Description

AI Monday – AiR Summit & Soirée brings together an evening of speakers and panels, and this year the agenda adds a 20-minute Peer Exchange where attendees turn what they've heard into shared insight. Attendees pair up with their neighbor to discuss what stood out. Each pair submits its takeaway, with both partners' names, through a QR code on screen, and a handful of pairs also share their findings aloud with the room. Rethink Retail judges review every submission and select the winning pair. Each partner receives a $500 travel gift card, for a $1,000 prize presented by you.

As Peer Exchange Prize Sponsor, your brand is in front of the full room for the entire activity, on the page every participant uses to submit, on stage when the prize is awarded, and on a live graphic-recording mural an artist creates from the community's takeaways.

Event details

Date/Time: Monday, January 11, 2027, 4:30 PM–11:00 PM
Location: Lavan Midtown, 641 W 42nd St, New York. A 9-minute walk from Javits Center.
Anticipated attendance: 400
Format: Evening summit, theatre-style seating; includes the 20-minute Peer Exchange, followed by the AiR Soirée
Non-retailers may attend only through sponsorship. All sponsors must be pre-approved by NRF.

Sponsor provides

• Two logos 
• 1 full-color, high-resolution vector file, due ASAP
• 1 single-color - black or white, high-resolution vector file, due ASAP
• Name of the representative joining the host on stage, due November 18, 2026

NRF / Rethink Retail provides

• Two $500 travel gift cards for the winning pair ($1,000 total, included in the $20,000 sponsorship)
• Peer Exchange facilitation, host, and QR submission page
• Judging of all pair submissions by Rethink Retail, and prize presentation at closing remarks
• Live artist and graphic-recording mural

• Prize sponsorship: the $1,000 Peer Exchange Prize - a $500 travel gift card for each partner in the winning pair), included in your sponsorship, is presented in your brand's name
• On-screen branding: your logo on the slide shown throughout the Peer Exchange, in view of the full room for the entire activity
• Submission page branding: your logo on the QR code page where attendees submit their takeaways, so every participant who submits sees your brand
• Host mentions: the host acknowledges your brand when introducing the Peer Exchange and when announcing the winning pair
• Graphic recording mural: your logo on the live mural of community takeaways, created on site by an artist
• 2 Registrations for the event including the presenter
• Branding - logo or text in event graphics, communications, and print/digital assets
• A one-time send to the opt-in email list after the show, managed on your behalf by Rethink Retail

Agenda:

• Arrivals & Networking: 4:30 PM
• AI Monday Summit: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• AI Monday Soirée: 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Location: Lavan Midtown, 641 W 42nd Street, New York City. The venue is approximately eight blocks north of the Javits Center—an easy 10–12-minute walk along 11th Avenue.

NOTE: 
In purchasing this sponsorship after November 18, 2026, standard deliverables may not be able to be fulfilled, including but not limited to: napkins & cups, printed Quick Guide, onsite signage, and others. The Fulfillment Team will advise on updated deadlines and/or deliverable items.