Pack your (virtual) boots. Captivate 2026 on-demand is all yours. Keynotes, sessions, and the moments you didn't want to miss.

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Captivate 2026 has wrapped!

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What if 2½ days in Austin, TX could make a fundamental difference in your team’s ability to deliver resilient revenue for your business?

That’s the exact plan, and why you should register to attend Captivate 2026: CaptivateIQ’s customer conference that will bring together top planning and incentive compensation professionals in one place for an educational, intimate, and inspirational event. Packed with both expert content and peer-to-peer engagements, and enriched with the fun and entertainment only Austin can deliver—you won’t find this kind of event anywhere else.
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Why Attend

You're constantly being asked to do more with less. Targets change. Board demands shift. The economy ebbs and flows. AI looms as opportunity and threat. Yet through it all, the pressure to deliver stays relentless.

Captivate 2026 is about co-creating the future of resilient revenue, navigating the obstacles and seizing the opportunities along the way.

We believe the best way forward isn't alone—it’s together. If you’re in sales compensation, planning, RevOps, or revenue leadership, this event is built for you.
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What Makes Captivate 2026 Different

Unconference Energy

Content shaped by you, including facilitated peer roundtables so you can tackle the questions you actually face and leave with tangible actions you can take back in the flow of your day-to-day.

Real Expertise + Real Stories

Learn from practitioners and leaders who’ve navigated messy problems, made trade-offs, and built revenue engines that endure, across a variety of industries, segments, and use cases.

Enduring Community

You’ll leave with new collaborators, mentors, and peers who get it—and who stay part of your journey long after the event ends. We’ll also foster lively conversations with tenured industry partners who are eager to help.

Tools for Now & Tomorrow

Take away frameworks, templates, and tactics you can use immediately—so resilience isn’t just a word, it’s built into your daily execution.

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Featured Speakers

Carl Eschenbach

Carl Eschenbach

Former CEO

Chris Degnan

Chris Degnan

Former Chief Revenue Officer

Ben Fletcher

Ben Fletcher

Partner

Rachel Parrinello

Rachel Parrinello

Principal

Matthew Bartels

Matthew Bartels

Principal

Kate Ditta

Kate Ditta

Vice President & Treasurer

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A Look at Captivate

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Agenda Snapshot

  • Deep-dive keynotes & expert sessions - featuring well known brands and industry “celebrities”

  • Facilitated peer roundtables (topic-driven, role-driven)

  • Workshops & breakout tracks focused on planning, comp strategy, RevOps, uncertainty, economic shifts, and more - crowdsourced directly from attendees.

  • Networking, connection rituals, community building (think less formal receptions, more thoughtful connection)

  • Time built in for collaboration and unplanned discovery.

  • And don’t forget fun - we’ll make the most of the hip Austin scene with live music, delicious food and drink, and lively entertainment. You might even want to pack your boots!

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A Huge Thanks to Our Sponsors

Logos of sponsors: EY, ZS, Innovyne, Blue Horizons, Open Symmetry, Composed Comp Group, and Sands Partners.

Watch the Captivate 2026 Recordings

Don’t navigate these times of uncertainty alone - let us facilitate connections and conversation that can help you well beyond Captivate 2026.

With CaptivateIQ as your partner, this event is designed to help you buffer the shocks, anticipate the turns, and build systems and relationships that hold when everything else doesn’t.

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By registering, you acknowledge that participation in this Event will be subject to CaptivateIQ’s event terms, policies, and participation requirements.
Questions? Email events@captivateiq.com and our team is can help!