Gigabit City Summit Sponsorship Overview

A Global Dialog on Smart and Connected Citiesgigabitcitysummit.com

Table of Contents Mission and Purpose • Where are we headed? The Community • Who will participate? What are the topics and format? Outcomes • What’s the impact for communities? The Opportunity • How can you engage?“A successful Gigabit City is 90% sociology and 10% infrastructure.”Kansas City is preparing for the first large-scale deployment of the Google fiber-to-the homeexperiment. This creates a unique opportunity for a compelling exchange of issues andexperiences with experts and communities around the world leading to strategic and tacticalaction plans to move Gigabit City initiatives forward.

Mission A global discussion to accelerate economic development and innovation outcomes. A compelling exchange leading to the development of actions plans to move initiatives forward. A collaborative exploration of issues and strategies critical to the success of participating communities. Purpose To accelerate community and stakeholder conversations and outcomes between Kansas City and other global cities relative to best practices, strategic direction, and implementation perspectives. To provide a global platform for peer cities to exchange ideas and share the critical factors for success.The Gigabit City Summit focus will be on Gigabit Cities and The Innovation Community.We will collaboratively explore leadership, economic development, innovation, sustainabilityand implementation strategies – all critical to the success of our communities as we enter intothe new economy.

The Community Kansas City is acutely aware that opportunities and challenges being addressed on leadership, funding, social networking, industry silos, and competing private interests are universal hallmarks of the changing landscape of communications andGuiding Principles data. We want to share the experience here and learn from others• Neutrality in discussions who have undergone or are anticipating this change as well. relative to community, providers, and The Community will include leaders from across the world who methodologies have hands-on experience with the implementation of next- generation city infrastructure: • City leaders who have overseen change• Relationship building • Industry and community thought leaders who manage opportunities among “smart/intelligent community” initiatives participants • Market vertical experts in media, healthcare, education, government, entrepreneurship, venture capital, digital inclusion and others which are highly subject to disruption by• Collaborative shaping of a faster, more seamless Internet. agenda and discussion

Participating Locations The Gigabit City Summit CreatorsAmsterdam | NETHERLANDS • Sandel & AssociatesAthens | GREECE Acting for the Gigabit City Summit to lead and engage a global conversation in moving ourAtlanta | UNITED STATES Gigabit communities forward.Barcelona | SPAIN David Sandel – Managing DirectorBoston | UNITED STATES • The Brainzooming GroupCleveland | UNITED STATES Designing and producing sessions to maximizeHyderabad | INDIA the impact of collaboration among participants.Johannesburg | SOUTH AFRICA Mike Brown, Barrett Sydnor – VisioningKansas City | UNITED STATES LeadersLondon | UNITED KINGDOM • CuriolabNew York | UNITED STATES Acting for the Gigabit City Summit to engageSan Francisco | UNITED STATES the communities and activate participant benefits.Singapore | SINGAPORE Aaron Deacon – Engagement LeaderStockholm | SWEDENToronto | CANADA United States Strategic Leaders • Tim Campbell (Chairman Urban Age, Author ofWashington, D.C. | UNITED STATES Beyond Smart Cities: How Cities Network, Learn and Innovate)

Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS Johannesburg | SOUTH AFRICA• Ger Baron* - Program and Cluster Manager, Amsterdam • Nick van der Walt - Smart City consultant South Africa/Middle Innovation Motor East• Heidy van Beurden - Initiator Smart Cities in Europe Kansas City | UNITED STATESAthens | GREECE • Sly James - Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri• Dr. Sotiris Zygiaris - Smart City professor and researcher • Joseph Reardon - Mayor, Unified Government • Mike Burke* - Co-Chair, Mayors’ Bi-State Innovation TeamAtlanta | UNITED STATES • Ray Daniels* - Co-Chair, Mayors’ Bi-State Innovation Team• Greg Laudeman – Atlanta Innovation Hub, Georgia Tech University New York | UNITED STATES • Peter Miscovich - Managing Director, Corp. Solutions, JonesBarcelona | SPAIN Lang LaSalle• Joseph Pique* - Director, Strategic Sectors - 22@, Barcelona City Council San Francisco | UNITED STATES • Jay Nath - Chief Innovation Officer, City of San FranciscoBoston | UNITED STATES• Nigel Jacob - Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Singapore | SINGAPORE Mechanics • Gordon Falconer, AAPI MRICS, Director, Urban Innovation,• Bill Oates - CIO, City of Boston Cisco Internet Business Solutions GroupCleveland | UNITED STATES Toronto | CANADA• Lev Gonick - CIO, Case Western and One Community • Bill Hutchison* - Chairman, i-CANADA Alliance; CEO Hutchison Management InternationalHyderabad | INDIA • Neil McEvoy - Founder, Cloud Best Practices Network• Srinivas Chary* - Dean, Admin. Staff College of India• Vijaya Venkataraman* - ICT leader, Admin. Staff College of Washington, D.C. | UNITED STATES India • Blair Levin - Executive Director, Gig.U *Core Team Member Core and Associate Team Members

