Become a Sponsor of the SUD Business Summit.
Lead What’s Next in Addiction Treatment.
July 15-16, 2026 • Chicago, IL
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Sponsorship
The SUD Business Summit is the premier event highlighting current operational and investment trends shaping the addiction treatment industry. Formerly the Addiction Treatment Forum, the SUD Business Summit welcomes behavioral health providers, payers, and investors in an intimate setting ripe for dealmaking and showcasing your products and services.
Sponsoring the SUD Business Summit puts your brand front and center with the addiction treatment industry’s most influential decisionmakers. It’s a powerful platform to build relationships, showcase solutions, and position your company as a leader driving the future of addiction treatment. You’ll connect directly with owners, operators, investors, and more who are ready and willing to invest and evolve to meet changing audience needs.
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QSR Evolution connects sponsors with 1,378 total attendees and one of the strongest executive audiences in the market. More than 25% are C-suite leaders, with high concentrations in marketing, operations, IT, finance, and franchising.
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Sponsorship ensures consistent, multi-channel visibility before, during, and after the event. Your brand is featured across event marketing, social promotion, onsite signage, programming, and attendee materials—delivering high-frequency impressions.
Meet the Decision-Makers
Powering Addiction Treatment
The SUD Business Summit audience consists of forward-thinking behavioral health owners and operators, investors, capital providers, developers, architects, designers, as well as assorted vendors and service providers.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Be Seen. Be Heard. Lead the Industry
Put your brand front and center at the SUD Business Summit. Build strong, lasting, in-person connections with top owners, executives and operations professionals, M&A advisors, investors, developers, architects, designers, and much more. Showcase your expertise and solutions, have meaningful conversations, and gain unmatched visibility with those responsible for driving growth in addiction treatment.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
Gold Sponsor
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Gold Sponsor
Drive awareness and engagement through strong marketing exposure that puts you front and center with hundreds of today’s top behavioral health and addiction treatment leaders. We offer several opportunities at the Gold level, including: ·
- Keynote Session
- Panel with or without Editorial Support
- Welcome Reception
Silver Sponsor
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Silver Sponsor
Place your brand in some of the SUD Business Summit’s more highly visible areas with one of our Silver sponsorship opportunities. Opportunities include:
- Coffee Sponsor
- Lanyard
- Exhibit Table
- WiFi Sponsor
- Networking Lunch
- Table Branding/Decal
- Conference Name Badge
- Seat Drop
Bronze Sponsor
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Bronze Sponsor
The perfect entry point for brands looking to build recognition and connect with influential behavioral health and addiction treatment leaders. Bronze Sponsors gain visibility through marketing and on-site branding, plus opportunities to engage attendees and strengthen relationships with key decision-makers across behavioral health and addiction treatment.
Opportunities include:
- Business Development
(Exclusive)
→Presenting Sponsor
- Highest level of visibility and influence as the exclusive sponsor
- Brand featured across all marketing, signage, digital, and on-site experiences
- Premier stage time to deliver your message directly to the audience
- Dominant logo placement and recognition in all pre- and post-event communications
- Lead the conversation shaping the future of the restaurant industry
Platinum Sponsor
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Platinum Sponsor
- Extensive branding and engagement opportunities throughout the event
- Premium signage, digital visibility, and inclusion in key networking and education sessions
- Opportunity to participate in a breakout session to position your team as trusted experts
- Direct connection with decision-makers ready to take action
Diamond Sponsor
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Diamond Sponsor
- Prominent recognition across event promotions, marketing materials, and on-site branding
- Participation in select sessions or panel discussions
- High-impact platform to showcase products, share expertise, and build relationships in the restaurant community
Gold Sponsor
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Gold Sponsor
- Strong marketing exposure and participation in the Marketplace Lounge
- Targeted branding and digital visibility
- Direct access to operators seeking innovation, inspiration, and partnerships
Silver Sponsor
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Silver Sponsor
- Ideal entry point to build brand recognition
- Visibility through marketing and on-site branding
- Opportunities to engage attendees and strengthen relationships with key restaurant decision-makers across QSR, FSR, and pizza operations
All sponsors receive logo recognition in event marketing, signage, and the event app—plus access to top-level networking opportunities.
Request the prospectus to see all the sponsorship details and opportunities.
Sponsorship Opportunities Built to
Support Your Marketing Goals
Branding
Put your logo and message front and center across marketing, signage, and digital channels
Thought Leadership
Product Activation
Showcase your products directly to engaged owners, executives, operations professionals, and more.
Networking
Connect face-to-face with top executives across addiction treatment and behavioral health
