Best Practices Are Garbage: In Marketing and Life

In this candid conversation, two CEOs at the forefront of AI explore the questions every leader faces: How do you build AI systems that are safe, steerable and aligned with human values? What does scalable AI-driven growth actually look like? How do you lead through disruption when the rules are being rewritten in real-time? This isn't just another AI discussion. It's a practical conversation about navigating the most consequential transformation of our lifetime, with two leaders shaping that future every day.

Discover how uncomfortable conversations can spark extraordinary change, and why creating truly accessible and inclusive environments doesn't just help people thrive - it drives real business results. Learn strategies to build spaces where everyone succeeds, turning accessibility from obligation into a competitive advantage.

Video has transformed communication, but we're entering its next evolution. Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli explores how AI will reshape video as profoundly as social media reshaped content consumption. Over the next decade, AI won't just make video faster and cheaper—it will make it fundamentally different through hyper-tailored videos that adapt to each viewer and experiences that respond in real time, blurring lines between watching and participating. Following the keynote, Financial Times' Cristina Criddle joins for a fireside chat on opportunities, challenges, and ethics of storytelling.

Marketers always want to know, ”what will change?” Let’s explore a more important question, ”what won’t change?” We believe that there’s never an advantage to following the crowd— especially in marketing, where the crowd is usually wrong. The B2B Institute presents 6 new B2B trends for the contrarian marketer. These bite-sized, story-led ideas challenge traditional approaches to strategy, creative, distribution and measurement, offering paths to outperform competition. These little-known best practices provide a significant competitive edge to those willing to reject consensus opinion.

If AI isn’t driving results, we’ll fix it in 40 minutes. Get hands-on with the 5F Framework to train AI on your brand for 2-3X better results. This session distills the best of HubSpot’s AI Accelerator HUG into an actionable workshop—plus, you’ll take home an AI playbook to see results by Monday. Why this matters: AI is only as good as the context you give it. To drive real impact, it must speak your brand’s language, understand your ICP, and generate insights that move the needle. After this session, you’ll turn AI into a true extension of your team—without wasting hours on trial and error.

Struggling to break through on LinkedIn? Join Daniel Murray and Mark Jung, who earned 321.21M organic impressions in 2024 with their 5 Attention Tactics. Learn the exact strategies that drove 898,648 new followers and 5.13M engagements – no paid ads required. Whether you’re building your personal brand or scaling your company page, discover how to become a Top 1% LinkedIn authority (the same approach that scaled three B2B media companies to 7 figures).