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Board of Directors Suzan Deison, President Denise Castillo-Rhodes, Chair of the Board Texas Medical Center Cyndy Garza Roberts, Immediate Past Chair H-E-B April Bailey Amegy Bank Elizabeth Brock CenterPoint Energy Karen Chin B2B CFO Ann Cook Kelsey Seybold Clinic Janet Coy Enbridge, Inc. Sara Cronin TPC Group Loretta Cross Stout Risius Ross Susan Dray Community Leader Allison Esenkova 100 Year Starship Samina Farid Merrick Leslie Farnsworth FrogDog Valerie Gibbs Community Leader Laura Gibson Ogden Gibson Brooks Longoria & Hall, LLP Irene Helsinger Newport Board Group Melanie Herz-Promecene Morris Mindy Holden Direct Energy Leisa Holland-Nelson ContentActive, LLC Kristi Hotze CBRE Dana Kervin Houston Association of Realtors Toni Lawrence Community Leader Linda Lorelle Lorelle Media Karen Love PKF Texas Karra Marino NRG Energy Regina Mayor KPMG Molly McGuirk RigNet Rosanna Moreno McMains & Moreno Consultants Maria Rios Nation Waste Matt Ross Ventures Marketing Group Carolyn Sanders Total Petrochemicals Ariana Smetana artVIA Alicia Smith Innovative Legal Solutions Dr. Elizabeth Travis MD Anderson Cancer Center Gindi Vincent ExxonMobil Dr. Mary Ann R. Wilkins Stewart Title Whitney Whitmire AT&T LaShonda Williams Microsoft

Ex-Officio Caleen Allen Houston I.S.D. Christina Allen-Crowder Spring ISD Rhonda Arnold Houston Airport System Candace Beeke Houston Business Journal Marie Bergeron Rice University Nelda Blair The Blair Law Firm Group, P.C. Dr. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory Texas Southern University Linda Buchman Spring Branch I.S.D. Cheri Davies Comcast Dr. Charlotte Davis Aldine I.S.D. Michelle-Ellis Felder CREW Houston Deborah Grabein Andrews Kurth, LLP Holly Gruy The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership Jared Lang Fashion Houston Brenda James Clayton Personnel Regina Johnson British Consulate General Karen Marshall METRO Kathryn Peek Women’s Health Network Leila Perrin Houston BBB Gilda Ramirez Port of Houston Authority Mary Kate Robinson The Art Institute of Houston Janis Schmees Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Lisa Trapani Shumate Houston Public Media Meredith Watassek Fort Bend ISD Ginger Wheless The Red Vault Sarah Wood Conroe ISD Beth Young Colliers International

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Thanks to you, individuals like you, and businesses like yours, the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce has become the fastest growing women’s chamber in America. Because of our growth, we accomplish more annually to empower women to seize opportunities at all levels of business and entrepreneurship. Please join us April 30, 2015 in Houston, Texas as we make the Eighth Annual Greater Houston Women’s No Limits Conference the most successful to date, demonstrating to our business community that women truly have no limits, and showcasing the real power of Houston women. It is no accident that the very first international conference for women happened in Houston in 1977. It is also no accident that Houston is America’s most diverse city, consistently rated one of the top places to live and work, and that FORBES Magazine forecasts Houston to be America’s next great global city. We have had and will continue to have nationally and internationally recognized speakers, from First Ladies Laura and Barbara Bush, to the first Asian woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Our panel of CEOs and C-suite executives will share invaluable business insights that members can take back to the office and use for creating real change. Ten breakthrough women will be honored as well, across wide-ranging fields from medicine to economic development. Cognizant of our role to empower ours and the next generation, proceeds from the No Limits Conference benefit the Chamber’s diverse work in our community. Our programs include the following: Houston On Board, an initiative to increase the number of women serving on corporate boards; Smart Start for Women Entrepreneurs, a program to help entrepreneurs start and/or expand their business, stabilize and increase their incomes, create additional employment and contribute to the economic development of the Greater Houston area; STEAM Town USA, an initiative to increase the exposure of third grade girls to math and science through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) concepts, improve grades and graduation rates, and encourage girls to pursue STEAM careers; and, of course, our scholarship program providing scholarships for deserving female students graduating from Aldine, Conroe, Ft. Bend, Houston, Spring, and Spring Branch School Districts to attend a Texas college of their choice. Your sponsorship will enable the Chamber to continue its trajectory of success with community-based programs that advocate for, inspire, and strengthen female participation in the industries that make the greater Houston region extraordinary. We encourage you to seize this opportunity to influence over 1,500 members of our business community at our No Limits Conference. Sponsors will earn recognition through a variety of media from on-site signage and videos to pre-event PR, e-blast and advertising. We estimate sponsors will enjoy nearly ten million media impressions for their participation, as well as comprehensive on-site visibility. Sponsorships are going fast. Please contact us to secure this outstanding opportunity.

