{"id":73396,"date":"2026-03-09T06:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=73396"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:26:24","slug":"dmap-unveils-digicon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/03\/09\/dmap-unveils-digicon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DMAP unveils DigiCon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Digital Marketing Association of the Philippines (DMAP) has unveiled Digicon 2026, themed Interoperability: Welcome to the Age of Collaboration. Celebrating its 11th year as the country\u2019s premier gathering for innovators, marketers, and tech leaders, DigiCon returns to the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel on October 15\u201316 with its most inclusive lineup yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Theme: Interoperability as a Competitive Advantage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are entering a new era, an age where progress is powered by coming together,\u201d said Raymund Sison, Co-Chair of DigiCon 2026. \u201cThe future will not be built in silos. It will not belong to those who work alone. It will be shaped by connections, synergies, and ecosystems of collaboration where ideas, technologies, and communities converge to create impact far greater than the sum of their parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interoperability isn\u2019t a technical concept but a mandate. In a landscape fragmented by platforms, disciplines, and silos, DigiCon 2026 argues that progress only happens between people and technology, creators and AI, government and industry, local and global. The theme is both a provocation and an invitation as no brand, platform, or industry succeeds alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigiCon has always been about what\u2019s next,\u201d said Shayne Madamba, Co-Chair of DigiCon 2026. \u201cIn 2026, what\u2019s next is working together across disciplines, across industries, and across technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DigiCon 2026 introduces the full 2026 Committee and a conference designed to be bigger, louder, and more impactful than any edition before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about DigiCon 2026 because our future isn\u2019t just about better technology, it\u2019s about better connections,\u201d said Miko David, DMAP President. \u201cWhen AI, platforms, agencies, brands, and creators work together, innovation scales. That is what DMAP exists to do: connect the ecosystem and turn collaboration into meaningful progress for the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Access and Sponsorship Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DigiCon 2026 is officially open for partnerships, sponsorships, and speaker submissions across the tech, media, data, and creative sectors. For more information including ticket inquiries and reservations, interested participants may send their inquiries via email to digicon@futureproof.ph.<\/p>\n<p>Early bird registration is now available in very limited slots, offering 50% off for DMAP members and 30% off for non-members. These special rates are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are available only until allocated slots are filled.<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated on announcements, speaker reveals, and key event highlights by following DigiCon\u2019s official website and social media channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DigiCon returns to the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel on October 15\u201316 with its most inclusive lineup yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":73397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[8011,8012,96],"class_list":["post-73396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-digital-marketing-association-of-the-philippines","tag-dmap","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73398,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73396\/revisions\/73398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}