The Indy Chamber offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities for your business to make an impact in Indianapolis. Our audience differs with each event, so it’s not a matter of if we have the right sponsorship, but rather which sponsorship can best serve your business.
For more information on specific benefits and sponsorship levels, please contact Indy Chamber Corporate Sponsorship Manager Kristen Cooper at 317.464.2260 or kcooper@indychamber.com. She can talk you through the best opportunity for your company and help you get the best return on your investment.
The Indy Chamber offers presenting, signature, and supporting sponsorship levels for the following Chamber events:
Signature Events
Business at the Brickyard
Business at the Brickyard is your ace in the hole. An estimated $28 billion in annual sales in the United States alone is directly attributed to contacts, conversations and relationships initiated or conducted while on a golf course. While on the links, you have a chance to connect with clients on a more personal, informal, and comfortable level. Because the Indy Chamber understands the importance of these valuable connections, we team up with the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course to bring business professionals together at Business at the Brickyard.
Time of Year: July
Projected Attendance: 150+
Audience: C-Level, Indy Chamber Board of Directors, Top Investors, area business leaders, entrepreneurs, and general membership
Conexion
Conexio´n is the name of the game! Play dominoes, eat authentic food, and connect with one another. Conexio´n is the premier Hispanic professional connecting event in Central Indiana, hosted by the Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council.
Time of Year: October
Projected Attendance: 200
Audience: Hispanic Business Council, Hispanic business leaders, area business leaders, and general membership
HobNob
Be informed. Be heard. Be there. The Indy Chamber’s HobNob is the premier political event in Central Indiana, opening the region’s election season. Rub elbows with candidates in this key election year! The event gathers candidates in a fun, casual, and non-partisan environment and provides both Chamber and community members the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the candidates.
Time of Year: September
Projected Attendance: 1,000
Audience: Elected officials, C-Level, area business leaders, community members, and general membership
Leadership Exchange
In past years, the Leadership Exchange has convened in other cities such as Denver, Charlotte and Austin to engage in important dialogue and glean insight on ways to improve our city. In 2011, for the first time, the event was held in Indianapolis. The 2012 destination is Portland, Oregon where we will study mass transit, neighborhood development and education reform.
Leadership Exchange features a delegation of business and community leaders with the goal of engaging in key current issues facing the city.
Time of Year: October
Projected Attendance: 150
Audience: C-Level and area business leaders
Schmooza Palooza
The Chamber’s biggest party of the year! Schmooza Palooza gives Chamber member companies the opportunity to promote their products and/or services to Chamber member employees and the community at large. Attendees should expect to find unique restaurants, technology companies, green-friendly businesses and more. The dynamic and social atmosphere of Schmooza Palooza includes live music, wine/beer tastings and exclusive prize drawings.
Time of Year: June
Projected Attendance: 1,000
Audience: Entrepreneurs, general membership, and community members
Networking Events
Business After Hours
Build relationships, not just a rolodex. Held bi-annually, Business After Hours continues to be the Chamber’s premier networking event. It’s characterized by a lively crowd set in a fun, casual environment. Even in our age of technology, interpersonal communication remains the most effective way to build rapport and do business.
Time of Year: Held throughout the year
Projected Attendance: 150+
Audience: Entrepreneurs, general membership, and community members
Schmooza Palooza
The Chamber’s biggest party of the year! Schmooza Palooza gives Chamber member companies the opportunity to promote their products and/or services to Chamber member employees and the community at large. Attendees should expect to find unique restaurants, technology companies, green-friendly businesses and more. The dynamic and social atmosphere of Schmooza Palooza includes live music, wine/beer tastings and exclusive prize drawings.
Time of Year: June
Projected Attendance: 1,000
Audience: Entrepreneurs, general membership, and community members
Power After Hours
It’s electrifying! At Power After Hours, make one new business contact every two minutes, resulting in 36 new business contacts in less than two hours. At this event, you have the opportunity to attend two events at once: a high- speed, facilitated networking experience and an open forum for meeting potential business clients and to mingle.
Time of Year: Throughout the year
Projected Attendance: 150+
Audience: Entrepreneurs, small to medium-sized businesses, general membership, and community members
Local Links
How strong is your coffee? Local Links is your premium blend, providing you with an added edge for your business. Local Links allows you to connect with other chamber members over a three month period, building long-term business
relationships, and a referral network - all while enjoying a cup of coffee! It’s like a breakfast club for your business!
