Action Brief for Alex — April 2, 2026

Status: Ready to send outreach email

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Big Data & Analytics West Summit is a 6th-year industry conference held at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, produced by Strategy Institute (Toronto). Their sponsors page has a distinct "Partners" tier separate from paid sponsors — exactly the kind of community partnership slot we'd fit into.

CONTACT

• Mitch Davis — Divisional Head of Sponsorship
• Phone: 1-866-298-9343 ext. 272
• Website: bigdatasummitwest.com/sponsors/
• Contact form has a "Partnering" checkbox: bigdatasummitwest.com/contact-us/

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR

• Community Partner listing — We promote them to our 21K+ newsletter subscribers and 250+ members; they list us as a Partner
• Member discount code — A promo code we can share with BC+AI community for discounted tickets
• Comp pass for Kris — So he can attend and network in person
• Speaking/panel slot — Nonprofit perspective on AI ecosystem building, community-driven AI, or responsible AI adoption

WHAT WE OFFER THEM

• Promotion to 21,000+ newsletter subscribers across BC's tech/AI community