Corporate Sponsorship Document

2015
GATEWAYTOINNOVATION
VENDOR SPONSORSHIPS
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Gateway to Innovation
GATEWAY TO INNOVATION
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About G2i
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AT A GLANCE
2015 HONORARY ADVISORS
(partial listing)
ABOUT US
AMEREN SERVICES
MARY P. HEGER - VP, IT & CIO
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
FUED SADALA - CIO
BROWN SHOE COMPANY
MARK A. SCHMITT - SVP & CIO
On behalf of the honorary advisors, executive board and
conference planning committee, we invite you to join
us as a Corporate Sponsor at the Gateway to Innovation
conference in 2015.
CENTENE CORPORATION
DONALD G. IMHOLZ - EVP & CIO
CEQUEL III / SUDDENLINK
ROBERT PUTNAM - SVP & CIO
EDWARD JONES
VINNY FERRARI - CIO
EMERSON
KATHY MCELLIGOTT - VP & CIO
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
TONY BENDER - VP & CIO
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS
CRAIG KENNEDY - SVP & CIO
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
The annual Gateway to Innovation (g2i) conference
brings together many great IT leaders and thinkers
from around the nation and the St. Louis region, with
more than 1200 IT leaders and practitioners attending
the event in 2014. The 2015 conference will continue
to explore how IT drives growth in the life sciences,
manufacturing, finance, global commerce and industries
yet to be discovered. Interactive break-out sessions with
regional executives and industry leaders will address the
convergence of IT with other business imperatives.
GARY WIMBERLY - SVP & CIO
FIRST BANK
RICK NOLLE - CIO
HUSSMAN CORPORATION
MARK JORDAN - VP, CIO
LACLEDE GAS
RYAN HYMAN - VP, IT SERVICES
LMI AEROSPACE
MIKE BIFFIGNANI - CIO
MARITZ
GERRY IMHOFF - SVP
MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE
EDGAR AGUILAR - CTO-OPERATIONS
MCCARTHY HOLDINGS, INC.
MICHAEL OSTER - CIO
MERCY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
GILL HOFFMAN - VP & CIO
METRO
DEBBIE ERICKSON - VP & CIO
METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT
BARBARA MOHN - DIRECTOR OF IS
MODOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BETH RING - INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR
MONSANTO
As a Corporate Sponsor of the Gateway to Innovation
2015 conference, you will:
• Be recognized as an St. Louis organization
committed to supporting and helping grow the
region’s Information Technology industry
• Pre-purchase tickets for your IT staff at the
lowest registration rate
• Directly impact the amount of Community
Giveback generated by the event
Following you will find specific sponsorship information
for your review. A majority of the sponsorship
opportunities are limited, so please act now and
help us to continue making St. Louis a national hub of
Information Technology innovation.
For more information, contact Bill Stephenson with our
event management company, EFM, at 515-332-7940 or
bill@g2iconference.com.
JAMES SWANSON - CIO
NESTLE PURINA PET CARE
OLIVIA COMBEST - VP & CIO
PANERA BREAD COMPANY
We look forward to seeing you and your team at the
conference in 2015!
JOHN MEISTER - SVP & CIO
PEABODY ENERGY
LINA A. YOUNG - SVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
POST HOLDINGS
JOE CARO - CIO, SVP
REJIS COMMISSION
Mark Showers
Executive Vice President
RGA Reinsurance Co
Gil Hoffman
VP & CIO
Mercy Technology Services
DR. WILLIAM R. POWELL JR. - GENERAL MANAGER
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY
MARK E. SHOWERS - EVP, CIO
SCOTTRADE
IAN PATTERSON - CIO
SIGMA-ALDRICH
SILJI ABRAHAM - VP & CIO
Eric Gorham
Director of IT
REJIS Commission
ST. LOUIS CIO BOARD
David Kocs
Principal
TDK Technologies
2014 Corporate Sponsors
ROBERT BYRNE
SSM
MICHAEL PAASCH - VP, REGIONAL CIO
STATE OF MISSOURI
STEVE SIEGLER - DEPUTY CIO
ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT
DELE OREDUGBA - DIRECTOR IT
THE DOE RUN COMPANY
SHARON GIETL - VP OF IT & CIO
UNIGROUP, INC.
Anthony DeCanti - SVP & CIO
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Lawrence Casey
Chapter President
SIM St. Louis
Key Success Factors
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KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF THE ST LOUIS CIO BOARD
Gateway to Innovation is the premier collaboration and
networking event for IT Professionals. It is the only
event in St. Louis that is openly endorsed and supported
by the St. Louis CIO Board. Nearly 50 enterprise level
CIO’s have joined together to form the Gateway to
Innovation Advisory board, and are involved in all
aspects of the event from selection of Speakers and
Topics to Community Giveback.
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ST LOUIS CIO BOARD
CONSISTS OF
ENTERPRISE
LEVEL CIOS
UNPARALLELED ATTENDANCE GROWTH
Gateway to Innovation provides a conference that
is rich in quality content, and speakers. Gateway to
Innovation provides unique showcases and networking
opportunities that are unparalleled with any other
technical conference. Conference attendee feedback
is overwhelmingly positive every year. Gateway to
Innovation started in 2006 and has grown to over 1,200
attendees in eight short years.
CONSISTENT
GROWTH SINCE
2006
1200+
ATTENDEES in 2014
CRITICAL CORPORATE SUPPORT
Gateway to Innovation is unique in the fact that the
Corporate IT Organization’s not only support the event
in attendance, they actually sponsor the event to show
their commitment to the community.