Time of Year: Winter and fall
Projected Attendance: 75
Audience: Entrepreneurs, small to medium-sized businesses, and general membership
Business Events
Breakfast/Lunch with the President
Serving up the latest in business and legislative news.
Chamber President Scott Miller informs attendees about Chamber initiatives, local business issues, and listens to concerns at this event.
Time of Year: Throughout the year
Projected Attendance: 50
Audience: General membership
Leadership Exchange
In past years, the Leadership Exchange has convened in other cities such as Denver, Charlotte and Austin to engage in important dialogue and glean insight on ways to improve our city. In 2011, for the first time, the event was held in Indianapolis. The 2012 destination is Portland, Oregon where we will study mass transit, neighborhood development and education reform.
Leadership Exchange features a delegation of business and community leaders with the goal of engaging in key current issues facing the city..
Time of Year: October
Projected Attendance: 150
Audience: C-Level and area business leaders
Local Links
How strong is your coffee? Local Links is your premium blend, providing you with an added edge for your business. Local Links allows you to connect with other chamber members over a three month period, building long-term business
relationships, and a referral network - all while enjoying a cup of coffee! It’s like a breakfast club for your business!
Time of Year: Winter and fall
Projected Attendance: 75
Audience: Entrepreneurs, small to medium-sized businesses, and general membership
Top Investor
Top Investor Dinners are planned bi-annually to thank our top investor members and celebrate their success and involvement with the Indy Chamber and our community.
Time of Year: Throughout the year
Projected Attendance: 25
Audience: Top Investors, C-Level, Indy Chamber Board of Directors
Hispanic Business Events
Conexion
Conexio´n is the name of the game! Play dominoes, eat authentic food, and connect with one another. Conexio´n is the premier Hispanic professional connecting event in Central Indiana, hosted by the Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council.
Time of Year: October
Projected Attendance: 200
Audience: Hispanic Business Council, Hispanic business leaders, area business leaders, and general membership
Conexión Breakfast Series
Conexio´n is the name of the game! Play dominoes, eat authentic food, and connect with one another. Conexio´n is the premier Hispanic professional connecting event in Central Indiana, hosted by the Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council.
Time of Year: Throughout the year
Projected Attendance: 50+
Audience: Hispanic business leaders, Hispanic Business Council, small to medium-sized businesses and general membership
Political Events
HobNob
Be informed. Be heard. Be there. The Indy Chamber’s HobNob is the premier political event in Central Indiana, opening the region’s election season. Rub elbows with candidates in this key election year! The event gathers candidates in a fun, casual, and non-partisan environment and provides both Chamber and community members the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the candidates.
Time of Year: September
Projected Attendance: 1,000
Audience: Elected officials, C-Level, area business leaders, community members, and general membership
Pancakes & Politics
Make new friends, have breakfast and learn: what a combination! That’s what is on the menu for Pancakes and Politics, a political breakfast series sponsored by Baker & Daniels LLC. Pancakes and Politics features policy analysts and political experts talking about local, state and federal issues that matter to business.
Time of Year: Spring-fall
Projected Attendance: 75
Audience: Elected officials, area business leaders, and general membership
Sporting Events
Business at the Brickyard
Business at the Brickyard is your ace in the hole. An estimated $28 billion in annual sales in the United States alone is directly attributed to contacts, conversations and relationships initiated or conducted while on a golf course. While on the links, you have a chance to connect with clients on a more personal, informal, and comfortable level. Because the Indy Chamber understands the importance of these valuable connections, we team up with the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course to bring business professionals together at Business at the Brickyard.
Time of Year: July
Projected Attendance: 150+
Audience: C-Level, Indy Chamber Board of Directors, Top Investors, area business leaders, entrepreneurs, and general membership
Office Depot/Chamber Day at the Track
Network with business leaders from the Indy Chamber and meet Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot® Chevy. Don’t miss out on door prizes, great food and action on the track throughout the day.
Time of Year: July
Projected Attendance: 300
Audience: Area business leaders, general membership, and community members
Educational Events
SKL
SKL is a program of the Indy Chamber designed to help emerging community leaders become more informed about the issues and needs facing Central Indiana, more motivated to get involved in addressing those issues, more connected and more effective in their service to our community.
Time of Year: Spring-fall
Projected Attendance: 25
Audience: Emerging business leaders, C-Level, Top investors, entrepreneurs, and area business leaders