Be a sponsor of Annual Conference
Corporate Sponsorship and Engagement Opportunities
Thought leadership, expertise, products and services
We invite companies and organisations to showcase their thought leadership, expertise, products and services by supporting the UK’s flagship occupational therapy Annual Conference every year through one of the following options:
- headline sponsorship
- session sponsorship
- resource zone sponsorship
- CPD showcase sponsorship
- OTnews print & digital advertising.
Our ongoing marketing campaigns for #RCOT24 are reaching:
- over 36,000 HCPC registered members (circa 70% of the UK’s occupational therapy workforce)
- non-member occupational therapists and related professionals
- interested allied health professionals (AHPs)
- all HEI accredited learners (including students, apprentices and Masters students).
We are offering competitive and affordable tickets to ensure as many people connected with our profession as possible can attend.
Those who don't attend on the day, will also be able to access the on demand platform until the end of December 2024.
Discuss your sponsorship package for next year
Why sponsor our Annual Conference?
In 2024, sponsors were able to:
- receive visible support from the sector’s professional body – ongoing for six months after Annual Conference ends
- demonstrate their sector experience, expertise, products and services
- provide their valued CPD resources to support attendee development for over six months
- position their organisation alongside leading speakers in key debates and sessions
- reach all of our 36,000 members – including all our accredited UK HEIs
- demonstrate their future commitment to support the sector by working in partnership with us.
Investing in our range of highly visible, brand engagement and speaking opportunities helps us develop the professional standards and careers of the workforce that your business serves.
What our 2024 packages offered
Depending on the package selected, sponsors directly benefited from:
- their own dedicated presentation session
- participation as an expert within other main programme session
- branded environments with product demonstration webinars or video spaces
- direct engagement and interaction with delegates via Q&A, polls and discussion forums
- hosting your digital media resources with us for six months
- a comprehensive pre, during and post event marketing high visibility and recognition package.
All occupational therapists and other AHP attendees, gain access to over 60 hours of interactive educational CPD content over the two-days, plus on-demand access to all resources until the end of December 2024.
2024's themes
Our invited health and social care speakers, select members, industry and professional advisors will present on:
- the future of the OT workforce
- innovation, AI and healthcare technologies
- demonstrating the impact value of OT
- OT’s role in addressing health inequity.
Get in touch
With limited sponsorship options for six months of brand exposure for your organisation and its content, please get in touch with Michelle Moran, Commercial Development Manager, via michelle.moran@rcot.co.uk to discuss the options of interest to you as soon as possible.
