HiveMCR 2026 Recap - SEO talks, AI Search panel, live comedy and more

Jack Chambers-Ward gives a recap of his experience at HiveMCR 2026 including all of the talks, panels and events over the two-day event hosted by Charlie Whitworth.The event included live music, stand up comedy and talks from Jono Alderson, Dawn Anderson, Alex Moss, Sophie Brannon and many more.Sponsored by Trendos - the AI search visibility tool.With Trendos, you can see who’s buying ads in your AI search results.Trendos now tracks ChatGPT sponsored placements and is the first tool to reveal which competitors are paying to appear in the AI answers your customers see every day. Use code CANDOUR to get a 5% discount on any paid plan. Try Trendos.com ChatGPT AdRadar nowChapters00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:19 - Trendos ad00:05:08 - Thursday at HiveMCR00:05:52 - Nikki Halliwell’s talk00:06:35 - Jess Atkinson’s talk00:07:09 - Manchester SEO All-stars panel00:08:10 - Token Honey00:09:21 - Friday at HiveMCR00:09:41 - Alex Moss’s talk00:11:05 - Sophie Brannon’s talk00:12:20 - Dawn Anderson’s talk00:13:49 - Jono Alderson’s talk00:16:19 - AI Search panel - Ben McKay, Nick Handley, Itamar Blauer and Gus Pelogia00:17:21 - Itamar Blauer’s talk00:18:22 - Areej AbuAli’s talk00:20:16 - Brand and digital PR panel - Lisa Paasche, Harry Clarkson-Bennett, Jono Alderson, Shannon McGuirk and Ashley Liddell00:21:20 - Gus Pelogia’s talk00:22:22 - Ashley Liddell’s talk00:23:40 - Gianluca Fiorelli’s talk00:24:19 - Steve Paine’s talk00:25:14 - Wrap up panel - Charlie Whitworth, Dawn Anderson, Luke Cope and Ned Poulter00:27:02 - Live comedy by Katie Lingo00:27:40 - Live comedy by Rich Wilson00:29:06 - Live comedy by Jeff Innocent00:29:49 - Wrap up and outro