Who’s Speaking at SMX Toronto 2026

Speakers at Search Marketing Expo – SMX Toronto are the most respected thought leaders in search engine marketing. Here’s the list of speakers currently confirmed to speak at this event.

Marcus Anderson

Marcus Anderson
Founding Partner
Broadplay Inc.

Yvon Audette

Yvon Audette
Partner, Performance and Technology, National Service Line Leader, IT Advisory Services
KPMG

Kerstin Baker-Ash

Kerstin Baker-Ash
Head of Performics, Canada
Performics

Bill Barnes

Bill Barnes
Co-Founder & Executive Vice-President
Enquiro

Dev Basu

Dev Basu
President & CEO
Powered by Search Inc.

Mike Belasco

Mike Belasco
President
seOverflow

Guillaume Bouchard

Guillaume Bouchard
President & Co-Founder
NVI

Brent Chaters

Brent Chaters
Director, SEO & User Experience
Tribute Entertainment

Christine Churchill

Christine Churchill
President
KeyRelevance.com

Bruce Clay

Bruce Clay
President
Bruce Clay Inc.

Cherie Cohen
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
ABCRC

Chris Copeland

Chris Copeland
CEO
GroupM Search

Meg Davis

Meg Davis
User Experience Strategist
Extractable

Ken Dobell

Ken Dobell
President
DAC Digital

Josh Dreller

Josh Dreller
Vice President, Media Technology & Analytics
Fuor Digital

Eric Enge

Eric Enge
President
Stone Temple Consulting

Ian Everdell

Ian Everdell
Usability Consultant
Mediative

Vanessa Fox

Vanessa Fox
Contributing Editor
Search Engine Land

Andrew Goodman

Andrew Goodman
President & Founder
Page Zero Media

Andrea Hadley

Andrea Hadley
SMX Conference Director

Jim Hedger

Jim Hedger
Partner
Digital Always Media

Jonathan Hochman

Jonathan Hochman
Founder
Hochman Consultants

John Hossack

John Hossack
Founding & Senior Partner
Cardinal Path

Jeff Huter

Jeff Huter
Vice President, Agency Development
eXelate

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel
President of Twist Image & Author of Six Pixels of Separation

Ken Jurina

Ken Jurina
President & CEO
Epiar

Alan K’necht

Alan K’necht
President & Founder
K’nechtology Inc.

Mohamed Kahlain

Mohamed Kahlain
Director, Products and Operations
Mediative

Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr
CEO
DK New Media

Christina  Keffer

Christina Keffer
Search Account Manager
LunaMetrics

Jeff Lancaster

Jeff Lancaster
Managing Director
Outrider Canada

Alex Langshur

Alex Langshur
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Cardinal Path

Chau Le

Chau Le
Search Evangelist, Bing & Microsoft adCenter
Microsoft Canada

Ani Lopez

Ani Lopez
SEO Manager & Web Analytics Consultant
Cardinal Path

Andrew Lovasz

Andrew Lovasz
Group Director, Search Marketing
Organic, Inc.

Laura Mackenzie-Callow

Laura Mackenzie-Callow
Senior Search Marketing Manager
Intuit

Adriel Michaud

Adriel Michaud
Vice President, New Business Development
Epiar

Michael Mire

Michael Mire
President
Get Me Listed

Soniya Monga

Soniya Monga
Community Manager
Techvibes.com

Kate Morris

Kate Morris
SEO Consultant
Distilled Consulting

Art Muldoon

Art Muldoon
Co-founder & CEO
Accordant Media

Sylvia Ng

Sylvia Ng
Marketing Analytics Lead
OANDA Corp.

Helen M. Overland

Helen M. Overland
Vice President
Search Engine People

Jeff Quipp

Jeff Quipp
Founder and CEO
Search Engine People Inc

Gil Reich

Gil Reich
Vice President of Product Management
Answers.com

Jean-Francois Renaud

Jean-Francois Renaud
Founder & Associate
Adviso

Manny Rivas

Manny Rivas
Online Marketing Account Manager
aimClear

Sionne Roberts

Sionne Roberts
Senior Account Executive
Yahoo! Canada

Mark Ryan

Mark Ryan
VP Client Services & COO
Extractable

Chris  Sherman

Chris Sherman
Executive Editor
Search Engine Land

David  Sprinkle

David Sprinkle
Vice President, Analytics
ROI Labs

Chris  Sukornyk

Chris Sukornyk
President & CEO
Chango

Lyndsay Walker

Lyndsay Walker
Founding Partner
Digital Always Media

Dawn Wentzell

Dawn Wentzell
Project Manager, Mobile Technology
SpeakFeel Corporation

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SMX Toronto is co-located with the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, April 28-29
eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit

Dates & Times

Conference Sessions:
April 28th 8:30am – 5:45pm
April 29th 8:30am – 5:45pm

Pre-Conference Workshops:
April 26th
Getting Started with Social
WAA Intro to Web Analytics
April 27th
SEO Training with Bruce Clay
WAA Search Analytics

Social Networking Pass
Can't get away for the full conference? Get a single day Social Networking Pass – only $85 plus tax:

  • Attend a morning Keynote
  • Enjoy a continental breakfast
  • Network with peers
  • Meet up with vendors in Exhibit Hall

Expo Hall:
April 27th 6:00pm – 7:30pm
April 28th 9:30am – 7:30pm
April 29th 9:30am – 4:00pm

Our 2011 Sponsors

2011 Sponsors

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