Sponsors

Sixteen sponsors kept 2026 free.

Every talk, social and workshop is free to attend because these organizations cover the costs. We list sponsors as acknowledgment, not endorsement. CLE AI & DATA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

2026 sponsors

• AWS
• OpenAI
• Nutanix
• Arista Networks
• Further
• Splunk
• JobsOhio
• Progressive
• CBTS
• ETA
• velera
• Atomic Industries
• EOX Vantage
• SkillSpout
• Gauntlet
• CrossComm

Replace any name with the sponsor’s logo by swapping the list item for an Image block.

Why sponsor

The room you want to reach.

Sponsors reach the people who build and buy AI and data systems in Northeast Ohio, in person, several times a year.

How it works

Build your sponsorship.

Pick what you’d like. We’ll show which tier it adds up to, and send it to us in one click.

Pick what you would like

Your logo on the big screen Before every talk, at every big night this season. A table at a big night Meet a few hundred people in the hour after the talks. A speaking slot Twenty minutes on what your team built. Cover the food Pizza and drinks for a night, with a thank-you from the stage. Host a night in your space Your office, our crowd.

Pick one or more and we will suggest a package.

1. Event sponsor $800
2. Season sponsor $1,800
3. Presenting sponsor $2,500

Ask about this package

Figures in brackets are being finalized. Sponsorship covers venue, food and platform costs; it never buys a say in the program.

Corporate partners

More ways for a company to help.

Not every company has a sponsorship budget. These count just as much, and some are easier to approve.

• Give in kind
  Host a night in your space, cover the pizza, or lend a training room for a workshop.
• Match your employees’ gifts
  CLE AI & DATA is a 501(c)(3), so gifts from your staff can qualify for your matching program. Tell your team we’re on the list.
• Run a workshop
  Send someone who has done the work to teach a hands-on session. Laptops open, real problems.
• Hire from here
  Share your data and AI openings with our members, and meet candidates at the next big night.