2019 Sponsorship Packet
THE MEETUP
& THE INNOVATION CHALLENGE FINALS
Inspiring student success and stewardship ...
Our vision in the Anderson College of Business is to help business become stewards of society with the goal of improving the quality of life on Earth.
Invest in INNOVATION
Our Mission: The Innovation Center seeks to bring together students, faculty, alumni, and the community to design critical, creative and systems solutions for our curriculum and the complex challenges of today's world.
Opportunities for Sponsoring Student Success in The Anderson College of Business - Spring 2019:
With 70,000 Regis alumni--nearly 34,000 of those from the business programs--we want our current students to see, feel and touch our ALUMNI MATRIX. With an Alumni Matrix, current students get companions and partners in thinking and acting. Alumni know why a Jesuit business degree from Regis University matters and what it means. The Innovation Center has had a great first year. After we launched at last year’s Alumni Matrix Meetup, we activated our Gronowski Innovation Incubator with classes and events, we brought in great speakers like Opus Prize Winner Sarah Lance and Alter CEO Jessie Sullivan, and we launched our first ever business competition – the Regis Innovation Challenge. The annual Alumni Matrix Meetup will return to the Northwest Denver Campus on April 12th and this year's meetup is even more exciting! The 2019 Alumni Matrix Meetup will feature an exciting and inspiring speaker, Kenton Lee, Regis business alum, Innovative Creator of The Shoe That Grows and TED-star. The Alumni Matrix Meetup is also the culmination of our 2nd Annual Innovation Challenge. The final 10 teams of alumni, students and community members will pitch their businesses to a panel of judges and to YOU. The judges' votes will account for 80 percent of the final decision and audience votes will account for 20 percent. You will help us determine who wins financial support to launch and run their businesses. Immediately following the Alumni Matrix Meetup, the Innovation Challenge finals will take place in the Mountain View Room in Claver Hall at 7 p.m. The Innovation Challenge has 10 teams of Regis students, alumni and community businesses competing for more than $17,000 in startup funding, prizes, and co-working space in the Innovation Center at Regis University. You are invited to sponsor the event and vote for the winner!
3rd Annual Alumni Matrix Meetup
Why an Alumni Matrix? Innovation at Regis University
Regis Alumni know the ropes and can support
is intentional.
our students need. Alumni know why a Jesuit business degree from Regis University matters,
Innovation is about intentionally driving
and how it enhances a career .
critical, creative, and systems thinking. It is about intentionally helping students
The inaugural festival was held in April 2017 to
become more self-aware, more ingenious,
activate the Matrix, and we are excited to be
more loving, and more heroic so that they
able to continue the tradition this year with our
might help solve the pressing problems of
Alumni Matrix Meetup happening from 5-7
our time.
p.m. on April 12th, 2019 at Peter Claver Hall on the Mountain View Room patio, followed this
Innovation at Regis University requires the
year by the Innovation Challenge Finals pitch
companionship of our alumni to help these
competition at 7 p.m.
come to fruition. All Alumni Matrix Meetup attendees are invited With over 70,000 Regis Alums and nearly
to participate in the Innovation Challenge and
34,000 alums from the business programs,
vote for the winner!
students can have true companions, partners and mentors in their educational journey.
2nd Annual Regis Innovation Challenge
Challenged to Innovate... The Innovation Center challenges students
Four winners will walk away with $10K, $5K ,
to build an innovative business
$1K and $1K and co-working space in the
that is desirable, feasible and viable.
Innovation Center with exclusive high-speed wifi and communicative technology.
The Regis University Innovation Center works to help students, faculty and staff to
We invite you to participate in judging the
be successful. That is why the Anderson
competition. Contribute your vote and
College of Business is hosting the
help us inspire the next generation of
Innovation Challenge.
business entrepreneurs and leaders!
This year on April 12th from 7-9 p.m. the final pitch competition will take place in Peter Claver Hall's Mountain View event room.
Desirable Feasible Viable
Innovation Center | ALUMNI MATRIX MEETUP | INNOVATION CHALLENGE
APRIL 12, 2019 Schedule of Events 5 P.M.
5:30 P.M.
7 P.M.
GUESTS and MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI MATRIX MEETUP
KEY NOTE SPEAKER: KENTON LEE
INNOVATION CHALLENGE PITCHES BEGIN
The Opening Event:
Who is Kenton Lee?
The Competition:
5:00 – 5:30 – Registration, check in, networking, food trucks and cocktails 5:30 - Welcome: Ken Sagendorf, Innovation Center Director, and Tim Keane, Anderson College of Business Dean 5:30 - 6:15 - Keynote Address: Kenton Lee, "The Power of Small Things" 6:30-7:00 – Networking, food trucks and cocktails.
Kenton Lee is the visionary founder and inventor behind The Shoe That Grows.
His experience with the children of Africa and how donated shoes are quickly outgrown led Kenton to develop shoes that fit as a child grows. His success has skyrocketed and The Shoe That Grows has been recognized by Forbes, Oprah, The Today Show and Huffington Post. As an inspirational speaker, Kenton shares how practical compassion can change the world.
Join us in selecting the 2019 Innovation Challenge Winner!
These teams, which all include at least one Regis student, have been working throughout the year to bring their innovation and optimistic ideas to fruition. Now, we enlist your expertise and your curiosity! Participate by casting your vote for the most innovative, feasible, desirable and viable idea of the night.
