Sponsor Partners
Be in the room, not on a booth.
MAY 11-12 | SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, USA
The Sponsor Partners Proposition
This is not another safety conference. It is the invitation-caliber annual Forum where the world’s best-in-class organizations benchmark openly, the discipline’s pioneers debate its future, and the profession decides where the edge is. One plenary stage. Eight benchmark companies. Four curated streams. Small-group Professional Development Seminars. Deliberately small, deliberately curated, and deliberately uncomfortable for orthodoxy.
In 2026, delegates watched Caterpillar, Nike, P&G, Siemens, Tesla, Xylem, Pernod Ricard and Southern Company compare their unpublished practice in the same room. In 2027, a new class of eight benchmark companies will be revealed, one by one, across a five-chapter campaign that runs from December to April. Our Sponsor Partners are written into that story from chapter one.
A Limited Number of Sponsors…as Partners.
Safety On The Edge offers twelve Sponsor Partner positions in total, published, capped and category-exclusive at the senior tiers. They are priced at a premium to volume events, they are never discounted, and when they are gone they are gone. Sponsor Partners here is not the purchase of logo placement; it is a partnership in the Forum’s intellectual project, alongside our Executive Partners NSC, Johns Hopkins and Safemap.
There is deliberately no exhibition hall at Safety On The Edge. Our Sponsor Partners do not stand behind booths waiting for foot traffic; they sit inside the Forum itself, in the Benchmarking rotations, at the seminar tables, and at a hosted Sponsor Partners’ Dinner with the people every solution provider in this industry wants three unhurried hours with.
What Sponsor Partners receive
Category exclusivity: Diamond and Platinum partners hold their category outright. Your competitors are not in the room as partners, and we publish that.
Access, not exposure: Sponsor Partner seats inside the Benchmarking Forum rotations, a curated introductions program matched to your priorities, and the hosted Sponsor Partners’ Dinner. You meet delegates in the room, not across a booth.
Association with the credible end of the market: your brand alongside the Forum’s benchmark companies and academic partners, in front of 300 to 400 safety, risk and operational leaders with the seniority to sign.
A five-month campaign presence: the 2027 campaign unfolds in five monthly chapters (December to April), each with its own reveals, Edge Talks episodes and provocations, reaching a qualified database of 50,000 safety leaders and the largest contrarian safety audience on LinkedIn. Sponsor Partners are amplified in every chapter, not mentioned once in a brochure.
Evidence, not anecdotes: every Sponsor Partner receives a post-Forum impact report within 30 days: audience composition, engagement, and verbatims. We ask you to renew on evidence.
Sponsor Partners Tiers and Benefits
Twelve positions in total. All figures in USD. Prices are firm; there are no discounts, at any date, for anyone.
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| Partnership level | Diamond | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment (USD) | $60,000 | $30,000 | $20,000 | $10,000 |
| Positions offered | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Category exclusivity | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Pre-Forum (the five-chapter campaign, December to April) | ||||
| Brand and partner profile on website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prominence in chapter e-blasts | Very High | High | Medium | Listed |
| Social media profile across chapters | Very High | High | Medium | Listed |
| Edge Talks episode partnership | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Lineup Drop and reveal amplification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| At the Forum (May 11–14, 2027, Savannah) | ||||
| Opening plenary recognition by the founders | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Partner seats in Benchmarking Forum rotations | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Curated introductions program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosted Partners' Reception (# of invitations) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Full-Forum delegate passes | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Brand on plenary screens and Forum signage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keynote sponsor credit (speaker slides) | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Speaker sponsor credit (speaker slides) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Partner film screened in plenary breaks | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Post-Forum | ||||
| Partner impact report within 30 days | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual Conference partnership | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delegate passes at Virtual Conference | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Social media Spotlight Series features | 5 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Opted-in delegate list | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| First right of category renewal for 2028 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Forum Moments (Included in Partner Packages)
Awards Gala Evening: exclusive to the Diamond Partner
The Gala Evening, on the night of May 13, 2027, is the emotional peak of the Forum: the Lifetime Awards to the Pioneers of Safety, the Awards for Excellence to our finalist companies, the announcement of the Women in Safety honorees, and the moment charter registration for the 2028 Forum opens live in the room. One partner’s name is on that evening.
Welcome Reception: one Platinum Partner
On the evening of May 11, 2027, we host delegates and speakers at a selected Savannah venue. The first handshake of the Forum happens under one partner’s name.
Forum Luncheons (2): Gold Partners
Brand presence on table signage, food stations and the Forum app across the two plenary-day luncheons.
Coffee Breaks: Silver Partners
Brand presence at the coffee stations across the Forum days, where the corridor conversations happen.
Delegate Lanyards: Diamond Partner
The Diamond partner’s brand on the lanyard worn by every delegate, every day.
Class of 2027 moments
Partner recognition within the Class of 2027 program: the pre-Forum virtual meet of registered delegates and the class photo in Savannah.