This February, Vistara will bring together a curated group of agency owners, operators, AI practitioners, and business leaders who are actively building AI-first agencies—not just talking about AI.
Every speaker is selected because they’re solving real agency challenges, creating AI-powered services, transforming operations, and helping agencies grow in an AI-first world.
The full speaker lineup will be announced shortly.
Meet Our Vistara 2026 Speakers
Britney Muller
Founder & Community Builder, Orange Labs
Britney Muller, AI Educator & Founder of Orange Labs, has worked with AI and machine learning for over a decade; leading projects like the launch of BLOOM, the largest open-source multilingual LLM, featured in the Washington Post and New York Times.
Drawing from her experience as Marketing Manager at Hugging Face and Senior SEO Scientist at Moz, she cuts through AI hype to show marketers exactly how to use AI in their daily work.
She teaches professionals practical AI workflows that create immediate productivity gains, earning her course a 9.9/10 rating. Expect real-world applications & actionable takeaways that deliver results, not theory.
Dale Bertrand is a marketer and the founder of Fire&Spark, an SEO and content marketing agency. He has two decades of experience in AI and marketing, drawing on his graduate work in artificial intelligence at Brown University’s Laboratory for Engineering Man/Machine Systems.
At Fire&Spark, Dale deployed AI technology to make operational improvements. Now, he consults with marketers and businesses to help them integrate AI into their strategies and develop new capabilities.
He holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Brown University with a focus on AI and computer engineering. Dale worked on a team of engineers who designed and built a 5,832-processor supercomputer for the NSA.
Dale was an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurship Program, and he speaks at marketing conferences such as SXSW, AI Summit West, Content Tech and the MIT Enterprise Forum.
Andy Crestodina is co-founder and CMO of Orbit Media, an award-winning 50-person digital agency in Chicago. Over the past 24 years, Andy’s provided guidance to 1000+ businesses. He’s written hundreds of articles on content strategy, SEO, GA4, AI and visitor psychology. He’s also the author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.
Andy is a founding member of Google Marketing AI Industry Council; repeat speaker at MAICON, the Marketing AI Conference; instructor for the full-day
Ronik Patel has a strong background in entrepreneurship, digital services, and AI-led business transformation. He founded UnlimitedWP, a white-label WordPress agency built for digital agencies, which was later acquired by E2M. Having spent more than 8 years in the agency ecosystem and over 15 years living and working in the US, Ronik brings a practical understanding of how agencies operate, scale, and adapt to change.
At E2M, Ronik is helping lead the company’s internal AI adoption efforts across service teams. His work focuses on how AI can be used inside agency operations to improve delivery speed, reduce manual work, increase team efficiency, and rethink the way service businesses create value.
Alongside his role at E2M, Ronik is also the CEO of Weam.ai, an open-source AI platform built for teams. At Vistara, his talk will draw from real internal experiments and lessons from E2M’s AI adoption journey, sharing what is working, what is still challenging, and how agencies can start applying AI in a practical way inside their own teams.
As COO of E2M Solutions, Khushbu Doshi focuses on delivering a world-class partner experience for agencies. By systematically implementing advanced AI automation, she drove a 20% productivity increase across E2M’s operations — and is now helping other businesses achieve similar results.
Vishal Mahida is the Director of SEO at E2M Solutions and a leading voice in AI + SEO. Over the past seven years, he has helped more than 200+ SEO agencies scale their service delivery and has worked on 10,000+ websites, navigating every major Google update along the way.
Vishal leads a high-performance team of 35+ SEO specialists and 10+ PPC experts, driving results for agencies that rely on E2M as their white-label growth engine.
Brent Weaver is a host of Vistara and CEO of E2M, a white-label partner helping agencies scale WordPress, eCommerce, SEO, and AI services. He’s passionate about helping agencies grow through practical innovation and smart use of AI.
