SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESSeptember 13, 2016 | TD Convention Center

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ABOUT TEN AT THE TOPTen at the Top envisions an Upstate region where collaboration, coordination

and cooperation across communities and business sectors is a hallmark. Ten at

the Top fosters partnerships and cooperation amongst ten counties, which forms

the Upstate South Carolina region, and encourages these diverse communities to

work together to enhance the Upstate’s economic vitality and quality of life.

In 2009, more than 400 community, business and elected leaders from across the

Upstate joined together for the Upstate Reality Check, a regional summit that

looked at the projected growth for the Upstate, and how the ten counties could

cohesively address key community issues. This event was the catalyst for the

incorporation of the group previously known as Upstate Together and now

known as Ten at the Top.

Since then, Ten at the Top has become an active regional entity focused on

fostering collaboration and strategic planning around issues that impact econom-

ic vitality and quality of life in the Upstate. Ten at the Top has hosted nearly 500

meetings, programs, workshops and forums that have informed and engaged more

than 25,000 participants on key issues across the Upstate. Because of Ten at the

Top, leaders from the Upstate have established partnerships that have significantly

improved the Upstate’s economy and community life.

ABOUT TEN AT THE TOP

Ann Angermeier | Upstate Workforce Investment BoardIngo Angermeier* | SmartPulseRebecca Barnes | Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc,Karen Burgess | ECPI UniversityPaul Cain | Oconee County CouncilJohn Campbell, Jr. | Nelson, Mullins, Riley, & Scarborough, LLPPamela Christopher | Anderson Area Chamber of CommerceHarrison G. Cline | The Furman Co., Insurance AgencyPaul Corbeil | Former Oconee County CouncilmemberMichael Cunningham | AnMed Health SystemCharles Dalton* | Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.Brett Dalton | Clemson UniversityRick Danner* | City of GreerChandra Dillard | SC House of RepresentativesJim Donahoo | Laurens Electric CooperativeR. Thornwell Dunlap, III* | CountybankDave Edwards | Greenville-Spartanburg International AirportMichael Forrester* | Spartanburg Community CollegeTeri Gilstrap | Anderson County Economic DevelopmentDon Gordon* | The Riley Institute, Furman UniversityPatricia Hartung | Upper Savannah Council of GovernmentsCindy Hopkins | Greater Easley Chamber of CommerceTodd Horne | Clayton Construction Company, Inc.Phil Hughes* | Hughes Investments, Inc.Randy Imler | Catawba Regional Council of GovernmentsTorance Inman* | Union County Chamber of CommerceHal Johnson* | NAI Earle FurmanAngelle LaBorde | Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce

Nate Lipscomb | Greenville Drive BaseballLee Logan | Mayor of Due WestEvelyn Lugo | SC Hispanic Chamber of CommerceJohn Lummus | Upstate SC AllianceDenise Manley | United Way of Greenwood & Abbeville CountiesLisa McWherter | Southern Wesleyan UniversityDr. Tom Moore | USC UpstateBarry Nocks* | Clemson Univ., Planning & Landscape ArchitectureTom O’Hanlan | Sealevel Systems, Inc.David Owens | City of PickensSteve Pelissier* | Appalachian Council of GovernmentsDavid Pitts | Laurens County CouncilR.P. Rama | JHM HotelsAngel Rodriguez |Genesis Surgical Solutions, Inc.Bob Romine | WSPAMike Ruhe | Duke EnergyJim Shew | BlueCross BlueShield of SCWalker Smith | Bon Secours St. Francis Health SystemJames Taylor | City of GaffneyHarold Thompson | City of UnionJohn Verreault | TD BankJeanne Ward* | GHS - Oconee Medical CampusIrv Welling, III* | Welling StrategicEvans Whitaker | Anderson UniversityFrank Wideman, III | Self Family FoundationDoug Wilson | Broad River Electric CooperativeAnn M. Wright | American Red Cross of Upstate South CarolinaBrad Wyche* | Upstate Forever

Richard BainesWilliam BarnetFoster ChapmanJames ColemanJim Cook

Ben HaskewHenry JollyLee LuffJohn A. Miller, Jr.Steve Navarro

Judy PrinceMinor ShawRussell StallJohn StockwellGerald Sweitzer

Bogue Wallin

Carol Burdette,* Chairman | United Way of Anderson CountyHank McCullough,* First Vice Chair | Piedmont Natural Gas Sue Schneider, Second Vice Chair | Spartanburg WaterLisa Jones, Secretary | GSA Business

