The problem with conference decisions today

Most B2B event marketing decisions follow the same broken process:

  • A conference rep sends you a prospectus with impressive attendee numbers
  • You check with your team about whether they've heard of the event
  • You look at last year's speaker page (if it's still up)
  • You decide based on gut feel and relationship with the rep

The result: you spend $50K at a conference and spend three days talking to vendors instead of buyers. Or you skip an event that your top three prospects all attended.

KeynoteData gives you a different starting point: actual data on who speaks, who sponsors, and what gets discussed at the conferences you're considering.

What intelligent event marketing looks like

Before committing to a conference, data-driven event marketers ask:

  • What's the seniority mix of speakers? (Lots of practitioners, few executives = different ROI than an executive-heavy event)
  • Which companies are in the speaker lineup? (Your target accounts speaking = their teams attend)
  • Who sponsors this event? (Sponsors reveal who else is chasing this audience)
  • What topics dominate the sessions? (Session themes reveal audience interests and maturity)
  • Is this a one-and-done sponsor or a conference with repeat commitment from brands like yours?

KeynoteData answers these questions with actual data, not estimates.

Sample Data

A preview of what's in the database.

NameTitleCompanyLevelConference(s)LinkedIn
Dario Amodei Co-Founder & CEO Anthropic C-Level INBOUND,Dreamforce LinkedIn ↗
Mati Staniszewski Co-Founder & CEO ElevenLabs C-Level INBOUND,Dreamforce LinkedIn ↗
Yamini Rangan CEO HubSpot C-Level INBOUND,SaaStr Annual LinkedIn ↗
Kerry Cunningham Head of Research & Thought Leadership 6sense Head of INBOUND,6sense Breakthrough LinkedIn ↗
Olivier Godement Head of Platform OpenAI Head of INBOUND,Dreamforce LinkedIn ↗
Aaron Levie CEO Box C-Level SaaStr Annual LinkedIn ↗

Showing 6 of 887 speakers. Get full access to filter and export.

Questions

Which conferences do you have data for?
We have full speaker and sponsor data for 13 conferences today, including INBOUND, Dreamforce, SaaStr Annual, MozCon, Slush, and more. See the full list at /conferences/.
How do I know if a conference has the right seniority mix?
Our speaker database tags every speaker with a seniority tier — C-Level, VP, Director, Head of, etc. You can filter by conference and see exactly what the seniority breakdown looks like before you decide.

Conferences in the database

Full speaker and sponsor data available for these conferences.

INBOUND →Slush →LeadsCon →Spryng →Dreamforce →Sandler Summit →SaaStr Annual →ERE →MozCon →6sense Breakthrough →OutBound Conference →SaaStock →Sales 3.0 →

Get the full database

887 speakers, 487 sponsors, 13 conferences. Filter, search, and export.