Events Festival of Creative Operations 2026

The ultimate Creative Ops wrap-up returns. In 2026, the spotlight is on the rebels, re-thinkers, and rule-breakers who are reshaping the future of creative work.
Around the world, Creative Operations Summits explore one defining idea: Daring to Be Different.

As creative teams scale, systems tighten, and AI accelerates everything, the pressure to conform grows. But the most impactful work still comes from those willing to challenge how things have always been done.

This year, we ask the global Creative Ops community bold, future-shaping questions:

OnlineEd 2026 Agenda

We are busy developing an exciting agenda for OnlineEd 2026 so keep your eyes peeled for details. In the meantime, visit our YouTube Channel.

Join the OnlineEd community as a speaker or panel member. We invite leaders and dynamic speakers to share their experience in the online teaching and learning sector. 

Please contact Eyal Kalie at eyalk@hstalks.com 

Events Event Speaker Sandra Santos

Sandra is the Digital Collections Manager at the Courtauld Gallery, part of the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, UK. She oversees the collections management system (CMS), its integrated digital asset management system (DAMS), and the Courtauld Gallery Collection Online, championing digital preservation and the broad dissemination of the objects in the collection.

Events Festival of DAM 2026

Join us for the DAM Festival of the year, to learn, celebrate and connect with members of the global Digital Asset Management community in our seventh Festival of DAM. No wristbands or tokens are required to watch acts on the main stage or to meet the headliners at a truly global event.

Events Event Speaker Dwayne Paisley-Marshall

Dwayne Paisley-Marshall is an experienced Lead Creative Technologist with over 13 years of experience spread across advertising, fashion and innovation. Throughout his career, he has worked with leading agencies including AKQA and Publicis Groupe and collaborated with global brands, developing cutting-edge experiences at the intersection of creativity and emerging technology. 

Events Webinar Speaker Fabian Frei

Fabian is the Chief Product Officer at CI HUB. With extensive international experience in digital product management, he has worked across the design, travel, eCommerce, and SaaS industries.

Based in Munich, Germany, before joining CI HUB, Fabian served as Chief Product Officer at Styla, a German leader in e-commerce technology, where he helped shape scalable solutions for global brands. Earlier in his career, he held senior product roles at Laya Technologies, further deepening his expertise in developing user-centric digital products.

Events Event Speaker Marat Davudov

Marat Davudov is a Data Scientist at Sky, working within Sports Intelligence: the team combining computer vision, classical machine learning, and generative AI to deliver next-generation 3D, data-driven experiences for Sky Sports customers. The team’s mission is to meet evolving fan expectations, as viewers look for deeper stats, richer context, and interactive experiences that go beyond the traditional broadcast. Sports Intelligence achieves this by generating real-time game insights that power companion experiences integrated into Sky’s entertainment ecosystem.