WHERE FESTIVALS CONVERGE Cannabis@Fests Forum Sponsor Deck
OVERVIEW 16 FESTFORUMS Santa Barbara 2016 NYC 2017 Attendees 750 350 Speakers 120 60 Robert Richards (Glastonbury Music Festival) & Michael Lang (Woodstock) Sponsors Exhibitors 90 60 40 20 FestForums Santa Barbara (Nov 16-18, 2017) is an interactive conference and networking event for music, film, food + beverage festival organizers. Addressing cutting-edge technology, sponsorships, talent,ticketing, scheduling, merchandising, operations, sustainability, charitable work, innovation and safety, FestForums brings together festivals and events of all sizes for collaboration and professional development. FestForums in Santa Barbara culminates with "Best of the Fests," an annual festival award ceremony recognizing North America s innovative festivals and industry leaders. festforums.com 2
Program: Weeding out what works at Festivals Mainstream events and festivals have now jumped into the cannabis world and incorporated marijuana into their gardens, infused their meals, as well as activated in other creative ways. Given the uncertain state of the law, the decision does not come without risks. Let s hear how it played out in real time. Legal & logistical considerations when incorporating cannabis into your festival Permitting, ticketing, accepting funds, and where cannabis use and/or sampling can occur are all front and center when making the decision to bring cannabis into your festival. Our experts dissect and lay out the steps necessary to take in establishing a riskproof cannabis event. Sponsorship - Show me the CANNABIS Money! The sponsorship money is flowing into the cannabis world, but for events there are many complicating factors: competing sponsors, how to receive sponsorship dollars, appropriate marketing, compliant activations and so much more What do the Brands want from you? We assemble the top cannabis brands to give you the 411 on 420 sponsorships. You won t want to miss this! Networking roundtables We want you to meet each other, network with our exhibitors and make your time with us worth your while! Where are we headed-playing it safe/taking risks! The industry is young (although the history of cannabis and festivals is not) and so we have assembled our team of experts to give insights into the best practices to incorporate cannabis into your event or festival in 2018. Keynote
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SAN FRANCISCO OPPORTUNITIES Official Registration Sponsor Opening Night Cocktail Party Sponsor Category Exclusivity (only applicable to certain categories) Welcome ReceptionLunch Green Room Sponsor RFID Sponsor AppSponsor Coffee/Tea Beverage Snack Break Conference Chair one room all day Keynote Sponsor Lanyard Sponsor Badge Sponsor $3500 Cannabis Panel (includes speaking slot and pass) $3000 Branded Cannabis Panel Sponsor $1500 Exhibitor Hall Space (comes w/ table + 2 chairs power & internet extra) Charging Station Attendee Bags Sponsor + Bags Attendee BagInserts Email Marketing Banner Ad onfestforums.com Custom proposals available All sponsorships include 2 passes, logo & description on website festforums.com 5
ATTENDING FESTIVALS / PRODUCERS *Partial List MUSIC Way Home Music & Arts (AC Entertainment) BottleRock Napa Valley Burning Man Austin City Limits Music Festival (C3 Presents) Lollapalooza (C3 Presents) Firefly (Red Frog Events) Coachella (Goldenvoice/AEG) EDC (Insomniac) Lockn Music Festival Voodoo (Live Nation) The Meadows Music & Arts Festival Ultra Music Festival Woodstock Brooklyn Bowl Dayglo Ventures ESSENCE Festival Vans Warped Tour Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Outside Lands (Superfly) Gathering Of The Vibes Festival Okeechobee Music Festival SXSW Summerfest LA Pride Festival Camp Bisco Festival SnowGlobe And many more FOOD & BEVERAGE Pebble Beach & Los Angeles Food & Wine Festivals Hawaii Food & Wine Festival Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Austin Food + Wine Festival (C3 Present) Music City Food + Wine Festival (C3 Present) South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festivals Charleston Food + Wine Austin Food + Wine Festival Music City Food + Wine Festival Chicago Food + Wine Festival San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival Chicago Beer Classic (Red Frog Events) ShamrockFest (Red Frog Events) Zinfandel Experience America on Tap Beer Festival Brew Ha Ha Beer Festival Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta and the Taos Winter Wine Festival Newport Beach Food & Wine Festival Mallea Food & Wine Rocky Mountain Wine Festival Salinas Valley Food and Wine Festival Telluride Wine Festival Rocky Mountain Wine Festival Mohegan Sun Wine Fest LUCKYRICE FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen And many more FILM Sundance San Francisco Int'l Film Fest HOLLYWOOD SHORTS Animaze San Francisco IndieFest Catalina Film Festival Going Green Film Festival New York Festivals Tribeca TIFF DOC NYC Eat Drink Films California Film Institute Bentonville Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival Mill Valley Film Festival Austin Film Festival Maui Film Festival Newport Beach Film Festival Bay Area Drone Film Festival Idaho Horror Film Festival Desert Rocks Film And Music Event Hip Hop Film Festival NYC New Orleans Film Festival FestPicks WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL Hip Hop Film Festival And many more festforums.com 6
BOARD OF ADVISORS The diversity of the attendees is the key to the success of Festforums. It seems the attendees are as well curated as the panels.. -Kevin Lyman Founder CEO Vans Warped Tour festforums.com 7
PAST SPEAKERS Best of the Fests Awards Ceremony at FestForums Santa Barbara 2015, 2016, 2017 festforums.com 8
CONTACT For more information about FestForums contact: Stuart MacNaught, Co-Founder 401.835.8813 stu.com Laurie Kirby, Co-Founder 310.993.4114 laurie.com festforums.com 11