Every small business in Rochester is being told to "figure out AI," and almost nobody is showing them how in plain language. Main Street Event AI Summit fills that gap with a working format. Attendees spend the day in facilitated working sessions building their own AI adoption plan: an operational inventory, a one-page AI use policy, a scored tool comparison, and a 90-day pilot plan they carry out the door. Ninety days later, we survey every attendee on what they implemented. Sponsors attach their name to measurable action by the exact audience they want to reach.
The hybrid format multiplies that reach. The in-room experience stays capped at 200 so the working sessions stay workable, while the livestream opens up to 1,000 additional seats across Western New York and beyond, staffed by two dedicated virtual facilitators so remote attendees can build the same plan. Your brand travels with both audiences.
Where sponsor dollars go
Sponsorship directly funds the attendee experience: breakfast, lunch, and all-day coffee for 200, AV and production for a full-day working room that is also livestreamed, the interactive AI Starter Framework that every attendee builds their plan in, facilitator training for both the room and the stream, and marketing that fills both with the right people. Your dollars fund the thing your name is on.
