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People
Paid community and marketing staff who engage members, surface the subjects that matter and keep the programme running all year.
Sponsor UC community eventsHelp build the network
behind communications technology.
Support independent knowledge-sharing, honest discussion and meaningful connections across UC, voice, CC & CX, AI and CPaaS. Your contribution funds the people and the experiences that keep the community connected all year.
Why Layer10 exists
Plenty of vendor communities.
One for the people
working
across them all.
Layer10 brings enterprise practitioners, partners, consultants, engineers, CX professionals and technology innovators together without tying the conversation to one platform or product.
The community chooses what matters. Our events give those ideas space to grow. Benefactors make sure they can.
What your support makes possible
Your money goes
into the community.
Not into a marketing list. Into the people, the events and the listening that keep an independent network going.
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Access
Regional meetups that stay free or close to it, and structured technical learning anyone in the industry can reach.
03
Candour
Facilitated peer discussion, with the privacy and independence that make people willing to speak openly.
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Exchange
Cross-industry exchange through SYNC, ICE and the PACKETLOSS flagship.
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Listening
Layer10:PULSE, the annual record of what the community told us and what we did about it.
What attendees told us
They want to meet you.
On the right terms.
We asked the community what makes an event worth a day away from work. Vendors were part of the answer, as long as they come to teach and have something worth showing.
Something genuinely new
Members want to meet vendors with something new to show, and to hear where products are going.
Teaching, not pitching
Sessions and stands that explain how something works get the attention. Pitches get avoided.
No business case needed
When supporters cover the costs, people can come without asking permission. More of the right people turn up.
Conversations, not scans
People dodge badge scanners. An introduction someone asked for is worth a hundred they did not.
Annual benefactors
Three ways
to back the network.
Annual packages for vendors, partners and anyone with a community or CSR budget who wants this industry to have an independent place to meet.
Community Supporter
£5,000a year, ex VAT
Be recognised for supporting an independent community, and receive the annual community highlights.
- Recognition on the Layer10 website
- The annual PULSE Community Voice report
- Quarterly impact updates
- 2 passes to public Layer10 events
Community Benefactor
£10,000a year, ex VAT
Sustain year-round participation, with wider recognition, your own moment at a Layer10 event and public event benefits.
- Everything in Supporter
- An opening welcome at 1 qualifying event a year
- 1 person at every SIP
- 1 supporter spotlight a year
- 6 passes to public Layer10 events
Founding Benefactor
£20,000a year, ex VAT
Help establish the network. Founding recognition, and a stand at SYNC and at ICE every year.
- Everything in Benefactor
- Founding credit
- A standard stand at SYNC every year
- A standard stand at ICE every year
- Opening welcomes at 2 qualifying events a year
- 2 supporter spotlights a year
- 12 passes to public Layer10 events
| Benefit | Supporter £5k | Benefactor £10k | Founding £20k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community recognition and website listing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The annual PULSE Community Voice report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quarterly impact and engagement updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Opening welcome at a qualifying event | Not included | 1 a year | 2 a year |
| Supporter spotlight, editorially reviewed | Not included | 1 a year | 2 a year |
| Passes to public Layer10 events | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| A place for one person at every SIP | Not included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard stand at SYNC | Not included | Not included | Every year |
| Standard stand at ICE | Not included | Not included | Every year |
| Founding credit | Not included | Not included | ✓ |
Where your money goes
Every pound
back into the network.
Annual benefactor support pays for the people, the promotion and the events that keep the community connected all year. This is how it is shared out.
- 32%Marketing and community promotionMaking sure the right people hear about every event and the community behind it.
- 29%Community relationship managersPeople whose job is building the network: welcoming members, finding hosts and keeping in touch between events.
- 29%MOS, SDP and RTP eventsHelps subsidise these events. RTP and SDP attendees still buy a ticket, so nobody is there for a free lunch and everyone who comes has a reason to be there.
- 10%Operational costsInsurance, systems, payments and the running costs of a small organisation.
Based on all twelve benefactor places being filled.
Sponsor an event
Make one event
happen.
Prefer to back something specific? Sponsor a single Layer10 event and be recognised as one of the businesses that made it happen.
Not exclusivity. Several organisations can support the same event, and none of them owns it.
Recognition. Your name, thanked in front of the community, every time you support.
Front of mind. When someone needs help in your area, yours is a name they already know and trust.
Layer10:MOS
£750per event, ex VAT
Be known locally before anyone needs you.
Your name on a free regional evening for 30 to 60 people across UC, voice, CX, AI and CPaaS, from the invitations to the welcome on the night.
