Sponsorship & Marketplace
Build with the leaders closing real gaps
The Close It Summit Marketplace is designed for organizations that are actively shaping how learning connects to real jobs — not through theory, but through implementation.
Sponsors and marketplace partners play a critical role in convening employers, educators, workforce leaders, and innovators who are building scalable, practical solutions to close opportunity gaps.
This is not a traditional expo.
It’s a working marketplace — focused on tools, models, partnerships, and approaches that can move from conversation to action.
Why Sponsor CLOSE IT
Close It sponsors are more than logos on a screen — they are contributors to a national, practitioner-led conversation about what works.
Sponsoring Close It allows your organization to:
Engage directly with decision-makers across workforce, education, and industry
Share practical tools, platforms, and approaches that support real implementation
Build relationships with employers and system leaders who are actively piloting solutions
Position your organization as part of the ecosystem closing gaps — not selling into them
Our audience values credibility, transparency, and applicability.
Sponsors are expected to show up in that spirit.
The Marketplace Experience
The Close It Marketplace is designed to encourage meaningful interaction, not foot traffic for its own sake.
Marketplace participants can expect:
Dedicated time for structured and informal engagement
Space for conversation, demonstration, and problem-solving
Attendees who are actively seeking solutions they can implement
Visibility across Close It communications before, during, and after the Summit
Marketplace participation is intentionally limited to ensure quality engagement.