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THE REFERENCE™

For BRANDS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND SOVEREIGN ENTITIES

Anchor a zone. Anchor a track. Anchor the record.

Sponsorship at THE REFERENCE™ is institutional visibility, not logo placement. Anchors are co-authored into the editorial record, the standards work, the procurement tracks and the year-round Reference Platform — across hospital systems, ministries, infrastructure operators and sovereign capital.

What you get

01

Zone anchors

Anchor Air, Water, Energy, Earth, Carbon or Human across the edition and the year-round platform.

02

Track anchors

Anchor a summit track, a roundtable series, the Innovation Showcase or the Reference Index.

03

Summit partner

Lead-line visibility across the on-the-record summit, the Global Leaders Forum and the editorial record.

The deal

What we offer

  • ·Zone, track and summit anchor packages with year-round integration.
  • ·Editorial co-authorship — written up on the record, not advertised.
  • ·Delegation hosting, hospitality and curated meetings.
  • ·Standards and Procurement track participation as a strategic partner.

What we ask

  • ·Your institutional remit and the operator audience you intend to reach.
  • ·Your standards position — disclosed, audited, third-party verified.

Key dates

  • Q4 2026Founding and anchor partner conversations open.
  • Q2 2027Track anchor allocations close.
  • Q1 2028Inaugural edition · Dubai World Trade Centre.

Get in touch

One form. One response.

Tell us who you are. We reply, on the record, within five business days.

Frequently asked

The questions we hear most.

Not the right door?

Eight other ways to engage.

01

Attend

Operators, decision-makers, accredited public.

02

Exhibit

Companies deploying systems across the seven zones.

04

Invest

Funds, family offices, sovereign and strategic investors.

05

Governments

Ministries, municipalities, sovereigns, regulators.

06

Hospitals & Schools

Operators, procurement officers, facilities leadership.

07

Press

Journalists, editors, analysts.

08

Scientists

Researchers, academics, advisors.

09

Speakers

Operators, executives, scientists, ministers.