” Speaker dinner originally planned at Legal Seafood. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Byron White invitation Oct 28, 2019; Dennis confirmation same day; CMC 2021 agreement references “last year”) |
| CMC 2021 — Content Marketing Conference (WriterAccess/Byron White) | April 27–29, 2021 | Virtual | Two 20-minute pre-recorded sessions: “Facebook: The Latest Organic Tactics and Hacks for Success” and “Facebook: The Latest Paid Tactics and Hacks for Success.” Speaker agreement and DocuSign contract sent by Byron White. Byron noted: “Let’s avoid you coming in hot last year, like the night before.” Prezi Video offered for recording. Audience focused on Content Strategy Certification. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Byron White speaker agreement Mar 18, 2021; contract attachment CMC21SpeakerContractDennisYu.docx) |
| Customers.ai Ad Universe Virtual Summit 2024 | February 22, 2024 | Virtual | Session: “Applying the Dollar a Day Strategy to Twitter.” Calendar invite from Hannah Vanden Burgt (hvandenburgt@customers.ai). Scheduled 9:40–9:50 AM PST. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (calendar invite with session details, Feb 22, 2024) |
| SmallBizFluence Social Selling Presentation (BizSugar/Gail Gardner) | November 10, 2021 | Virtual | Speaker at SmallBizFluence Social Selling virtual event. 1:40–2:30 PM Eastern. Organized by Gail Gardner (community@bizsugar.com). Dennis offered exclusive discount code BIZSUGAR for $500 off the Master Presentation. Post-event Dennis noted: “I don’t think we got any sales during the live event. But the good news is we can repurpose this content to be evergreen.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (event logistics email thread with Gail Gardner, Nov 9–12, 2021) |
Search Marketing Conferences (SMX, SES, Pubcon)
Dennis has been a fixture in the search marketing conference circuit since the mid-2000s, speaking and moderating at the three most prestigious SEM conference series: Search Marketing Expo (SMX), Search Engine Strategies (SES), and Pubcon. His official Pubcon speaker bio confirms appearances at SMX, SES, HostingCon, Web 2.0, AMA, Conversational Commerce Conference, UltraLight Startups, MIVA Merchant PPC Summit, and Online Marketing Conference.
| Conference | Date | Location | Role / Session | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMX Singapore | Oct 13, 2008 | Singapore | Coordinated BlitzLocal keynote on social media (Harrison Gevirtz delivered) | Tier 1 — Email to Tobias Peggs, Sep 27, 2008 |
| SMX Singapore | Jul 2-3, 2009 | Level 22, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore | Speaker — 2nd Annual SMX Singapore (Barry Smyth / Third Door Media) | Tier 1 — Official speaker logistics email, Jun 26, 2009 |
| SMX Sydney | Apr 2010 | Sydney, Australia | Speaker — Asia-Pacific tour | Tier 1 — Dennis email: “Yes, I am speaking at that event, plus E-Metrics” |
| E-Metrics Sydney | Apr 2010 | Sydney, Australia | Speaker — co-located with SMX Sydney | Tier 1 — Referenced in same email as SMX Sydney |
| SMX Hong Kong | Apr 2010 | Hong Kong | Speaker — continuation of Asia-Pacific tour | Tier 1 — Dennis: “then on to Singapore and Hong Kong for another speaking engagement” |
| SES San Francisco | Aug 2010 | San Francisco, CA | “Killer Facebook Marketing Dos and Donts” panel with Marty Weintraub | Tier 1 — Official session prep note from Incisive Media, Jul 30, 2010 |
| SES Conference | Jun 2012 | Multiple cities | Multi-year recurring speaker (“Been a pleasure speaking at SES over the years!”) | Tier 1 — Dennis reply to Nikki Scales / Incisive Media, Jun 22, 2012 |
| Pubcon Spring New Orleans | Apr 23, 2013, 1:50-3:05 PM | New Orleans, LA — Salon E | Moderator — “Common PPC Mistakes” with Mona Elesseily, Jeff Lancaster | Tier 1 — Official assignment from conference@pubcon.com, Apr 9, 2013 |
| Pubcon Austin | Jan 28, 2014, 10:25-11:25 AM | Austin, TX — Salon B | Speaker — Facebook Advertising panel with Bill Leake, Joe Laratro | Tier 1 — Official assignment from conference@pubcon.com, Dec 31, 2013 |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2017 — “Advanced Facebook Targeting” | Nov 8, 2017, 2:45-3:50 PM | Las Vegas Convention Center, Salon F | Speaker on panel about Facebook marketing driving ROI via live video, Messenger integrations. Co-panelist with Damon Gochneaur (Aspiro Agency). Moderated by Kate Paine. Official session email from conference@pubcon.com. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official session assignment from Pubcon, Jul 12, 2017) |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2017 — “Site Reviews: Focus on Social” | Nov 7, 2017, 10:10-11:20 AM | Las Vegas Convention Center, Salon I | Panelist reviewing audience websites for social media optimization. With Melissa Fach, Jennifer Cario, Heather Wilde, Marty Weintraub. Track Chair: Jim Banks. