SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PROFESSIONS OF THE FUTURE4th Annual TEDxLugano Event – Saturday September 9th 2017

Sponsoring TEDxLugano

TED is a nonprofit organization with

a motto to share ideas worth

spreading. What originated as a 4-

day conference in California 33

years ago has since grown into a

conference of movers and shakers

with changing ideas and multiple

initiatives. At TED, the world’s

leading thinkers and doers deliver 18

minute talks that are later made

available, free, at TED.com. TED

speakers have included Bill Gates,

Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir

Richard Branson, Beoit Mandelbrot,

Phillippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-

Iweala, Isabel Allende, and former

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

TED’s media initiatives include

TED.com, where new TEDTalks are

posted daily; the new TED

Conversations enable an exchange

of broad conversations among TED

fans; and the Open Translation

Project, a worldwide volunteer

enterprise that translates TEDTalks

About TED

(Technology, Entertainment & Design)

and also provides subtitles and

interactive transcripts. These media

initiatives have contributed to over

one billion TED video views.

Each year, two major TED events

take place: the TED Conference

every spring Vancouver, British

Columbia (along with a parallel

conference, TEDActive, in Palm

Springs), and TED Global is held

each summer in a different location,

Arusha, Tanzania being the choice

for 2017. In 2014 TED has started

a new chapter in celebration of its

30th anniversary and just recently

has brought along TEDActive to the

peaks of Whistler, BC. In

December 2015, TED hosted a

special event TEDGlobal in

Geneva, which has given

unprecedented visibility to all

upcoming TEDx events in

Switzerland, namely TEDxLugano.

Right after, the Curator of

TEDGlobal Bruno Giussani, native

of the canton of Ticino, has won the

Swiss Person of the Year award.

In the spirit of ideas worth

spreading, TEDx is a program of

local, self-organized events that

brings people together to share a

TED-like experience. TEDx events

combine TEDTalks and live

speakers to spark deep

discussions and connections

among an intimate group of

attendees. These local, self-

organized events are branded

TEDx, where x = independently

organized TED event. The TED

Conference provides general

guidance for the TEDx program,

but individual TEDx events are

self-organized (subject to certain

rules and regulations).

WHO ARE WE?

TEDxLugano is an independently

organized group, comprised of

local volunteers who are dedicated

to ideas worth spreading.

About TEDx

(x = Independently Organized Event)

TEDxLugano 2017 invites you to

explore the world around you. At

our event, you’ll join an energetic

and dynamic group of people to

celebrate the power of great

ideas. Let our accomplished and

innovative speakers lead you in a

fresh, thought-provoking journey

of perspective, and you’ll come

away motivated and inspired to

affect change.

TED is a conference where

you’re not just expected to listen

to talks; the environment and the

support system encourage you to

bring your ideas forward. I have

never been surrounded with such

collaborative and bright people!

- Disty Winata

REACH

The visitors and followers of TEDxLugano are highly educated and have an international and culturally diverse

background, therefore sponsors get major visibility through the local powerhouse of new ideas.

In 2014, the event had 100 participants; in 2015 – 200 participants; and in 2016 we finally received the exclusive

license for the unlimited number of participants while reaching 300 in actual attendance. This year we expect 1,000

attendees and over 2,000 applications for tickets.

Our social media currently are growing at a steady pace: our linkedin group counts over 500 members, the facebook

page has already surpassed 1,000 likes, instagram – more than 1,200 followers, our partnership with Swiss Social

helps us build the local community through networking events with the reach to over 5,500 members locally only in

the Ticino area, while the total number of views on our youtube channel broke the staggering 30,000!

SPARK CONVERSATIONS

Take an unconventional

and creative perspective,

gaining insight from early

adopters and super idea

spreaders.

GROW A BRAND IMAGE

Connect a big idea to a

brand message, offer

an immersive and

engaging learning

experience, and

expand your audience.

CELEBRATE

INNOVATION

Demonstrate creative

thinking and

commitment to building

awareness by

supporting ideas worth

spreading.

