AMA Chicago’s flagship marketing conference brings together brand marketers, agencies, nonprofits and business leaders for a connected day of future-focused ideas, practical insights and peer-to-peer conversations.













Powerful insights; actionable ideas. For more than two decades, BrandSmart has brought together marketing leaders from respected brands and organizations across industries, including:
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Foods North America, Ford Motor Company, Mastercard, United Airlines, Mondelēz International, Nestlé USA, Lenovo, Kohl’s, Chicago Cubs, NASCAR Chicago Street Race, Lettuce Entertain You, PBS, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Lurie Children’s Hospital, TransUnion, Shure, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria and many more.
BrandSmart reflects the breadth of modern marketing — B2B and B2C brands, nonprofits, agencies, emerging companies and entrepreneurial organizations — bringing different perspectives to a focused conversation about what’s next in marketing.




















Great content and met a ton of great people!
We love the connections we made with both attendees and other sponsors.
I thought it was very inspirational and interesting, and it was great to meet so many people in the Chicago marketing community. It was nice that it was just one day, not TOO huge of a commitment.
Great community, engaging networking, and a great celebration of the Chicago marketing industry.