A one-day digital sector conference is to be staged in Manchester which will welcome speakers from the UK, America and across Europe.

Speakers confirmed for the event, which will take place at The Bridgewater Hall on 28 April, include Joost De Valk from Orange Valley, social media speaker Will McInnes, Richard Gregory from Latitude Group and Ralph Tegtmeier aka Fantomaster.

More names will be confirmed nearer the time.

The SAScon event is being backed by Manchester Digital and the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organisation SEMPO and will feature international experts in SEO, analytics and social media marketing.

SAScon was created as a collaboration organisation between digital and creative agencies PUSH-ON, Latitude, Mediavest, Don’t Panic Events, Vanilla Storm, ISpy and Mediaedge:cia, while PR for the event will be handled by Brazen.

Simon Wharton from PUSH-ON commented: “We’ve brought together the best minds from around the world to share knowledge and future insight and aim to make the event the best in class in the UK. The support from international leaders and regional agencies has been immense ensuring SAScon will be an unmissable event.”

A comedy night on the evening and a networking breakfast for the following morning have also been arranged, which will be attended by the speakers and experts.