Agenda

New York

Choose your adventure

Camp Opticon is built around experiences. Like any good trail system, each one takes you somewhere different.

The Trailhead

Where customers show how they made a decision and executed it.

The Bonfire

A peer exchange, with the room working through the question together.

The Outpost

Get a strong, evidence-backed point of view that challenges conventional thinking.

Tent Talks

Deliver one provocative idea quickly and invite the audience to take a position.

Agent Lodge

Where attendees watch agents get built live, straight from our playbook.

Session highlight based on your interests
DAY 1

Mon, August 31

08:00 AM - 06:30 PM

New York check in: collect your badge before heading to base camp.
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Dedicated sessions for Optimizely Most Valued Partners and Customer Advisory Board members.

Invitation only

12:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Dedicated session for Optimizely partners.

Open to Optimizely Partners only

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Open to all Opticon registrants

Swing by, check into camp, grab your badge and get to know your fellow campers over a drink or two. Best way to hit the ground running tomorrow.

DAY 2

Tue, September 1

07:30 AM - 07:00 PM

New York check in: collect your badge before heading to base camp.

07:40 AM - 08:45 AM

Fuel up, find your people, claim your swag. Camp Opticon 2026 starts now.
08:00 AM - 08:15 AM

Rapid Roadmaps

See how AI agents can help you plan, create, and ship content at scale — cutting production time without cutting quality control.
Rob Driscoll
Rob DriscollOptimizely
08:20 AM - 08:35 AM

Rapid Roadmaps

Where feature flagging and rollout decisions are headed: agents that test, learn, and adjust in real time.
Sathya Narayanan
Sathya NarayananOptimizely
08:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Camp Opticon opens with real talk, big news, and a love letter to marketing.
Alex Atzberger
Alex AtzbergerOptimizely
Lauren Boyman
Lauren BoymanKPMG
Alicia Tillman
Alicia TillmanDelta Airlines & SAP
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Break time, campers. Explore Base Camp, meet sponsors, see Optimizely demos, and refuel.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Rapid Roadmaps

The foundation: how Optimizely's agent platform will connect and power every agentic capability across the suite.
NB
Nikita BokilOptimizely
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Tent Talks

The case for proportional intelligence.
NB
Nikita BokilOptimizely
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Choose your adventure
Trailhead

Marketing teams are under pressure to create more content, support new AI search experiences, and do it all without adding more resources.​ Quinnipiac
JS
Jonathan SawitskyQuinnipiac University
Lisa Scrofani
Lisa ScrofaniQuinnipiac University
Doug Yoder
Doug YoderVerndale
Agent Lodge

We built them with our marketers to support them. Learn how.
AS
Amit ShimshiOptimizely
Ali Hart
Ali HartOptimizely
Outpost

The agentic stack is already built. Watch it live.
AS
Adam SeabridgeSoftServe Systems
Bonfire

AI creates abundance. Human judgment creates value.
JD
Julianne DeVincenzoOptimizely
CG
Chuck GahunForrester
11:35 AM - 11:50 PM

Tent Talks

Everyone's obsessed with the agent. That's the easy part.
LR
Lindsey RogersValtech
RM
Ritu MadanValtech
11:55 AM - 12:10 PM

Tent Talks

Every CMO has AI pilots. Almost none have an AI org.
GB
Georgi BilyukovSoftServe
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Choose your adventure
Outpost

AI transformation for marketers, compliance built in.
MV
Mike VallottonSagepathReply
Agent Lodge

We built the agent for our own accounts. See how.
‎Michiel Dorjee
‎Michiel DorjeeOptimizely
Ricki Lawal
Ricki LawalOptimizely
Trailhead

What a major credit union, did before the build.
AB
Amy BettyHorizontal Digital
Bonfire

The marketing playbook is breaking. Here's why.
Seth Besmertnik
Seth BesmertnikConductor
Anna Pleshakova
Anna PleshakovaOptimizely
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Tent Talks

Why nobody wants to be called a marketer.
GH
Greg HeinzOptimizely
AH
Audrey HungermanOptimizely
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Hit the trail to Base Camp - fuel up, see Optimizely demos, meet sponsors, and catch a tent talk.
12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

Rapid Roadmaps

Where content management is going: agents handling the busywork — structuring, tagging, publishing — so your team can focus on strategy.
Anna Pleshakova
Anna PleshakovaOptimizely
01:05 PM - 01:20 PM

Rapid Roadmaps

The next phase of experimentation: agents that surface hypotheses, launch tests, and act on results, continuously.
Britt Hall
Britt HallOptimizely
01:25 PM - 01:40 PM

Rapid Roadmaps

The foundation: how Optimizely's agent platform will connect and power every agentic capability across the suite.
Lauren Hammarstedt
Lauren HammarstedtOptimizely
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Tent Talks

AI's best output isn't content. It's capacity.
AM
Arnold MacauleyNansen
MF
Mark FagianoRoad Scholar
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Choose your adventure
Bonfire

The real blocker to AI transformation isn't the tech.
Tara Corey
Tara CoreyOptimizely
Trey Biggs
Trey BiggsFirst Citizens Bank
IC
Isabelle CosteFirst Citizens Bank
Trailhead

The operational blind spots costing more than you think.
SF
Steve FarrOneMagnify
LP
Lala PahadsinghOneMagnify
MM
Marco MazzoniDovetail Furniture
Agent Lodge

We closed our own visibility gap. Learn how to repeat it.
FM
Francesco MontesantoOptimizely
Anna Pleshakova
Anna PleshakovaOptimizely
Outpost

What does winning look like when AI changes the rules?
Peter Ten Eyck
Peter Ten EyckOptimizely
02:20 PM - 02:35 PM

Tent Talks

The one AEO lever most marketing teams overlook: accessibility.
JJ
Jen JonesSiteimprove
02:40 PM - 02:55 PM

Tent Talks

Demystifying AI's real cost and ROI for marketer.
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Choose your adventure
Bonfire

Where experimentation leaders are needed even more now as AI takes on the testing workload.
LB
Lauren BrennanOptimizely
DH
Dan HochstaetterSonic Automotive
BB
Barbara BonfimLevi's
Outpost

What your team looks like in control of marketing outcomes.
Alex Harris
Alex HarrisPerficient
LH
Lisa HunterPerficient
Agent Lodge

Experience how always-on testing works, live.
Britt Hall
Britt HallOptimizely
‎Michiel Dorjee
‎Michiel DorjeeOptimizely
Trailhead

The scaffolding that turns pilots into programs.​
03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Tent Talks

When personalization stops choosing and starts composing.
Mark Wakelin
Mark WakelinOptimizely
03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

Basecamp rest stop: compare roadmaps before the final ascent
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

Rapid Roadmaps

Where Commerce is heading: making your storefront searchable for agentic shoppers plus AI agents to streamline your operations.
Cory Liebgott
Cory LiebgottOptimizely
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

The fire's still going with awards, sharp thinking, and a call to matter more.
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Basecamp fires are lit. Gather round for music, drinks, and good company.