Jason Swenk is the agency advisor & coach that guides marketing agencies through a proven framework for growing their agency faster. Jason has literally written the book for growing an agency from nothing to two 8 figure agencies. He is one of the most sought out advisors to agencies in the World, by showing them an 8 system framework that worked for growing his agency, working with brands like AT&T, Hitachi, Lotus Cars, and eventually lead to selling his agency. Jason currently hosts the Smart Agency Master Class Podcast, the #1 Digital Marketing Agency Owner podcast for sharing the strategies and stories from real agency owners of what is working today in the agency world, and how they got to where they are now.
Mike works at the intersection of SEO, data, and AI. His sessions focus on how agencies can use AI responsibly and effectively across search, content, and strategy.
David C. Baker
Author, Speaker, & Advisor to Entrepreneurial Creatives
David C. Baker is an author, speaker, and advisor to entrepreneurial creatives worldwide. He has written 7 books, advised 1,300+ firms, and keynoted conferences in 30+ countries. His work has been discussed in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, USA Today, BusinessWeek, CBS News, Newsweek, AdWeek, and Inc. Magazine. He lives in Nashville, TN. His three most recent books are at The Business of Expertise, Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors, and Selling Your Professional Service Firm. His work has also been featured in the NY Times, where he was recently referred to as “the expert’s expert”. He co-hosts the most listened to podcast in the creative services field (2Bobs).
Vistara speakers aren’t selected because they’re popular.
They’re selected because they’re doing the work.
Every speaker brings practical experience from building, scaling, or operating digital agencies using AI.
Our speakers are:
Agency founders and owners
Agency operators and delivery leaders
AI practitioners implementing real workflows
Experts building AI-powered agency services
Leaders helping agencies transform operations with AI
Every session is built around implementation not theory.
More Speakers Will Be Announced
Will Be Announced
Our lineup will continue to grow in the months leading up to Vistara AI 2027.
Every speaker is carefully selected based on:
Real agency experience
Proven AI implementation
Practical teaching ability
Willingness to share real successes and failures
We’re focused on quality, not quantity.
Speaker Access at Vistara AI 2027
One of the biggest advantages of Vistara is the opportunity to connect directly with speakers throughout the conference.
Unlike many large industry events where speakers leave after their sessions, Vistara’s speakers remain actively involved in the conference experience.
That means you’ll have opportunities to:
Ask questions during sessions
Continue conversations during networking breaks
Connect over meals and social events
Learn directly from agency leaders and AI practitioners
Exchange ideas throughout the conference
This isn’t a keynote-and-go conference.
It’s a collaborative learning experience where meaningful conversations continue long after each session ends.
Frequently Asked Questions
The full Vistara 2027 speaker lineup will be announced soon.
Expect agency owners, operators, AI practitioners, and business leaders who are actively implementing AI across sales, operations, service delivery, and agency growth.
Yes.
Every speaker has hands-on experience building, operating, or helping agencies implement AI successfully.
The focus is on practical experience, not theoretical presentations.
Absolutely.
Because Vistara is intentionally limited in size, speakers are accessible throughout the conference.
You’ll have opportunities to ask questions, participate in discussions, and continue conversations outside the sessions.
Topics include:
AI services
AI retainers
AI pricing
AI-powered agency operations
Sales automation
Delivery workflows
Client communication
Internal AI systems
AI implementation strategies
The complete session schedule will be released with the speaker announcements.
Yes.
Vistara is built around real implementation.
Speakers are encouraged to share practical examples, lessons learned, implementation challenges, and the systems they use inside their agencies.
We look for three things:
Real agency experience
Proven AI implementation
A willingness to teach practical, actionable strategies
Recognition alone doesn’t earn a speaking slot.
Implementation does.
Yes.
Every session includes opportunities for discussion, audience questions, and peer collaboration.
Vistara is designed to be interactive, not a series of one-way presentations.
Yes.
One of the biggest advantages of Vistara’s curated format is the opportunity to build lasting relationships with speakers and fellow agency leaders throughout the conference.
