If you are in affiliate marketing you already know there are two kinds of conferences. One type looks great on the site, big promises, fancy agenda but when you actually go you end up coming back with nothing useful. Release some pens. A tired body.
Then there’s the second type. Where you really learn something. Where you meet people working on real work. Where you come back with contacts that actually get back to you later
The second type is G GATE CONF. The 2026 edition is coming up on June 26 and 27 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
So What Exactly Is G GATE CONF?
G GATE CONF is one of the largest affiliate marketing conferences focused on CIS market. But really, calling it a CIS conference is a bit of an understatement. They are from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Poland and Slovakia. They come. C-levels, top brands. CPA networks send teams from Brazil, Africa and Poland. Here you have everyone tech solution providers, payment systems, antidetect tool companies, and creative agencies.
The main verticals covered are iGaming, Nutra, White Hat and Crypto & Finance. They’ve also added mVas, Dating, Adult and Sweepstakes to the 2026 agenda. So really the scope has widened this year.
The venue is the biggest event space in the country, Expo Georgia. 5 Pavilions + al fresco area. Big enough to accommodate the crowd they expect.
And that mob? This time they are expecting 7,000 people. Now compare that to the 2,500 who came in 2025. That is nearly three times the size in one year. That kind of growth tells you something about how the industry thinks about this thing.
The Live Media Buying Tournament
Panels are in every conference. All conferences have speakers. But G GATE has one thing most events don’t even try.
During the two days of the conference, they run a live media buying tournament. 16 teams competing on Facebook, all driving traffic to Nutra offers, All in real time, All under the same conditions. You can actually see them working. First place gets 30,000 dollars.
Now think about what this means for an attendee. You’re not watching a presentation where someone is telling you what worked six months ago. You are watching real professionals make real decisions under real pressure in real time. You see what they do if something doesn’t work”. You see them adjust. The thought process is live.
That is the sort of education you cannot get from a YouTube video or a Telegram channel. “It’s totally different.
The PITCH Startup Competition
This one has an interesting aspect to it. Affiliate businesses and startups go through online qualifiers first and then the finalists come on stage and pitch live to investors.
The winner will receive genuine investment and support to kick-start their business. But even if you’re just looking, it gives you a good sense of where the smart money is thinking the industry is headed. What ideas are getting funded. What gaps people are trying to fill. For anyone thinking about building something in this space, spending an hour watching these pitches is genuinely useful.
G GATE AWARDS
The awards event may only be in its second year but it is already being taken seriously in the CIS affiliate world. Fifteen categories, including CPA Network of the Year, Media Buying Company of the Year, Best Booth at the conference and many more.
You get to participate in reality as voting happens on-site instead of just reading results on the net after the fact. Gala dinner and awards ceremony (end of day 1) – so it’s a proper evening event, not just a quick announcement between sessions.
50 Plus Speakers Across Two Stages
The speakers are discussing iGaming, Nutra, traffic sources, SEO, legalisation topics and operational management. Running two stages simultaneously means you get more done.
It’s not the number of speakers that matters here. It is who these speakers are. These are people running campaigns, managing teams, dealing with the same problems you are dealing with. Not consultants who have read about it. People doing it.
The Afterparty
Look, anyone who has ever been to an industry conference knows that a lot of the real conversations happen at the afterparty. You spend the day listening to presentations and walking the floor. “Evening is when you actually sit down with people.
G GATE parties have a strong reputation in this market. The 2026 afterparty is being held at an elite yacht club in Tbilisi. Headliner performances, DJ sets, open bars, spacious VIP zones. It is a proper event, not just drinks in a hotel lobby.
The discussions you start at the conference tend to continue here.” And those conversations sometimes turn into real businesses.”
Ticket Options
There are five ticket types which is good as this means there is something for different situations.
The Affiliate Pass is 100% free for active arbitrageurs or SEOs. But there are only 700 of these available so if you qualify, don’t wait around.
The G CONF ticket includes two full days of conference and access to all 50+ speaker presentations. The pre-registration fee is $30 and the regular registration fee is $50.
Pre-Registration $180 G MEMBER ticket (regular $449) includes business lunches, afterparty access, early access to reports and other extras.
The full VIP treatment comes with the ULTIMA ticket (pre-registered 750 dollars, regular 1,399 dollars). VIP sections, unlimited catering, VIP access to the afterparty.
And then there is the $5,000 Legend ticket. Concierge service, personal transfer to any place you need and your badge to your hotel room. That one is for people who want no friction at the event.
If you’re going, obviously pre-registration prices are the way to go. The difference between pre and regular is significant on all tiers.
Why Tbilisi Makes Sense
Tbilisi is really a nice city to spend few days. It is cheap compared to most of the European cities of conferences. In late June the weather is warm and pleasant. The food is great, the old town is beautiful and easy to get around.
A lot of people who go to G GATE CONF actually extend their stay a few days because the city is worth exploring. So you are not flying somewhere just to sit in a conference hall. The location itself has something to offer.
Who Should Attend?
If you are running traffic, managing a media buying team, working at a CPA network, building products for the affiliate space or trying to meet advertisers directly this event is worth your time.
The combination of a genuine learning format like the live tournament, a proper awards ceremony, startup pitches that show where the industry is heading, and 7,000 people from across the global affiliate market in one place for two days that is a lot of value in 48 hours.
The conference is held on June 26 and 27, 2026 at Expo Georgia in Tbilisi. Pre-registration pricing is open now and a limited quantity of free Affiliate Passes. If you plan to go, the sooner you buy your tickets the better.
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