Event Partner Opportunities

Contact us today to book your partnership: 

Alexis Lichterman    alexis@saluspayments.com 
Liz Pike                         liz@greenrhinorecruitment.com
Brian Reddoch          brian.reddoch@paymentpros.org

Annual Conference - Level Up

March 5-7, 2024
Park MGM, Las Vegas

APP Level Up is a 3-day event attended by leaders and influencers from the payments ecosystem. With a strong emphasis on practical education and thought leadership, Level Up has an earned reputation as the "first-choice" conference for credit, risk, and compliance industry attendees. Falling early in the calendar year, Level Up is your first opportunity to get your message out to a live audience in 2024.   

Who Attends Level Up? You Do.

   
Half of Level Up 
attendees are senior leaders.		 Every major
merchant acquirer is an attendee.		 We're growing. Over half the attendees at Level Up 23 were first-timers.

 

We have organized our opportunities into four categories to help sponsors align their goals to available opportunities.  Click on the buttons below or scroll further to learn more about these curated packages and stand-alone options. If you need a pdf version of the sponsorship opportunities, click here. 

Influencers & Product Demos   Networkers  Industry Supporters Creative Solutions

Don't see what you are looking for or are you looking for other partnership opportunities? We are happy to work with you to custom-craft a sponsorship package. Please see our partner engagement resources, or contact us at info@paymentpros.org for more information.

Influencers & Product Demos
Networkers
Industry Supporters
Do you want to demonstrate your organization's thought leadership and insight into the strategic and daily challenges of our members?  

Vendor Spotlights are embedded into the agenda - the same agenda as the educational sessions - so you are not just a presenter of problems, you are a presenter of solutions.		 Do you want to create a space to meet up with existing clients? Perhaps, you want to meet your next new client? 

Some organizations are known for bringing the industry together. They are the ones with a reputation for seeing the connections between people and creating the space for innovation and connections to occur.		 Are you a pillar of the industry? A superhero in the fight against fraud.? A friend of MAC? Or new to the industry and looking to build name recognition?

APP Members know you are there to support them in their efforts to learn more, prepare better, and collaborate on a common cause. Each of these sponsorship opportunities is available a la carte or can be built into a custom sponsorship package.
  • Vendor Spotlights
  • Booths
  • Trivia Night Tables
  • Volunteer Reception
  • Young Professionals Meet & Greet
  • Coffee Connect
  • Private Meeting Spaces
  • Opening Reception
  • Badge
  • Lanyards
  • Registration Desk
  • Mobile App
  • Bags
  • Donut Wall
  • Breaks & Lunches
  • Power Stations

Influencers & Product Demos

Vendor Spotlights
Main Stage - Day 1 & 3
Breakout Stage - Day 2
Price $12,000 $8,000
Main Stage X
Breakout Stage X
Session 15-minute on "Lift-Off" Main Stage 15-Minute on a Breakout Stage
Logo Placement Platinum Tier Diamond Tier
Networking Add-On Choice of Booth
Or Trivia Night Table
Or Discounted Private Meeting Room		 Choice of Booth
Or Trivia Night Table
Or Discounted Private Meeting Room
Conference Passes 2 2
Attendee List x x
# Available Five Three Available  Eight Available 

 

Networkers

Some organizations are known for bringing the industry together. They are the ones with a reputation for seeing the connections between people and creating the space for innovation and connections to occur.

Six
Available
Opening Reception                               $6,000 

The premier networking event at Level Up. With a space theme, this will be one out of this world party. As a sponsor, your name will be in the middle of the action with plenty of marketing support thanking you.
Two
Available 
Booth                                                        $2,500

At Level Up, booths are integrated with the event flow and are limited in number to encourage frequent traffic, high visibility, and plenty of opportunities to engage with attendees. Each booth comes with:

  • One (1) attendee pass
  • One 6x2 table
  • Silver tier logo placement in marketing materials
Five
Available
Premium Sponsorship                            $4,950

It is intended for those partners wanting the next level up from a Booth Sponsorship to be included in the Gold Level of sponsorship.

  • Attendee List
  • Includes one 6x2 Booth
  • Two (2) event passes
  • Flyer or swag as a bag stuffer
  • High point value in conference gamification activities
  • Gold tier logo placement in marketing materials

At APP, booths are integrated with the event flow and limited in to encourage frequent traffic, high visibility, and plenty of opportunities to engage with attendees. Each booth comes with:
One
Available
Coffee Connect                                           $3,000
A favorite of attendees to our virtual events in the past year now comes to the live venue.  Coffee Connect is a networking event before the start of the first day of registration. This is where attendees meet up and swap stories, talk about the sessions they are excited to see, and make new friends. This is your opportunity to host connections and be a welcoming friendly face at the conference. 
One
Available
Young Professional Meet & Greet              $3,000

A special session is planned just for those new to the industry. A quick career development session is planned along with a networking event. This is an opportunity for you to get in front and support future leaders.

