CESA’s 15th Annual Market Development Forum (MDF), takes place on October 22-23, 2024 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. The MDF is an invite-only gathering of the energy storage ecosystem, including regulators, utilities, and CESA members, focused on how energy storage will support California’s decarbonization and grid reliability goals. Join 150+ CESA industry leaders for premier in-person business networking opportunities and an insightful, educational program on safety permitting, long-duration energy storage, integrated resource planning, resource adequacy, financing, interconnection, and more.
Hotel Information
Residence Inn Berkeley 2121 Center Street Berkeley, CA 94707
*To ensure that all CESA Members companies are able to participate we are limiting the number of tickets available to each membership type. Additional tickets may become available at a later date.
Steering Committee, General or Start-Up Member Ticket
$400
Price of ticket includes the Opening Reception at the Study Hall Rooftop Lounge and Closing Reception at the David Brower Center.
Associate Member Ticket
$200
Associate Membership is composed of buy-side entities, including corporate end-users, investor- and publicly-owned utilities, load-serving entities, municipalities, cooperatives and Community Choice Aggregators
Price of ticket includes the Opening Reception at the Study Hall Rooftop Lounge and Closing Reception at the David Brower Center.
Sponsorship Tickets
Gain visibility and build your brand with key partners in the energy storage sector. Take a look at our sponsorship prospectus to determine a sponsorship level that best suit you!
2024 MDF Reception Sponsorship
$9,000
(Limited to 1 Sponsor)
6 complimentary MDF tickets
Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
Featured as sole official sponsor of Networking Reception on all event marketing and communications (electronic and physical)
Featured as sole official sponsor of Networking Reception on all event marketing and communications (electronic and physical)
Logo displayed during Reception
Opportunity to make 5-minutes of remarks at networking reception
Access to attendee list
2024 MDF Happy Hour Sponsorship
$7,000
6 complimentary tickets
Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
Featured as sole official sponsor of Happy Hour on all event marketing and communications (electronic and physical)
Dedicated individual social media post by CESA and co-listing on additional social media posts
Logo displayed during Happy Hour
Opportunity to make 5-minutes of remarks at networking reception
Access to attendee list
2024 MDF Gold Sponsorship
$6,000
4 complimentary tickets
Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
Featured in highest tier of sponsorship with logo included on all event marketing and communications
Logo included within social media post by CESA
Dedicated individual social media post by CESA
Live recognition during the event
Access to attendee list
2024 MDF Silver Sponsorship
$4,500
3 complimentary tickets
Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
Logo included on all marketing and promotional communications for the event
Logo included within social media post by CESA
Live recognition during the event
2024 MDF Panel Sponsorship
$3,000
(Limited to 4 Sponsors)
2 complimentary tickets
Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
Logo included on all marketing and promotional communications for the event
Logo featured on a specific panel sign
Live recognition during a specific panel
Sponsor Trademarks and Materials
Sponsor grants CESA the right to use Sponsor’s logo designs, trademarks and company descriptions as provided in Sponsor marketing materials in any medium of event promotion or marketing materials in connection with the 2024 CESA MDF.
Logos should be emailed to Launch@smithmooreassoc.com by Friday, October 4, 2024 in an eps or ai format. If you are unable to provide those file types, a transparent PNG or high resolution PDF or JPEG will work, but CESA cannot guarantee the quality of your logo on print materials.
Questions?
Please direct all event or registration questions to info@storagealliance.org. Not a member of CESA? Becoming a member gives you access to resources, connections, and events to support your journey in the energy storage sector. Learn more about our membership benefits!