Erwin Maddrey,* Treasurer | Maddrey & AssociatesSamuel Erwin, Development Co-Chair | The Palmetto BankTerence Roberts*, Development Co-Chair | City of AndersonNeal Workman*, Immediate Past Chair | Trehel Corporation

STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee

Board Members

Dean Hybl, Executive Director Ashley Downing, Communications Manager

Tiffany Tate, Program Manager Melissa Houser, Administrative Associate

Founding Board

*Founding Board Member

PURPOSEBuilding on the successful Upstate Regional Summit: Re-Checking Our Reality, which was held in September 2014 and brought together more than 800 community and business leaders from across the Upstate to discuss key issues impacting current and future growth and the importance of regional collaboration, the 2016 Summit will provide another opportunity for leaders and interested stakeholders from across the region to gather in one place to share ideas and discuss how to work collaboratively to ensure the Upstate region continues to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life for all residents.

2016 will mark the fifth anniversary of the unveiling of the Our Upstate Vision, which engaged more than 10,000 Upstate residents in identifying “What Matters Most” as we look towards future growth in the Upstate Region. The regional vision calls for the Upstate to be “universally recognized as a leading place to live, learn, do business and raise a family”, so our theme for the summit will focus on “Creating a Leading Region”.

E X P E C T E D AT T E N DA N C EApproximately 800 regional elected, business and community leaders from across the ten counties of the Upstate are expected to attend the Summit.

P RO G R A M OV E RV I E W7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Registration / B2B Expo8:50 - 9:50 a.m. Morning Session The morning session will include a panel of CEOs from leading businesses and organizations from across the Upstate discussing how to build a leading business/ organization/region.

10:00 - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions We will have two breakout sessions with each period including three breakout areas. The theme of each will be “Upstate Leaders” and highlight businesses, organizations or programs that are making the Upstate a leading place around the five regional vision driver areas (Community Vibrancy, Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality, Human Potential, Natural Beauty & Resources and Sustainable Growth).

Breakout 1 will include three driver areas. Breakout 2 will include the other two driver areas as well as a panel on Regional Collaborations. For each breakout, the Regional Vision Area Task Force will choose 3 “Upstate Leaders” who will each have 5 minutes to share about their initiative. They will then participate in a 20-25 minute moderated panel discussion.

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Session The lunch session will include our Summit Keynote Speaker – an individual hailing from the business, sports or military world specifically talking about building a team and achieving success. Much like a team, business or military unit, a region consists of many individual parts that must come together to solve a larger problem (or win a game or battle) to create a leading region, so a speaker who can talk about pulling diverse individuals together to achieve a collective goal should be right on point.

1:30 p.m. Summit Adjourns

KEYNOTE SPEAKERGeoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on the most significant trends and issues impacting business and the economy. As Fortune magazine’s Senior Editor-at-Large, Geoff has aninsider’s perspective fueled by long-standing relationships with the world’s top leaders in business and government. He knows what they’re seeing, thinking, and planning and reveals how they’re leading, making choices, and responding to today’s challenges in ways that others can learn from.

In his fourth decade at Fortune, Geoff Colvin’s breadth of experience is impressive. He is one of journalism’s sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, management, globalization, regulation, corporate governance, competition, the economy, the infotech revolution, human performance and related issues. Geoff’s regular column and frequent cover stories in Fortune have earned him millions of loyal readers. His new newsletter—Power Sheet, available weekdays, free through Fortune.com—provides a detailed look at how individual leaders are shaping today’s tumultuous world.

Geoff is also one of America’s preeminent business broadcasters. He is heard every day on the CBS Radio Network, where he has made over 10,000 broadcasts and reaches seven million listeners each week. He has appeared on Today, The O’Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, Squawk Box, CBS This Morning, ABC’s World News Tonight, CNN, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, and dozens of other programs.

As a keynote speaker, Geoff has a knack for bringing clarity to the most important and complex issues impacting business and the economy. He has spoken for scores of corporate and association conferences on six continents. His speeches pull together timely insights and strategies and are tailored to deliver relevant insights that help leaders understand what the future holds.

Geoff is a respected author whose groundbreaking international bestseller, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, has been published in a dozen languages. The Upside of the Downturn: Management Strategies for Difficult Times was named “Best Management Book of the Year” by Strategy + Business magazine. Geoff’s latest book (released August, 2015) is called Humans are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will. It’s based on the idea in his wildly popular article in the 2014 Fortune 500 issue – “In The Future Will There Be Any Work Left for People to Do?” It looks at the trend of technology displacing more jobs than it creates and the ways people will create value for their organizations and their careers in the changing economy.

