A presentation by Bihar Society

1. 1st Bihar Entrepreneurship Network May 21-22, 2011 at Sambodhi Retreat, Bodhgaya, Bihar Official Media Partners A presentation by Bihar Society

2. Know your BEN • To promote entrepreneurship in Bihar, and to represent the aspirations and needs of entrepreneurs and investors, Bihar Society with the help of a group of successful Entrepreneurs, Corporate Executives, and Senior Professionals with stakes in Bihar has founded The Bihar Entrepreneur Network (BEN) • BEN will help entrepreneurs to realise their professional and leadership skills. • This event will highlight individual/group’s accomplishments in addition to paving path for future successes. By honoring exceptional leader, BEN seeks to aspire others to achieve excellence. • To mark 2600 years of enlightenment of Lord Buddha and revival of Bihar, The inaugural "BEN Conference" is being organised in the historical city of Bodh Gaya, Bihar India, which will be the largest professional networking conference for entrepreneurs in Bihar. • This platform will work between various industry bodies, government and public en masse to adopt PPP model for the development.

3. Participants Profile • Successful entrepreneurs from Bihar and outside Bihar • Policy makers • Corporate Professionals in leading organization across world • Media Professionals • Start up enthusiasts • Students • As an sponsor it is your chance to reach those who matters in decision making as buyer and influencer of your products and services.

4. Objectives

5. Proposed Program Agenda/ Schedule 21 May 2011 1. 09:00-10:00: Registration and High Tea, 2. 10:00-10:15: Welcome Address 3. 10:15- 10:45: Key Note One: Bihar of 21st Century-Growth Story of Bihar so far and Plans for Bihar of tomorrow-Government Initiatives in promoting entrepreneurship and attracting investments in Bihar-Roadmap for government going hand in hand with entrepreneurs 4.  10:45-11:00 Networking Break with Startup Booths 5.  11:00-11:30 Opportunity and Challenges in the Real Estate Sector in Bihar-State of Bihar Infrastructure: Present and Future -Administrative bottlenecks and ways to overcome them-Capital Inflow in Bihar: what has happened so far and what needs to be done. 6.  11:30-12:15 Hot Sector One: Education- Bridging the educational gap in Bihar: How and what is to be done to meet the challenge- Higher Education: New frontiers for the entrepreneurs and investors focusing at Bihar.- Biotechnology, medical equipments & devices: Can Bihar catch this market? 7.  12:15-13:00 Hot Sector Two: Healthcare- What are the sustainable and scalable business models in healthcare delivery in Bihar?- Bihar’s Pharma Sector: Growth prospects and challenges, Biotechnology, medical equipments & devices: Can Bihar catch this market? DAY 1 -May 21 Various Key speakers and Panel discussion on different hot spot for entrepreneurs in Bihar. Opportunity to learn from each others experience, network and gain more insight into various business verticals.

6. Proposed Program • 8.  13:00-14:15 Lunch and Networking •  9.  14:15-14:30 Keynote two: Hot Spots of Bihar-Discussing the potential of hot locations which are known for their sectors-Roadmaps for renovating these locations • 10.  14:30-15:15 Hot Sector Three: Energy- Meeting the energy requirements of the state: Hows and Whats.- Clean Energy: Looking at the various scalable models that can help meet the energy crunch- The Economics of Solar Energy • 11.  15:15-16:00 Hot Sector Four: Governance- Governance and a way ahead- Governance and Technology: Enabling the link to reach to the last level.- PPP model: Charting out an eco system •  12.  16:00-16:15 High Tea at funding Booth •  13.  16:15-17:00 Workshop: Starting up Business-Business Plan Preparation: Documentation, Presentation, etc.-Knowing legal aspects of the business-Knowing how to get funded and what investors look in the entrepreneurs and business ideas. • 14.  17:00-18:00 Startup Hour • Biotechnology, medical equipments & devices: Can Bihar catch this market? • Business Plan Presentation: 10 minutes for each presentation. •  15.  18:00-18:30 Feedback, Valedictory, and Closing Ceremony DAY 2 -May 22 A Buddhist circuit tour will bi organized for those interested. A tour to the businesses of various entrepreneurs will be organized for those interested.