About MOS →Layer10:SDP
£1,000per event, ex VAT
Stay in mind with enterprise technology teams.
Sixty enterprise technologists know who made their afternoon possible. You are not in the workshops, and that is why the thanks carries weight.
About SDP →Layer10:RTP
£750per event, ex VAT
Earn goodwill with the people who run the platforms.
Recognised as the supporter behind a dinner for twenty practitioners. No seat at the table, by design, which is exactly why it gets noticed.
About RTP →Layer10:SIP
£1,250per event, ex VAT
Be associated with real technical learning.
Your name across an afternoon for up to 100 people who came to learn, and one of your people there to take part.
About SIP →Layer10:SYNC
£3,000 to £6,000per event, ex VAT
Meet the partners who could take you to market.
A stand and a place in the commercial showcase, with introductions to partners when both sides want one. 20 places a year, four per pillar.
About SYNC →Layer10:ICE
£3,000 to £6,000per event, ex VAT
Be seen where the industry plans its year.
A stand at the March exchange, before budgets and roadmaps are set. Attendees choose who they talk to. 8 to 10 packages.
About ICE →Why independence matters
Trust is what
makes support count.
People come to Layer10 because nobody is selling to them. That trust is what makes your support noticed and valued. These commitments keep it that way, for the community and for you.
The community sets the agenda. Programmes, votes and conclusions stay with members. That is why people turn up, and why your name is seen by an audience that chose to be there.
Introductions people actually want. We do not hand over attendee lists. Introductions happen when both sides ask for one, so your conversations start warm rather than cold.
Some conversations stay among peers. RTP and SDP are kept for practitioners so people can speak openly. Your support makes them happen, and the people there know it.
Support is shared. Several organisations can back the same event. It keeps Layer10 independent and puts your name in good company.
Speaking places are earned. Talks are chosen on merit, not bought. When your people are chosen to speak, the audience knows it and listens accordingly.
PULSE tells it straight. It reports what the community said, not rankings or forecasts. A candid read on what your customers are dealing with.
Layer10:PULSE / The Community Voice
What we heard.
What matters.
What is next.
Through nominations, feedback and opt-in polls at events, we listen to the practical challenges facing the communications community. Once a year, PULSE reflects those conversations, shows what Layer10 did in response and helps members shape the next round.
Not vendor rankings. Not market intelligence for sale. Every benefactor receives it, and so does the community.
PULSE_
- 01What we heardThe challenges members raised, grouped and in their own words.
- 02What mattersThe themes that came up most, across every format and city.
- 03What we didThe events, sessions and vendor feedback that followed.
- 04What is nextWhere the community wants to go in the coming year.
Before you enquire
Questions sponsors
actually ask.
If yours is not here, put it in your enquiry.
Can we choose our pillar at SYNC?
Yes, subject to space. SYNC runs once a year with twenty sponsor places, four in each of Voice, CC & CX, Voice AI, UC and CPaaS. Founding Benefactor stands come out of those twenty.
Does an ICE stand give us access to enterprise buyers?
No. ICE is a community-led industry exchange. Attendees choose whether to meet or follow up with exhibitors.
What is an opening welcome?
A welcome of up to five minutes at the start of a qualifying public event, such as a MOS, SIP or SYNC. You thank the community, say who you are and why you support it. It is not a sales talk or a technical session, and it has no say over the programme.
Can we present a technical session?
Your people can apply to any community-selected programme like anybody else. Support does not guarantee acceptance.
Do we get exclusivity, for example as the only vendor in our category?
No. Several organisations can support the same event, including competitors. What you get is recognition: being seen, again and again, as a business that backs this community, so yours is a name people know when they need help in your area.
Can we have the attendee list?
No. Lists are never provided. Introductions and any later contact depend on each attendee choosing to take part.
Is PULSE a research subscription?
No. It is how the community is heard and what we did in response, published once a year. It is not an analyst service and it does not rank vendors.
Are the prices inclusive of VAT?
No. All prices are per year, or per event, and exclude VAT.
Are these packages confirmed?
Not yet. They are proposed launch packages, subject to contract, availability and final event plans. Places are limited to five Supporters, four Benefactors and three Founding Benefactors, so no single backer looms too large.
We are a small business. Is there a way to help?
Yes. Sponsoring a single MOS or RTP is the most direct way to make one event happen. Tell us what you have in mind.
Enquire
Back the network
behind the industry.
Tell us who you are and what you are interested in. We will come back to you with the details, a contract and an honest answer to anything you ask.
Layer10 is run by Commsverse Ltd. All prices exclude VAT.