A native of Vermillion, South Dakota, Geoff Colvin is an honors graduate of Harvard with a degree in economics and has an M.B.A. from New York University.

GEOFF COLVINSenior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine and Author/Commentator on Business & Economic Issues

S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O RT U N I T I E S As a sponsor of Ten at the Top’s Upstate Summit, you can position your business as a committed Upstate partner before approximately 800 key decision makers and influencers in the Upstate.

PRESENTING SPONSOR | SOLD!

REGIONAL VISIONARY | $10,000 Up to five available

• Prominent placement of company logo on all event signage• Company logo on all printed + electronic invitations for event (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed on event program• Company logo placed on select print advertising for the event• Opportunity for company representative to speak during the Summit• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Opportunity for company to provide branded takeaway or giveaway item to each attendee of the Summit and Luncheon• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Six (6) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

LUNCHEON SPONSOR | $10,000One sponsorship available. A portion of the luncheon sponsorship funds will be used to provide a reduced admission price for non-profit and local government attendees.

• Prominent placement of company logo on all event signage• Company logo on all printed + electronic invitations for event (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed on event program• Company logo placed on select print advertising for the event• Opportunity for company representative to provide remarks during the luncheon (1-2 mins)• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Opportunity for company to provide branded takeaway or giveaway item to each attendee of Luncheon• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Six (6) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

In order for your company’s logo to be placed on the 2016 Regional Summit invitation, commitment forms must be received by July 11, 2016. To ensure your company’s logo receives proper placement on Summit signage and program materials, commitment form must be received by August 1, 2016.

KEYNOTE SPONSOR | $7,500One sponsorship available

• Prominent company logo placement on all applicable promotional and program materials, signs and ads associated with the Summit Luncheon and/or Keynote Speaker Geoff Colvin• Opportunity for company representative to introduce the Keynote Speaker Geoff Colvin• Company logo included in visual presentation at the Luncheon• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Opportunity for company to provide branded item at each place setting• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

LEADERSHIP PANEL SPONSOR | $5,000One sponsorship available

• Special recognition as the Leadership Panel Sponsor at the Summit• Special signage carrying the sponsor’s logo positioned on stage during the Morning Session of the Summit• Opportunity to give a branded item/takeaway to each attendee of the breakout session of the Summit• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed in event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR | SOLD!

In order for your company’s logo to be placed on the 2016 Regional Summit invitation, commitment forms must be received by July 11, 2016. To ensure your company’s logo receives proper placement on Summit signage and program materials, commitment form must be received by August 1, 2016.

VISION BREAK OUT SESSION SPONSORS | $5,000One sponsorship available for each of the break-out sessions:

• Special recognition as the Vision Driver Breakout Session Sponsor during the Summit• Opportunity for a company representative to speak during the sponsor’s respective break-out session (2-3 mins)• Opportunity to give a branded item/takeaway to each attendee of the breakout session of the Summit• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed in event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

HOSPITALITY SPONSOR | $5,000 One sponsorship available

• Dedicated company exposure during the Summit’s Registration/Check-in area, aside coffee and continental breakfast offerings for Summit attendees• Opportunity for company representative to be part of the welcome remarks of the Summit• Opportunity for company to provide branded takeaway or giveaway item to each Summit attendee• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed on event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display space during the B2B Expo (size: 10x10 area)• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info)• Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

B2B EXPO SPONSOR | $5,000 One sponsorship available

• Dedicated company display space and exposure at the entry to the B2B Expo area where sponsors and exhibitors will have booths• Opportunity for company to provide branded takeaway or giveaway item to each Summit attendee• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed on event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info)• Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

Economic and Entrepreneurial Vitality SOLD!

Sustainable Growth SOLD!

(New!) Regional Collaborative Partnerships Panel

In order for your company’s logo to be placed on the 2016 Regional Summit invitation, commitment forms must be received by July 11, 2016. To ensure your company’s logo receives proper placement on Summit signage and program materials, commitment form must be received by August 1, 2016.

Human Potential

Natural Beauty & Resources

Community Vibrancy

VISION DRIVER SUPPORTER | $2,500 Two sponsorships available per Vision Driver Break-out Session:

• Company exposure within sponsor’s respective break-out session• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed in event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display table during the B2B Expo (size: 8’)• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

UPSTATE ADVOCATE | $2,500

• Company logo placed on select event signage, advertising, and promotional materials for the Summit• Company logo placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+)• Company logo placed in event program• Company logo included in visual presentation at the event• Display table during the B2B Expo (size: 8’)• Logo with a link to company website on TATT’s website and in external TATT eNewsletters• Three (3) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

PRESS CENTER SPONSOR | SOLD!

