16th Annual Market Development Forum
SPONSORSHIP OVERVIEW
ABOUT:
CESA’s 16th Annual Market Development Forum (MDF), takes place on October 14-15, 2025, in San Diego, CA. The MDF is a 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. Attendees can look forward to premier networking opportunities and a robust program featuring key industry topics such as permitting, safety, long-term planning and procurement, resource adequacy, financing, and interconnection.
SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS AT A GLANCE: SPONSORSHIP
Note: Sponsors who are not members will not have access to the Member Meeting part of the program on October 14, 2025.
MDF TICKET PRICES
16th Annual Market Development Forum
SPONSOR LEVELS
2025 MDF Reception Sponsorship $9,000 (Limited to 1 Sponsor)
• 6 complimentary tickets
• Logo recognition in CESA Newsletters
• Featured as sole official sponsor of Networking Reception 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 Reception
• Opportunity to make 5-minutes of remarks at networking reception
• Access to the Attendee List two weeks pre and post event
2025 MDF Gold Sponsorship $6,500
• 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 the Attendee List two weeks pre and post event
2025 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
2025 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 2025 CESA MDF.
Logos should be emailed to Launch@smithmooreassoc.com by Friday, September 26, 2025, 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?
Contact CESA Staff P: (916) 231-2150 info@storagealliance.org www.storagealliance.org