TEDxLugano – where great minds come together to shape a

brighter future

At the end of my life, I want to be able to say I contributed more than I

criticized! – Brené Brown

At TEDx Lugano we are and always have been all about contribution.

Our most senior team members, with Sergali Adilbekov as Curator,

Geoffroy Baylaender as Web Administrator and Mattia Bertoldi

responsible for PR & Mass Media, bring more than 12 years of

experience to the successful organization of the TEDxLugano event.

The TEDx Lugano conference was first held in 2014 and rapidly became

an ever growing platform for the exchange of ideas, visions, and

thoughts. Jack Vincent - Sales Advisor and Author, Karin Hehenberger –

CEO of Lyfebulb and life science Executive and Pio Wennubst, Head of

the Global Cooperation Department, are only a few of our most

renowned and inspiring past speakers.

Inspired by past speakers and building on the experience of our most

senior team members combined with the know-how and innovative

power of our entire team we aim to become the alternative conference to

the World Economic Forum.

Would you like to contribute?

VISION

Professions of the future

THEME

When we think of the professions of the future we may

ask ourselves:

“ How will the world of tomorrow, particularly the

working world, function?”

The world is changing fast. Some jobs are

disappearing, while some are flourishing. Our future

depends on how well each of us understands how the

world - especially the working world - is being

reimagined. The idea of a hyperconnected world is

becoming a reality and we need to prepare ourselves

accordingly.

With this year’s TEDxLugano conference we aim to

shed light onto the different professional fields and the

potential changes that will affect the way the modern

human being interacts and works in these fields. The

speaker's line-up will include leading and

accomplished personalities from different areas of

work, science and other areas of development, whom

we believe to be in the best position to forecast future

change.

Venue: LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

The spacious outside area in front of the main entrance offers a spectacular view and a variety of areas that can be dedicated to sponsors

for:

▪ Distribution of promotional materials

▪ Set up of personalized tables or booths

▪ Opportunities to organize activities for the audience

▪ Presentation of products and new innovations

In collaboration with our logistics manger we offer our Partners the possibility of creating an unforgettable experience.

LAC outside view on main entrance: LAC outside area lake view:

Venue: LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

The inside area and entrance impresses with its magnificent architectural design and offers the possibilities of:

▪ Distribution of promotional materials

▪ Set up of personalized tables or booths

▪ Opportunities to organize activities for the audience

▪ Presentation of products and new innovations

In collaboration with our logistics manger we offer our Partners the possibility of creating an unforgettable experience.

LAC inside view on design staircase: LAC inside the Auditorium:

These images show preliminary

dimensions of the sponsors’ logos

corresponding to their category.

General Partners will have their own

separate sponsorship wall.

The rest of the content on the

sponsorship wall is subject to

TEDxLugano’s latest marketing

information.

BENEFITS

SPONSORSHIP AMOUNT IN CHF 1,000 2,500 5,000 10,000 50,000 70,000

BENEFITS/CATEGORIES SUPPLIER ADVOCATE PACESETTER VISIONARY PARTNER GENERAL PARTNER

Complimentary ticket(s) to TEDxLugano 2 4 6 10 20 40

Logo with write-up on TEDxLugano ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Logo on promotional event posters ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Logo on TEDxLugano event programs ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Logo on sponsor slide in presentation deck ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Opportunity to distribute promotional materials

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Logo recognition on virtual sponsorship wall in common area during TEDxLugano event

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Multiple sponsor mentions by Host(s) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Priority reserved sponsor seating ✔ ✔ ✔

Opportunity to set up a personalized table or booth in a dedicated area

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Recognition during Post-TEDxLugano aperitivo ✔ ✔

Logo recognition on separate sponsorship wall in common area dedicated to General Partners during TEDxLugano event

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Recognition during Pre-TEDxLugano promotional events

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Opportunity to organize a dedicated exclusive dinner with selected TEDxLugano speakers and participants

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Contact & Questions

Dennis Hagander

Partnerships Manager

TEDxLugano

sponsors@tedxlugano.com

+41 79 339 98 37

Julia Stroeva

Sponsorships Manager

TEDxLugano

sponsors@tedxlugano.com

+41 76 208 71 78