  • Ability to plan and host a lunchtime session for young professionals. Name on the agenda as the host
  • Gold tier logo placement in marketing materials
Fifteen
Available
Trivia Night Sponsor Table                        $1,500
Trivia Night was such a hit that we had to bring it back in 2023. The night before the conference starts with education, our members will gather as a community for some fun competition. When you sponsor a table, you'll be building a team to problem solve, have fun, and get to know each other. 
Comes with one table plus 20 drink tickets to hand out to attendees as a networking tool. 

This is a great add-on to any sponsorship!
Multiple
Available
Private Meeting Space - $3,000/day
Are you looking for a quiet spot to talk to clients? 
Ask us about private meeting spaces near the conference but away from the crowds. Conference rooms in the hotel's Ideation area are available. Pricing is dependent on your technology and space needs. 

Industry Supporters

If you are a pillar of the industry. A superhero in the fight against fraud. A friend of APP. Or new to the industry and looking to build name recognition. APP Members know you are there to support them in their efforts to learn more, prepare better, and collaborate on a common cause.

Each of these sponsorship opportunities is available a la carte or can be built into a custom sponsorship package.

One
Available
Badge                                                      $9,000

One of the most popular partner opportunities every year. 

  • Your logo will be present on conference name badges and visible during the entire conference to all attendees
  • Diamond-level logo placement in marketing materials
  • Conference attendee list
One
Available 
Notebooks                                               $8,000 
  • Your logo will appear front and center alongside APP on the conference padfolio that is handed out to every attendee
  • Business card or flyer inserted into padfolio (card provided by sponsor)
  • Diamond-level logo placement in marketing materials
  • Conference attendee list
One
Available 
Lanyards                                                  $9,000 

 Always the fastest-selling item - act quickly!

  • The logo will be present on the name badge lanyards and visible to the entire conference to all attendees
  • Diamond-level logo placement in marketing materials
  • Conference attendee list
One
Available 
Conference Bags                                     $9,000

Your logo is front and center alongside APP on the conference bag

    • Flyer or swag included as a bag stuffer
    • Diamond-level logo placement in marketing materials
    • Conference attendee list 
Two
Available  
Power Stations                                        $3,000
  • Signage next to the power stations in front of the main speaking hall
  • Recognition during the conference remarks by the host
Three
Two
Available
Keynote Speaker                                         $6,000
  • Logo and signage attached to marketing promoting the speaker
One
Available
Registration Desk                                    $4,500

Your logo is the first thing attendees see when they enter the event space

  • Logo present alongside event logo on direction signs to the registration area
  • Branded registration desk.
  • Availability to provide pop-up poster(s) at the registration area
  • Diamond-level logo placement in marketing materials
One
Available
Volunteer Room                                      $3,000 
  • Volunteer room accessible and viewable from a high-traffic corridor
  • Logo visibility at the entrance of and inside the lounge space adjacent to the meeting room
  • Logo visibility will mark the table providing power to event attendees
  • Logo visible on table signs
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
One
Available 
Recharge Room                                       $3,000
  • Breakout room accessible and viewable from a high-traffic room
  • Logo visibility at the entrance of and inside the lounge space adjacent to the meeting room
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
One
Available
Donut Wall                                               $1,500 
  • Logo placement at the Donut Wall - an APP tradition featured and tied to the Awards session. 
  • Marketing push related to the break of tradition
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
One
Available 
Speaker Gifts                                           $3,000
  • Each year, APP thanks our speakers with a donation in their name to the very worthy charity, FCACP. Help us thank our speakers and give to a great cause
  • Includes logo on website, mention in our thank you card to each speaker, and daily mention by the host
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
Three
Available
Breakfast                                                 $4,000
  • Show your industry support by providing breakfast during the conference
  • Inclusion of partnership in the agenda
  • Signage during lunch
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
Four
Available 
Break                                                       $3,000
  • Show your industry support by providing a break during the conference
  • Inclusion of partnership in the agenda
  • Signage during lunch
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials
Three
Available
Lunch                                                      $4,000
  • Show your industry support by providing lunch during the conference
  • Inclusion of partnership in the agenda
  • Signage during lunch
  • Silver-level logo placement in marketing materials 
Multiple
Available
Silver                                                     $1,000
  • Logo placement on all marketing materials. 
  • Marketing support of gratitude on social media, website, and at the event

Creative Solutions

Interested in something different? Contact us and our Sponsorship Committee volunteers can work with you. 

  • Meeting space near the conference floor
  • Host a coffee bar at your Booth
  • Hold a Post-conference reception at one of Park MGM's bars or restaurants


EP3: Exhibitor Preference Point Program

APP's EP3 will take effect on November 1, 2022.

APP utilizes an Exhibitor Preference Point Program (EP3) to recognize exhibitor support for Level Up and other APP programs. The cumulative number of points determines the time and date a company is given to choose exhibit space for the following year’s conference. Exhibit space is assigned in the order of priority points, and priority points are received throughout the year by completing tasks and by overall spending as indicated within this policy.

For details and more information, please click here.