Become a Patron

Because some things are
worth making possible

The Creativity Conference was founded on a simple but radical belief: that every intentional decision is a creative act, and that the world is better when more people are empowered to make them.

Since our first gathering in 2021, we've brought together dreamers, makers, innovators, and artists from across the globe - in Dubai, Los Angeles, New York and London - to explore what it truly means to create. Over 200 hours of talks, hundreds of speakers, and thousands of attendees later, we're still asking the same essential question: what happens when people are given the space, the tools, and the community to fully express their creativity?

The answer, we've found, is remarkable.

We keep our community free and our events as accessible as possible. To sustain that - and to grow - we rely on a small number of people who understand what this work is for, and want to help shape what it becomes.

Why Patronage?

The Creativity Conference has always been powered by belief - belief in the speakers who generously share their wisdom, the attendees who bring their whole selves to the room, and the community that continues to grow between events at The Creative Community.

We keep our tickets as accessible as possible and our online community entirely free because we believe that creativity should not be a privilege. To sustain that, we rely not only on ticket sales and partnerships, but on people who understand what this work means - and want to help it grow.

That's where you come in.

Our patrons are people who don't just admire creativity from a distance. They live it, fund it, build with it, and believe in its power to change things.

They're founders and philanthropists. Artists and executives. People who've sat in the room and felt something shift - and decided they wanted to make sure the room keeps existing.

What unites them isn't a level of giving. It's a quality of belief.

What Your Support Makes Possibe

  • Free and accessible community - keeping The Creative Community open and growing for creatives around the world

  • New cities and events - bringing the conference to more places, more people

  • A library of inspiration - maintaining and expanding our archive of over 200 hours of recorded talks

  • Emerging voices - supporting speakers who are earlier in their journey but no less worth hearing

What You Get In Return

There is no fixed tier or mandatory amount. Patronage is a relationship, not a transaction, and we approach it accordingly.

What we can offer in return:

A seat at the table (literally) - an invitation to an intimate dinner with our speakers at future conferences, e.g. in Reykjavik, where the best conversations of the weekend tend to happen. A chance to sit across from the thinkers, makers, and visionaries who shape the programme, in one of the most quietly extraordinary places on earth.

The Roundtable - a dedicated session in Iceland where patrons, sponsors, and speakers come together not to listen, but to think. A facilitated conversation about creativity, culture, and what the conference could become - one where your perspective genuinely shapes what happens next. This isn't a networking event with a name badge. It's the room where ideas are made.

A community that continues - introductions to fellow patrons and to the broader circle. People who share your values and are fascinating in their own right. The conference is a few days a year; the relationships it generates last considerably longer.

Your name on it, or not - acknowledgement calibrated entirely to your preference. Some patrons value visibility; others give quietly and find meaning in that. We'll always ask, and always respect what you tell us.

The story of what you made possible - after every conference, we close the loop. Not with a report, but with the human detail: the first-time speaker who needed the platform, the idea that travelled from a room in Reykjavik out into the world, the attendee who came back the following year with something to show. This is what the support was for, and you deserve to know it happened.

A relationship - we treat patronage as a multi-year commitment on our side, regardless of what it is on yours. That means staying in touch, keeping you close to what's developing, and making every interaction with us effortless. No impersonal paperwork. No generic emails. Real people, promptly.

An Invitation

Becoming a patron of The Creativity Conference isn't a transaction - it's an alignment. It's for those who've felt the electricity of a room full of people discovering something new about themselves, and want to ensure that room keeps getting bigger.

Whether you're a past attendee, a long-time watcher of our recorded talks, or simply someone who believes in the power of creativity to shape lives and shift cultures, we'd love to hear from you.

Patronage can take many forms - financial contributions, in-kind support, introductions, or simply spreading the word. There is no fixed amount and no obligation. Only you know when and how it feels right to give back.

To start a conversation, get in touch at patrons@creativityconference.is.

The Creativity Conference has been fortunate to grow alongside partners including Microsoft, Raindance Film Festival, FilmDoo, Boris FX, and Maxon. Patron support sits alongside these partnerships to ensure the conference remains independent, ambitious, and true to its founding purpose.

The Creativity Conference is a registered company in the UK (Creativity Conference Ltd). For enquiries about corporate partnership, please visit our Partners page.

Our Partners

If you are interested in joining the conference as a patron, get in touch at:

patrons@creativityconference.is