AU-AIP SUMMIT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Type of Package	Branding	Plenary speaker	Media interviews	Number of Seats at the dinner	Exhibition
Anchor/Principal R5 000 000 (Maximum of 2 Partners)	Extensive – on all materials, website, plenary and all breakaway rooms, 2 pages in the programme booklet	Yes, Main opening plenary	3	1 Table(10 Seats)	2 (6x6 m2)
Platinum R3 000 000(Max of 5 Partners)	Extensive – on all materials, website, plenary and all breakaway rooms, 1 page in the programme booklet	Yes, other plenaries	2	1 Table(10 Seats)	1 (6x6 m2)
Gold R1 000 000	Only on all materials, website and breakaway rooms	Yes, other plenaries	1	5 Seats	1 (3x3 m2)
Silver R500 000	Branding in all materials, website and breakaway rooms	Yes, in specific sessions/panels	N/A	5 Seats	1 (3x3 m2)
Dinner One partner R300,000	As a dinner sponsor and in the dinner venue 1 Insert in the delegate bag	No	No	1 table and speaking opportunity	No
Reception (day 3)-R400,000	A reception sponsor will get 1 Insert in the delegate bags, and speaking opportunity at the reception	No	No	No	No
Other/in kind (delegate bags and inserts, lanyards, name badges, pens, note pads, speaker gifts	Co-branding on the in-kind item and item to be procured by sponsor Up to 3 inserts in the delegate bags	No	No	No	No

Table 1: Sponsorship packages

(a) Exhibitions packages – partners will have an opportunity to select an exhibition package suitable for their needs from the below packages:

- Standard
- Double standard
- Shell only
- Tailor made

Package	Offering	Fee
Standard	3x3 booth with 2 chairs, table, bookshelves and storage rugs Other furniture can be arranged at an additional cost	60K and 20% off for each additional 3x3
Double standard	6x3 with 4 chairs, table, bookshelves and storage rugs	110k and 20% off for each additional 3x3
Shell only	6x3 booth. Exhibitors to furnish the booth at their own cost and external contractors will be subject to approval by the organising committee.	70K
Tailor made	TBC as per partner’s needs	TBC

Table 2: Exhibition packages

(b) Dissemination and event promotion

This category of partners will assist with the dissemination of the event through their communication platforms to their stakeholders and during water sector events convened before the Summit.. They will be acknowledged in the plenary session and there is no fee attached to the partnership.

1. Potential strategic local partners to approach

a) Association of the Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) – anchor sponsor. List of AWSISA members: https://www.awsisa.org.za/member-organisation/ . I think WISA is also a member.
b) Other water boards and Catchment Management Agencies that are not part of AWSISA.
c) Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) national and Cape Town branch.
d) Relevant Departments (DSTI, DTIC, SBD)
e) Government entities (Technology Innovation Agency, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
f) South African Local Government Association (SALGA) head office and Cape Town branch
g) All metros (note that the WRC has partnerships with City of Tshwane, City of Cape Town, eThekwini, City of JHB)
h) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
i) National Business Initiative (NBI)
j) Innovation Hub
k) Energy & Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA)
l) Green Cape
m) African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA)
n) WaterNet – investment in capacity building
o) Strategic Water Partnerships (SWP) network
p) International Water management Institute (IWMI)