The Next Gen Agency:

Surviving and Scaling

in the Age of AI

JUN 30 – JUL 1, 2026 • FREE ONLINE EVENT

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The Tools Powering Next-Gen Agencies

Meet the platforms that are already inside the fastest growing agencies. All in one place, for two days.

Stuck at the Same Revenue? Here’s How Attending Changes That.

Two days of real strategies, proven playbooks, and operator-level insights built specifically for growing agencies.

What’s Worth Keeping?

Find out which agency services are dying, which ones are evolving, and where the real margin will come from in the next two years.

Grow Without Hiring

See how agencies your size are increasing output and revenue without adding headcount, using AI systems that do the heavy lifting.

Stop Losing Pitches

Learn how agencies are repositioning and repricing their offers to win better clients, at higher rates, in a market that keeps getting more competitive.

Win More Than Insights

Join live challenges, polls, and activities across both days for a chance to win Cloudways credits, and exclusive prizes.

Live, Interactive Format

No passive listening. Ask questions. Get answers. Walk away with action.

Breakouts & Roundtables

Join expert-led discussions on real agency challenges and solutions.

Tools, Tech & Networking Rooms

Meet others. Explore booths. Find your next game-changing tool or connection.

Leaderboards & Giveaways

Earn points. Win prizes. Get rewarded for showing up and engaging.

20+

Experts. Real Strategies for AI.

Top agency leaders and AI professionals share proven tactics you can implement instantly.

8+

Power-Packed Sessions

Learn how you can implement AI for content, analytics, growth and operations.

2000+

Like-Minded Attendees

Learn alongside peers who are also scaling smarter with AI.

Walk Away Ready to Act.

Every session ends with something you can implement. Real frameworks, real systems, and real strategies built for agencies your size.

Tue, Jun 30 2026
Wed, Jul 1 2026

Keynote

11:00 AM ET

The Agentic Era: Automating what we never could

Khushbu Doshi

AI agents are moving beyond simple automation and beginning to execute complex tasks across operations, delivery, and decision-making. Learn how agencies can leverage agentic workflows to unlock new levels of efficiency and scale.

Session

11:45 AM ET

The Future of Agency Delivery: Real-World Lessons from Building Agentic Agency Operations

Ronik Patel

Discover how forward-thinking agencies are integrating AI agents into their day-to-day operations. Learn practical lessons, challenges, and opportunities from agencies already transforming delivery with AI.

Activity

12:30 PM ET

Decode the Emojis — Agency Edition

Danish Naseer

Can you crack the code? Guess agency, marketing, and AI-related terms using only emoji clues and compete with fellow attendees in this fast-paced challenge.

Session

12:45 PM ET

When Anyone Can Build, Agencies Win by Knowing What’s Worth Building and Why

Shaheer Gadit

This session shows why deep audience understanding is the most defensible advantage in agency work, and how small and mid-sized agencies use on-demand buyer insights to make confident decisions, win trust, close pitches, and drive repeat clients and referrals.

Panel

1:15 PM ET

AI Won’t Replace Agencies—But It Will Replace the Ones That Don’t Adapt

Matt Medeiros, Masab Gadit, Aurelio Volley

AI won’t eliminate agencies—but it will expose the ones still working like it’s 2015. The agencies that don’t adapt to AI-first workflows, pricing, and delivery models will quietly get replaced by faster, leaner competitors who do.

Activity

1:50 PM ET

Agency Meme Caption Contest

Jen Buzza

We’ll share relatable agency and client-life memes, and attendees will submit their funniest captions live in chat. The most creative responses will win prizes and bragging rights.

Session

2 PM ET

How to Leverage AI to Avoid Extinction and Maximize Growth

Brent Weaver

AI is rapidly changing client expectations and agency economics. Learn how agencies can embrace AI as a growth accelerator, create new opportunities, and remain competitive in a changing market.

Activity

2:45 PM ET

AI Generated or Agency Generated?

Brent Weaver

Think you can tell the difference? We’ll showcase proposals, marketing copy, and creative assets while attendees vote whether they were created by AI or by a human agency expert.

Session

3 PM ET

Building an AI Operating System for Agencies: Removing the Owner as the Bottleneck

Jason Swenk

Many agencies struggle because every decision flows through the founder. Discover how to build AI-powered systems, workflows, and processes that increase scalability while reducing dependency on the owner.

Keynote

11 AM ET

How Agencies Are Replacing 70% of Their Work with AI

Marcel Petitpas

Agencies are increasingly using AI to automate up to 70% of repetitive work—like content creation, research, reporting, basic design, and code tasks.This shift lets teams focus more on strategy, client relationships, creative direction, and high-value decision-making rather than execution-heavy production.

Session

11:20 AM ET

Positioning in a Saturated Market: Why Most Agencies Sound the Same

Chris DuBois

Most agencies claim the same expertise, services, and outcomes, making it difficult to stand out. Learn how successful agencies are creating clear differentiation, attracting better-fit clients, and commanding premium pricing.

Session

12 PM ET

Hiring as You Grow Is So 2024: The AI Agency Has Arrived

Vito Peleg

The traditional agency growth model relied on adding more people as revenue increased. Discover how AI-native agencies are scaling operations, expanding capacity, and improving profitability without growing headcount at the same pace.

Activity

12:45 PM ET

AI or Not AI — Agency Edition

Brent Weaver

Can you spot the difference between human creativity and machine-generated content? Vote live as we reveal agency proposals, marketing copy, and creative assets and see who gets it right.

Session

1 PM ET

AI Is a Mirror. Most Agencies Do Not Like What They See

Dale Castro

Smaller teams are accomplishing more than ever with the help of AI and automation. Discover how agencies are increasing output, improving efficiency, and scaling without significantly growing headcount.

Panel

1:45 PM ET

What Cloudways Is Building for Agencies

Suhaib Zaheer, Ali Ahmed

Join Cloudways leaders as they discuss upcoming innovations, product investments, and long-term plans designed to help agencies scale faster, deliver better experiences, and grow more profitably.

Session

2:15 PM ET

The Productized Agency: How to Turn Service-Based Work into a Scalable Product

Giulio Detti

Learn how leading agencies are transforming custom, service-heavy offerings into repeatable, productized solutions that scale more efficiently, increase profitability, and deliver consistent results without constantly adding headcount.

Activity

2:45 PM ET

Finish the Prompt

Brent Weaver

Complete the sentence and share your best answer in chat. From controversial opinions to hilarious agency truths, the audience helps create the conversation live.

Session

3 PM ET

AI Won’t Fix a Broken Funnel: What Agencies Must Get Right First

Josh Strawczynski

AI can accelerate execution, but it cannot replace strong strategy and customer understanding. Learn why conversion foundations, positioning, and buyer insights must come before AI-driven optimization.

Activity

3:45 PM ET

Winners Circle: The Big Reveal

Brent Weaver, Jen Buzza

It’s time to celebrate our most engaged attendees. Join us as we announce the winners of the challenges, activities, and giveaways from Agency Advantage 2026 and wrap up the event on a high note.