Build Your Business with DRI

DRI invites you to join us for our 2025 DRI Annual Meeting – the flagship conference for the leading professional association supporting the civil defense community. Scheduled for October 15–17, 2025 in Chicago, the DRI annual meeting provides in-depth content and best-in-class practical insights for key legal disciplines across the civil defense sector, along with robust networking opportunities designed to foster the connections needed to build the critical relationships for career and practice growth. As a trusted thought leader, we invite you to strengthen your connection to the DRI community, allowing you to grow existing relationships and cultivate solid business leads.


Conference Exhibitor

Exhibiting at the DRI Annual Meeting provides a highly cost-effective means for solution providers to develop sales leads, build brand recognition and complement your ongoing business development efforts in the marketplace. Exhibitors are provided two (2) complimentary full conference registrations to attend education sessions and strategic networking functions for every 100 square feet of exhibit space, along with contact details for all attendees provided for a one-time communication to facilitate planning for onsite engagement during the annual meeting.

Available booth options include 10’ x 10’ ($3,850) and 10’ x 20’ ($7,700).

Conference Sponsorship

Through annual meeting sponsorship, you can partner with DRI to demonstrate thought leadership, industry support, and practice area-specific expertise to a wide range of DRI-related audiences–including our members, industry leaders, and the broader civil defense community. Three sponsorship packages are listed below. Each package includes booth space, complimentary full conference registrations, sponsor acknowledgement, and more. Click on any package to see the full details.

Signature Sponsorship

As one of only six (6) Signature Sponsors, we’ve identified the most valuable touch points to connect and engage with attendees -- both leading up to, during and after the event – along with networking opportunities, premium recognition, promotional rights and more, including:

  • Proprietary conference element sponsorship (select one):
    • Welcome Reception
    • Opening General Session and Keynote Presentation
    • Thursday Offsite Networking Event -- not available
    • Friday General Session Keynote Presentation
    • Diversity & Inclusion and Women in the Law Networking Breakfast
    • President’s Reception and Dinner -- not available
  • Eight (8) complimentary full conference registrations, plus the opportunity to purchase additional conference registrations at the VIP registration rate
  • Verbal sponsor acknowledgement in the opening general session
  • Logo inclusion in sponsor signage located at the conference registration area
  • Logo inclusion in the annual meeting advertising placements in For The Defense and The Voice
  • Logo inclusion with hyperlink on the annual meeting website
  • Access to DRI quotes and content for sponsor press releases and the opportunity to include a sponsor press release on the annual meeting website
  • Contact details for all attendees provided for a one-time communication to facilitate planning for onsite engagement during the annual meeting
  • Dedicated account support team and comprehensive post-event fulfillment reporting
  • Investment: $15,750

Premier Sponsorship

Offered on a limited basis, Premier Sponsorship affords a variety of platforms to connect and engage with attendees, including:

  • Six (6) complimentary full conference registrations, plus the opportunity to purchase additional conference registrations at the VIP registration rate
  • Verbal sponsor acknowledgement in the opening general session
  • Logo inclusion in sponsor signage located at the conference registration area
  • Logo inclusion with hyperlink on the annual meeting website
  • Access to DRI quotes and content for sponsor press releases and the opportunity to include a sponsor press release on the annual meeting website
  • Contact details for all attendees provided for a one-time communication to facilitate planning for onsite engagement during the annual meeting. Dedicated account support team and comprehensive post-event fulfillment reporting
  • Investment: $7,875

Conference Sponsorship

Conference Sponsorship displays support for the DRI community and affords direct association with the annual meeting attendees, including:

  • Two (2) complimentary full conference registrations, plus the opportunity to purchase additional conference registrations at the VIP registration rate
  • Sponsor acknowledgement in the opening general session and on the annual meeting website
  • Contact details for all attendees provided for a one-time communication to facilitate planning for onsite engagement during the annual meeting
  • Dedicated account support team and comprehensive post-event fulfillment reporting
  • Investment: $3,850

Counsel Meeting Program

DRI’s Counsel Meeting Program eliminates the cost of hosting these meetings and facilitates more consistent and timely communication between clients, counsel, and carriers. For outside counsel, attending meetings at DRI seminars provides enhanced networking opportunities, valuable meeting time with clients, and access to gold-standard education all in one trip.

Companies that have hosted meetings at previous DRI Annual Meetings include: Intact Insurance, Numotion, State Farm, The Hartford, U-Haul, and more!