Sponsor and partner status for Futureproof Festival. Updated April 27, 2026.

Confirmed community partners

• Rival Technologies -- Data Storytelling Hackathon sponsor. $5K prize pool, Round 5. Festival-wide hackathon anchor. Lead: Andrew Reid.
• Data for Good Vancouver -- Data Nerds Day co-lead (Wednesday Oct 28). 1,600-member volunteer network connecting nonprofits with data professionals. Lead: Gordon Hamilton.
• DAMA-Vancouver -- data governance programming, Data Nerds Day afternoon session.
• Ethos Lab -- Education Day venue and programming partner (Monday Oct 26). Lead: Anthonia Ogundele.
• AI Ethical Futures Lab (AEFL) -- Ethics Day lead (Friday Oct 30). Parker Street Studios. Leads: Jesi Carson, Sarah Downey.
• SFU Metacreation Lab -- DEFRAG co-producer (Tue Oct 27 + Thu Oct 29). Canada Arts Council-funded. Lead: Philippe Pasquier.

Sponsor package structure (from website)

• Presenting Sponsor -- $50,000 (1 available): "Futureproof Festival presented by [X]", opening keynote, 10 VIP Week + 20 Week Passes, premium expo booth, all materials and signage, press release feature.
• Track Sponsor -- $15,000 (6 available, one per track): named track, speaking slot, 5 VIP + 10 Day Passes, demo table, track signage.
• Day Sponsor -- $7,500 (up to 6 available): full-day branding, 3 VIP + 6 Day Passes, mid-day speaking slot, demo table.
• Evening Event Sponsor -- $5,000 (3 available): branded evening event (Opening Party, DEFRAG, or Film Reception), 4 VIP Day Passes, on-stage mention.
• Experience Sponsor -- $3,000-$7,500: coffee, lunch, lanyards, WiFi, tote bags, or badge -- branded touchpoint across the week.

Partner categories

• Programming partners -- groups leading day-long tracks (confirmed: see above)
• Community partners -- mission-aligned groups for cross-promo and ticket access (confirmed: see above)
• Venue partners -- organizations hosting specific tracks (confirmed: Internet Archive, HR MacMillan Space Centre, Ethos Lab, Parker Street Studios)
• Media partners -- amplification, coverage, documentation (still open)
• Employer / ecosystem partners -- Job Fair recruiters and sponsors (still open)