​Unplugged Collective is bringing three days of curated experiences to NYC October 5-8, 2026 — designed to turn strangers into connections and connections into community.

​Sign up to request access to any of our experiences throughout the week. Once selected, you’ll receive individual invites to confirm attendance.

​Let’s make networking effortless, inclusive, and actually fun.

​For sponsorship inquiries: 📧 sales@unpluggedcollective.com

​Check out the Full Agenda

​Monday, October 6, 2026 -

​ConvHERgence

​A morning of conversation and connection led by women across media, marketing, and tech. From breaking barriers to reshaping narratives, ConvHERgence Exchange spotlights voices driving change and creates space for collaboration that lasts beyond the week.

​ CTRL + ALT + Culture

​CTRL+ALT+Culture brings together a series of afternoon conversations exploring how culture, identity, and data shape modern marketing. Through candid discussions with industry leaders, these sessions examine how brands move beyond rigid categories and surface-level inclusion to better understand audiences, allocate investment, and drive meaningful growth.

​Tuesday, October 6, 2026

​Change My Mind by Cartograph AI

​Change My Mind by CartographAI is a closed-door debate forum built around the questions advertising, media, and technology cannot agree on. The four that divide the industry most made the final card:

• ​Branding vs Performance Mktg

• ​In-housing vs Agency models

• ​MMM is dead vs. Long live MMM

• ​Creative big idea vs Personalization

​Unplugged Sessions: The Receipts

​Unplugged Sessions: The Receipts examine three areas attracting enormous attention and investment: AI, live spectatorship, and real-time culture. Industry leaders will explore how buyers separate useful AI from hype, how brands value audiences gathering across sports, gaming, and creator media, and how marketers respond when culture moves faster than traditional planning cycles. The focus is practical: where value is being created, how it should be measured, and what the evidence says marketers should do next.

​Strangers No More

​The party of the week is back — this time at Masquerade NYC. Strangers No More transforms a night out into something unforgettable, with karaoke, games, surprises, and entertainment that keeps the dance floor alive. Come curious, leave connected.

​Wednesday, October 8, 2025

​Hands on Keyboard with Gigi Robiinson

​A working session for the people who actually run creator marketing. Twenty to thirty influencer managers, brand-side marketers, and agency operators around one table, talking about how the work really gets done. Gigi Robinson, host of Creator Etiquette, facilitates. Everyone in the room is a practitioner.

​The House Party with U of Digital

​A house party for B2B marketers. Board games, good food, no lanyards, nowhere to be. The perfect way to end the week. Chill vibes surrounded by friends.

​🚨 A Quick Note About Space:
We’d love to welcome everyone with open arms (and an extra-large dance floor), but space is limited. This RSVP lets you raise your hand for the experiences you’re most excited about. From there, we’ll send out formal invites to confirm attendance. We promise—it’s nothing personal, just physics.