INNOVATION FESTIVAL
Festival Sponsorships
Build your own sponsorship experience by bundling sponsorships across all three events. Sponsors who reach the grand sponsorship level will receive the additional benefits outlined below.
Showcase your brand by sponsoring the main stage of Innovation Festival. Stake your claim and show your commitment to driving innovation by claiming the naming rights to our main stage!
Connect with influencers in the region by sponsoring the VIP Terrace, which provides attendees access to the best seats in the house.
Show some love to our incredible local acts by sponsoring and claiming the naming rights to the brewery stage.
Be recognized over the PA of the main stage as the sponsor of the night’s headlining national touring act! Make an undeniable statement about your brand’s relevance to attendees.
Amplify your brand to Innovation Festival attendees with a PA announcement from the main stage before the National Support Act.
Obtain brand recognition from the Innovation Festival stage and on a Regional Support Act’s Social Media.
Obtain brand recognition from the Innovation Festival stage and on a Local Support Act’s Social Media.
Connect with attendees and stake your claim to a prime piece of festival real estate by hosting an exhibitor or hospitality tent.
10′ x 20′ premium location
Connect with attendees and stake your claim to a prime piece of festival real estate by hosting an exhibitor or hospitality tent.
10′ x 20′ high traffic location
Connect with attendees and stake your claim to a prime piece of festival real estate by hosting an exhibitor or hospitality tent.
10′ x 20′ medium traffic location
10′ x 10′ medium traffic location
Connect with attendees and stake your claim to a prime piece of festival real estate by hosting an exhibitor or hospitality tent.
10′ x 10′ lower traffic area
Everyone needs a good pair of sunnies. Be a sponsor and put your brand on some stellar shades – a must have for any festival goer!
Ensure your brand is visible long after the festival. This sponsorship includes podium recognition.
Ensure your brand is visible on festival day by sponsoring lanyards for VIP attendees. This sponsorship includes podium recognition.
Need we say more? A staple in every Midwestern home, get the word out and get your brand on a koolie when you sponsor.
Be bold, be vibrant, ensure that your logo stands out in the crowd by sponsoring festival bandanas.
CONFERENCEs
Build your own sponsorship experience by bundling sponsorships across all three events. Sponsors who reach the grand sponsorship level will receive the additional benefits outlined below.
Celebrate change makers in the industry by sponsoring the first annual awards dinner. Sponsorship includes welcoming remarks at the start of dinner and branding on tables.
Be a sponsor of this dinner that brings together all attendees. Sponsorship includes welcoming remarks at the start of dinner.
Be the sponsor of the end of day reception and be part of a unique networking opportunity. (2 available)
Jump start the day by sponsoring the most important meal of the day. Sponsorship includes branding in all food and beverage service areas.
Welcome all attendees to lunch and provide a brief introduction to your company or institution. Sponsorship includes branding in all food and beverage service areas (up to 5 available).
Ensure your branding is seen during the conference by sponsoring a morning or afternoon coffee break. Sponsorship includes branding in all food and beverage service areas.
Remind attendees of your brand even long after the conference ends by displaying your logo on the conference bags distributed to all registrants.
We will deliver this bag of sponsor gifts to all of the speakers when they arrive at the conference. Sponsor logo will be on the reusable tote bag.
Be the sponsor of the conference notepads and feature your logo! This sponsorship includes podium recognition.
Ensure your brand is always visible during the conference by sponsoring lanyards for all attendees. This sponsorship includes podium recognition.
If you find a great candidate for your company or institution, sponsor their travel to Innovation Festival. Travel award sponsors will have their logos added to each of their sponsored attendee’s badges and will be acknowledged in the award letter.
- National sponsorship – $1,500
- Regional sponsorship – $750
- Local sponsorship – $500
Lunch table hosts have the opportunity to invite up to 9 attendees to join their table. Hosts will work with BioKansas to identify attendees who are a good fit for the host’s goals.
Using BioKansas’ recruitment matching service, match meeting sponsors are invited to participate in 20-minute one-on-one meetings with potential recruits during the conference.
- 4 meetings – $500
- 8 meetings – $900
- 10 meetings – $1,100
Join the conference by hosting an exhibitor table. It’s the perfect opportunity to showcase programs and opportunities.
Highlight the discoveries and advancements within your corporation by sponsoring a corporate presentation.
Send a clear and inspiring message to all conference attendees by sponsoring a keynote presentation and introducing the speaker.
Send a clear and inspiring message to all conference attendees by sponsoring a keynote presentation and introducing the speaker.
Advertising
Build your own sponsorship experience by bundling sponsorships across all three events. Sponsors who reach the grand sponsorship level will receive the additional benefits outlined below.
Sponsor an Innovation splash video broadcast at the festival and embed your own 30 second advertisement.
Put your message and brand into all attendee’s hands with an advertisement in the conference program.
- Full page $1,000
- Half page $500
- Quarter page $250
Advertise an upcoming event, training program, career opportunity, or share general information about your organization by adding a flyer to all conference bags. Sponsor provides completed and printed fliers.
Grand Sponsorships
Build your own sponsorship experience by bundling sponsorships across all three events. Sponsors who reach the grand sponsorship level will receive the additional benefits outlined below.
Diamond
$50,000
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 20 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 200 Beats Badges
- 50% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in local, regional, and national print advertising (time restrictions apply)
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 2 golf team registrations (8 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations
Pink Diamond
$35,000
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 15 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 75 Beats Badges
- 50% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in local, regional, and national print advertising (time restrictions apply)
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 2 golf team registrations (8 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations
Ruby
$25,000
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 12 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 50 Beats Badges
- 30% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in local, regional, and national print advertising (time restrictions apply)
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 2 golf team registrations (8 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations
Emerald
$15,000
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 10 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 30 Beats Badges
- 30% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 1 golf team registrations (4 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations
Sapphire
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 8 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 25 Beats Badges
- 25% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 1 golf team registrations (4 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations
Amethyst
$7,000
- Recognition as sponsor on website
- Logo on newsletters and email blasts
- Annual BioKansas newsletter feature
- 6 Conference, Beats, and Beer VIP Badges
- 20 Beats Badges
- 25% discount on up to 4 additional Conference & Beats Badges
- Logo included on large festival sponsor banners
- Inclusion in Innovation Festival social media campaign
- 1 golf team registrations (4 players total) and 25% off additional golf team registrations