Why Sponsor?

Contact Paul Counter for details on tailored sponsorship packages to meet your needs on paul.counter@wbr.co.uk +44 (0) 207 368 9553

For over 10 years, we have been helping our clients achieve important business goals. Conference sponsorship offers a wide range of benefits irrespective of the size of your company and the level of your current market presence.

Click here to see a list of companies who have already benefited from sponsoring WBR conferences.

Our clients have told us that they sponsor our events for the following key reasons:

• Gain new Sales leads - Conference delegates are an extremely focused group of people with strong business interest in the event that they are attending. By exhibiting and being present you can impact on these buyers and grow your sales. Contacts generated at conferences have a high conversion rate.
  

• Launch new products or services - Draw attention to your products and brand by using the conference as a launch pad for new developments, products or services. With delegates and the media in attendance, new stories of interest always create a buzz.
  

• Enter new markets - Exhibiting is one of the most cost and time effective ways of entering new markets. It is a great opportunity to research and network whilst gaining exposure to a new qualified database.
  

• Building customer loyalty- Face to face contact at conferences and showing continued support of a market helps develop client loyalty as well as cementing your position as a continued presence.
  

• Position company brand - Being seen at industry event establishes your company in the eyes of the delegate as a strong brand and creates an image of your company’s abilities and strength. Showing your company at high level events creates valuable impression as an industry leader.
  

• Building relations with the media - Many events are run with the support of trade press and industry journalists. Opportunities for editorial coverage and developing better relations can be crucial to your companies’ success. Associations also play a strong part which may also offer networking opportunities and free publicity.
  

• Brokering new business partnerships – Other sponsors and delegates are always looking for exciting new partnering opportunities in order to deliver more compelling solutions to their clients – WBR conferences offer you an ideal opportunity for just this.

Don’t take our word for it - here is what our clients have to say about past events:

"AutoCEE 2006 – very inspiring…"
Dr Carl Hahn, Former Chairman, VOLKSWAGEN on AutoCEE 2006

" I enjoyed AutoCEE both because of great content of presentations as well as great networking opportunities"
Kohei Teshima, Treasurer & Controller, DENSO HUNGARY

“AutoCEE - a must attend for anyone who is serious about winning business in Central & Eastern European automotive market”
Meike-Uta Hansen, Head of e-Procurement, VOLKSWAGEN

“AutoCEE – unique place to get need-to-know information and make key contacts”
Karel Kucera, Industrial Engineering Manager, BARUM CONTINENTAL

"… time well spent, I met with the right people and made great contacts for the future…"
Peter Knobloch, Sales Director, PLASTIC OMNIUM

“ …AutoCEE provided me with the latest need-to-know information on the region’s automotive sector and introduced me to all key automotive executives working in the country and region”
Jan Vlasak, Managing Director, ARVIN MERITOR

“… key meeting place for all those who are serious about the Romanian automotive sector”
Marc Siellet, Purchasing Director, DACIA RENAULT

“ great chance to meet with all of the key players in the Central European automotive industry”
Dr Carl Hahn, Chairman Emeritus, VOLKSWAGEN

“Top level speakers with the latest key, need-to-know information”
Vratislav Kulhanek, Chairman, SKODA AUTO

"AutoCEE – can’t miss attending this one…"
Ervin Applefeld, Managing Director, TRW

“A truly informative and enriching experience bringing together the automotive industry leaders"
Alvin Mingle, Global Sourcing Development Manager, FORD

“The key event for meeting with the most senior executives of the region” Alfredo Altavilla, Corporate Development Manager, FIAT AUTO

“Great speaker panel and great level of delegate participation”
Marko Lekse, Supplier Relationship Manager, REVOZ SLOVENIA

“Excellent variety of case studies”
Manfred Bauder, Member of the Board, Finance, VOLKSWAGEN SLOVAKIA

“Great networking opportunities”
Jan Hanzl, Director, Investment Support Division, CZECHINVEST

“If you need strategic information to help you develop your company’s strategy for Romania, then you need to attend AutoCEE ROMANIA”
Constantin Stroe, President, ACAROM, Formerly CEO, DACIA

“AutoCEE ROMANIA promises to be the key meeting place for all those who are serious about the Romanian automotive sector”
Marc Siellet, Purchasing Director, DACIA RENAULT

“… a must attend event for any T1 or T2 supplier interested in doing business in Romania ….”
Jacek Matus, International Procurement Organization, DELPHI

"… I met with the right people and made great contacts for the future…"
Peter Knobloch, Sales Director, PLASTIC OMNIUM

" Visiting potential customers in their factory is essential to getting their business - I met the top decision makers and learnt about the production facility"
Chris Dagger, Divisional MD, MAGNESIUM-ELECTRON

“ A truly informative and productive day both in terms of new information and good personal contacts”
Janusz Sobon, Manager, KIRCHHOFF POLSKA

Contact Paul Counter for details on tailored sponsorship packages to meet your needs on paul.counter@wbr.co.uk +44 (0) 207 368 9553