Sponsorship + Exhibition
Water is a fundamental driver of socio-economic development, public health, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience. However, water systems across Southern Africa face a convergence of threats: aging infrastructure, increasing demand, pollution, climate variability, and inequitable access.
The theme of the WISA 2026 Conference, “Rethink Amanzi – Securing Our Future,” responds to this urgent context. It calls for a paradigm shift in how water is valued, governed, financed, used, treated, and safeguarded.
Why Sponsor?
- Increase your pre-conference exposure through marketing coverage (website / social media / mailers)
- Raise your profile above your competitors
- Increase recognition and drive traffic to your exhibition stand / website
- Marketing platform through branding and acknowledgement
- Contribute to and be actively involved in the development and growth of the industry and those that work in the water sector
- Deliver a greater ROI. Sponsoring an event can often be cheaper and have a higher return on investment than a TV commercial or other advertising methods.
- Contribute to the upliftment of science and technology.
- Increase your company’s perceived image – sponsoring such a big, professional, and reputable event will provide the impression that your company is a reputable one.
- Gain the respect and creditability of your target audience.
Why Exhibit?
It is true that the better you know your customer – and the better your customer knows you – the more likely you are to make that first sale and the increasingly profitable sales that follow. Exhibitions are more about relationship-building than selling a product. They are the most explicit form of direct marketing.
When it comes to the total quantity of a marketing interaction, nothing holds a candle to exhibitions. Exhibitions have several advantages over other media. They are powerful tools for:
- Bringing your customers and most active prospects to you
- Meeting pre-qualified prospects
- Allowing you to meet your market face-to-face
- Allowing you to demonstrate products, answer questions and overcome objections
- Using all five senses to communicate a message
Representing the marketplace in one place and time, bringing together suppliers, buyers, purchase influencers, consultants and media
Exhibitions also produce tangible results, making it easy to measure the medium’s return on investment.