... 10:00 â15:00 -Thursday, February 16th& Friday, February 17th. The Experience Days are a fantastic opportunity
Partnership Opportunities
14th - 17th February 2017 Manchester Town Hall
what The digital sector in Manchester continues to grow and the businesses within our membership are booming. Manchester has an ambition to become a digital city and in order to achieve this we need a large, highly skilled digital workforce and a pipeline of talent that will leave school, college and university with industry standard, work ready digital skills.
why The skills festival is a 4 day event that will highlight and discuss the issues facing the industry as well as addressing them on a practical level by hosting the region’s largest digital recruitment fair and offering students hands on practical experience of digital.
who • Over 180 creative, digital and IT businesses • Approximately 1500 students who are looking for work within the digital/creative industries • North West universities, colleges and schools • Policymakers
when The Festival will take place between 14 – 17 February at Manchester Town Hall and across other locations in the city centre. There will be 4 main events during the Festival but there will also be a number of smaller informal events during the 4 days.
show your support The Skills Festival is run by Manchester Digital, the notfor-profit trade association for digital businesses across the North West and is the only event of its type in the region. By sponsoring the Festival you benefit from being associated with a high profile, well-regarded event and you help Manchester Digital sustain its vital work in this area.
conference: 10:00 – 16:00 - Tuesday, February 14th Day 1 is an afternoon conference where we look at how industry engages with education, what businesses need to do to recruit and retain digital talent and how we are educating the next generation of digital talent.
talent day: 11:30 – 15:00 - Wednesday, February 15th Day 2 is Talent Day; a large scale careers fair where over 60 businesses meet students from schools, colleges and universities across the North West.
experience day: 10:00–15:00-Thursday,February16th &Friday,February17th The Experience Days are a fantastic opportunity for students to learn how to build websites, how to write code, hacking skills and much more.
how will the event be promoted? The conference will be promoted to Manchester Digital’s network of over 30,000 individuals, via direct mail, social media, press coverage and advertising. The conference will also feature on the Manchester Digital website and will be covered by regional press and national specialist trade magazines. In addition Talent Day will be marketed through all the university, school and college networks.
headline sponsor - £5,000 + VAT (4 available) • A speaking opportunity or panel chair at one of the conference sessions • Opportunity to hold a seminar at Talent Day, specifically to inform students about your company’s career prospects • An opportunity to exhibit at the Conference • An opportunity to exhibit at Talent Day (Premium Plus stand) • A follow up email to all talent day attendees with your available job opportunities • Headline sponsor status on all event-marketing materials ‘in association with’ • Logo/credit on website with link to home page • Logo/credit on all Skills Festival marketing collateral • Inserts or promotional material in the delegate packs • Logo credit and branding on Conference presentation materials • Logo/credit on conference name badges • Mentions across relevant social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & G+)
event sponsor - £2,500 + VAT (6 available) An opportunity to exhibit at the conference Exhibition space at Talent Day (Premium stand) Logo/credit on website with link to home page Logo/credit on all Skills Festival marketing collateral Inserts or promotional material in the delegate packs Mentions across relevant social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & G+) • Logo credit and branding on conference presentation materials • • • • • •
14th - 17th February 2017 Manchester Town Hall
To discuss sponsorship opportunities and for further information on the Digital Skills Festival 2017 please contact
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