Thursday, August 19, 2021
Taking what you experience on Sunday in church and applying it throughout the week at work can be a challenge. The faith and business conference is for business owners, managers, community leaders and anyone that seeks to integrate their faith into the workplace.
Who Should Attend?
2021 Keynote Speakers
Matt Birk
Super Bowl Champion
Keynote Speaker
Super Bowl champion Matt Birk is a 15-year veteran of the National Football League. Since retiring from football in 2013, Matt has held a number of roles inside the NFL League Office. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Matt was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998 and was a key off-season acquisition of the Baltimore Ravens in 2009. A six-time NFL Pro Bowl Selection and two-time All-Pro, Matt proved to be an undisputed leader on the field and was named the sixth smartest athlete by Sporting News. More importantly, he has established a legacy of community service that will last far beyond his years of football.
A graduate of Harvard University with a degree in economics, Matt is the founder and CEO of Matt Birk and Company, LLC. He was the recipient of the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award for his excellence on and off the field, including his commitment to emphasizing the importance of education through his H.I.K.E. Foundation. Established in 2002, H.I.K.E. stands for hope, inspiration, knowledge, and education, and impacts the lives of at-risk children by providing interactive programs and resources needed to guide a child through key educational transitions
Matt also launched the “Ready, Set, Read!” program in Baltimore-area public schools to motivate and encourage more than 100,000 students to read at home through a system of incentives. He partnered with Scholastic to form “Read and Rise,” an initiative to join schools, families, and communities together in supporting the development of children’s literacy.
Matt parlays his diverse experiences culled from winning championships, creating partnerships, and educating others into a memorable message that connects with attendees and transforms audiences. He speaks to organizations across the country about the value of true inspiration, lasting leadership principles, the dynamics of teamwork, and fulfilling potential. Clients such as 3M, Coca Cola, Northwestern Mutual Life, and Walmart have benefited from the programs Matt has presented to their teams.
Matt is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Game for Life National Advisory Board, the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund Board of Directors, and sits on the Board of Directors for the After the Impact Fund. He is the author of All-Pro Wisdom: The Seven Choices that Lead to Greatness and resides in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Matt and his wife, Adrianna, are the proud parents of eight children.
Andreas Widmer
Catholic University of America
Keynote Speaker
Andreas E. Widmer Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and the director of the Art & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at The Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business.
Previously he co-founded The SEVEN Fund, a philanthropic organization promoting enterprise solutions to poverty. Widmer is a seasoned business executive with experience in high-tech, international business strategy, consulting and economic development. He served as CEO of the business strategy firm OTF Group (formerly part of the Monitor Group) and helped lead web content management pioneer Eprise Corporation, speech recognition pioneer Dragon Systems, and internet pioneer FTP Software. He has worked extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, has brought more than 100 leading-edge technology products to market, and was an executive in residence at Highland Capital Partners.
Andreas is the author of The Pope & The CEO: Pope Saint John Paul II’s Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard, a book exploring leadership lessons that Widmer learned serving as a Swiss Guard protecting Pope John Paul II and refined during his career as a successful business executive.
An author on the connection between entrepreneurship, economic development and spirituality, Andreas contributed two chapters to the book In the River They Swim: Essays from Around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty. A chapter entitled “Ministering to the Pioneers of Prosperity” was recently published in Springer’s Ethical Economy series book Free Markets and the Culture of Common Good. He has authored articles and been featured in various business and general interest media including The Financial Times, CNN, NPR, ABC, Wall Street Journal Live, Huffington Post, Fortune, The Washington Times, Boston Globe, Bloomberg News, FastCompany, SiriusXM, Vatican Radio, EWTN, Al Jazeera, First Things and many more.
Andreas is an advisor to the Zermatt Summit, an annual business leadership event that strives to humanize globalization. He also serves as an advisor to Transforming Business, a research and development project at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is on the board of directors at the New Paradigm Research Fund, and Virtual Research Associates.
Widmer served as a Pontifical Swiss Guard from 1986-1988, protecting Pope John Paul II. He holds two business degrees from Switzerland, plus a B.S. in International Business from Merrimack College and an M.A. in Ministry from St. John’s Seminary in Boston. A citizen of Switzerland and the United States, he speaks English, German, Italian and French. Andreas loves to spend time with his wife and son. He is an eternal student of fly-fishing, enjoys skiing, and is an avid reader.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
$5,000 | PRESENTING SPONSOR
As a Presenting Sponsor, your organization will be a premier sponsor of the 2020 Faith and Business Conference with benefits that establish your presence as a company that supports a mission committed to integrate faith into the workplace.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to welcome guests from the stage at the event
- Two reserved VIP tables for eight guests each (total of 16 tickets)
- Company logo featured prominently in marketing materials
- Company logo to be featured in media release
- Quote from top executive to be featured in media release
- One-on-one interview with top executive, per media interest
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$4,000 | KEYNOTE SPONSOR
EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY
As the exclusive Keynote Sponsor, your organization has the opportunity to sponsor this year’s world-renowned keynote speaker that will take faith principles and turn them into business practices.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to address all guests and introduce the Keynote Speaker from the stage
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets)
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$3,500 | CONNECT LOUNGE SPONSOR
EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY – SOLD OUT
As the Connect Lounge Sponsor, your organization will be the exclusive sponsor of the lounge area – a place where guests can connect with others about faith and business.
Benefits:
- Exclusive sponsorship of the Connect Lounge, the highly visible and highly accessible networking hub of the Faith and Business Conference
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets)
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$3,500 | SPEAKER SPONSOR
UP TO TWO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
As the Speaker Sponsor, your organization has the opportunity to sponsor the conference’s featured speakers.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to address all guests and introduce the selected speaker from the stage
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets)
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$2,500 | LUNCH SPONSOR
UP TO THREE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
The Lunch Sponsor gives your organization the opportunity to sponsor the lunch for over 250 guests at the sixth annual conference.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to address all guests from the stage prior to lunch being served
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets) as well as admittance into the “VIP Meet & Greet” with the keynote speaker during lunch
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$2,000 | BOOK SPONSOR
UP TO FOUR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
This sponsorship opportunity provides attendees at the conference with a book written by the keynote speaker.
Benefits:
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets)
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials stationed near the book table
- Co-branded insert or bookmark or stamp to be displayed inside of each copy of the book with a message from Book Sponsor
- Social media mentions
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$1,500 | BREAK SPONSOR
UP TO THREE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
This sponsorship opportunity ensures that all attendees are provided with a selection of tasty bites and refreshing beverages that will be served during the breaks at the conference.
Benefits:
- One reserved VIP table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets)
- Company logo to be featured on event signage stationed near the break areas for that particular designated break time
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Social media mention
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$1,000 | CORPORATE PARTNER
As a Corporate Partner, your company will receive recognition as a community leader that supports a mission to inspire and integrate faith and business within the workplace.
Benefits:
- One reserved table for eight guests (total of 8 tickets) to attend the conference
- Social media mention
- Company logo to be featured on event marketing materials
- Company logo featured on screens throughout the event
- Company logo featured on the conference program and materials
$500 | FRIEND OF THE FAITH AND BUSINESS CONFERENCE
As a friend of the sixth annual Faith and Business Conference, your gift will support business leaders across the region as they connect their faith within the workplace.
Benefits:
- One reserved half table for four guests (total of 4 tickets) to attend the conference
- Social media mention
- Company name featured on screens throughout the event
- Company name featured on the conference program and materials
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