Sponsorship Opportunities

Pan African DataCentres Event has a number of sponsorship opportunities for companies wishing to put their brand in front of these high spending professionals.

Sponsorship is a good way to increase or maximise brand awareness creating loyalty and re-enforcing brand values:

  • Raise brand awareness and create preference
  • Create positive PR and raise awareness of the organisation as a whole
  • Help launch products and services
  • Build brand positioning through associative imagery
  • Support sales promotional campaigns
  • Create internal emotional commitment to the brand
  • Act as corporate hospitality that promotes good relations with clients.

Pan African DataCentre Lead Sponsor – £25,000

  • Branding of one of the Main Conference Room theatre
  • Chairing of one of the Conference Sessions
  • Logo to appear on the marketing materials from point of signed contract -subject to availability
  • Branding on the event website with link to sponsor’s site
  • Branding on all event signage carrying the Pan African DataCentres logo at the event
  • Two presentations (one each day)
  • 500 word company/product/service description in the show guide
  • Full page colour advertisement in the show guide
  • Insert into show bag
  • Dedicated post-event email, sent via Stepex
  • 18m2 designer stand
  • 15 Conference Passes for staff and invited Guests
  • Badge Scanners x 2 to capture Attendee Details
  • Contact data for all your presentation attendees

Platinum Sponsorship – £17,000

  • Logo to appear on the marketing materials from point of signed contract
  • Branding on the event website with link to sponsor’s site
  • Branding on all event signage carrying the Pan African DataCentres logo at the event
  • One presentation (in one of the seminar theatres)
  • 250 word company/product/service description in the show guide
  • ½ page colour advertisement in the show guide
  • Insert into show carrier bag
  • Dedicated post-event email
  • 18m2 designer stand
  • 10 Conference Passes for staff and invited Guests
  • Badge Scanners x 2 to capture Attendee Details
  • Contact data for all your presentation attendees

Gold Sponsorship – £11,000

  • Logo to appear on the marketing materials from point of signed contract and subject to availability
  • Branding on the event website with link to sponsor’s site
  • One presentation (in one of the seminar theatres)
  • 250 word company/product/service description in the show guide
  • ¼ pg colour advertisement in the show guide
  • 9m2 designer stand
  • 6 Conference Passes for staff and invited Guests
  • Badge Scanner x 1 to capture Attendee Details
  • Contact data for all your presentation attendees

Session Sponsorship – £1,750

Exhibitors can sponsor a session within the programme . This will be of particular interest for companies who have a product, or service that relates to a specific discipline.

Included in the sponsorship price is:

  • Sponsor to speak on an agreed topic within the programme
  • Opportunity to place a pop-up display in the room (banner to be supplied by sponsor)
  • Opportunity to place a company sign on the lectern (sign to be supplied by sponsor)
  • Sponsors Logo to be linked to this session in ALL printed material
  • Sponsors logo to be linked to this session on the event website
  • Sponsors Logo to be on “Thank you to our Sponsors” page in the Show Catalogue

Lanyards – £3,900 (includes Production from agreed design)

The Lanyards are one of the most prominent and valued items given to every visitor and every exhibitor at Pan African DataCentres Event. Highly visible on site, they are also retained after their visit, so providing exposure and presence long after the event.

Registration Sponsorship – £3,000 

The Package Includes:

  • Acknowledgement in the Pan African DataCentres Event exhibition catalogue
  • Acknowledgement on the Pan African DataCentres Event website
  • Logo on the Pan African DataCentres Event Online Registration Page
  • Logo on Pan African DataCentres Event Online Confirmation Emails sent to all Pre-registered Visitors
  • Client logo to appear on the signage supporting the registration area, under the title ‘Ticket & Registration Sponsored By’ (To include Form Filling Counters, and Front of the Registration Desks)
  • T-Shirts or Fleeces to be worn by registration staff (If Supplied by Sponsor)

Delegate Bag – £1,500 (Opportunity Cost + Supply)

This together with the Lanyards is the most prominent and valued items given to every visitor and every exhibitor at Pan African DataCentres Event. Highly visible on site, they are also retained after their visit, so providing exposure and presence long after the event. The proposed version of the delegate bag will be forwarded to Stepex for approval and the Pan African DataCentres Event Web address (1 colour) must appear on one side of the delegate bag.

(The bags can either be supplied by the Sponsor to an agreed design or can be supplied by Stepex with the cost of production passed on to the Sponsor.)

Visitor and Delegate Email Sponsorship – £550 (per email)

Exhibitors have the opportunity to sponsor emails sent to registered visitors and potential visitors prior to Pan African DataCentres Event.

This can be a great way to promote onsite activities and highlight your participation at the event.

Delegate Pack Inserts – £275 (Limited to 10 Max)

Inserts are useful for announcing product launches, special offers, etc to ensure that the message reaches every visitor at Pan African DataCentres Event and draws them to your stand.

Room Hire – POA

Exhibitors have the opportunity to book rooms within the Sandton Convention Centre to give more detailed demonstrations of their products, hold business meetings with key customers or host lunches for delegates and visitors.

There is the opportunity to hire a room for one or two days. Get in contact for more details, prices and packages available.

To secure your sponsorship or discuss Bespoke packages, please contact Hugh Robinson, Tel: +44 (0) 1892 518877 / +44 (0) 7882 246950 or email: HughRobinson@stepex.com