KAA 2026
Sponsorship
Opportunities
Thank you for your consideration in sponsoring Agile Austin’s 13th anniversary Keep Austin Agile (KAA) conference! Combining speakers who are thought leaders in their fields with a blended hybrid presentation - both in-person and virtual - Agile Austin is looking for a limited number of Sponsors to help support our 2026 KAA with the theme set as Value at the Speed of Light!
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
There are four levels of sponsorship available for the 2026 KAA conference. To ensure greater visibility and impact for your sponsorship investment, there will be a limited number of sponsors for this event. The following is a description of the benefits associated with each level of sponsorship.
TITLE SPONSOR - $4500
SPOTS AVAILABLE: 1
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Multiple touchpoints via newsletters, dedicated eBlasts, and meetups - top sponsor listed with extra-large logo in all communications.
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Receive opt-in attendees’ contact information post conference.
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Extra-large logo on KAA 2026 web page with pass-thru link.
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Sponsor table at event venue - Title sponsor receives first choice of location for a sponsor table at the venue; up to two people may staff your table.
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Four (4) complimentary event tickets - gift to your clients or members at your organization!
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Acknowledgement as title sponsor during KAA 2026 conference.
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Up to 3 items (to be provided by the sponsor at least one week before the conference) may be included in the attendee welcome/promo giveaway bags.
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PLUS 3 minute speaking opportunity during the KAA 2026 conference and a dedicated email blast to the KAA mailing list with you listed as Title sponsor.
PLATINUM SPONSOR - $2500
SPOTS AVAILABLE: 3
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Multiple touchpoints via newsletters, dedicated eBlasts, and meetups - listed with large logo in all communications beneath the Title sponsor's logo.
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Receive opt-in attendees’ contact information post conference.
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Large logo on KAA 2026 web page with pass-thru link.
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Sponsor table at event venue. Will be allowed to select location of available tables after the Title sponsor and when sponsorship monies as Platinum sponsor are received by Agile Austin; up to two people may staff your table.
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Three (3) complimentary event tickets - gift to your clients or members at your organization!
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Acknowledgement as Platinum sponsor during KAA 2026 conference.
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Up to 2 items (to be provided by the sponsor at least one week before the conference) may be included in the attendee welcome/promo giveaway bags.
GOLD SPONSOR - $795
SPOTS AVAILABLE: 5
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Multiple touchpoints via newsletters, dedicated eBlasts, and meetups - listed with medium-sized logo in all communications beneath the Platinum sponsors' logos.
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Medium-sized logo on KAA 2026 web page with pass-thru link.
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Two (2) complimentary event tickets - gift to your clients or members at your organization!
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Acknowledgement as Gold sponsor during KAA 2026 conference.
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One (1) item (to be provided by the sponsor at least one week before the conference) may be included in the attendee welcome/promo giveaway bags.
"SPEED OF LIGHT" SPONSOR - $395
SPOTS AVAILABLE: 8
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Multiple touchpoints via newsletters, dedicated eBlasts, and meetups - listed with small logo in all communications beneath the Gold sponsors' logos.
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Small logo on KAA 2026 web page with pass-thru link.
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One (1) complimentary event ticket - gift to a client or a member at your organization!
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Acknowledgement as a "Speed of Light" sponsor during KAA 2026 conference.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE:
April 10, 2026
TIME: (all times are CST)
Doors open at 8:00am
Conference 9:00am - 4:30pm
Happy Hour 4:30pm - 5:30pm
THEME:
Value at the Speed of Light
LOCATION:
This will be a hybrid conference, with both an in-person and remote/virtual option.
IN-PERSON LOCATION ADDRESS:
UT Commons Conference Center,
10100 Burnet Rd
Building 137
Austin, TX 78758
MARKETING PLAN
Marketing for the KAA 2026 conference are anticipated to be handled on multiple fronts, such as:
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6 Newsletters
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2 Dedicated eBlasts
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Slide in Monthly Special Interest Groups (SIGS) Meetups (6 meetups with over 6900 members in Meetups).
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Slide in any Agile Austin Monthly Featured Speaker Series
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Posts on Agile Austin’s LinkedIn page, plus any other Agile Austin social media channels
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At least one Facebook ad targeted to various agile interests across the United States.
TARGET ENROLLEES
GEOGRAPHY: National, mostly central Texas, with Austin, TX emphasis
TARGET ENROLLMENT: 250 in-person participants plus 100 online/virtual participants
TARGET ATTENDEES:
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Executives / Leaders
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Agile Coaches (Team & Enterprise - both internal and “external”)
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Scrum Masters
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Product Managers
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Project/Program Managers
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Developers
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Architects
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Testers
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UX developers
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Others...