Geeks Gone Global Journey to Sankalp Africa Press and Sponsorship Kit

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PRESS & SPONSORSHIP KIT

JOURNEY TO SANKALP AFRICA

GHANA | NIGERIA | SOUTH AFRICA | KENYA


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All Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are 14-16 day trips that go through a minimum of 5 countries. The Journey to Sankalp will take place between Feb. 1, 2014 and Feb. 14, 2014. Starting from New York to Accra, Ghana, Lagos Nigeria, Johannesburg, SA, Cape Town, SA and ending with our partner, Sankalp Forum Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.

5 Countries in 14 Days

Lagos

Accra

Johannesburg

Nairobi

Cape Town

New York

Journey To Sankalp Africa


Founder and President of GeniusCo and its subsidy GeniusCorps he has travelled and worked in over 90 countries servicing both the public and private. Mr. Hunter has been featured in Black Enterprise Magazine for creating a legacy of wealth and stability for your family and selected as one of the top 50 most important African American's in technology. Mr. Hunter has over 18 years experience in information Technology management and implementation and over 10 years experience in Global Business Development.

Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are led by a global entrepreneur and innovator with over 20 years experience working and living in over 90 countries.

Chief Geek

Faruq Hunter

OUR FOUNDER

Mr. Born Global


Geeks Gone Global is the official transit system of the innovation ecosystem. As more and more people are trying to create solutions for a future with many more people and far less borders, the concepts, programs and people that grow the innovation ecosystem are constantly growing. Incubators, accelerators, events, hubs and a plethora of resources are constantly coming online all over the world in order to help more people innovate and grow their ideas into viable and impacting products and services. Geeks Gone Global is dedicated to exposing the full breath of the innovative ecosystem to as many people and as many places as possible. Our role in the ecosystem is awareness and connecting..

Founders of The Innovation Excursion

Connecting The World’s Passionate People

WHAT WE DO


We want to make real connections between people who are committed to truly changing the world and impacting the lives of others. GGG takes actionable people to actionable people who understand each other and make real things happen. Before and after the trip we solidify relationships for our attendees and we share every detail of the planning and planners with you so that you are empowered to take full advantage of your excursion. The daily agenda is filled with meeting and engaging with the most innovative members of each community, discovering the innovative ecosystems of the countries visited.

HOW WE DO IT

REAL CONNECTIONS! REAL IMPACT

A Blur of Business and Fun


EVENTS

Pitch

Parti

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Partn

er Events

Culture

Exposure

G Hangouts

On the Ground Events

In each country, companies from the innovative community and the delegation take turns sharing 5 minute pitches about their companies followed by networking

GGG partners with the innovative ecosystems premiere events, such as Startup Weekend, Tedx, Sankalp Forum and SoCap

GGG takes its attendees to the offices and sites of the most successful innovative companies in each country visited

With over 7,000 virtual members of GeniusCorps and Living Bridges Planet, GGG hosts 3 Google Hangouts per trip followed by several very active social media campaigns

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DISTRIBUTION

GGG Branded e-mails, collateral and links are distributed to hundreds of thousands of innovators around the world through these top tier partners. The assistance of the mailing lists and memberships of these organizations greatly increases the number of people who are exposed to the brands of GGG, GG Partners and sponsors.

GGG Content Distribution Network For The Journey to Sankalp Africa


Over 100 News Articles and Over 100 interviews

On GGG’s first innovation excursion to Africa over 50 stories were written about the trip and GGG Partners and attendees. In addition, the same excursions was either mentioned or referenced in another 50 stories.

GGG’s first Africa trip PR


Multiple Themes = Greater Exposure

15 Women to Africa Design Capital Cape Town

Journey to Sankalp Africa

Atlanta

Startup Weekend Mentors Women

Empowerment

Euro Hacktrip Recruitment

Official Exploratory Trip For Mayor Kasim Reed

The representation of multiple initiative on one trip dramatically increases the trips press and exposure. On the first GGG trip top Africa over 50 news articles were written about the trip and placed in news sources around the world.

