Cebu coastline
October 2-3, 2026 ยท Cebu

Future of Agencies

Intimate, curated gathering of AI-first agencies.

Cebu, Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

A note from the organizer

The future of the agency business, for the founders in this room, it's already the day-to-day.

What happens to your business, your employees, and your clients over the next few months? That's the conversation we're having in Cebu.

The Future of Agencies Summit brings together the right audience from world over: people who burn through AI tokens while shipping some of the best solutions being built anywhere. Bring your hardest questions. You'll be in the right company to seek clarity.

Ashish Dasharathi

Organizer

Speakers

MK Bertulfo
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MK Bertulfo

Founder & CEO, FHMoms

Philippines

JP Zhang
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JP Zhang

Host & Organizer, Shenzhen SEO Conference

China

Chris Palmer
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Chris Palmer

Founder, Chris Palmer SEO

United States

Udipta Basumatari
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Udipta Basumatari

Senior Solution Consultant, Adobe ยท Lead Firefly Specialist, SEA

Singapore

Donavan High
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Donavan High

Managing Partner, Big Infinity Manila

Philippines

Sai Deshmukh
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Sai Deshmukh

Head of SEO & ASO, Junglee Games

India

Amira Alawi
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Amira Alawi

Digital Trailblazer & Thought Leader

Philippines

Chris M. Walker
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Chris M. Walker

CEO, Legiit

United States

Kherk Roldan
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Kherk Roldan

Chief Executive Officer, Kherk Roldan SEO

Philippines

More to be announced soon

Agenda

Two days. One unforgettable room.

An intimate VIP & founders day, followed by a full workshop-led summit.

Day 1Fri ยท Oct 2

VIP & Speaker Day

Invite-only. Included with VIP Pass - 12 seats, by application.

  1. 2:30 โ€“ 5:00 PM

    Masterminds, Founder/CXO Workshops

    Personal Brand, Hiring, Sales and GTM.

  2. 5:00 โ€“ 6:30 PM

    Break

    Refresh, regroup, take in Cebu.

  3. 6:30 โ€“ 8:30 PM

    Dinner & Drinks

    A relaxed evening of good food and better conversations.

Day 2Sat ยท Oct 3

Summit Day

A full day of workshops, keynotes and hands-on sessions from AI & SEO operators around the world.

Format

Workshop-led, single track

Audience

Agency founders, business owners, AI-first entrepreneurs

Sessions

Keynotes, hands-on labs, panels

Access

Included with Regular & VIP

Reserve your seat โ†’

Full session-level schedule to be announced

Outcomes

What you'll walk out with.

Not takeaways - take-homes. Every hands-on session ends with an artifact on your machine: a working Claude setup, an agentic prototype, an LLM visibility audit of your own brand. Frameworks across AI, agency growth, and brand authority.

  1. 01

    Claude Hands-on Advanced Workshop

    Go beyond prompting, Claude Skills and Browser based Claude Usage. Unleash power of Claude.

  2. 02

    Level Up Your Engagement

    Audience Retention & Storytelling Lessons from Marvel and the Gaming Industry.

  3. 03

    How to Build Custom Agentic Systems that Deliver Scalable Output, that Clients Love

    Get ahead of the rat race of common LLM skills.

  4. 04

    Mastering Local SEO & White-Label Services to Scale Your Agency.

  5. 05

    AI Workflows You Can Implement

    Building Autonomous AI Workflows and Agents for SEO Operations.

  6. 06

    Digital Trailblazing

    Building Brand Authority and Thought Leadership in the AI Era.

  7. 07

    Hands on - LLM Visibility Workshop

    Truly research based LLM understanding that goes beyond what you read online on this subject.

  8. 08

    Scalable Video Content Global Benchmark

    Learn how leading brands are scaling short and long-form video content across markets.

  9. 09

    How to Build A Credible Influencer & Remote Media Business

    Practical Insights from a specialist.

  10. 10

    Agency Reporting Masterclass

    Actionable advanced agency & freelancer reporting that will put you miles ahead from where you are now.

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Sponsors

Brands backing the Cebu room.

A small, considered group of partners powering the day.

Interested in sponsoring? support@adsummits.org

Tickets

The calendar is the discount.

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Step 1

Early Bird

until 15 August

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Step 2

Advance

16 Aug โ€“ 15 Sep

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Step 3

Final

16 Sep โ€“ doors

Installment plans available at every tier. VIP is application-only and does not discount.

Grab your seat in Cebu.

Two days. One hundred owners. Operators from around the world. October 2-3, 2026.