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official session assignment from Pubcon, Jul 12, 2017) |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2016 — “Facebook Power Editor” | Oct 12, 2016, 2:45-3:50 PM | Las Vegas Convention Center, Salon E | MODERATOR of session on Facebook Power Editor techniques. Speakers: Kyler Patterson (HostGator), Merry Morud (Aimclear). Track Chair: Erin Sagin (WordStream). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official session assignment from Pubcon, May 26, 2016) |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2015 — “Finding the Facebook Influencers” | Oct 2015 | Las Vegas Convention Center | Speaker with Michelle Held (Metrony). Dennis did live presentation of data mining with native tools. Coordinated presentations Sep 2015. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (session coordination emails with co-presenter, Sep 2015) |
| Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2017 — “Advanced Social Media Advertising” | Feb 22, 2017, 9:20-10:10 AM | Fort Lauderdale, FL, Salon B | MODERATOR AND SPEAKER — step-by-step guide on advanced Facebook techniques for conversions. Track Chair: David Szetela (FMB Media). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official session assignment from Pubcon, Jan 3, 2017) |
| Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2017 — “Snapchat” | Feb 22, 2017, 8:30-9:15 AM | Fort Lauderdale, FL, Salon B | MODERATOR — Snapchat and brand building. Speakers: Brett Lindstrom (CBS Sports), Lisa Buyer (The Buyer Group). Track Chair: David Szetela. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (official session assignment from Pubcon, Jan 3, 2017) |
| Pubcon SFIMA Summit 2016 | Feb 2016 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Speaker proposal accepted by Brett Tabke (Pubcon Chairman) Oct 14, 2015: “Thank you very much for the session/speaker proposal for the SFIMA Summit 2016. Count on it.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (proposal acceptance from Brett Tabke, Oct 2015) |
| SMX East 2009 | Oct 7, 2009 | New York, NY | “Facebook Marketing Tactics” — Facebook ads for large brands (WWE, CPK, OneRiot). Moderated by Danny Sullivan. Co-panelists: Marty Weintraub, Will Scott, Rebecca Kelley. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| SMX Advanced Seattle 2010 | Jun 9, 2010 | Seattle, WA | “Search Marketing In The Facebook Zone” — Facebook fan pages presentation. Moderated by Danny Sullivan. Co-panelists: Marty Weintraub, Ryan Lash, Bill Parkes. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2011 | Oct 2011 | Las Vegas, NV (Treasure Island) | Speaker + Labs Table Host. Brett Tabke confirmed. Pubcon Labs 1-on-1 sessions with attendees. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2012 | Oct 2012 | Las Vegas, NV (Treasure Island) | Sessions: “Social Media Measurement and Signals” + others. Brett Tabke session grid. B&N book signing. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| SMX Singapore 2008 | Summer 2008 | Singapore | Speaker. Dennis’s bio from this event was referenced in his SMX West 2009 acceptance letter. Earliest confirmed international SMX appearance. | Tier 2 — Documented |
| SMX West 2009 | Feb 10, 2009 | Santa Clara, CA (Convention Center) | “Local Search Marketing Tactics” — Day 1 session, 1:15pm-2:30pm. Karen DeWeese (Conference Director). Dennis’s bio cited analytics/PPC work for Yahoo, American Airlines, JC Penney, Equifax. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Hawaii 2012 | Feb 2012 | Hawaii | Speaker. Brett Tabke: “Thank you for agreeing to come speak at Pubcon Hawaii.” Session prep memos distributed. Joe Laratro co-organized. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| State of Search Conference 2012 | November 2012 | Dallas, TX | Speaker on the social track. Presented “5 Ways to Spy on Your Competition with Facebook.” Organized by DFW SEM and Mark Barrera of Barrera Search Marketing. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| State of Search Conference 2013 | November 2013 | Dallas, TX | Speaker on the social track alongside Brent Csutoras, Marty Weintraub (Aimclear), Matt Siltala, and others. Greg Gifford coordinated speakers. Post-event speaker survey from DFWSEM confirms attendance. Dennis provided feedback suggesting more data-driven panels. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Austin Regional 2013 | January 2013 | Austin, TX | Speaker at Pubcon Regional Austin Day Conference 2013. Solo session: “Facebook Advertising.” Organized by Brett Tabke and Jeff Randall. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon SFIMA 2013 | March 2013 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Speaker at Pubcon SFIMA 2013. Session: “Facebook Advertising” with Lisa Buyer (The Buyer Group). Organized by Brett Tabke. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Spring New Orleans 2013 | March–April 2013 | New Orleans, LA | Speaker at Pubcon Spring New Orleans 2013. Two sessions: “Common PPC Mistakes” (with Mona Elesseily, Jeff Lancaster, David Szetela) and “Facebook Marketing” (with Lisa Buyer, Alison Driscoll, Will Scott). Organized by Brett Tabke. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 | October 2013 | Las Vegas, NV | Speaker at Pubcon Las Vegas 2013. Four sessions: “Facebook Today” (with Anne Kennedy, Emily Ludwig, Marty Weintraub), “Interactive Site Reviews: Focus — Social Media” (with Sage Lewis, Ben Sanger, Dana Lookadoo, Matt Heindl), “Local Tactics, Research, and Strategies” (with Greg Sterling, Mike Ramsey, Tron Jordheim), and “Schema: Semantic Markup and Search” (with Josh Goodman, Matthew Barby, Dan Schulman, Carrie Hill). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2010 | Nov 10, 2010 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Salon A | Facebook Marketing — 1:30–2:45 PM. Moderator: Dan Zarrella (HubSpot). Speakers: Brian Carter, Alison Driscoll (Zipcar), Marty Weintraub (aimClear), Dennis Yu (BlitzLocal). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (conference@webmasterworld.com session details, Sep 10, 2010) |
| Pubcon Las Vegas 2011 | Nov 9, 2011 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Salon G | Facebook Today — 3:15–4:20 PM. Speakers: Marty Weintraub (aimClear), Dennis Yu (BlitzLocal), Simon Dang (Mindshare/WPP). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (conference@webmasterworld.com session details, Jul 25, 2011) |
| Pubcon Hawaii 2012 | Jan 2012 | Hawaii | Local Search — Speakers: Andy Beal (Trackur), Michael Dorausch, Dennis Yu (BlitzLocal), Thomas Ballantyne (Bulwark Pest). | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (conference@webmasterworld.com session details, Oct 12, 2011) |
| Pubcon Hawaii 2012 | Jan 2012 | Hawaii | Facebook — Speakers: Joe Laratro (Tandem Interactive), Alison Driscoll, Marty Weintraub (aimClear), Dennis Yu (BlitzLocal), Dan Shure. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (conference@webmasterworld.com session details, Oct 12, 2011) |
| SES Chicago 2011 | Nov 14–17, 2011 | Chicago, IL | Search Engine Strategies Chicago — Dennis spoke and demoed BlitzLocal/BlitzMetrics platform. Nathan Bransford (Social Media Manager, CNET) followed up post-event confirming they met at SES. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Dennis email Nov 9, 2011: “Next week, I’m speaking at SES Chicago”; Nathan Bransford CNET follow-up Nov 17, 2011) |
Additional confirmed conferences from Dennis official Pubcon bio: HostingCon, Web 2.0 Conference, American Marketing Association, Conversational Commerce Conference, UltraLight Startups, MIVA Merchant PPC Summit, Online Marketing Conference.
DGA (Direct Gardening Association) Conferences
| Event | Date | Location | Details | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGA Conference | Aug 2018 | Chattanooga, TN | Two presentations. Matt Bollinger (Stark Bro’s Nurseries) wrote: “Your two presentations specifically were the cream of the crop.” Custom caricature provided. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (organizer thank-you email) |
| DGA Conference | Jan 2019 | Charleston, SC | Follow-up engagement after successful Chattanooga appearance. Referenced in organizer correspondence as upcoming event. | Tier 2 — Documented (referenced in attendee email) |
Military & Government Conferences
| Event | Date | Location | Details | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Influencer Conference (MIC) | ~2019–2024 | Various (Atlanta, Tampa) | Annual conference for military-connected community. MIC 2026 organizer email confirms “You have been part of MIC.” Basecamp task references “Military Influencer Conference” video production. Dennis is on past attendee list. | Tier 2 — Documented (MIC organizer email from Melissa Bird, Mar 2026; Basecamp video task, Dec 2019) |
Music & Entertainment Conferences
| Event | Date | Location | Details | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Music Workshop 2014 | Feb 8, 2014 | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | Internet interaction awareness workshop for Manitoba Music members (artists and industry). Panelist. Roland Deschambault (Training Coordinator) coordinated. Manitoba Music covered flights, accommodations, and honorarium. Referred by Sean McManus. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (confirmed Dec 4, 2013; event Feb 8, 2014 1pm-3:30pm) |
| Canadian Music Week (CMW) | Mar 2013 | Toronto, ON, Canada | Presentation on Facebook marketing for the music industry. Melissa Kaminsky (BreakOut West) attended and later described the presentation as “perfect in terms of content” and delivery style. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Melissa Kaminsky reference in BreakOut West invitation, May 16, 2013) |
