Become a Sponsor of the Inaugural SHN Trends
Shape the Future of Senior Living
August 4-6, 2026 • Chicago, IL
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Sponsorship
Senior Housing News is proud to present the inaugural SHN Trends event, a cutting-edge conference dedicated to the three pillars transforming senior living: Development and Design; Memory Care; and Dining Innovation. This event gives senior living professionals across multiple disciplines expert insight into how leading organizations are rethinking community environments, evolving to address rising cognitive care needs, and leveraging dining programs as a competitive advantage.
Sponsoring SHN Trends puts your brand front and center with the senior living industry’s most influential decision-makers. It’s a powerful platform to build relationships, showcase solutions, and position your company as a leader helping senior living owners and operators innovate and evolve. You’ll connect directly with owners, operators, investors, developers, memory care clinicians, tech innovators, 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 the senior living industry
The SHN Trends audience consists of forward-thinking senior living owners, operators, corporate leadership, developers, architects, designers, memory care clinicians, specialists, program leaders, dining and hospitality executives, investors, capital providers, health system, payer and partnership-focused executives, and much more.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Be Seen. Be Heard. Lead the Future of Senior Living.
Put your brand front and center at SHN Trends. Build strong, lasting, in-person connections with top owners, executives and operations professionals, health system executives, clinicians, dining and culinary executives, memory care leaders, architects, designers, and much more. Showcase your expertise and solutions, have meaningful conversations, and gain unmatched visibility with those responsible for driving growth in senior living.
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 senior living leaders.
We offer several opportunities at the Gold level, including:
- Keynote – Day 1 or 2
- Panel with or without Editorial Support (General, DISHED, or BRAIN Track)
- Welcome Reception – Arrival or Day 1
Silver Sponsor
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Silver Sponsor
Place your brand in some of the SHN Trends conference’s more highly visible areas with one of our Silver sponsorship opportunities.
Opportunities include:
- Coffee Sponsor
- Lanyard
- Conference Badges
- Exhibit Table
Bronze Sponsor
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Bronze Sponsor
The perfect entry point for brands looking to build recognition and connect with influential senior living leaders. Bronze Sponsors gain visibility through marketing and on-site branding, plus opportunities to engage attendees and strengthen relationships with key decision-makers across senior living.
Opportunities include:
- Business Development
- Seat Drop
(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
Thought Leadership
Product Activation
Showcase your products directly to engaged owners, executives, corporate leadership, and more
Networking
Connect face-to-face with top executives across senior living
