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2019-2020
PROSPECTUS
Meet the smart people
building smart cities
First convened in 2007, the Meeting of
the Minds Annual Summit is the longest Meeting of the Minds thanks and acknowledges the support of our
running smart cities conference in current and past sponsors, including this partial list:
North America. What began as a single
2-day summit in Oakland, CA has grown
into an internationally recognized
non-profit with world-class events and
Foundations Global Technology Leaders
an unparalleled, year-round digital Annie E. Casey Foundation Cisco
platform. Barr Foundation Dassault Systémes
Burton D. Morgan Foundation IBM
Our mission is to bring together urban Ford Foundation Itron
sustainability and technology leaders Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Microsoft
to share knowledge and catalyze lasting Living Cities Oracle
New Economy Initiative Philips Lighting/Signify
alliances. We foster person-to-person
Paul G. Allen Philanthropies Schneider Electric
and city-to-city learning by spotlighting Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Siemens
projects and practitioners working on Rockefeller Foundation
urban solutions throughout the world. The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation Transportation Leaders
The staff and Board of Directors of The Cleveland Foundation
Meeting of the Minds includes world- The JPB Foundation Bombardier
renowned experts in cities and the cross- The Kresge Foundation Cubic
sectoral, cross-disciplinary knowledge Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Daimler/Car2Go
necessary to affect real change in Ford
the future of smart, sustainable, and JUMP Bikes/UBER
equitable cities. They bring skills in public Healthcare Keolis
Lyft
policy, technology, research, curation,
Kaiser Permanente Toyota
event planning, logistics, and publishing.
Sutter Health Zipcar
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IT & IoT Government Resources: Water and Energy
Atonix Digital Ann Arbor SPARK AEP Ohio
Cleverciti Systems City of Berkeley, CA DTE Energy
Iteris Cuyahoga County FirstEnergy
Logicalis Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Marin Clean Energy
Roadbotics JobsOhio Sacramento Municipal Utility District
RelayR Corp Metrolinx Shell
State of Michigan Xylem Water
Planning, Design, Architecture, Real
Estate, Engineering, Construction Telecom
Consulting Firms
Black & Veatch AT&T
CBRE Comcast Deloitte
CH2M Hill Qualcomm EY
Colliers Verizon PwC
DKS Associates
Jones Lang LaSalle
Noll + Tam Financial Institutions Innovators
Oxford Properties Group
Ramboll JPMorgan Chase Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Skidmore Owings & Merrill PNC Bank JumpStart
WS Atkins Wells Fargo Natural Resources Defense Fund
WSP Royal Bank of Canada Rock Ventures
Meeting of the Minds 2019-2020 Prospectus // 3
What do we do?
Meeting of the Minds connects people
and ideas through digital and in-person
events and resources. Conferences Roundtable Discussions and
We organize two conferences each year. First, our
Workshops
Annual Summit, which convenes 450 attendees for Meeting of the Minds has a long history and
3 days to discuss a cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral extensive experience in facilitating one-day, or even
agenda of urban challenges and solutions. Our next one-evening, events throughout North America.
Annual Summit will be in Phoenix from February
19-21, 2020. Our next workshop will take place in Sacramento,
CA in fall, 2019. This half-day event will convene
Our CityMobility Summit, which first convened 120 leaders to continue the discussion from our
150 attendees in Boston in 2017, then again 2018 Annual Summit, which also took place in
in Ann Arbor in 2018, focuses on the future of Sacramento.
transportation, freight, autonomous vehicles
and other mobility-related topics. Our next
CityMobility Summit will be in Stratford, Ontario
on May 20, 2020.
4
Meetups Webinars Print and Digital Publishing
Since 2013, the San Francisco Urban Sustainability Each month the Meeting of the Minds team As part of our mission for city-to-city and person-
Happy Hour has met on the first Thursday of each organizes a free, open to the public, online event to-person knowledge sharing, Meeting of the
month, hosted by the Meeting of the Minds staff spotlighting an innovative smart cities initiative. Minds maintains an ambitious publishing schedule
and Board members. The event is a unique way for The format includes a 30-minute presentation by throughout the year, with 2-4 new, exclusive articles
people to network and discuss their work on the the project’s leaders, followed by a 30-minute Q&A published each week. These articles are written by
future of cities in a casual atmosphere. The group session with the live audience. Since the webinar urban practitioners and smart city thought leaders
now boasts over 2,400 members throughout the Bay program began in 2013, its popularity has grown with editorial support from the Meeting of the
Area. every year. On average, each webinar attracts 300- Minds digital team. A daily email to 25,000 people
600 registrants. on our email list announces the publishing of each,
Since the founding of the San Francisco meetup, individual article and reaches the inboxes of industry
Meeting of the Minds has helped facilitate the VIPs throughout the world.
founding of similar meetups in New York, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, Toronto and The Annual magazine, a glossy publication
Detroit. designed, printed, and distributed exclusively
for the attendees of the Meeting of the Minds
Annual Summit, features the most popular or most
interesting articles of the past year. Now in its sixth
edition, digital copies of the magazine are available
for download through the Meeting of the Minds
website.
