Opening Keynote Partner - Day 1
Partnership Overview
Day 1 Opening Keynote PartnerTopic: Implementing an Effective Multi-Year EHS Strategy as the Foundation for EHS Operational Excellence
This is an opportunity to put your own keynote panel together on the topic above. The partner will provide the moderator, up to two speakers from their company, and a minimum of one in-house EHS&S corporate professional that can be a client or a prospect. All speaker names are required to be pre-approved.
The keynote session will be 45 minutes with 15 minutes for the NAEM opening.
As the Keynote Partner, your company will also receive the highest-level benefits, such as a tabletop in the best spot of the Engagement Hub. As a Keynote Partner, you'll receive first position branding and recognition on all signage, digital marketing, and in the on-site conference app.
KEYNOTE SUBMISSIONS
Please submit your speaker ideas via the abstract form below no later than Friday, January 16, 2026. Submissions will be approved on a rolling basis until they sell out.Partnership Benefits
Onsite Conference Visibility- Opportunity for the highest-level visibility as one of the speakers/thought leaders on the Opening Keynote panel. The Opening Keynote panel will be on stage with no competing content happening at that time
- Premier space in the Engagement Hub with a 6' long x 30" wide tabletop.
- Your company will have time slots in NAEM’s Solution Center that will be an exclusive time for conference attendees to hear how you can help them solve an EHS&S issue with your expertise
- Banner in on-site conference app
- 335W x 120H (pixels)
- Your logo and company description in first position in the onsite app
- Highest-level recognition on all marketing of the events as the Keynote Partner (with other Keynote Partners). This is included but not limited to signage at the event, onsite app, and in conference promotional emails to 20,000+ EHS & Sustainability professionals
- Attendee list two weeks, one week, and post conference (names, titles & companies only)
- Opportunity to add Lead Retrieval as an add-on to your partnership to scan badges of all attendees you meet (cost $550 - $600 per license)
- Your session, company, speakers, and bios promoted on NAEM’s OPEX/TECH26 website that gets over 1,000 impressions a week from EHS&S professionals. Your company logo will be on the conference website and will link to your company’s website
- One stand-alone email promoting your keynote session to NAEM’s marketing list of 20,000+ EHS&S professionals with your logo that will land on your website to push traffic there
- 750-word blog article that NAEM writes featuring your session and speakers in NAEM’s electronic newsletter that goes out to 20,000+ EHS&S professionals and will be featured in NAEM’s blog that receives 1,000+ impressions a month
- Article will go live in a first-come, first-served order. Your speakers' Q&A must be filled out by NAEM's deadlines for this benefit to not be forfeited.
- Four complimentary registrations to the conference
- Option to purchase two additional registrations at the NAEM member rate
- Option to purchase an Educational Development registration for a non-sales executive or Next Gen Leader from your company to attend conference sessions (not allowed to attend booth)
Cost: $10,500
Affiliates Council Cost: $10,000
Affiliates Council Cost: $10,000
Date: April 14, 2026
Time Slot: 1:45 - 2:45 PM