9 P.M.
INNOVATION CHALLENGE WINNER ANNOUNCED
The Finale: Finally, celebrate with us!
The Innovation Challenge winners will be announced at 9 p.m. after all votes are tallied. Join us in applauding the competitors' accomplishments then end the night discussing new adventures and brilliant ideas of your own with the members of the Alumni Matrix and the participants in the Innovation Challenge!
Alumni Matrix Meetup and Innovation Challenge |  Primary Sponsorship Opportunity
IGNATIAN LEVEL: $50,000 The Jesuits saw their style as constitutive of their identity and as distinctive of them as an organization. This level is our top donor opportunity to demonstrate the distinctiveness of an alumni companionship model and contribute significantly to the Alumni Matrix.
This opportunity to sponsor the ENTIRE Alumni Matrix Festival and Innovation Challenge includes: Primary location advertising in all digital and print materials (30k impressions in targeted direct email and digital communications) Banner and signage at the event and on all program and collaterals (expected attendance 500 guests) Photographs of Event with credit and story on INNOVATION and Alumni pages (several thousand digital impressions worldwide) Special thank you on Anderson College of Business website and on The Innovation Update (e-newsletter to all Regis business alumni and friends) and all event follow up communications (estimated 200k impressions) Alumni Matrix branded gift bag with exclusive items regis.edu/Innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix Meetup and Innovation Challenge |  Sponsorship Opportunity
ENCULTURATION LEVEL: $25,000Â Enculturation: This term speaks to how encounters between two different people can enrich both. By bringing people together to experience an inspiring event, a donor at this level honors our Jesuit tradition of adaptability and service.
This sponsorship opportunity will include: Secondary location advertising in all digital and print materials (30k impressions in targeted direct email and digital communications) Banner and signage at the event and on all program and collaterals (expected attendance 1,000 guests) Photographs of Event with credit and story on Innovation and Alumni pages (several thousand digital impressions worldwide) Special thank you on Anderson College of Business website and on The Innovation Update (e-newsletter to all Regis business alumni and friends) and all event follow up communications (estimated 200k impressions) regis.edu/Innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix and Innovation Challenge | Sponsorship Opportunity
MAGIS LEVEL: $10,000 Magis is a Latin word that means "more" or "better." This idea honors those who are about connecting good intentions with sound economics. This donor level supports the keynote who we are bringing in to inspire and to be a “magis” to all attending.
This sponsorship opportunity will include:
Sponsor the Keynote Speaker: Kenton Lee, Founder and Inventor, The Shoes That Grow Prime location advertising in all digital and print materials (30k impressions in targeted digital communications) Banner and signage at the event and on all program and collaterals Story about sponsorship of event on Anderson Centers webpage Special thank you on Anderson College of Business website and on The Innovation Update (e-newsletter to all Regis business alumni and friends) (estimated 200k impressions)
regis.edu/Innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix and Innovation Challenge |  Sponsorship Opportunity
MEN & WOMEN IN SERVICE LEVEL: $2,500Â Men and Women in Service to Others is a key idea to us, to be in service of others. This donor level allows the donor to sponsor the main stage where the keynote and several other events are taking place and truly serve fellow alumni and students.
This sponsorship opportunity will include: Sponsor the Main Stage: Secondary location advertising in digital/print materials (30k impressions in targeted digital communications) Banner and sign at the event and on all program and collateral Recognition on Anderson College of Business website and on communications immediately following even (estimated 200k impressions)
regis.edu/innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix and Innovation Challenge | Sponsorship Opportunity
STEWARD LEVEL: $ 1,000 A steward is a responsible leader with the goal of helping others. This donor level encourages partnership and stewardship in supporting entrepreneurs, ideators and students.
This sponsorship opportunity will include: Logo on banner and on all program and collateral Special thank you on Anderson website Recognition on all Innovation Center communications immediately following the event (estimated 200k impressions)
regis.edu/innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix and Innovation Challenge | Sponsorship Opportunity
Companion Level: $500 The Jesuits were companions of Christ and companions to each other as well. Key to the concept of the Alumni Matrix is that we are all companions and that we can support and walk with each other. This donor level enables the donor as an Alumni to support fellow alumni and mentor students in their learning experience.
This sponsorship opportunity will include:
Signage on the tent and on all program and collaterals (expected attendance 1,000 guests) Special thank you on Anderson website Recognition on Innovation Center communications immediately following the event (estimated 200k impressions)
regis.edu/innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Alumni Matrix and Innovation Challenge | Sponsorship Opportunity
CURA PERSONALIS LEVEL: $250 This term means “care for the whole person” and suggests individualized attention to the needs of the other, distinct respect for his or her unique circumstances, concerns and an appropriate appreciation for his or her particular gifts and insights. This donor level enables the donor to make a difference at the individual level.
This sponsorship opportunity will sponsor individuals and innovation and will include:
Special thank you on Anderson website Recognition on Innovation Center Communications immediately following event (estimated 200k impressions)
regis.edu/innovation & regisinnovationchallenge.com
Thank you for investing in innovation and student success in the Anderson College of Business at Regis University. The Innovation Center looks forward to working with stewards of society, like you to improve the quality of life for all.Â
2018 Sponsors
Email: ksagendorf@regis.edu Phone: 303-964-6469