The Masterminders SEO Conference 2026

Confirmed speakers from the official speakers page include Kyle Roof, James Dooley, Koray Tugberk Gubur, Fery Kaszoni, Sean Bianco, Josh Thomas, Andrew Holland, Aaron Branch, Oliver Kenyon and Nathan Gotch. One final speaker slot remains open and will be announced as someone who is shaking up the SEO or AI space. The lineup was confirmed in the official speaker announcement.

The event spans a full conference day, a VIP day and a small-group mastermind day, creating a structured progression from learning to implementation. Day 1 is the main conference stage. Day 2 runs VIP workshops. Day 3 is the mastermind day with small groups of six attendees and speakers rotating between groups.

Workshops confirmed for the VIP day include Koray Tugberk Gubur teaching advanced Semantic SEO strategies in a two-hour deep dive, Fery Kaszoni running a session on Vibe Coding and Digital PR revealing how to get brands covered by major media outlets, and Josh Thomas leading a workshop on tax efficiency and saving money for businesses.

The mastermind day puts attendees in a small group of six people at their level. Every person, including the attendee, gets a turn in the hot seat to share the biggest thing they are stuck on, and the group helps fix it. Every speaker from the rest of the week is in the room, floating between groups to jump in and help. Attendees walk away with clear next steps.

Ticket pricing is confirmed at £395 General, £595 VIP and £795 Mastermind, with transparent pricing and no VAT surprises. Register at themasterminders.com.

The IHG Hilton Deansgate Hotel, 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ. Centrally located with excellent transport links, directly accessible from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria stations. The Masterminders 2026 is also listed on Manchester Digital and Visit Manchester.

Sessions cover how to rank in AI search using signals that only get stronger over time, how to produce AI content that ranks without getting penalised, how to keep it on brand, fact check it properly and avoid the mistakes that get sites tanked.

Sessions cover what entity-based SEO really is, how to build topical authority and how to rank sites in 2026 using signals that only get stronger over time. Two of the sharpest minds in semantic SEO go head to head on topical authority, entity SEO and what actually moves the needle in 2026.

Sessions cover how to get brands covered by major media outlets, the exact workflows Fery uses to automate research, outreach and reporting, and how to hand repetitive work to AI without writing a line of code.

Sessions cover how to hire the right people for your SEO agency, how to build a team that gets the work done, how to grow without being stuck doing it all yourself, how to rank number one in the Google Map Pack and how to do it again and again for clients without it all falling apart.

Sessions cover the simple CRO changes that lift conversion rate fast once traffic is already coming in, how to scale paid ads with AI, which AI models are best for video ads and the workflow Aaron uses to ship more creative faster.

Sessions cover how to build a personal brand that ranks and get Google to show a Knowledge Panel, the exact signals Google needs to see, and a clear step-by-step plan to become a recognised entity in your niche.

The main stage runs keynote talks, expert panels and live question and answer sessions across Day 1. An open-floor panel on SEO, business and agency life gives attendees the chance to ask questions directly, with three of the sharpest minds in the room answering.

VIP workshops include a two-hour semantic SEO deep dive with Koray Tugberk Gubur, a Vibe Coding and Digital PR session with Fery Kaszoni, and a business and tax efficiency workshop with Josh Thomas. All VIP workshops are hands-on and implementation-focused.

Attendees are placed in a small group of six people at their level. Every person gets a turn in the hot seat to share the biggest thing they are stuck on, and the group helps fix it. Every speaker from the rest of the week is in the room, floating between groups to jump in and help. Attendees walk away with clear next steps.

Beyond the sessions, The Masterminders attracts an audience of growth-minded professionals, so some of the most valuable learning happens outside the stage through conversations, networking and exclusive after-parties where real collaborations begin.

The mastermind day format, the vetted attendee list and the speaker roster of active agency operators make this the highest-ROI event for agency owners in the UK in 2026. Every session is led by people running live client portfolios, not theorising from the stage.

Practical sessions on semantic SEO, topical authority, AI content workflows and entity building give in-house SEOs a direct toolkit for improving rankings in a landscape reshaped by AI Overviews and LLM-driven search.

Mastermind-tier seats are application-only, so the people sitting next to you are worth knowing. The curated attendee list means every conversation has commercial potential.

Sessions on Vibe Coding and Digital PR, AI content workflows and link earning strategies give content and PR teams a direct view of what is working in 2026 and the exact workflows to replicate it.