13th – 15th April 2027
Partnerships at DEXS 2027
DEXS gives direct access to the operators, regulators and yards that place decommissioning work across eight basins.
dates
Venue
ss Rotterdam
Katendrecht, Rotterdam
Format
Two conference days
Plus the day three yard tour
Every package is built around commercial engagement, not logo placement.
DEXS gives direct access to the operators, regulators and yards that place decommissioning work across eight basins. Partnership is priced and structured around what a partner gets in front of: named buyers, a main stage, and a matchmaking programme that puts meetings in the diary before anyone arrives.
Seven partnership levels, each with a defined floor position, stage presence and social programme access.
What Every Partner Receives
Before the tiers, the things that come with any level of partnership.
- Named on the DEXS website, in the event brochure and across on site signage
- Company profile in the delegate app
- Access to the Campaign Forum matchmaking programme
- Delegate passes, by tier
- Access to Happy Hour and the Gala Dinner and Recognition Awards
- Branding across pre and post event promotional material
- Post event reporting within thirty days of the close, covering verified attendance, operator organisations present, countries represented, job function breakdown, and your own referral traffic and registrations
- Design support from the GEN Studio for stand graphics, roller banners and backdrop artwork
Partnership Packages
Tailored opportunities to put your brand in front of the people who place decommissioning work across eight basins.
Founding Principal Partner
£22,000 + VAT
ONE AVAILABLE
The lead position at the first edition, and the only one that carries a keynote.
- Premium corner shell scheme, Queens Lounge top perimeter, highest footfall
- Exclusive use of a named private room for the full event, for meetings and operator briefings
- Fifteen minute keynote on the Theatre stage
- Lanyard, event brochure and three plenary session sponsorships
- Two panel nominations, subject to Stewardship Council approval
- Eight delegate passes
- Two thought leadership pieces, one podcast episode and one video interview
- Priority allocation in the Campaign Forum matchmaking programme
- Named as Founding Partner in perpetuity
- 2028 rate held at £22,000 against a £25,000 list
Gala Dinner and Awards Partner
£15,000 + VAT
ONE AVAILABLE
Host of the evening the industry’s year gets recognised, aboard the ss Rotterdam.
- Host partner of the Gala Dinner and the DEXS Recognition Awards in the Grand Ballroom
- Welcome from the stage and presentation of one award category
- Branding throughout the Grand Ballroom, on menus and on the awards themselves
- A table of ten, plus six delegate passes
- Two thought leadership pieces and one video interview
- Named in all awards communications from October through to May
*The table of ten is the part worth noting. Sixteen seats in total that you control, on the one evening when every senior person at the summit is in the same room and off duty, and you choose who sits there.*
Gold
£12,000 + VAT
FOUR AVAILABLE
- Shell scheme in the Queens Lounge, mid position with full aisle frontage
- Choice of one: registration desk, opening video, or the opening Theatre session
- Two panel nominations, subject to Stewardship Council approval
- Four delegate passes
- Two thought leadership pieces and one video interview
- Acknowledged as Gold partner on all signage, the website and the brochure
Basin Pavilion
£10,000 + VAT
Eight available, one per basin
Built for national associations, clusters, ports and government agencies rather than for a single company.
- The largest individual stand at the event, approximately 11.5 m², anchored against the operator delegation zone on the top wall
- Full branding: backdrop, fascia, table and three chairs
- A Basin Flash slot on the Theatre stage. Three minutes, day one, one per pavilion
- The corresponding basin room carries the partner name in signage and in the app
- Three delegate passes
- One thought leadership piece and one video interview
- Named on the Queens Lounge floor plan and in all event materials
*Several bodies fund this from market access or capability development budgets rather than marketing, on the basis that the comparison is a trade mission stand.*
Basin Spotlight upgrade
£16,000 + VAT
Three available
Replaces the three minute Basin Flash with a twenty five minute main stage showcase on day one. Available for the UKCS, Gulf of Mexico and Brazil spotlights. Content is subject to Stewardship Council review: a market briefing, not a sales presentation.
