The best conference of the year

Volker Buscher, Director, Arup

I can't think of a conference that has been this enjoyable.

Dr. Thomas Wainwright, Director, Centre for Innovation & Enterprise, Southampton Management School

What is the Open Data Institute?

The Open Data Institute is a new, independent, global nonprofit that helps people create economic, environmental, and social impact using open data.

We convene world-class experts to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems.

Our annual international gathering, the ODI Summit, brings together world-leading thinkers and makers from the public, private and third sectors.

We have hundreds of members, have trained thousands of people, and reached over 750,000 people in our short 2-year existence.

We are fortunate to have financial support from Omidyar, Innovate UK, World Bank, EU H2020, and commercial partners. Sponsorship of the ODI Summit helps cover its costs and does not return a profit to the ODI.

The ODI board includes web inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, and Neelie Kroes, all of whom have dedicated decades of effort to creating our digital future.

What is Generation Open?Our digital generation, our digital natives, expect open access to everything: an open web, open source, open government, open data. Freedom to connect, freedom to travel, freedom to share, freedom to trade.

Everything available, everywhere, all the time. Anyone can publish, anyone can broadcast, anyone can retail, anyone can learn, anyone can make, everyone can share.

Our generation of makers expect services not products, and their expectations are sky high. If your service isnt good enough, theyll make their own.

Collaboration is mandatory with your customers, your clients, your suppliers, and even with your competitors. From music to moon missions, banks to breweries: what does the world look when open is the default?Generation O are our next generation of innovators and industries, customers and citizens that embrace network thinking, and are built on an open culture.

Our theme for 2015 is Generation Open

Reached 23 million people worldwide, as part of a BBC Click live, on-stage feature

5,743 unique users on website #ODISummit trended at 3,000+ mentions

Press: The Guardian, Information Age, Tech City News, Sunday Telegraph (front page & double-page spread)

400 attendees (40% C-level) 60 people trained 35 speakers 19 countries represented 5 Open Data Award winners 1 day event: Training, Conference, Gala dinner & Open Data

Awards Moved the conversation from vendor-driven terms like big data

to data-driven innovation

ODI Summit was the only conference Ive been to this year which was about ideas and concepts, rather than selling products

Damien McCloud, GIS Systems Leader, Arup

Sample of 2014 attending organisations

Our 2014 Summit celebrated Open Innovation

600 delegates, 40% C-level 1,000 ODI Members represented 30 ODI Nodes spanning 20 countries

Content across 5 theatres at BFI London: Keynote theatre: World-class speakers & thought-leaders Story theatre: showcasing the worlds leading open data startups and projects Challenge theatre: for young digital makers (with Young Rewired State) Creative lab: data-powered art installations, music workshops and performances Plus: Exclusive sector-themed roundtables

Also featuring: Innovation Caf for 15 exhibitors + intimate networking spaces Post-conference winter party at a secret London location

ODI Summit 2015 key features

1. Demonstrate you have an impact agendaPosition your brand as innovative and a step above your competition as a problem-solver, not just another technology solution or vendor.

2. Position your company as an industry leaderThe ODI convenes some of the most influential and senior leaders across the public and private sectors.

3. Generate businessRise above the noise of the crowd by meeting decision-makers in an environment of collaboration

4. Significant visibility and reachReach an international audience spanning UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

5. Support the future of the webODI is an independent non-profit dedicated to developing the web of data.

The 5 reasons you should sponsor the ODI Summit

Thank you all for being so supportive and professional, we were delighted to participate in the Summit.

Aine McGuire, CMO, ScraperWiki 2014 sponsor

Sponsor package overview

All prices are ex VAT

2014 Summit speakers