Meeting of the Minds 2019-2020 Prospectus // 5Who is our audience?
Meeting of the Minds events convene hundreds of VIPs each year. Our digital platform reaches
hundreds of thousands. Who are these people? And how are they connected to the future of
smart and sustainable cities?
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Network surveys
Based on extensive online surveys and event
SECTOR GEOGRAPHY
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questionnaires, the demographics of the Meeting
of the Minds audience can be described with
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great confidence. In general, our audience crosses for
sectors, silos, and genders in a way that is rarely lat
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seen in the technology, urban, or sustainability
al
20%
Digit
64%
industries. Our work reaches public and private Academic
sector leaders, as well as academics, NGOs and Public
foundations.
North American
INCLUDING
Attendees at our events often remark on the
cross-disciplinary character of our attendees Technologists
22% Entrepreneurs
94+6+Y
and content. This broad coalition of stakeholders
at our events creates a fertile space for new Non-profit & Business leaders
nts
Philanthropy
alliances and partnerships, and creates enormous Government officials
value for our partners and attendees. Researchers ve
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Utilities
In-perso
94%
The unique make-up of our audience and agendas
is one reason Meeting of the Minds has become
one of the most successful and longest-running
organizations in the smart cities niche. 48%
Private
North American
The typical breakdown of attendees at our in-
person and digital events looks like this:
6“The attendees are exactly our high-level target audience.”
— Private sector attendee, Meeting of the Minds Annual Summit
How do we make sure the right people are in the room?
Historically, certain groups have been excluded from
smart city events - either by design, negligence, or
both. Meeting of the Minds has a deep commitment “When I first attended in Toronto, I learned about autonomous and connected
to demographic inclusion, and we ensure this cars, and the data that will come off those vehicles. Since then we’ve become a
outreach not just through a free and open digital connected-and-autonomous-car testing center in Ontario, Canada — and it all is a
platform, but also through a scholarship program for
all of our events. direct correlation back to what I learned at Meeting of the Minds. Jessie and Gordon
do a great job of marrying up individuals. They start a conversation that goes on
Roughly half of all attendees at our in-person events throughout the year. And I now have a network of individuals and experts who play
attend our events for low or no cost - either as
scholarship recipients, volunteers, or as presenters. an integral part in how I’m making decisions for my community.“
Some even receive financial support to offset the
costs of travel and onsite accommodations. Public
— Mayor Dan Mathieson, Stratford, Ontario
sector leaders, entrepreneurs, non-profit executives,
persons of color, and women are encouraged
63+33+
37+Y 67+Y 93+99+
7+Y 1+Y
to apply for scholarships through a competitive
application on the Meeting of the Minds website. 2018 SCHOLARSHIPS SURVEY RESULTS
Moreover, we make significant efforts to prioritize
a diversity of gender, race, and perspectives in our
63% 33% 93% 99%
speakers and workshop leaders. In an atmosphere
of inclusion and diversity, discussions become more
fruitful, and our work becomes more effective. Met a new friend or ally Would recommend
There is always more work to be done on inclusion, Female People of color at Meeting of the Minds Meeting of the Minds to
and that work continues to be a priority for Meeting a colleague
of the Minds.
Meeting of the Minds 2019-2020 Prospectus // 7Global Gold Silver
Annual Summit Sponsorship $75,000 $50,000 $25,000
Advisory Council Membership
√ √ √
Attend 2-3 invite-only brainstorming workshops to shape programming
How can you get involved?
Opportunity to publish on MeetingoftheMinds.org
√ √ √
Opportunity to work with Managing Editor on a guest article
Sign up
Sponsor name, logo on all digital/print materials and signage
Join our email list to receive regular updates √ √ √
Logo will appear on MeetingoftheMinds.org, event signage, print materials
about our events and resources.
