Sponsorship Showcase

Through keynote speakers, panel sessions, tailored promotional campaigns, digital content, and face-to-face networking, the conference gives sponsors a strong mix of visibility, engagement, and meaningful connection with decision-makers shaping the smarter state.

Sponsoring Building the Smarter State offers organisations the chance to:

• Showcase expertise to a senior, policy-shaping audience across government and industry.

• Strengthen brand authority by aligning with one of the UK’s most respected platforms for digital public sector innovation.

• Build strategic relationships with leaders responsible for designing and delivering public service transformation.

• Demonstrate impact by contributing solutions and thought leadership to the challenges facing modern public services.

Learn more about available sponsorship options by getting in touch with our team.

Headline sponsor

• Thought Leadership and Agenda Influence: Work with techUK to shape the event’s strategic themes, ensuring alignment with the priorities of government and industry.

• Speaking Opportunities: Deliver a keynote address and participate in a high-profile panel discussion, reinforcing your organisation’s role at the centre of the public sector digital transformation agenda.

• Comprehensive Brand Visibility: Receive priority branding across all event materials including digital promotions, venue signage, and printed collateral.

• Strategic Networking: Host a premium exhibition space and meet directly with senior government representatives, leaders across the wider public sector, and key technology partners.

• Content and Video Marketing: Feature in a professionally produced video, which will be shared across techUK’s digital channels, extending your reach beyond the conference.

• Exclusive Recognition: Be acknowledged as the event’s sole Headline Sponsor through dedicated branding and inclusion in the official welcome address and the event’s sponsor materials.

Breakout sponsor

• Content Leadership: Shape and host a breakout session with techUK, selecting themes and speakers that reflect your expertise and thought leadership.

• Speaking and Moderation Roles: Open your session and join the discussion panel to engage directly with senior decision-makers and practitioners.

• Brand Exposure: Gain visibility across event marketing, including the website, promotional emails (10,000+ recipients), social channels, and printed programmes.

• Thought Leadership: Publish two 700-word blogs on the techUK website, which will then be amplified through social media channels with more than 30,000 combined reach.

• On-Site Engagement: Showcase your organisation in the networking area with a 3×2m exhibition stand.

• Relationship Building: Receive five complimentary passes for your team or guests to connect, collaborate, and strengthen relationships throughout the event.

Networking sponsor

• Exclusive Ownership of the Networking Zone: Your branding will feature across the coffee and lunch areas, driving strong connections and continuous visibility throughout the event.
• Brand Visibility: Prominent logo placement across the venue, website, digital marketing materials, and featured recognition in the welcome speech.
• Exhibition Space: Set up your 3×2m exhibition stand in the dedicated networking area, creating opportunities to meet decision-makers throughout the day.
• Pre-Event Promotion: Benefit from digital campaigns and social media promotions highlighting your participation.Access and Representation: Receive three complimentary tickets to the conference for your team or guests to attend.

Exhibition Stand sponsor

• Prime Exhibition Location: Secure a 3x2m stand in a high-traffic zone where delegates naturally gather to connect, exchange ideas, and explore innovative solutions.
• Enhanced Brand Recognition:Your logo and company description will feature on event slides, printed programmes, and the official BTSS event webpage, ensuring consistent visibility.
• Direct Access to Delegates: Engage directly with senior decision-makers throughout the day, supported by two complimentary delegate passes for your team.
• Digital Promotion: Benefit from inclusion in pre-event marketing, with your brand featured across targeted email campaigns (10,000+ recipients) and highlighted in techUK’s digital channels.

For more information please contact: 

Margot Stumm

Head of Events and Sponsorship, techUK

Margot joined techUK in September 2022 as the Head of Events and Sponsorship, running the event programme for our flagship events, such as the techUK Annual Dinner, Defence Ethics Summit, Building the Smarter State etc

Prior to this role, Margot managed events and external affairs for the Centre for Policy Studies, a political think tank in Westminster and also worked at the D Group, a London-based business membership organisation, where she was responsible for the events programme, account management and business strategy.

She holds a BA in Technical Translation in English, French and Spanish from Paris 7 - Denis Diderot and a MA in International Relations from the London Metropolitan University.

Outside of work, she enjoys travelling, going to concerts and snowboarding.

Email:

[email protected]

Twitter:

@margot_stumm,@margot_stumm

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-stumm-82ba15128

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