Silver
£8,000 + VAT
Four available
- Shell scheme in the Queens Lounge, bottom perimeter, high entry footfall
- Either a panel nomination or sponsorship of one named plenary session
- Three delegate passes
- One thought leadership piece and one video interview
- Acknowledged on all signage, the website and the brochure
Bronze
£6,000 + VAT
Six available
- Tabletop in Row A of the Queens Lounge, facing the Basin Pavilions, the highest footfall island position
- Priority consideration for an Innovation Flash slot on the Theatre stage, by application
- Two delegate passes
- Acknowledged on signage, the website and the brochure
Supporting Sponsor
£4,500 + VAT
Ten available
One named item, exclusively yours.
Refreshment breaks · delegate app · wifi · notebooks and pens · badges · charging station · coffee cart · cloakroom · podcast studio · shuttle transfer
- Branding on the named item throughout the summit
- Logo on all signage, the website and the brochure
- Named acknowledgement from the Theatre stage once each day
- One delegate pass
Knowledge Partner
Some text
One available
The fifteen minute Knowledge Briefing opens the afternoon on day one, on the Theatre stage. Editorially guided rather than promotional, and the only slot of its kind on the programme.
- Fifteen minute briefing on the Theatre stage, day one
- Original analysis presented to the full delegation: cost benchmarking, capability mapping or supply chain economics
- Shell scheme in the Queens Lounge
- Four delegate passes
- Two thought leadership pieces and one video interview
- Named as Knowledge Partner across the programme and all event materials
Hospitality
Designed as an addition to a partnership rather than an alternative to one. Hospitality positions carry two delegate passes and no exhibition space.
| Position | Price |
|---|---|
| Happy Hour, Upper Promenade and Smoking Room | £10,000 |
| Gala arrival drinks, Grand Ballroom | £8,000 |
| Gala table wine | £6,000 |
| Campaign Forum lunch, day two | £6,000 |
| Farewell drinks, Queens Lounge | £6,000 |
| Day one networking lunch | £5,000 |
| Late bar | £5,000 |
All prices exclude VAT.
The Dexs Recognition Awards
Five categories available to partner at £5,000 + VAT each.
- Decommissioning Programme of the Year
- Cross Border Collaboration
- Wells and P&A Campaign of the Year
- Yard, Port and Recycling Achievement
- Innovation in Decommissioning
A category partner receives
- Presentation of the award from the stage at the gala dinner
- Named in all awards communications from October through to May
- Branding on the category throughout
- Two delegate passes
How the awards are governed
The judging panel is published before nominations open. Category partners take no part in judging and cannot win the category they sponsor. Judges recuse themselves where their own organisation is shortlisted. Every winner is announced with a published citation setting out why they won against the stated criteria.
A sixth award, Outstanding Contribution to Decommissioning, is decided by the Stewardship Council. It is not entered and not sponsored.
Custom
GEN Intel Edition Two report partner · podcast series partner · basin room naming · Site Visit Host for the day three yard tour.
Talk to us about bespoke packages.
What We Do Not Sell
Worth saying plainly, because it is what makes the rest of the programme worth being part of.
Speaking positions are not for sale. Panel seats are decided by the Stewardship Council on merit. What a partnership buys is eligibility and priority: an invitation to be considered, and first refusal where two candidates are equal.
The Global Regulators’ Convening carries no sponsorship. No branding, no partner presence, no observers. It is the reason the regulators attend.
The Operator Procurement Forum carries no partner branding. Operators present upcoming scopes and vendor qualification requirements, and no partner is given a platform within the session.
Deadlines
Founding Principal and Gala Partner decisions
30 September 2026, to secure programme input
Floor positions
Allocated in order of booking
Award category partnership
26 February 2027
Partner artwork due
12 March 2027
Get in Touch
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Exhibition and stand bookings
GEN Network member pricing
Graphics and design support
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