LANYARD SPONSOR| SOLD!

Human PotentialSustainable GrowthEconomic and Entrepreneurial Vitality

Natural Beauty & ResourcesCommunity Vibrancy(New!) Regional Collaborative Partnerships Panel

In order for your company’s logo to be placed on the 2016 Regional Summit invitation, commitment forms must be received by July 11, 2016. To ensure your company’s logo receives proper placement on Summit signage and program materials, commitment form must be received by August 1, 2016.

TABLE SPONSOR “PLUS” | $1,250 $1,000 for current TATT funding partners – 20% discount!

• Display table during the B2B Expo• Company logo placed on table signage at the Summit and Luncheon• Company name placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+) • Company name placed in event program• Two (2) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

TABLE SPONSOR | $750 $600 for CURRENT TATT FUNDING PARTNERS – 20% discount!

• Company logo placed on table signage at the Summit and Luncheon• Company name placed on all printed and electronic invitations for the Summit (Qty: 20,000+) • Company name placed in event program• Two (2) months complimentary banner advertising on Upstate Information Hub (www.OurUpstateSC.info) • Reserved table for ten (10) at the Summit Opening Session and Luncheon

Important to Note: Sponsors, please provide your reserved table guests’ name and email by September 1, 2016. In an effort to be efficient with food and

beverage ordering, table spots not being utilized will be filled with general attendees.

In order for your company’s logo to be placed on the 2016 Regional Summit invitation, commitment forms must be received by July 11, 2016. To ensure your company’s logo receives proper placement on Summit signage and program materials, commitment form must be received by August 1, 2016.

NAME AS IT SHOULD BE LISTED FOR PROMOTIONS ___________________________________________MAILING ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________CITY ________________________________________ STATE _______________ ZIP _______________CONTACT NAME ______________________________________________________________________TITLE/POSITION ________________________________________________________________________PHONE __________________________________ EMAIL ________________________________________

2016 TATT FUNDING PARTNERq Yes, our organization is also interested in being a Funding Partner, providing year-round funding support to Ten at the Top, through a partnership investment of $________________.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

_______ CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO OUR UPSTATE SC / MEMO: 2016 REGIONAL SUMMIT_______ INVOICE ME AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE (TERMS: UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED, INVOICES WILL BE SENT IN 2016.)

_______ CREDIT CARD (CIRCLE TYPE) MASTERCARD VISA AMERICAN EXPRESS DISCOVERNAME ON CARD ______________________________________________________________________CARD NUMBER ________________________________________________________________________SIGNATURE __________________________________ PRINTED NAME ____________________________

Ten at the Top, through Our Upstate SC, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Please complete, sign, and return this form to Ten at the Top | 124 Verdae Blvd., Suite 202, Greenville, SC 29607Scan/email: Ashley Downing (adowning@tenatthetop.org) | Fax: (864) 283-2310

COMMITMENT FORMCommitment Deadlines:

July 11, 2016 | For inclusion on invitationAugust 1, 2016 | For inclusion in event signage and program

_____ PRESENTING SPONSOR

_____ REGIONAL VISIONARY | $10,000

_____ LUNCHEON SPONSOR | $10,000

_____ KEYNOTE SPONSOR | $7,500

_____ LEADERSHIP PANEL SPONSOR | $5,000

_____ TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR | $5,000

_____ VISION BREAK OUT SESSION SPONSOR | $5,000

_____ HOSPITALITY SPONSOR | $5,000

_____ B2B EXPO SPONSOR | $5,000

_____ VISION DRIVER SUPPORTER | $2,500

_____ UPSTATE ADVOCATE | $2,500

_____ PRESS CENTER SPONSOR | $2,500

_____ LANYARD SPONSOR | $1,500

_____ TABLE SPONSOR “PLUS” | $1,250 ($1,000 for current partners)

_____ TABLE SPONSOR | $750 ($600 for current partners)

SOLD

q Human Potential (1)*q Sustainable Growth (1)*q Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality (1)*q Natural Beauty & Resources (1)*q Community Vibrancy (1)*

q Vision Driver Area: Human Potential (1)*q Vision Driver Area: Sustainable Growth (0)*q Vision Driver Area: Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality (0)*q Vision Driver Area: Natural Beauty & Resources (1)*q Vision Driver Area: Community Vibrancy (1)*q Regional Collaborative Partnerships Panel (1)*

2016 REGIONAL SUMMIT SPONSORSHIPq Yes! We will serve as a sponsor of the 2016 Regional Summit.

Sponsorship Level

SOLD

SOLD

SOLDSOLDSOLD