Conference sponsors

Hill+Knowlton Strategies is a leading international communications consultancy, providing services to local,multinational and global clients. The firm is headquartered in New York, with 86 offices in 46 countries, as well as an extensive associate network. The agency is part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications services groups.

Ketchum is a leading global communications firm with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. Ketchum has won more awards on behalf of its clients than any other firm including an unprecedented three consecutive PRWeek Campaign of the Year Awards. It also was named Large PR Firm of the Year by both the Holmes Report and PR News earlier this year. With five global practices - Brand Marketing, Corporate, Healthcare, Food & Nutrition, and Technology - as well as more than 20 specialty areas, Ketchum partners with clients to deliver strategic programming, game-changing creative and measurable results that build brands and reputations. Ketchum's brand promise is captured in two words: break through. For more information on Ketchum, a unit of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC), and how we can deliver break through solutions for your business, visit www.ketchum.com.

  Fleishman-Hillard one of the world's leading strategic communications firms, has built its reputation on creating integrated solutions that deliver what its clients value most: meaningful, positive and measurable impact on the performance of their organizations. The firm is widely recognized for excellent client service and a strong company culture founded on teamwork, integrity and personal commitment. Based in St. Louis, the firm operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America through its 80 owned offices.

Edelman is the world's largest public relations firm, with 65 offices and more than 4,500 employees worldwide, as well as affiliates in more than 30 cities. Daniel J. Edelman founded Edelman on October 1, 1952, in Chicago. Sixty years later, we continue to push the boundaries of what PR can do. The firm is comprised of eight global practices that make up our core competencies - Business + Social Purpose, Consumer Marketing, Corporate, Crisis & Issues, Digital, Health, Public Affairs and Technology - each with related specialty areas of expertise. Edelman also owns specialty firms Blue (advertising), A&R Edelman (technology), DJE Science (medical education and biotech), and agencies Edelman Significa (Brazil), and Pegasus (China). Visit http://www.edelman.com/ for more information.

Reception Sponsor

For more than two decades, Kaplow has helped best-in-class companies tell their stories and make connections that change conversations. Kaplow is an independent, award-winning public relations firm dedicated to cultivating brand identities and reputations that nurture happy, loyal consumers.  Our programs leverage the best resources -- from innovative technologies to traditional tools -- to ensure that our clients' brands are front and center with the consumers and influencers who really matter.

Kaplow exists for a singular reason: to create emotional connections between our clients' brands and their consumers.www.kaplow.com

 Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, provides press release and multimedia delivery into news editorial systems worldwide.  Choose from hundreds of industry and geographic circuits - we'll optimize press release content for search engines, post to thousands of websites and add social media sharing functionality.  And, our innovative online newsroom hosting services and measurement reports provide additional communications tools.  Learn more at BusinessWire.com and the BusinessWired blog; follow updates on Twitter: @businesswire or on Facebook.