Brandi AI CEO Leah Nurik to Join Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit Panel on Search and Generative Engine Optimization

Panel will discuss how AI-powered search is reshaping brand discovery, visibility and measurement

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandi AI™, the leading intelligence-driven enterprise platform for Brand Intelligence, AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), today announced that CEO and Co-founder Leah Nurik will participate in a panel at the 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Nurik will join marketing, communications and AI visibility leaders for "Search & GEO: The Marketing Playbook for an AI-First World." The discussion will examine how AI-powered search is changing the way consumers and business buyers discover and evaluate brands, and what marketers can do to adapt as visibility increasingly depends on being understood, trusted, surfaced and cited by generative AI platforms.

Panelists will discuss which Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and GEO strategies are producing measurable results, which assumptions about AI search are becoming outdated, how organizations can measure visibility across an increasingly fragmented search ecosystem and what marketers should prepare for next.

WHAT:
A panel discussion on the strategies, measurement approaches and emerging practices shaping brand visibility in AI-powered search.

WHO:
Leah Nurik, CEO and Co-founder, Brandi AI
Eileen Cassidy Rivera, CMO & CCO, Longitude Health
Monica Tomasso, Founder, Monic AI Systems
Eric Wright, EVP, D S Simon Media
Josh Greene, CEO, The Mather Group

WHEN:
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026
10:45–11:30 a.m. ET

WHERE:
MLK Library Conference Center
901 G St. NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20001

To learn more about the session, "Search & GEO: The Marketing Playbook for an AI-First World," visit https://marcomsummit.co/session/geo-in-year-two-what-actually-moved-the-needle/. 

About Leah Nurik

Leah Nurik is CEO and Co-founder of Brandi AI, bringing more than 20 years of experience helping B2B technology companies define markets, sharpen positioning and accelerate growth. She has advised more than 400 growth-stage software companies and held senior strategy, product and marketing roles at Motorola, Symbol Technologies, Infowave and other technology organizations. Before Brandi AI, Nurik founded and led Gabriel Marketing Group, an award-winning public relations agency for B2B technology companies. She brings deep expertise in brand strategy, communications, product marketing and go-to-market execution to Brandi AI's mission and growth.

About Brandi AI

Brandi AI™ is the leading platform for enterprise Brand Intelligence, AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Built on a powerful intelligence layer, Brandi helps organizations stay visible as online discovery shifts from search engines to AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity, revealing where brands stand in this new landscape. Brandi tracks the high-intent questions buyers ask AI and shows whether — and how — a brand is mentioned or cited in AI answers. With this foundation, Brandi AI provides data-driven guidance and optimization tools to help marketers refine existing web content and create new AI-ready content designed to earn brand mentions and citations in AI answer engines. Used by Fortune 500s, global agencies and mid-market brands across B2C and B2B industries, Brandi AI supports CMOs and product marketers in defining category strategy and content, and PR, SEO, and digital marketing teams in driving visibility. For more information, visit mybrandi.ai.

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