COMMUNITY GIVEBACK
Gateway to Innovation is more than a one day
conference. It is the culmination of activities that
happen within the IT community week in and week
out. It is a celebration of IT success, and has impacted
the community with over $628,000 in donations to
technology initiatives in the St. Louis community. In
2013 alone, over $137,000 dollars were distributed to
such organizations as First Robotics, The English
Tutoring Project, Boys Hope/Girls Hope, and the IT
Entrepreneur Network.
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COMMUNITY
GIVEBACK OF
$628,000
Since 2006
EXCLUSIVE CIO & EXECUTIVE RECEPTION
Gateway to Innovation also features an invitation only
CIO and Executive Reception. The reception is a private
executive reception for conference Honorary Advisors,
CIO’s, and other senior leaders. The reception provides
for an energetic evening of networking, community
giveback through a silent auction, and a keynote
speaker to round out the evening. Over 140 regional
leaders and guests packed the 2014 reception for an
enjoyable evening that culminated with a presentation
by Edward Monser, Emerson President and COO.
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THE 2014 EXCLUSIVE CIO &
EXECUTIVE RECEPTION SAW
140+
REGIONAL
LEADERS &
GUESTS IN
ATTENDANCE
Community Giveback
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COMMUNITY GIVEBACK
COMMUNITY
GIVEBACK
TO DATE
$627,161
2014 CONTRIBUTIONS - $136,611.25
SIM Scholarships
12,000.00
Ranken Technical College
12,000.00
The English Tutoring Project
6,000.00
Boys Hope / Girls Hope
13,000.00
First Robotics
20,000.00
ITEN18,000.00
R7 Bluejay Foundation
18,000.00
UMSL Extreme IT
20,000.00
T-Rex10,000.00
SIM STL
2111.25
2012 CONTRIBUTIONS - $112,878.62
IT Entreprenuer Network $20,000
Therapeutic Horsemanship $15,000
Make A Wish Foundation $15,000
SIM Scholarship Fund $12,000
Cardinals Care $11,650
Loyola Academy of St Louis $10,000
SIM St Louis $14,229
Washington University $10,000
First Robotics $5,000
2010 CONTRIBUTIONS - $66,489.70
IT Entrepreneur Network $10,000
BackStoppers $15,000
Creative Comebacks (BounceBack) $6,700
Scholarships$12,000
SIM Community Involvement $10,000
MIT CAIT Scholarship $2,789
Innovate St. Louis $10,000
2013 CONTRIBUTIONS - $139,673.03
Scholarships
$6,000
ITEN$25,000
ARF - Animal Rescue Foundation
$18,150
First Robotics
$10,000
Boys/Girls Hope $6,000
SIM St. Louis $10,013
T-Rex $12,000
Unlimited Cerebral Palsy Heartland
$15,000
STLCC Scholarship Endowment $37,510
2011 CONTRIBUTIONS - $105,582.50
IT Entrepreneur Network $20,000
Logos School $12,500
Scholarships $12,000
First Robotics $11,000
SIM Community Involvement $10,082
Special Olympics $10,000
The MASTERS $10,000
UMSL - “Extreme IT” $10,000
Webster University Programming Contest
$10,000
2009 CONTRIBUTIONS - $48,927.00
IT Coalition $38,927
Scholarships $10,000
2008 CONTRIBUTIONS - $15,000.00
Scholarships
$10,000
Edgewood$5,000
2006 CONTRIBUTIONS - $2,000.00
Scholarships
$2,000
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Vendor Sponsorships
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
PLATINUM SPONSOR (EXCLUSIVE)
$17,500
• 30 complimentary event passes for staff
• Opportunity to provide a best practice breakout session
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Secondary Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Secondary Recognition on event signage and website
• Side of stage recognition at the recognition gala
KEYNOTE SPONSOR (LIMITED to 3)
$12,500
• Exclusive sponsor of one of three keynote speakers
• 30 complimentary event passes for staff
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Recognition on event signage and website
• Side of stage recognition at the recognition gala
$10,000
GOLD SPONSOR
• 20 complimentary event passes for staff
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Recognition on event signage and website
• Side of stage recognition at the main event cocktail reception
$7,500
SILVER SPONSOR
• 15 complimentary event passes for staff
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Recognition on event signage and website
• Side of stage recognition at the main event cocktail reception
$5,000
CONFERENCE SPONSOR
• 10 complimentary event passes for staff
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Recognition on event signage and website
• Recognition at the main event cocktail reception
TECH & INNOVATION SUPPORTERS
• 4 complimentary event passes for staff
• Any additional registrations invoiced at lowest rate of $150 per, to be invoiced after the event
• Full page Ad in Mobile App with Company Overview
• Recognition in event program and select marketing materials
• Recognition on select event signage and website
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$1,500
Sponsorship Agreement
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SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
Company Name_________________________________________________________
Event Contact:____________________________________Title:__________________
Address:________________________________________ City:__________________
Telephone:_____________________________________ State:_______Zip:________
Email:__________________________________________ Fax:__________________
Accounting Contact:_______________________________Title:__________________
Address:________________________________________ City:__________________
Telephone:_____________________________________ State:_______Zip:________
Email:__________________________________________ Fax:__________________
Package
Bag-$2,500
Lanyard-$2,500
Breakfast-$5,500
Lunch-$5,500
Contract Total
Authorized Signature
25% deposit, balance due 60 days prior to event | No Refunds
Client Print Name/Title
Client Signature
Date
I agree that this is a representation of my digital signature.
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