Why should you sponsor the Innovation Festival 2025?
Brand Visibility and Awareness: Sponsoring the event provides a platform to showcase its brand, products, and services to a targeted audience that includes students, academics, entrepreneurs, and other industry professionals.
Talent Recruitment: Sponsoring the event allows your company to engage with potential recruits, get first hand information on the latest innovations, and identify upcoming innovators
Networking and Collaboration: The event provides opportunities to network with other industry leaders, academic institutions, and potential partners.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Sponsoring this event will demonstrate your company's commitment to supporting innovation in Africa.
Market Intelligence and Trends: Being part of this event will allow your company to stay informed about the latest trends, research, and developments in technology and innovation. Thought Leadership: Sponsoring and participating in panels, workshops, and discussions will allow your company to position itself as a thought leader in the industry, sharing expertise and insights with the broader community.
Supporting Innovation Ecosystem: By sponsoring the Innovation Festival, YOUR company can support the growth of the local innovation ecosystem, fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurship and technological advancement.
The following sponsorship levels and exhibition stands are available with different associated benefits:
Platinum - (Plenary Venue Sponsor) - R300,000-00
- Sponsored Keynote Address (a 15 minutes presentation aligned to the conference theme)
- A complimentary table at the awards ceremony
- Exhibition stand for display of books, literature, equipment etc.
- A full-page A4 colour advert in the conference programme on the inside or outside of the back cover.
- Display of promotional material (e.g. banners) at the event
- A banner advertisement on the conference website with a link to the company website
- Acknowledgement in all literature and on the conference website
- Verbal acknowledgement during sponsored activities
- Audio-visual presentation at sponsored event;
- Inclusion of promotional material in the conference bag; and
- Display of the company logo on sponsored material.
Gold – (Awards Ceremony Sponsor) - R150,000-00
- Introduce keynote speaker at awards ceremony
- Formal thank you during the ceremony
- Opportunity to host ceremony guest speaker
- A complimentary table at the wards ceremony
- Exhibition stand for display of books, literature, equipment etc.
- A full-page A4 colour advert in the conference programme just before the back cover
- Display of promotional material (e.g. banners) at the event;
- A banner advertisement on the conference website with a link to the company website
- Verbal acknowledgement during sponsored activities
- Inclusion of promotional material in the conference bag
- Display of the company logo on sponsored material
Gold 2 – (Keynote & Sub-Theme Speakers - Sponsor) - R150,000-00
- Introduce keynote speaker at the conference;
- Formal thank you during the keynote;
- A complimentary table at the awards ceremony
- Exhibition stand for display of books, literature, equipment etc.
- A full-page A4 colour advert in the conference programme just before the
- back cover
- Display of promotional material (e.g. banners) at the event.
- A banner advertisement on the conference website with a link to the company website
- Verbal acknowledgement during sponsored activities
- Inclusion of promotional material in the conference bag
- Display of the company logo on sponsored material
Silver Sponsor - R100,000-00
- Sponsor students conference attendance costs
- Formal thank you at the event
- One awards dinner ticket (Plus one included)
- Display of promotional material (e.g. banners) at the event
- A banner advertisement on the conference website with a link to the company website;
- Acknowledgement in all literature and on the conference website
- Verbal acknowledgement during sponsored activities
- Inclusion of promotional material in the conference bag
- Display of the company logo on sponsored material
Bronze Sponsor - R50,000-00
- Signage at the conference (2 banners)
- Formal thank you
- One awards dinner ticket (with plus 1)
- Inclusion of company logo on the conference website page
- Exhibition stand for display of books, literature, equipment etc.;
Awards Ceremony Sponsor – R20,000
- 4 x Pull up banners
- Acknowledgement of your sponsorship from the Podium
- Flyers and brochures in the awards ceremony area
- Company logo and link on website
- Logo in event brochure
- Logo in promotional emails