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The Colorado Innovation Summit serves:
The people, companies, and State of Colorado.
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Our mission is:
To help companies nationwide to build wealth through effective
innovation and innovation management, while positioning Colorado
as a powerful center of innovation.
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We are the only conference in Colorado…
serving both innovators and management with a focus on both
the human and business sides of innovation.
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will launch the Colorado Innovation Clearinghouse serving:
(Details below)
- Colorado
Innovation Associations
- Colorado
Innovation Services
- Colorado
Innovation Speaking and Training
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We will support Colorado’s growing innovation
cluster for the long term.
- Annual
Colorado Innovation Summit
- Ongoing
Innovation Clearinghouse
- Active
reciprocal support of professional associations, State innovation
activities, educational initiatives, and other innovation
conferences and seminars
Target Audience
- Innovators
and management from innovative companies.
- 350 people
from midsize and larger companies
- 35% from
companies over 500 employees
- 35% from
companies of 100-500 people
- 30% other
Target Demographics
- 35% corporate
management
- 35% corporate
innovators
- 10% entrepreneurs,
- 10% service
providers
- 10% other
Sponsorship
Options
Event
Level – Three opportunities at $15,000
These investments represent special relationships. Our mutual
commitments will be developed together. Example Event Sponsorships
include:
- Naming
Privilege: The name of the Summit becomes:
“The (your name) Colorado Innovation Summit”
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Program Privilege: You
acquire a piece of the program, with complete flexibility (within
Summit guidelines) in speaking and attendee interaction. For
instance, you might choose to put on the opening evening with
a keynote, panel session, and reception.
- Location
Privilege: You host the Summit, providing facilities,
seating, audio-video, parking, and other amenities.
Platinum
Level – $8,000 cash or in-kind
- Recommendations:
One speaker. One advisor
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Exhibit:
One 10x10 exhibit space near general sessions
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Advertisement: One
full page 4-color ad in the Conference Guide
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Profile:
One full page corporate profile in the Conference Guide
- Passes:
Two VIP Conference passes for sponsor executives
- Two
full Conference passes for staff or customers
- Two
exhibit staff passes
- Attendance
list: Use of conference registration for pre- and post-event
promotions
- Visibility:
Priority logo placement on conference website and marketing
materials
- Prominent
on-site banners and signage
- Mention
in all advertisements and invitations
Gold
Level – $4,000 cash or in-kind
- Recommendations:
One speaker. One advisor
- Exhibit:
One 6-foot table exhibit space near general sessions
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Advertisement:
One full page ad in the Conference Guide
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Profile:
One half-page corporate profile in the Conference Guide
- Passes:
One VIP Conference pass for a sponsor executive
- One
full Conference pass for staff or a customer
- One
exhibit staff pass
- Visibility:
Secondary logo placement on conference website and marketing
materials
- Secondary
location for on-site banners and signage
- Mention
in most advertisements and invitations
Lunch
Sponsorships: Two Opportunities at $4,000 + Expenses
Catered lunches
are planned for Thursday and Friday. As a lunch sponsor, you would
be able to place a lunch speaker on an appropriate topic. Your
sponsorship will be announced, given website publicity, and a
half page ad in the conference handout.
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Recommendations:
Speaker for your lunch
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Advertisement:
One half page ad in the Conference Guide
- Profile:
One half-page corporate profile in the Conference Guide
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Passes:
- Two
VIP Conference passes for a sponsor executives
- Two
full Conference passes for staff or customers
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Visibility:
- Secondary
logo placement on conference website and marketing materials
- Secondary
location for on-site banners and signage
- Mention
in most advertisements and invitations
Reception
Sponsorship: One Opportunity at $4,000 plus expenses
A reception
is planned for Thursday evening. As a sponsor, you would have
complete control over invitations, music, food, entertainment,
and speaking. This would be a perfect setting for a new product
announcement.
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Recommendations:
- Speaker
during the reception
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Advertisement:
One half page ad in the Conference Guide
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Profile:
One half-page corporate profile in the Conference Guide
- Passes:
- Two
VIP Conference passes for a sponsor executives
- Two
full Conference passes for staff or customers
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Visibility:
- Secondary
logo placement on conference website and marketing materials
- Secondary
location for on-site banners and signage
- Mention
in most advertisements and invitations
Sponsor positioning
in website and promotional materials will be based on date of
commitment. Early sponsors will get the best logo, name, and exhibit
positions.
Other
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Program
Sponsor: $2,000 for audio/visual, platform, extra microphones,
and venue staff
- Exhibit
Sponsor: $2,000 for piping, draping, electricity, and
set-up costs for the exhibit
- Handbook
Sponsor: $3,000 or in-kind services for copying and
binding the conference handouts
- Break
Sponsors: $1,000 each to enable fancier, more fun eats
at morning/afternoon breaks
- Registration
Sponsor: $1,000 to cover costs of pre- and conference
registration. This sponsor can offer bags, at their expense.
Each sponsor
in this category will receive a full conference pass ($495 value),
a half page ad in the Handbook, logos on our website, and grateful
mention from the podium.
Media
Sponsors
We look forward
to working closely with a range of media. Media sponsorships will
be contribution of advertising space or public relations efforts.
We will work with each media sponsor to achieve the best possible
arrangements for both sides. Depending on level of contribution,
media sponsors may receive the benefits of Platinum or Gold sponsors.
Exhibitor
Only
If you are
unable to sponsor, please consider exhibiting. You will gain brand
equity benefits similar to, though less than those of a sponsor.
Please request our Exhibitor Proposal.
Roughly one
third of Summit schedule will be networking time in which attendees
will be encouraged to visit the exhibits.
Your investment:
- 20 x 10
space, 2 vendor passes - $2,950
- 10 X 10
space, 2 vendor passes – $1,950
- 10 X 4
space, 1 vendor pass – $1,490
- 6' Table
Display, 1 vendor pass – $950
We look forward
to hearing from you.
Contact
Gary
Lundquist, Chair
President, Market Engineering
303-840-9929
garyl@market-engineering.com
Thomas
J. Frey, Producer
Executive Director, The DaVinci Institute
(303) 666-4133
dr2tom@davinciinstitute.com
