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Pubcon Pro Virtual Live virtual conference, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, GEO and AI Search for senior marketers. Register now and get video access to last 3 conferences! Register now

Pubcon Pro Virtual, January 14, 2026

A short, high-signal day for teams adapting to AI answers, blended search experiences, and shifting attribution.

Conference pass

Live virtual access plus replays

Join live on January 14, then share replays internally for training, audits, and implementation.

Single track, no filler, built for operators.
GEO tactics for getting cited in AI answers and assistants.
Entity and schema workflows that scale across large sites.
Measurement fixes when referral signals get noisy.
Full replay access after the live day ends.
Video replay access to the last 3 events! Including Cyber Week – info here.

Registration details and pricing are in the checkout flow.

Schedule and agenda

The agenda is a single track, built to keep everyone in the same conversation, from GEO through measurement.

View agenda Session list and run of show Speakers Operators, agency leads, in-house teams Register Live access plus replay library

Tentative Agenda

Advanced keynote panel

Agency Leaders Keynote, AI Search Reality Check

Agency operators have an honest conversation. Hear what is changing in AI search and SEO right now, what clients are asking for, and how agencies are adjusting delivery, reporting, and growth strategy. No theory, just what is working on active accounts.

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AI search Agency growth Delivery and ops Client reporting

Shelly Fagin

Moderator, Digital Ocean

Wil Reynolds

Seer Interactive

Joe Laratro

Tandem Interactive

Kevin Lee

Did It

Marty Weintraub

Aim Clear

Brett Tabke

Moderator, SearchEngineWorld

What you get in one day

Practical sessions for marketers working inside AI-driven results and unstable click patterns.

How to structure content so assistants can quote it correctly, and send the right users.
Entity building workflows that help brands show up as the answer, not a blue link.
Schema patterns that support AI interpretation, rich results, and trust signals.
Local and ecommerce visibility tactics when AI blends maps, lists, and chat.
Measurement and reporting fixes when attribution breaks and referrals vanish.

Who this is for

Built for teams that already know SEO and paid, and now need GEO and AI visibility that survives 2026.

SEO directors and leads

Technical SEOs

Content and GEO strategists

Local search leads

PPC managers

Agency owners and senior teams

Analytics and measurement leads

In-house performance marketers

Featured sessions

A short list of the kinds of talks you can expect. Swap these as the final agenda locks.

AI Search, GEO

Wed · Jan 14 · Time TBA

GEO in Practice: How to Earn Citations in AI Answers

Speaker TBA

What assistants pull, how they decide, and what you can change on-page this week.

Schema, Entities

Wed · Jan 14 · Time TBA

Entity Building at Scale: From Pages to Knowledge Signals

Speaker TBA

How to turn scattered content into consistent machine-readable identity and topical authority.

Measurement

Wed · Jan 14 · Time TBA

Attribution When Referrals Collapse: What to Track Instead

Speaker TBA

A reporting model that works when AI keeps users onsite and clicks stop behaving.

Local, AI Interfaces

Wed · Jan 14 · Time TBA

Local Visibility in AI Blended Results

Speaker TBA

How AI mixes maps, lists, reviews, and chat, and what that means for conversion.

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Keynotes and featured speakers

Krishna Madhavan, Microsoft Bing Microsoft Bing AI keynote

Brett Tabke, WebmasterWorld Optimization Under Pressure keynote

Duane Forrester, Author, Machine Layer LLM visibility and entities

Carolyn Shelby, Yoast Technical and blog SEO

Why Pro Virtual exists

Search and paid teams are getting squeezed from every side. This conference is built as a short, tactical reset.

Search referrals are sliding while reporting gets noisier.
AI answer engines are keeping more clicks and intent.
Agencies and in-house teams are asked to grow with less data.
This 2 day format is focused on tests, checklists, and plays you can run next week.