2015GHWCC Women’s Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

Conference Sky’s The Limit Presenting Sponsor$60,000

This exclusive sponsorship opportunity is

far-reaching and continues to pay dividends well

beyond the conference itself. Your organization

will be featured prominently in all GHWCC mate-

rials and events for one full year. Benefits include:

• 50 conference registrations and five reserved tables of ten in a prominent location

• Exhibitor space (10x30) with prominent placement

• Inclusion in all press releases (est. 7M media impressions)

• Inclusion in conference ad in the Houston Chronicle (est. 1M media impressions)

• Inclusion in two conference ads in the Houston Business Journal (est. 1.5M media impressions)

• Prominently featured in social media marketing and PR promoting the conference

• Your logo prominently displayed in printed mate-rials, on the GHWCC website and in conference invitation video

• Your company name included on all attendee name tag lanyards

• Your company link from GHWCC website

• A keynote speaker seated at your table

• One year Diamond Level GHWCC membership ($5,000 value)

• Recognition at all GHWCC events for one year

• Table of ten for one of GHWCC’s monthly luncheons

• One full page in conference program to spot-light your company’s top female executives

• Prominent recognition on signage and in spon-sor recognition video

Universe Sponsor Level $25,000

• 30 conference registrations and three reserved tables for ten

• Exhibitor space (10x20) with prominent placement

• Inclusion in all publicity (estimated 10M media impressions)

• Prominently featured in social media market-ing

• Your logo prominently displayed in printed materials and on website

• A conference speaker seated at your table

• Your company link from GHWCC website

• Your company logo prominently displayed in conference program

• One year Platinum Level GHWCC membership ($2500 value)

• Recognition on signage and in sponsor recogni-tion video

Galaxy Sponsor Level$15,000

• 20 conference registrations and two reserved tables for ten

• Your company logo in program and all publica-tions

• Featured in social media marketing

• Exhibit space at conference (10x10)

• Quarter-page ad in conference program

• Recognition on signage, in sponsor recognition video and GHWCC web site

Stratosphere Sponsor Level$10,000

• 10 conference registrations and one reserved table for ten

• Company logo in conference program


• One-eighth page ad in conference program


• Logos on Lanyard

Diversity Leadership AwardA Giant Step for Woman Kind Presentation Sponsor$15,000

This exclusive sponsorship includes focused recognition of your company during the inaugural Diversity Award presentation. In addition, a representa-tive from your company will present the award on stage at the conference.


• Present award to Diversity Award winner(s)

• You company logo in program

• Featured in social media marketing and PR surrounding inaugural award




Milky Way Networking Breakfast Cafe$15,000

This is an exclusive sponsorship for our networking breakfast cafe during arrival and registration of attendees. Your company name will be prominently featured throughout the two hour event.

• Includes naming rights for event


• Your company logo in program and on napkins at Breakfast Cafe




Asteroid Attendee Bag Sponsor$10,000

This is an exclusive sponsorship where your logo will be seen throughout the day on the official conference “swag bag.”


• Your company logo in program and on the confer-ence swag bag



Mercury Morning Break$7,500

This is an exclusive sponsorship to show your support for the women’s conference at this 30 minute networking break.

• Includes naming rights for break


• Your company logo in program and on napkins during the dessert break


• One-eighth page ad in conference program



The Starship Sponsor Level$5,000


• Company name in conference program

• Recognition on signage and GHWCC web site

Expo Booth$1,500

A special area will be reserved near the main conference ballroom where inspir-ing merchandise and services can be offered to attendees throughout the day.

• 10 x 10 space

• Includes skirted table and two chairs

• Two conference registrations

Inclusion of your company’s advertising or product samples in the swag bag given to each attendee

Individual Tickets $295


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