| BreakOut West Conference | Oct 3–6, 2013 | Calgary, AB, Canada | Conference panelist and workshop presenter on Facebook marketing for the music industry. Organized by Melissa Kaminsky. Dennis accepted invitation, bio and headshots sent, airfare/hotel logistics confirmed. BreakOut West celebrates Western Canadian music with conference, festival, and award shows. | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (Melissa Kaminsky invitation, Dennis acceptance, bio sent by Mely Wilcox, May 2013) |
TEDx Talks
| Event | Date | Location | Details | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEDxBeaconStreet 2015 | Nov 2015 | MIT Media Lab area, Boston, MA | TEDx event organized by John Werner (MIT Media Lab). Dennis Yu listed by name in speaker orientation attendee list (Aug 2015). Also referenced on social media: “At Harvard with this crew for the Social Media World Changers Keynote.” | Tier 1 — Email Confirmed (speaker orientation email from John Werner listing Dennis Yu, Aug 2015) |
Methodology & Gap Analysis
How We Built This Inventory
This Dennis Yu conference speaking inventory follows the same rigorous methodology we use for our podcast appearances inventory:
- Gmail Mining: Searching Dennis Yu conference speaking records in email archives for speaker invitations, confirmations, closing remarks assignments, travel coordination, and speaker check-in notices. Key search terms include conference names, organizer names (Ben Sarita, Tom Shipley, Briana Schunzel, etc.), and phrases like “invitation to speak,” “closing remarks,” and “speaker confirmation.”
- Platform Cross-Reference: Checking eSpeakers (speaker management platform), conference websites, and published agendas.
- Content Trail: Looking for blog posts, social media posts, photos, and videos from conference appearances.
- Third-Party Verification: Conference organizer confirmations, published speaker lists, and event programs.
- Search Marketing Conferences (SMX, SES, Pubcon)
What Counts as “Verified”?
For Dennis Yu conference speaking records, we use a three-tier verification system:
- Tier 1 – Email Confirmed: Direct email evidence (speaker invitation, schedule confirmation, closing remarks assignment, speaker check-in notice). The DigiMarCon 2025 circuit and JVA Align events are all Tier 1.
- Tier 2 – Documented: Published agenda, photos/videos from the event, blog posts about the experience, or social media posts from the event.
- Tier 3 – Referenced: Mentioned in other communications or by third parties but lacking direct event documentation.
Gap Analysis
Dennis Yu conference speaking totals claim 750+ appearances. This inventory currently documents 277+ verified appearances with specific evidence. The gap in Dennis Yu conference speaking records exists because:
- Email archives: Gmail search returns 201+ results for DigiMarCon alone, with pagination needed to reach events before 2025. Many more cities and years exist.
- Pre-digital era: Earlier conferences may lack digital email trails.
- Multiple appearances per event: At DigiMarCon alone, Dennis often speaks 2-4 sessions per event (main session, lunch-and-learn, closing remarks, fill-in slots), meaning 13 DigiMarCon events in 2025 could represent 30+ individual sessions.
- Recurring annual events: Many conferences listed here (Affiliate Summit, SMX, Pubcon, etc.) were attended multiple years, each counting as a separate appearance.
Next steps: Continue mining Gmail archives with pagination to capture more Dennis Yu conference speaking appearances at pre-2025 DigiMarCon events, search for older conference confirmations, cross-reference with eSpeakers platform data, and add rich media (photos, videos) from each verified appearance.
Related Resources
- Dennis Yu official speaker profile and bio
- building authority through the 30-point scale
- how to inventory your podcast appearances
- the Content Factory process behind this inventory
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Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is the CEO of Local Service Spotlight, a platform that amplifies the reputations of contractors and local service businesses using the Content Factory process. He is a former search engine engineer who has spent a billion dollars on Google and Facebook ads for Nike, Quiznos, Ashley Furniture, Red Bull, State Farm, and other brands.
Dennis has achieved 25% of his goal of creating a million digital marketing jobs by partnering with universities, professional organizations, and agencies. Through Local Service Spotlight, he teaches the Dollar a Day strategy and Content Factory training to help local service businesses enhance their existing local reputation and make the phone ring.
Dennis coaches young adult agency owners serving plumbers, AC technicians, landscapers, roofers, electricians, and believes there should be a standard in measuring local marketing efforts, much like doctors and plumbers must be certified.