7. Leading panelists and speakers MP and BJP Leader Vijoy Prakash (Principal Sec, Planning & Dev, Govt. of Bihar), Prem Kumar, MLA Gaya and Minister of Urban Dev, Govt. of Bihar B.K.Sinha, Sec, Ministry of Rural Dev , Govt. of India Prof., XLRI and a pioneer of Social Entrepreneurship in India S.M.Raju, Commissioner Turhut Mr. Kavi Kumar, Founder Director India Bulls Dr. Bindeshwari Pathak, Founder Sulabh International Chairman & M.D Shyama Power India Limited President, Centre for Social Research Vice President, The ICSI

8. Leading panelists and speakers • U S Pandey DGM, Business Development, • Pravesh Sharma. IAS, Managing Director, Small Farmers • Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. • Abhayanand ( IPS Founder, Super 30) • Anand Kumar (Founder, Super 30) • Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak (Founder, Sulabh International) • Ajay Kumar Gupta, CEO, Grand Pacific, Noida. • Chandan Singh (Executive Director, Green Power Ltd.) • Gyanesh Pandey (Founder, Husk Power System Pvt. Ltd.) • Irfan Alam (Founder, Samman Foundation)

9. The invited media participation Print Media Electronic Media • Hindustan Times • Dainik Hisudtan • Prabhat Khabar • Dainik Jagaran • Aaj • CNBC AWAZ  • ETV • IBN 7 • NDTV • Aaj Tak • Appan Samachar • Sadhna

10. Participation fee Delegate Fee Non Residential: Entrepreneurs & Professionals: Rs 1000/- Students: Rs 300/-Residential: One day stay: Rs 4000/- Two day stay: Rs 6000/- Two day stay + Nalanda/Rajgir visit One day stay + Nalanda/ Rajgir visit

11. Promotion Plan Communication

12. Promotion Plan • SMS – 3 Lakh SMS to be sent • Email Blast – over 5 lacs email sent on Database to people in various segments. • Extensive use of Digital Media, professional running campaign of Facebook, blogs and twitter. • Radio Promo

13. Sponsorship detail Main Sponsor As a Main Sponsor (One) • “YOUR COMPANY will receive the below listed visibility & exposure during the event marketing cycle. The benefits and privileges associated with the Title-Partnership package are as follows:- • “YOUR COMPANY to be entitled as “Main Sponsor” and the same will be communicated in all our communication/marketing collaterals which includes Ad-mailers and PR exercise. • “YOUR COMPANY would get a “Company Profile Screening” during the program • “YOUR COMPANY would get “coverage on media partner’s channel” • “YOUR COMPANY special acknowledgement during breaks and after performances during the event. • Access to guest database after the event • “YOUR COMPANY corporate brochure to be a part of delegate kit . Sponsorship Amount – Rs. 10,00,000 (Rs. Ten Lacs only)

14. Sponsorship detail – Associate Sponsor

15. Sponsorship detail – Other Sponsors Diamond Sponsors- Sponsorship Amount Rs. 500,000 You will sponsor one of the Panel Discussion on one industry vertical like , Energy, Agro, Tourism, Real Estate, Governance etc. Your name will be displayed prominently during the panel discussion and the panel will be known by your company’s name. 2. Gold Sponsors- Sponsorship Amount Rs. 300,000 You will sponsor the Business Case Presentation by the budding entrepreneurs and this presentation will be known by your company’s name. Your company’s name will be prominently displayed during the presentation. 3. Silver Sponsors- Sponsorship Amount Rs. 300,000 As a silver sponsor, you will sponsor the various breaks for and your company’s video will be played during the break time. 4. Evening Dinner and Cultural program - Sponsorship Amount Rs. 200,000 The evening dinner cultural program and networking session will be designated with the name of your company and your company’s product/presentation can be displayed during this gala evening.

16. Sponsorship detail – Other Sponsors 5. T-Shirt Sponsor - Sponsorship Amount Rs. 100,000 Your T-shirt will bear your company's name prominently Along with Other major sponsors. 6. BEN Kit sponsor - Sponsorship Amount Rs. 100,000 A delegate KIT ( Ben Kit) will a made of bio degradable material and you company's name will be prominently displayed on the cover of the Kit. The Kit will contain Pen, paper, Pad, Badge etc for the event. It can also contain a brochure of your company. 7. Hospitality Sponsor – Sponsorship Amount Rs. 100,000 As hospitality sponsor your name will be mentioned on the BEN’s facebook page and web page, partner blogs, twitter and live stream. 8. Media sponsorship - Sponsorship Amount Rs. 100,000 As a media sponsor you will get a non-exclusive right to cover the whole event and share it live/online/offline during or after the conference.

17. About Bihar Society Bihar Society is an organization which aims at updating the story of Bihar to the rest of world. It is a story which is still evolving and waiting to unfold and be told. We aim at being a very significant force in the intellectual, cultural and economic renaissance of Bihar. We have been working with the goal of promoting Bihar’s interests globally.

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