The Gigabit City Summit Is: A CONNECTION point between global cities building the new economy. LEADERSHIP in organization and planning to move initiatives forward. INNOVATION across all sectors of the global economy. A FORUM to discuss opportunities and barriers presented by new technology.

Approach “You can prepare yourself for a future that is inherently unpredictable. Brainstorming pays off. And the more possibilities you can entertain, theOver the coming less likely you are to be blindsided.” – Peter Coy and Neil Gross year, we’re conducting a series of twelve, two-hour Telepresence Summit Formats Summit Themes conversationswith city, industry, Facilitated Conversations Social Justice and Digital Inclusion market, and • Interviews with thought leaders Leadership, Organization and Community Challenges community Innovation in Collaborative Funding Mechanisms and thought leaders Short-form Presentations Business Planning • Information sharing by from across the experts Open Government, Big Data and Innovation world. Group Discussions Urban Innovation and Workplace Mobility • Panel discussions with multiple perspectives Innovation and Media Hubs, Fab and Living Labs Advanced Academic and Business Degrees in Gigabit Town Halls City Education • Group meeting and Q&A format

Summit FormatsThe global conversation. “More inclusive, more collaborative,What will the Gigabit future look more productive.”like for cities and communities?How can we imagine the futureright now?Modern Telepresencesolutions enable a type ofcollaboration never beforepossible. We’re using the verysame types of technologicalsolutions we’ll be consideringfor how they bring aboutinnovation and collaborationin Gigabit Cities.

Arts and Gigabit Summit Topics Entertainment Education Media Healthcare Workforce Development Entrepreneurship Real Estate Public Safety and Innovation Libraries Development“Collaboratively pulling together the puzzle of public sector, privatesector and civil society to realize the benefits of the new economy.”Topics will be developed by both Kansas City and globalcore team members.

Outcomes “Gigabit Cities that thoughtfully align organizations and resources will enjoy strongly competitive positions.”What defines a Gigabit City?• How robustly its people use Establish Create oasis connections, not just the stronger of urban public/private innovation and speed of network endpoints. cooperation continually and improving understanding quality of life• A belief that stronger connections benefit all, not just one strata. Accelerate Build a new• A well-rounded digital cultures of strategy for sustainable ecosystem, not just isolated digital economic inclusion sectors moving development independently.

Previous Successes Gigabit City Summit Creators Successful change leaders in Gigabit CitiesBuilding the Gigabit CityChallenge: Coalescing a broad-based range of perspectives to identify the possibilities for Kansas City from ultra-high speed Internet.Solution: Design and facilitate a 90-person metropolitan futures session to produce the first comprehensive written document on Kansas City’s gigabit future. People in more than 30 countries download the report.Give Us a GigChallenge: Educate and engage local neighborhoods and communities in order to spur adoption of gigabit Internet.Solution: Develop neighborhood engagement toolkit used by community leaders. Coordinate volunteers to share ideas and best practices, conduct surveys, produce multimedia content, and set goals for their communities. More than 60 neighborhoods participate.

