Executive Initiative summit partners don’t sponsor from the outside. They participate from within. As an equal at the table, alongside the C-level technology executives who shape enterprise technology decisions.
Our Approach
Partners, not vendors
Most technology conferences keep sponsors at arm’s length: logo placements, exhibition booths, and limited access to the room where conversations happen
Executive Initiative partners participate as equals. Your C-level executive joins the summit as a peer, attending sessions, engaging in roundtables, and contributing to the conversations that define the agenda. The relationship you build is genuine, because you earned it in the room.
“Our partners are in the room because they belong in the room, not because they paid to be there.”
Traditional Sponsorship
Executive Initiative Partnership
✕Exhibition booth, separate from attendees
✓Full summit access as an equal participant
✕Exhibition hall booth assignments
✓Panel participation as a thought leader
✕Badge scanning for lead capture
✓Genuine peer relationships built in the room
✕Logo on a banner, forgotten by Tuesday
✓Prominent brand presence across all summit marketing
✕Sales rep attends on behalf of the company
✓C-level executive participates as a peer
The Room You’re Joining
The executives who make the decisions
Every attendee at an Executive Initiative summit is a C-level technology executive with enterprise-level scope, budget authority, and the mandate to evaluate, recommend, and approve technology investments.
Chief Information Officers
Enterprise CIOs responsible for technology strategy, vendor relationships, and IT investment decisions across their organizations.
Chief Information Security Officers
Senior security executives accountable for enterprise cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and security technology investment.
Senior Technology Leaders
CIOs, CTOs, and C-level technology executives with enterprise-level scope and direct influence over technology purchasing decisions.
100%
C-level or senior IT leadership
12
Summits hosted since 2017
2
Days of peer conversation
100%
Peer-led content. Always.
Partnership Package
One package. Full participation
We offer a single, comprehensive partnership package, because we believe in simplicity and in giving every partner the same meaningful experience. No tiered logo sizes. No second-class participation. One price, one level of access, one relationship.
Partnership Investment
$15,000
Per summit: CIO Initiative or CISO Initiative
CIO Initiative Summit
CISO Initiative Summit
Full summit access for one C-level executive
Your designated C-level executive attends as a full participant, joining all sessions, roundtables, meals, and the evening reception as an equal peer alongside CIO and CISO attendees.
Panel participation opportunity
Your executive is invited to participate on a moderated panel session, contributing as a thought leader on a topic relevant to the attendee community.
Prominent logo placement in all summit marketing
Your organization’s logo is featured prominently across all summit marketing materials, including event communications, the summit program, and digital assets distributed to all attendees.
Inclusion in the summit application
Your organization’s details are included in the summit registration and application materials, ensuring every attendee is aware of the partners who make the summit possible.
2027 Partnership Opportunities
Choose your summit
CIO Initiative®
CIO Summit October 2027
October 6–7, 2027
Location to be announced
Audience: CIOs, CTOs & senior IT leaders
Partnership opportunities available
CISO Initiative℠
CISO Summit 2027
March 10–11, 2027
Location to be announced
Audience: CISOs & senior security executives
Now accepting partnership inquiries
Get in Touch
Ready to join us at the table?
Partnership opportunities at Executive Initiative summits are limited. We review every inquiry personally to ensure the partnership is the right fit, for you and for the community.