A Vehicle for Lead Initiatives

Crowdfunding Signup for Imagination for People


Since the primary goal of the Geeks Gone Global Innovative Excursions is to expose innovators to opportunities to grow their initiatives, there are multiple opportunities to present branding and marketing to the many participants and attendees. All sponsorship opportunities are customized to the sponsor or supporter.

SPONSORSHIP

MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE YOUR BRAND

Branding & Marketing

At Events

• Banners

• Digital Presentations on Flash Drives

• Speaking

• Panels

• Pitch Presentation

• Table or Booth

• Distribution of Materials

Give Aways and Media

• 1,000,000 MB of Film

• 6,000 Professional Photos

• Entrepreneurial Interviews

• Over 100 News Pieces

• Sponsorship Press Release

• Branded Commemorative T-Shirt

• Branded Solar Genome Backpack

• Branded Scottevest Jacket

Web Based

• Custom Landing Page

• Logos on landing pages and e-mails

• Lead Capture and Generation

• Custom branding of trip logo

• Links on

• Geeksgoneglobal.com

• Geeksgoneglobal.com/fundyourtrip

• Geekheaven.co

• GeniusCorps.co

At Lead Generation and Qualification

• All attendees, participants and connectors are listed in the GGG, Citrix Sponsored, Extranet in Podio. All contact information and participant information gathered is available at all times for GGG sponsors and partners


Website and Responsive Mobile Branding

Geeks Gone Global maintains a professional and graphically pleasing web presence. Our Supporters are given custom landing page on our site.

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Supporters are also listed on our main landing page for the trip, which receives premium traffic during the excursion

26K+ UNIQUE VISITORS


3 GeniusCorps & Live Living Bridges Planet Google Hangouts Per Trip

GGG has partnered with Living Bridges planet and SoCap, one of the world’s largest gathering of social entrepreneurs and investors to execute 3 live Google Hangouts from Ghana, South Africa and Sankalp Africa in Nairobi. Viewed by thousands of entrepreneurs around the world Living Bridges helps to insure that GG partners and supporters get maximum exposure.

Over 7,000 Online Members


Reach

2,000

Face to Face Innovators 7,00

0Geeks Gone Global always reaches and retains reach to innovators and entrepreneurs through every excursion. Through GeniusCorps free memberships GGG has a reach of 7,000 members and will establish over 2,000 face to face interactions while on the continent. With 160 more trips planned in the next 2 years this number will grow to every country in the world.

Qualified Leads

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Existing Online Members

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0Unique Online Views from GGG Sites, Partner Sites and Media

2MILLION +Members and Participants of Organizations Reached +


GGG Targets innovative entrepreneurs and the organizations that facilitate that community.

Target audience

Startup Comm

unity

Founders10%Car

eer

Prof

essio

nals

5%

Soci

al

En

trepre

neurs 30%

Politicians and

Public Officials

5%

Tech

Sta

rtups30%

Mod

ern

Agrib

usin

ess

30%

100% Innovators


Focus on Women

Male Attendees

10%

Extraordinary effort has been put into focusing on female innovators during the GGG Journey to Sankalp Africa. Three of the GGG Pitch Parties are themed around women entrepreneurs as well as an initiative that drew 15 dynamic female entrepreneurs, investors and political and business leaders.

The GGG Journey to Sankalp Africa will be the largest privately ran excursion of female leaders from the US to Africa thathas focused on female led innovation.

Female Attendees

90%

Male

Female

Not to be counted out, 10% of the delegation to Africa is male and over 50% of the participants on the ground will be male as well.

Geeks Gone Global 2014 /16CONTACT US

Our website

Social

Contact

SKYPEPHONEMAIL

www.geeksgoneglobal.com

Facebook.com/geeksgoneglobal

faruqh

[email protected]

+ 1 404 990 0613

Twitter.com/geeksgoneglobal

For sponsorship or press opportunities, please contact us. GeniusCorps Ambassadors are also fully empowered to develop sponsorship and press opportunities.

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Geeks Gone Global Journey to Sankalp Africa Press and Sponsorship Kit