Previous SuccessesPlaying to Win in America’s Digital CrossroadsChallenge: Develop a playbook for civic, corporate and non-profit institutions to take full advantage of the Gigabit connectivity offered by Google and to maximize private investment for the good of the entire Kansas City region.Solution: Drive focus on the people and organizations rather than the technology and applications. Detail “plays” that are concise, yet tangible and challenging to the community.The Loop Media Hub The Loop TrolleyChallenge: Accelerate the economic development and innovation process for the community along The Loop Trolley two mile right of way.Solution: Develop a Gigabit ecosystem and branding strategy based upon the strengths of the local community. Execute a plan to enable the creation of high value jobs, improve real-estate values and increase public and private sector opportunity. The Loop Media Hub – “ A Gigabit Boutique Community”.

The OpportunityCatalyzing Change as aGlobal Thought LeaderEnabling the Gigabit CitySummitSponsor Benefits• Interactions with leaders in a neutral setting• Relationship building and partnership opportunities• Exposure for relevant offerings

The Opportunity Participation Is Oriented toward Branding, Content, and Strategic Involvement There are multiple Relationship participation opportunities Naming Participation Building designed to support sponsors with varying objectives.Branding/ Content Strategic Logos Sharing Input Our Presenting Sponsors will have access to the broadest range of Content ExclusiveMessaging sponsorship assets. Assets Content Use

Presenting SponsorsPresenting Sponsors Will Help Shape theDirection for the Gigabit City SummitPresenting sponsors* will enjoy a unique opportunity to select and provide input on thecollaborative environment of their presented sessions. Additionally, presenting sponsorswill be able to exploit the richest set of sponsorship resources.Most Prominent Naming and Logo Placement Integral Participation in the Summit• Sponsor name attached to “Gigabit City Summit” name • Thought leader presentation in sessions• Appearance on all materials and online appearances • Featured presentation in sponsor showcase• Logoed presence on all slides throughout sessions, Gigabit City Extensive Content Sharing and Asset Opportunities Summit pre- and post-session materials • Featured content placement in Summit materialsFeatured Messaging • Revise and extend session comments in post-session reports• Voiced 30-second promotional message for Summit opens and • Extensive access to transcripts and video from the Summit closes Exclusive Relationship Building Opportunities• Placement of 30-second promotional videos within session breaks • Exclusive interview opportunities with Summit participants• Advertising placement within pre-and post-session materials • Meeting request opportunities with Thought Leaders • Private labeling content for internal and external use*Limited to 3 Presenting Sponsor opportunities

Sponsorship PackagesSponsorship levels provide opportunities to maximizepresence, full Summit participation, or bothPresenting Sponsor Level (4 sponsored sessions - Limited to 3 sponsors)• Most complete sponsorship assets available during four to twelve Summit sessions• Exclusive participation, relationship building, and promotional opportunities only available to Presenting Sponsors• Dedicated consultation from Summit managing partners to fully activate your sponsorshipSession Sponsor (Limited to 12 or fewer sponsors)• Prominent sponsorship presence on a session-by-session basis• Significant content and participation opportunities during sponsored Summit sessions• Session sponsorship mentions and branding throughout sponsored Summit sessionsSupporting Sponsors (Includes all 12 sessions)• Sponsorship packages tailored for Kansas City and global sponsors who seek a featured presence throughout the Gigabit City Summit sessions• Recognized naming and branding opportunities through all Summit sessions• Access to complete Summit written content throughout all sessions*Additional detail on specific sponsorship packages is available.

Partners and Management TeamSandel & Associates are The Brainzooming Group Curiolab partners withGigabit City master helps make smart businesses, governmentsplanners. We work with organizations more and communities in thecities and community ri successful by rapidly discovery, creation andorganizations to expanding their strategic application of theaccelerate the economic options and creating information needed fordevelopment of your innovative plans they can sound strategic planningcommunity internet. efficiently implement. and activation. sandel-associates.com brainzooming.com thecuriolab.com

Strong Partners in the Gigabit City Summit Photo and Image credits (in order used)Fiber optic globe by rq? Face montage by luc legay Telepresence by Barrett Sydnor Fiber optic bundle by rq?Future city by mckaysavage Bridge by Cuyahoga jco Railroad station by Barrett Sydnor Fiber installation by KojachKansas City downtown by Brian Hillegas Singapore at Night by travelmeasia San Francisco by Barrett SydnorFiber optic spool by disoculated Globe in hand by Kroll MRI by jgmarcelinoEthernet plugs by dariorug Grid patterns by ^W^ Telepresence by Barrett Sydnor

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