Outdoor Media Summit and The Executive Track Open Call for Speakers for 2026 Asheville Conference

March 12, 2026

Outdoor industry media, marketers, creators, and CEOs of high-growth brands invited to apply to speak at Outdoor Media Summit (Sept 28–30, 2026)

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Outdoor Media Summit (OMS), the premier conference for outdoor media and marketing professionals, and The Executive Track (TET), the conference for CEOs of emerging brands, has officially opened its 2026 Call for Speakers.

Speaker applications are now open and will be accepted on a rolling basis on the Outdoor Media Summit website. OMS is looking for brand marketers and media professionals who have case studies of success when it comes to brand campaigns and initiatives. In particular, the show is looking for folks who are ready to share the “why” and “how” behind successful campaigns.

“Every year, we see great marketing campaigns from great brands, yet many of these initiatives fall flat while others seem to break through the noise,” said Yoon Kim, founder of OMS. “We want to hear from the folks who have figured out how to make their campaigns and processes work.”

OMS and The Executive Track have three primary speaking formats:

Breakout Sessions: The core of OMS programming, where multiple experts share short, focused presentations on a single topic.

Executive Track Sessions: Executives from rapidly scaling companies talk about how they are growing so fast.

Keynotes: There are three keynotes at OMS. The opening keynote addresses a current outdoor industry theme. The lunch keynote forecasts product trends while the closing keynote overviews policy changes/upcoming changes that our audience needs to know about.

OMS attracts the largest gathering of gear media in the outdoor industry. The industry’s top media, brand marketers, and content creators show up each year for the technical education and peer-to-peer sharing covered during OMS Breakout Sessions. These sessions are designed to help industry peers learn what’s working and what’s not in a rapid fire, no BS format.

The Executive Track is the largest conference for emerging CEOs in the outdoor industry. Each year, CEOs of the fastest growing brands share their secrets of how they are growing faster than their competitors. Topics covered in TET include fundraising and M&A, brand positioning, merchandising, talent acquisition, and growth marketing. But the theme is always the same: how are some brands growing faster than others, and what can you learn from their playbook?

“If you are a marketing leader at a brand, or you’re an editor, freelancer, YouTuber, podcaster, or influencer, and you have case studies of success, we want to hear your secrets,” added Kim.

To submit a speaker application, visit the speaker application page or send an email to yoon@outdoormediasummit.com.

About Outdoor Media Summit

Outdoor Media Summit is where the brightest minds in media and marketing gather to share secrets, forecast the future, and learn to make more money. This year’s conference will take place in the heart of Downtown Asheville from September 28–30th, 2026, with the Crowne Plaza Resort Asheville serving as the host hotel.

About The Executive Track

The Executive Track is where the fastest growing emerging brands in the outdoor industry share how they are growing faster than their competitors. This year’s conference will take place at the same time and location as Outdoor Media Summit.

If you’re interested in attending or sponsoring OMS or TET as a brand, email yoon@outdoormediasummit.com.

If you’re a VIP member of the media and would like to request an invite, email erica@outdoormediasummit.com.