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Ben McKay

Voxelo
COO

About Ben McKay

Ben McKay is COO and co-founder of Voxelo, a Manchester-based virtual studio launching into ecommerce. Voxelo turns a short product video into interactive 3D digital twins, AR experiences, and AI product imagery, helping retailers build buyer confidence faster. It is powered by its proprietary UG3D® (User Generated 3D) technology.

Before founding Voxelo with Vladimir Mulhem and Roman Bromidge, Ben co-founded SAScon and spent much of his career at WPP and MoneySupermarket, leading SEO, content, and later a global consultancy driving growth in data, AI, and ecommerce for brands including CompareTheMarket, L’Oréal, and Audible.

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The State of AI Search // Summer 2026

Itamar Blauer, Nick Handley, Gus Pelogia, Ben McKay

Agentic commerce, UCPs, new players on scene, shrinking ChatGPT usage, AI mode and overviews and Gemini’s increasing market share. There will be all sorts of topics to discuss on this panel and who knows what will change between now and May. Itamar, Nick, Ben and Gus will discuss the current state of play, what we should be doing and what we shouldn’t and give the audience some hot takes they can take home. Not to be missed!

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    Friday 22 May

    • Full HiveMCR Conference
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    Thursday 21 May

    • HiveMCR Opening Party with live music & DJ
    • Manchester All Stars Talks & Panels

    Friday 22 May

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    • Stand-up Comedy
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    Training + Party + Conference

    Thursday 21 May

    • Full-day specialist training masterclass (choose after booking)
    • HiveMCR Opening Party with live music & DJ

    Friday 22 May

    • Full HiveMCR Conference
    • Stand-up Comedy
    • After Party
    Get your ticket for just £299
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