Barcelona 2026 Speakers

Jason Akatiff is extremely passionate about being an Angel Investor, Entrepreneur & Advisor in businesses involving online marketing, lead generation, advertising, ecommerce and education.With 25+ years of experience at the heads of companies he’s mastered building, inspiring and leading teams of top performers. He believes A level people create A level companies and A level cultures of growth and acceleration. Most important to Jason is that the products and services he creates truly builds value in the users minds and turns them into HUGE fans of the brand after using the product.

Tim Burd is the founder of the largest digital marketing community in the world and is the CEO of three privately held companies. Forbes calls him the “Godfather of Facebook Ads.” Burd founded and manages an enterprise-level advertising agency, Agency Y, which specializes in advertising for Meta, Google, Native Ads and more. He also travels the world, speaking at conventions and consulting Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, startups, and governments on specialty digital marketing and business expansion. Burd has a strong passion for helping others succeed. Burd also runs a legal services company called Mass Tort Strategies with over 50 employees in the Southern California office that helps find people who qualify for multi billion dollar medical class action lawsuits and helps connect them with the right law firm. Mr. Burd resides in Southern California.

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Topher Grant is an internet marketer, entrepreneur, and recognized thought leader in the performance marketing space. As Co-Founder of GiddyUp, he and his team have helped generate billions in revenue for direct-to-consumer brands by pioneering innovative strategies in affiliate marketing. GiddyUp has been instrumental in shaping the “white-hat e-commerce” movement—prioritizing integrity and long-term value in a space often dominated by short-term tactics. With a proven track record of spotting emerging trends and scaling them into opportunities, Topher is committed to pushing the industry forward through ethical growth, creative execution, and strong partnerships.

Alex Micol, Founder of Affiliate Takeover, is a defining figure in performance marketing. He’s driven growth for global brands including Mindvalley, Gundry MD, and Dr. Marty — generating over $95 million in affiliate commissions. Through Affiliate Takeover, he’s setting a new standard for affiliates, built on integrity and scale.

Van is an International Expert in the Performance Marketing Space. Van has built multiple 6-8 figure businesses and exited 2 of them. Most Notably Van Helped scale Diesel Power Gear, featured on Discovery channels hit TV show “Diesel Brothers”, from $4M to $30M in Revenue in 2020.Van is an international speaker at marketing events all over the world since 2018, where he trains thousands on cutting edge advertising techniques moving forward. In 2019 Van was awarded the “snapchat star of the year” award for his work on their platform.Currently Van is involved in multiple direct to consumer brands. He is the founder and CEO of both Tuff Ring and GOAT Media, and sits on numerous boards for his expertise in online marketing.

Adrian Aidid is the Founder & CEO of LDX Digital, a growth agency managing over $11M/month in ad spend and scaling DTC brands through Google and YouTube. His team has helped multiple brands surpass $100M+ in revenue by building high-performance funnels, creative strategy, and conversion-driven growth engines.

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Hen Kinan is a former affiliate marketing entrepreneur and creator of SHINEz, which he scaled and exited after reaching multi-million dollar revenues. Today, he focuses on AI-driven content and distribution, building scalable social media engines that generate millions of views monthly. A global speaker, Hen shares practical insights on where AI and media are heading next.