Talk Commerce is heading back to The Lead Summit in New York City, May 20-21 at Pier 36.
I have been to The Lead Summit before and what stood out most was the quality of the thought leadership talks. This is not a conference where speakers recycle the same deck they gave at four other events. The sessions are sharp, specific, and built for people who are actually running brands. The conversations in the room match what is happening on stage, and that combination is hard to find.
This year, The Lead Summit is bringing together 3,000+ attendees and 150+ executive speakers across two days focused on how AI and emerging trends are reshaping brand and retail. The DTC Symposium runs on May 21 alongside the main event, bringing 750+ DTC leaders together for programming designed around high-growth brand challenges.
Why We Keep Coming Back
The Lead Summit is built specifically for brands. Not platforms. Not agencies. Brands. The attendees are senior leaders across marketing, e-commerce, stores, customer experience, operations, technology, and strategy. These are the people making buying decisions, and they are having real conversations about what is working and what is not.
For Talk Commerce, that is the ideal environment. Our audience is e-commerce decision-makers, and The Lead Summit puts us in a room full of them.
What We Are Doing at The Lead Summit
We will be on the floor at Pier 36 recording live in-person interviews with brand builders, retail leaders, and the solution providers driving commerce forward.
If you are attending The Lead Summit and want to tell your story to thousands of e-commerce professionals, we want to talk to you.
What you get from a Talk Commerce interview:
- A dedicated podcast episode distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all major platforms
- Video shared with you for your own channels
- 12 long-form LinkedIn posts distributed over three months
- Long-form YouTube video
- Instagram promo
- A supporting blog post
- Newsletter promotion to 4,000+ subscribers
Whether you are a brand launching something new, a retailer sharing what is working, or a solution provider with a story to tell, book a time and we will make it happen on the show floor.
The Details
Event: The Lead Summit 2026
Dates: May 20-21, 2026
Location: Pier 36, 299 South St, New York, NY 10002
Website: summit.the-lead.co
Book Your Interview
We have limited interview slots available at The Lead Summit. If you want to be a guest, fill out the form on our Lead Summit event page and we will coordinate a time to meet at Pier 36.
PR firms: if you are sending clients to The Lead Summit and want media placements, visit our PR Firms page to see the full range of what we offer.
See you in New York.
