1. February 25, 2016 Surajkund Mela Ground, Haryana

2. 13 years of Digital Inclusion
Mission
Manthan Awards
Objective
To create an information rich society where everyone, irrespective of caste, religion, race, region, gender etc., is empowered to create, receive, share and utilize information and knowledge through digital content for their economic, social, cultural and political upliftment and development
Making visible the contents that already exist and thus demonstrating the richness and diversity of content creativity to those interested in understanding and planning an Information Society.
Manthan Award is a conclusive exchange platform for ICT practitioners, Content creators, e-domain experts, social Media change-makers to create a complete Ecosystem where the Digital tools can be seen as a tool for Education, Business & Infrastructure and the holistic Society Empowerment for the 21st century.

3. Manthan Awards 2015: A Flashback
Digital Dividends of Asia

4. HON’BLE PATRONS OF MANTHAN AWARD
Chitranganie Mubarak
Chairperson, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA)
Dr. Peter A. Bruck
Chairman of the Board of Directors the World Summit Award & President of the European Academy of Micro Learning (Austria)
Dr. Amir Ullah Khan
Indian Economist & Research Director, Aequitas
Anriette Esterhuysen
Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta
Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
Founder, Honey Bee Network
Shri R Chandrashekhar
President, NASSCOM, Former Telecom Secretary

5. Calendar of Manthan Awards 2016

6. Manthan Award Categories 2016
Government & Citizen Engagement
| services | open data | democratic participation
Health & Well Being
| medical care | sport | lifestyle
Learning & Education
| knowledge | science | skills
Environment & Green Energy
climate | sustainable resources | agriculture
Culture & Tourism
heritage | entertainment | subcultures
Smart Settlements & Urbanization
| mobility |productive work | sustainable living
Business & Commerce
| innovative services | security | finance | marketing
Inclusion & Empowerment
| diversity | gender | justice | human rights |
Early Stage
|Launched after 1st July 2016 |

7. Proposal for Manthan Award 2016 (Sponsorship Categories)
Proposed Amount (INR)
Overall Event Presenter
30,00,000
Summit & Exposition + Gift (for winners & Runners) sponsor
20,00,000
Co-Organizer
15,00,000
Exposition sponsor (~50 Stalls)
10,00,000
Principal Partner
Lunch & Dinner Sponsor
Associate Partner
5,00,000
Inaugration Sponsor
Trophy Sponsor
3,00,000
Gift/Giveaway Sponsor
Gift + 3,00,000
Kit Bag sponsor
Award Book Sponsor
Category Sponsor (9 categories)
2,00,000 (per category)
Lanyard Sponsor
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8. Manthan Award Deliverables
BRANDING AT THE EVENT
Logo on Backdrop in the Award ceremony & the expo area.
Standees placed at key locations across all events
Company’s Founder/CEO as Guest of Honor at the Award Ceremony
1 CXO level person as a Jury member for Manthan Award
Company’s representative as speaker in one of the sessions
Announcement of “sponsored by SPONSOR NAME” before Award Distribution Ceremony
PROMOTION IN PUBLICATIONS & MARKETING MATERIALS
An article by company’s representative in the event book
Branding message/Advertisement in event book inside back (Full page)
Logo on the Award book back page which will be distributed heavily
Logo and mention in all Pre & Post - event coverage
Logo on Event Badges/Lanyard
2m x 3m Stall at the strategic location at the exhibition area for full-day
INTERNET PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES:
Banner Ad placed on Event Website for the whole year
Extensive Promotion on Social Media tools like Face book and Twitter
Exclusive mailer blast with the logo branding
Please note that the above mentioned deliverables are subject to the sponsorship category