Access to delegate contact list √ √ √
Attend
Complimentary registrations
12 8 4
We convene over twenty events each year. Opportunity to distribute to staff, partners, clients, invited guests
Visit our website at MeetingoftheMinds.
org and click on “Events” to see what’s next. Workshop tour moderator
√ √ √
Opportunity for sponsor to co-lead a breakout workshop tour
Sponsor Opportunity to propose one workshop tour
√ √ √
Workshop tour with 30-50 attendees
Sponsors of Meeting of the Minds enjoy a long
list of benefits, and sponsorship packages can Opportunity to propose one plenary session
√ √
be tailored to any budget and any priority. Opportunity to work with Meeting of the Minds staff on a plenary session
Included here is a partial list of packages and
benefits - please contact Jessie Feller Hahn, Plenary speaker 2 plenary 1 plenary
our Executive Director, for a customized Opportunity for sponsor executives to address delegates on stage in plenary speakers speaker
benefits package.
Opportunity to present one hour-long webinar
√ √ √
One hour-long webinar, subject to availability
A la carte items (includes one complimentary registration to all Meeting of the Minds events)
Named as sponsor of a networking reception
$12,000
Three receptions available
Named as sponsor of a networking lunch with themed tables for discussion
$10,000
Two lunches available
Named as sponsor of a networking breakfast
$5,000
Two breakfasts available
8Global Gold Silver
CityMobility Summit Sponsorship $25,000 $20,000 $15,000
A la carte sponsorship opportunities
A la carte sponsorships include a listing as a Bronze Sponsor and one
complimentary registration to all Meeting of the Minds events.
Advisory Council Membership
√ √ √
Attend 2-3 invite-only brainstorming workshops to shape programming
Scholarship fund contribution
Opportunity to Publishing on MeetingoftheMinds.org A contribution of $500 or more will secure one
√ √ √ registration to a Meeting of the Minds event for
Opportunity to work with Managing Editor on a guest article
an entrepreneur, public sector leader, or non- $500+
profit executive and a listing as a Bronze sponsor.
Sponsor name, logo on all digital/print materials and signage Scholarships awarded through a competitive
√ √ √ application process
Logo will appear on MeetingoftheMinds.org, event signage, print materials
Article series
Access to delegate contact list √ √ √ Work with our digital team to publish 3-4 original $3,000
articles according to our writing guidelines
Complimentary registrations
5 4 3 Website Advertising $1,500
Opportunity to distribute to staff, partners, clients, invited guests
Banner advertising on all articles per month
Opportunity to participate in a panel discussion Newsletter Advertising $2,500
√ √
On stage in front of 125+ delegates Text advertising on newsletter to 25,000+ subscribers per month
Opportunity to present one hour-long webinar Webinar
√ √ $5,000
One hour-long webinar, subject to availability One hour-long webinar, subject to availability
A la carte items (includes one complimentary registration to all Meeting of the Minds events) Back cover
$6,000
Named as sponsor of the evening networking reception
$5,000 Advertise in The Annual magazine Full page
One reception available
Distributed to attendees of the Annual Summit $3,000
Named as sponsor of networking breakfast or lunch Half page
$3,000
One breakfast and one lunch available $1,500
Presenting Global Gold Silver Bronze
Workshop and Roundtable Sponsorship $10,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,500 $1,000
Sponsor name, logo on all digital/print materials and signage
√ √ √ √ √
Logo will appear on MeetingoftheMinds.org, event signage, print materials
Opportunity to participate in a panel discussion
√ √
On stage in front of 50-120 delegates
Named the sponsor of a dinner or reception √
Meeting of the Minds 2019-2020 Prospectus // 9Who Attends Meeting of the Minds Events?
Thousands of influencers and decision makers have attended Meeting of the Minds events in
the past year. Below is a partial list of the companies and organizations in attendance.
AECOM City of Boulder Dubai Council of Governments Knight Foundation PG&E Sierra Energy Research Park
Accenture City of Chula Vista Executive Office of Governor Leidos Placer County Transportation SimuQuest.Inc.
