Digital Marketing

Adobe MAX 2026

Adobe MAX is Adobe's premier creativity conference where professionals and enthusiasts gather to explore the latest innovations in creativity, design, and technology. Attendees experience inspiring keynotes, hands-on sessions, and product announcements, all presented by creative industry leaders. The event features a wide range of topics including graphic de…

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46Speakers
78Sponsors
20On the bill · sessions
98Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Adobe, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Draplin
Founder · Draplin Design Co.
Aaron Finegold
Head of Product Marketing, Firefly Enterprise · Adobe
Adam Kurtz
Artist · ADAM JK
Anna Tenne
Photography Educator · Anna Tenne
Bart Van de Wiele
Group Manager Solutions Consulting · Adobe
Bart VandeWiele
Group Manager Solutions Consulting · Adobe
Benjamin Warde
Lightroom Ecosystem Product Manager · Adobe
Brian Matiash
Software Quality Engineer, Camera Raw (ACR) team | Photo Educator · Adobe
Chris Ayers
Senior Engineering Manager – Lightroom · Adobe
Chris Do
Founder/CEO · The Futur
Cindy Chen
Cindy Chen Designs
Dan Fletcher
Executive Creative Director · Adobe
Daniel White
Graphic Designer · Dansky
Don Allen Stevenson III
Creative Technologist
Drex Lee
Creative Pioneer & Viral Filmmaker
Emma Chiu
Global Director · VML Intelligence
George Butler
Reportage Illustrator, Illustrator and Artist Reporter
Hayden Hillier-Smith
Video Editor, Creative Director, and YouTube Storytelling Strategist · HillierSmith
James Barnard
Founder · Barnard Design Co
Jan Wischermann
High-End Hair & Beauty Retouch Artist, Co-Founder of The Curated Lab · Jan Wischermann Imaging
Jason Carmel
Global Creative Data Lead · WPP Enterprise Solutions
Jason Druss
Principal Product Marketing Manager, Video · Adobe
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AMDDiamond
CDWDiamond
CognizantDiamond
DeloitteDiamond
DentsuPlatinum
FujifilmPlatinum
GoogleDiamond
HPPlatinum
LogitechDiamond
LucidLinkPlatinum
MSIPlatinum
NVIDIADiamond
OmnicomDiamond
QualcommDiamond
SnapdragonDiamond
ThinkingboxPlatinum
ASUSGold
CanonGold
DellGold
Kling AIGold
PearsonGold
RunwayGold
SonyGold
ALOGICSilver
B&HSilver
CerosSilver
Darden StudioSilver
Eddie AISilver
EddieAISilver
FALSilver
Insta360Silver
LickdSilver
MohawkSilver
PantoneSilver
Robert HalfSilver
Santa CruzSilver
SmartpressSilver
SoundstripeSilver
The FuturSilver
BirdDogBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    A Creator's Kitchen: Build, Batch, and Brand Your Content

    Discover how art content creator and makeup artist Cindy Chen turns a single shoot day into weeks of polished, personality-driven content by running her creative process like a pro…

    Creator Economy
  • TBA

    Beyond Lightroom Basics: Taking Your Edits Further

    Push your photo-editing skills to the next level with this deep-dive lab for photographers and content creators looking to make full use of the powerful editing tools in Adobe Ligh…

    Photography
  • TBA

    Branding as Power: Trust, Participation, and Change

    Explore how branding shapes what people trust, notice, understand, and choose to join. Jessie McGuire, Managing Partner of Thought Matter and 2026 National Design Award winner, wil…

    Branding
  • TBA

    Chaos as the New Creative Craft

    Many enterprises prioritize smoother systems for optimization, and that makes output more predictable - 76% of people surveyed globally say few brands stand out as different. In a …

    Creative Leadership and Innovation
  • TBA

    Color Mode in Premiere: Getting Started

    Join Jason Druss, Principal Product Marketing Manager for Premiere, for this approachable introduction to a new color grading experience designed specifically for video editors. Ja…

    Video, Audio, and Motion
  • TBA

    Creative Courage, Craft, and AI Workflows That Actually Work

    AI may have removed barriers to making things, but it hasn’t replaced the demand for taste, originality, and creative courage. Join two Adobe insiders as they explore AI from diffe…

    Accelerating Creativity with AI
  • TBA

    Creator Trust and Authenticity: A Pinterest Insider's POV

    Platforms, algorithms, and audience expectations are constantly evolving. So how can creators stay ahead? Lauren Glaubach, Vice President of Global Content Partnerships at Pinteres…

    Creator Economy
  • TBA

    Cut by Ear: Audio Design for Editors

    Audio is where most edits quietly fail - and where the best ones gain their edge. Ignore audio and your cut feels flat; control it, and you dictate pacing, emotion, and how every f…

    Video, Audio, and Motion
  • TBA

    Design Better in Illustrator: New Features, Pro Secrets, and Hidden Gems

    This is the Illustrator session that Adobe should put in the manuals. Award-winning designer, visual strategist, author, and Adobe Senior Design Evangelist Kladi digs into the hidd…

    Design, Imaging, and Illustration
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 98 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

98 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
72Sponsoringsponsor only
23Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

NVIDIA·Pinterest·The Futur

Speakers by seniority

37% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite24%
  • Founder / Owner511%
  • VP-level24%
  • Director / Head of817%
  • Manager / Lead613%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC715%
  • Marketing / Brand24%
  • Other roles1328%

Of 46 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Adobe14V
  2. 02NVIDIASp·D1V
  3. 03PinterestSp·E1V
  4. 04The FuturSp·S1V
  5. 05ALOGICSp·S
  6. 06AMDSp·D
  7. 07AsusSp·G
  8. 08B&HSp·S
  9. 09BirdDogSp·B
  10. 10BlinklSp·B
  11. 11BrevidySp·B
  12. 12CanonSp·G
  13. 13CDWSp·D
  14. 14cellaSp·B
Sponsors by tier
diamond10
13% of 78
platinum6
8% of 78
gold7
9% of 78
silver16
21% of 78
bronze23
29% of 78
engagement10
13% of 78
adobe ventures partners2
3% of 78
adobe venture partners3
4% of 78
experience1
1% of 78
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors

In the same series

Prior and forthcoming editions