How to find event sponsorship opportunities at scale
For brands and agencies that sponsor many events a year, filter a whole database by industry, place, date and package price, then check who already sponsors the shortlist. ConferenceDB does this free for 3,678 conferences with sponsor or exhibitor lists, with no account. Opening event sites one by one does not scale.
The ways to do it, and what each takes
| Way | Cost | Coverage | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConferenceDB filters | Free, no account | 4,509 conferences in the database, 1,717 with published package prices | One filtered list, then each event's sponsors and packages |
| An AI assistant on the ConferenceDB MCP server | Free server; your assistant's plan applies | The same data, asked topic by topic | Many searches in one sitting, up to 25 events a call |
| SponsorMyEvent marketplace | Browsing was open signed out (read 9 November 2026) | 101 US listings under Conference, including some non-business events | Listings with a "Starting at" price and a budget filter |
| SponsorPitch Pitch Board | Paid plans from $39 a user a month billed yearly; the free plan lists no pitch access (read 9 November 2026) | Pitches sellers post, across sponsorship types | Alerts when a pitch matches a brand's preferences |
| Each organizer's own site | Free, by hand | One event at a time | The full prospectus, once you know the event |
SponsorMyEvent and SponsorPitch from their own pages, read 9 November 2026. ConferenceDB figures are live.
Step by step on ConferenceDB
- Write the rule first. Name the industries, regions, months and most you would pay for a package. You are done when someone else could apply it without asking you.
- Filter the whole list. Open upcoming conferences, then pick your industry or place and a price filter. For floor-led events, use the trade show directory.
- Add what you would miss. Run your website through the competitor tool and add the shows your rivals are at.
- Check the shortlist. On each event page, read who is on the list, how many returned and the published packages.
- Repeat by topic with an assistant. Connect the MCP server and ask for each industry and country in turn. You are done when every topic in your rule has a list.
A worked example: US cybersecurity events
On 9 November 2026 we asked the MCP server for cybersecurity conferences in the United States. It returned 12, largest company list first. The top of the list was Identiverse with 240 companies, the Midwest Security & Police Conference/Expo with 100, the State and Local Billington Cybersecurity Summit with 80, Oktane with 56 and CypherCon with 51. A brand would then keep the ones inside its budget and repeat for the next topic.
The limits
- It covers conferences and trade shows, not sports, festivals or creators.
- An event appears once it has a public list or published prices, so some are missing.
- Package prices are what organizers publish, not what any company paid.
- Companies only: no contact names, emails or phone numbers.
Where this comes from
A list on ConferenceDB is what the event published, read from its directory, sponsor page or prospectus. The filters use the dates, place, size and cheapest published package on each conference page. Rival facts were read on their own pages, signed out.
ConferenceDB, live as of 9 November 2026. Rival facts and the worked example were read on 9 November 2026.
Questions
What counts as at scale?
Enough events that opening them one by one stops working, usually a yearly plan of ten or more. The fix is to filter a whole database first and only open the shortlist.
Can I download the list?
No. ConferenceDB has no file export. Each filter is saved in the page address, so a list can be bookmarked or shared, and an AI assistant can read it through the MCP server. MCP server
How do I know an event is worth sponsoring?
Check three things on its page: which companies like yours are on the list, how many came back from the last edition, and what the packages cost against the median for its industry. Sponsorship prices
How do I see where my competitors already sponsor?
Type your website into the competitor tool. It lists the shows your rivals sponsored or exhibited at, and which of those you are not at. Competitor trade shows
Find the companies behind these numbers
Free, no account. Companies only, never named people.
Pick an industry and a place, or type your conference, and see the companies that sponsor or exhibit at the most conferences like it.
Find sponsors for my conference
More: Trade show directory · How to use published prices · Competitor trade shows tool · Top conference sponsors · Connect ChatGPT to ConferenceDB · Sponsor databases compared
Sources
- SponsorMyEvent conference listingsthe budget filter and "Showing 1-21 of 101 items", read 2026-11-09
- SponsorPitch pricingwhich plans include pitches, read 2026-11-09
- SponsorPitch how it worksthe Pitch Board and brand notifications, read 2026-11-09
- Exhibitor listsevery show with a free exhibitor list, updated 9 November 2026
- Free sponsor and exhibitor listswhich page answers which question, updated 9 November 2026
- ConferenceDB company factshow lists and prices are collected, updated 7 October 2026