Acumen Building Enterprise, Inc. City of Covington Rick Snyder LivableStreets Alliance Planning Agency Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Aequitas Mobility Services City of Davis Exelon Local Govt. Commission, PlanetM/Michigan Economic Smart Cities Council
All India Institute of Local Self City of Detroit Exygy, Inc University of CA Development Corporation Smart Cities Dive
Government City of Everett, MA Federal Reserve Bank of San Local Initiatives Support Planning and Conservation SMUD
Alta Planning + Design City of Fremont Francisco Corporation (LISC) League Soofa
Amazon Web Services City of Henderson Federation of Canadian Los Angeles Department of Plug and Play Cleveland SPUR
American Center for Mobility City of Kansas City, MO Municipalities Water and Power Pluvion, Inc. Stanford University
Ann Arbor Area Transportation City of Kelowna Festival Hydro Inc. Low Income Investment Fund PolySync Stantec
Authority City of Las Vegas Ford Motor Company Lucid Design Group Populus State of California
Ann Arbor SPARK City of Leduc Ford Smart Mobility Luum Port Authority of NY & NJ State of Washington
Aon City of Manteca Frontier Group Lyft Priva BV StoneBridge Properties
Applied Dynamics International City of Napa Frost & Sullivan Macomb County Department of Project for Public Spaces STRADA Engineering
Arizona Commerce Authority City of Novato FUSE Corps Roads Prospect Silicon Valley Consultants
Arizona State University City of Philadelphia Gallup Masabi Province of Ontario Sustainable Silicon Valley
AT&T City of Pittsburgh Gehl MassINC PwC Sutter Health
Atlantic Media City of Reno General Motors May Mobility, Inc. Quicken Loans Community T-Mobile
Atonix Digital City of Richmond Gensler MBTA Investment Fund Tata Communications
Autodesk City of Sacramento GIG Car Share Metro Parks Tacoma Ramboll TEAGUE
Autonomy Foundation City of Salem, MA Global Traffic Technologies Metrolinx Remix The California Endowment
Benetech City of San Jose Golden Gate National Parks Metropolitan Area Planning Roadbotics The New School
Black & Veatch City of San Rafael Conservancy Council Robert Wood Johnson The Nature Conservancy
Bombardier Transportation City of Sault Ste. Marie Google Michigan Department of Foundation Town of Corte Madera
Bon Secours Baltimore Health City of Sharonville Goverment of Puerto Rico Transportation Rocky Mountain Institute Town of Gilbert
System City of Stockton Government Technology Michigan Economic Development Sacramento Area Flood Control Toyota Motor North America
Boston University Institute for City of Stratford Magazine Corporation Agency TransitMatters
Sustainable Energy City of Toronto Grantmakers in Aging Micron Semiconductor Product Sacramento Business Journal TransLink
British Consulate General City of West Sacramento Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Microsoft Sacramento Housing and Transportation Authority of
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP CityLab Transportation Council MIG Redevelopment Agency Marin
California Air Resources Board Clean Energy Blockchain Greater Cleveland Regional N3N Inc. Sacramento Kings TriMet
California Department of Network Transit Authority NASA Headquarters Sacramento Metropolitan Air Uber
Transportation Cleverciti Systems Greater Portland Council of National Propane Gas Quality Management District UC Berkeley
California Planning & Community Foundation for Governments Association Sacramento Municipal Utility UC Davis
Development Report Southeast Michigan Greenfield Labs National Renewable Energy District UC San Diego
CalTrans Comstock’s Magazine Harvard University Graduate Laboratory (NREL) San Francisco County udelv, Inc
car2go Continental Automotive Systems School of Design Navimize Transportation Authority ULI San Francisco
Cavaliers Contra Costa Public Works Dept. HOK Nelson Nygaard San Francisco International University of Iowa
CBS Interactive/CNET County of San Luis Obispo Humboldt County Assoc of New Economy Initiative Airport University of Michigan
Center for Automotive Research County of Sonoma Governments NextCity San Francisco Recreation and University of Ontario Institute of
Center for Community Cubic Transportation Systems Hytch, LLC NextEnergy Park Technology
Investment Dar Hyundai Motor Group Nisqually Indian Tribe San Joaquin County Public Works University of Oregon
Center for Land-Based Learning Dassault Systèmes Impact Venture Capital Nissan San Mateo County University of Southern California
Center for Opportunity Urbanism Deloitte Infosys Noll & Tam Architects San Mateo County Office of US EPA
Chase Bank Derq Intel ntropy data, Inc. Sustainability Veolia
CIEE Destination Ann Arbor Invest in Grenoble-Alps France Nutter Consulting Santa Rosa Jr. College Verizon
Cimcon Lighting Inc. Detroit Economic Development ITDP NYC Department of Small São Paulo Research Foundation Via
Cisco Corporation Iteris Business Services Savari Visteon
City of Altamonte Springs Detroit Future City Itron NYCDOT Schneider Electric Washington State Department of
City of Ann Arbor Dignity Medical Foundation JobsOhio OHM Advisors Seattle City Light Transportation
City of Aspen DKS Associates JPMorgan Chase & Co. Oracle SEI Washtenaw County
City of Benicia Downtown Modesto Partnership JUMP Bikes Palantir Technologies sf.citi WSP
City of Berkeley Downtown Sacramento Kaiser Permanente Parametrix SFMTA Xylem
City of Boston Partnership Keolis PBE Traffic Shimizu Corporation ZipcarYou can also read
