The first-ever East Coast edition of VidCon is bulking up its industry track.
VidCon’s industry track is a staple of the annual main convention in Anaheim, Calif., but VidCon Baltimore is putting even more focus on professionals: It’s bringing in industry speakers including Night president Ezra Cooperstein and Karat Financial co-founder Eric Wei, plus is hosting an industry leadership summit it says will be “an exclusive gathering of key stakeholders shaping the future of the Creator Economy.”
Cooperstein will give a main stage presentation about Creators.org, his burgeoning project to unite creators and industry professionals so they can collectively push for things like better platform revenue cuts and more explanation around account bans.
Other industry speakers making appearances include Rich Greenfield, general partner at LightShed Ventures; Meghan Lightcap, principal at Slow Ventures; Meridith Rojas, chief brand officer at Captiv8; and journalists Taylor Lorenz of The Washington Post and Kaya Yurieff of The Information.
VidCon Baltimore has also confirmed several industry panels (with descriptions provided by the con):
VidCon adds that the inaugural industry leadership summit will allow participants to “discuss and collaborate around critical industry issues in an off-the-record environment.”
On top of these announcements, it revealed another round of Featured Creators for the Baltimore event, including BrentTV, Kiran + Nivi, Shiadanni, Gianna Marie, Ashley Alexander, Imani Barbarin, and Chelsea Bear. They join nearly 80 other Featured Creators (all of whom you can see here).
VidCon Baltimore will happen at the Baltimore Convention Center Sept. 28-Oct. 1.
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