Inaugural Event — September 23, 2026

Affiliate
Marketing
Summit
for lenders

The Exploratorium · Pier 15 · San Francisco, CA
September 23, 2026  |  Plus Optional Day 2 in Wine Country
Capped at 150 Attendees  ·  VP+ Seniority  ·  Invite Only
Exploratorium rooftop networking — San Francisco skyline
$4–6
Billion
Annual affiliate ad spend in consumer lending
150
150 Attendees ·
Invite only
Hosted By Practitioners
We're operators, not observers. This summit is built by people who've managed marketing budgets, negotiated publisher deals, and lived in this world. We know what's missing because we've felt it.
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1stIndustry Dedicated Event
150Curated Attendees
VP+Seniority Required
1 DayHigh-Value Conversation

The right 150 people.
All in one room.

The top lenders and publishers in consumer lending affiliate marketing almost never end up in the same room at the same time. This fixes that. Every person here is either someone you already know or someone you've been trying to reach. We just saved you six months of outreach.

One day. 150 people. No fluff sessions, no filler sponsors, no junior reps pretending to be decision-makers. This is how real relationships in this industry get built — and where the candid opinions you can't read on LinkedIn actually get said out loud.

If your name lands on the list, it's because it belongs there.

Deliberately Intimate

Capped at 150 guests. Every person in the room is a peer, a partner, or a provider who speaks your language. Candidly.

VP+ Seniority Only

Practitioners and decision-makers only: the people who set strategy and own budgets.

Zero Noise

Every session, every speaker, every conversation is built for consumer lending affiliate professionals. No e-commerce. No payments. No distractions.

Real conversations.
No panels, no fluff.

The channel that took a decade to build is about to be stress-tested in eighteen months. AI, new entrants, and shifting data norms are all arriving at once. This is where the people who actually run it talk about what comes next — honestly, not for a press release.

01

A Frank State of the Channel

No keynote theater. The day opens with a straight read on where affiliate lending stands — the wins, the cracks, and what the next 18 months will force everyone to deal with.

02

Open Debates

Structured disagreement on the questions nobody answers honestly on stage. Topics are curated from practitioners. No moderators smoothing things over.

03

Networking That Isn't Awkward

Structured breakouts, real breaks, and a proper Happy Hour to close it out. Designed so the relationships you build on September 23rd are still active in 2027.

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Exploratorium rooftop networking — San Francisco skyline
The Venue

Waterfront
San Francisco

September 23, 2026
The Exploratorium

A world-renowned science and arts museum on the waterfront — intimate, imaginative, and genuinely unlike any hotel ballroom.

Pier 15, The Embarcadero

Directly on the San Francisco waterfront. Easily accessible from downtown hotels and SFO.

Secure Your Spot
Exploratorium terrace at night
Terrace at Night
Exploratorium exterior at dusk
Main Entrance
Observatory event space
Observatory Space

If you run money
in this channel,
you belong here.

The people in this room control where hundreds of millions in affiliate spend flows. Not all of them. Just the right ones.

Consumer Lending Executives

Marketing and partnerships leaders across top banks, well-funded fintechs, credit unions, and regional banks. The decision-makers with budget authority and strategic vision.

Affiliate Marketplaces

Top-tier affiliate networks and lead generators specializing in financial services. The channel experts who drive billions in consumer lending customer acquisition every year.

Fintech Founders

Leaders building the next generation of lending infrastructure and marketing technology. Founders who are enhancing the affiliate experience and defining what this channel looks like in five years.

Sonoma wine country vineyards, California
Day 2 · Optional

Wine country. Small group. No agenda.

After the summit, a smaller group heads to Sonoma for the day. Private shuttle, a winery, a long lunch. The kind of setting where a two-hour conversation actually happens. This is optional. It's also usually the part people remember most.

Private shuttle to and from downtown SF included
VIP winery experience — tasting and seated lunch
Smaller group format — deeper conversations
September 24, 2026
Day 2 Networking
Wine Country Experience

DateSeptember 24, 2026
DeparturePrivate shuttle from downtown SF
ExperienceVIP tasting + lunch
FormatSmall group — intimate setting
ReturnPrivate shuttle back to SF

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Limited to 150 seats · VP+ · Consumer lending focus*

* Don't fully fit the criteria? We encourage all applicants and review everyone on a case-by-case basis.

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