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TED TEDx TEDxVITPune

TED is a nonprofit organization In th e spirit of ideas w o rth TEDxVITPune is an independent TED

devoted to Ideas Wo r th Spreading. spreading, TEDx is a TED created event organized in Vishwakarma Institute
Started as a four-day conference in progra m of local, self-organized of Technology, an autonomous institute
California 30 years ago, TED has events that bring people together to affiliated to Savitribai P h ul e University.
Started in 2015, TEDxVITPune was a m o n g
grown to support its mission with share a TED-like experience. These
the first TEDx events in P u n e and has
multiple initiatives. Today, the two events are open-source and
grown to be a premier platform for
annual TED Conferences invite the community-driven that inspire furthering TED’s mission of ‘Ideas W o rt h
world's leading thinkers a n d doers innovation, th ou gh t leadership an d Spreading’, within its local community.
to speak for 18 min u te s or less. Many visionary insight. Ou r event is Over the past five events, TEDxVITPune
of these talks are then m a d e n a m e d TEDxVITPune, where x = has brought together visionaries, thinkers
available, free, at TED.com in m or e independently organized TED event. and doers of different disciplines from
than 100 languages. This has led to a around the country to create a one-day
global community focused on The TED conference provides event filled with ideas and discussions that
ch an ge th rou gh the power of ideas, general guidan ce for the TEDx contribute to meaningful change. The
brin gin g together the best from program, bu t individual TEDx event has hosted the likes of Stefano Pelle,
Mahesh Kale, Rohit Pandharkar, Avinash
three worlds – Technology, events, includin g ours, are self-
Dharmadhikari, Niranjan P edanekar
Entertainment an d Design an d has organized.
Anusree Raha, N u pur Dhakephalkar and
recently taken u p a broader scope Adithya Narayanan. Cumulatively, the
rangin g from science an d business event has garnered an extensive following
to global issues. around the country and has been
recognized as an exemplary TEDx event in
India.
www.ted.com www.tedxvitpune.in
Our Speakers
Our Speakers
Our
Audience
8
Events
550,000
Total video views
TEDxVITPune’s audience comprises of educated, affluent and
curious individuals wh o wish to discover the me th ods of
meaningful change. A large portion of the audience are
undergraduate students, predominantly from Vishwakarma

800+
Institute of Technology and other colleges in Pune. While a majority

Attendees
50+
Partners & Sponsors
of the students hail from an engineering background, the event has
hosted the likes of students from other disciplines such as
Commerce, Liberal Arts, Medicine and ma ny more. A n u m b e r of
corporate employees, entrepreneurs, teachers an d public officials

20,000+
have also attended TEDxVITPune.

Online Followers
150,000 Evidently, the audience is an intellectual, upper-middle class
demographic, which also happens to be a strata that are mos t
Organic Reach susceptible to advertising. Consequently, association with the TEDx
brand, provides a great opportunity for the audience an d partners

50+ to interact.

Speakers & Performers

Through the event, we wish to

→Showcase strong ideas pertin en t to the →Forge strong and long-lasting

issues of our local community, that are partnersh ip s w ith speakers, sponsors an d
relevant on a global scale. attendees.

→ Provide a memorab le event experience, →To u p h old and elevate the TEDxVITP u n e
curated specifically for our audience, brand identity.
speakers and sponsors, through food, venue
setup, merchandise and engagement.

→Cap turing our talks in spectacu lar quality

to facilitate sharing of our endeavor with 13
million TED enthusiasts around the world.
Sponsorship →Venue
Information →Webinars
Over the years, TEDxVITPune has tried to tackle the →Videocast Series
→M e rchandising
toughest questions of the local community, trying to
answer t h e m with innovation, enterprise an d en du rin g
optimism. All of this has be en possible because of

→Reception (Food/Beverage)
partners that have been co m m i tt e d to our c o m m o n goal
of Ideas Worth Spreading.

Join the world’s re nowned TED com m u n i ty an d benefit →P rintin g

→Work shops
from TEDx’s individually tailored, local flavor. This is your
opportunity to engage in authentic dialogue with an
elusive yet valuable audience: passionate an d open-

→Exhibits/Demos
m i n d e d people in our community. This can be your
testing grou n d for future ideas an d products, an d be
challenged to positively impact our com m u n i ty an d

→P ro d u c tion
planet in n e w ways. TEDx is your chance to motivate
these thinkers, dreamers and visionaries, engage in
meaningful discussion about important issues and help

→Speaker Travel & Hospitality

t h e m grow. It is your win dow to contribute to the society
as a whole.
Sponsorship
Examples
→ Launching New Products

Sponsors receive certificates of

appreciation and gratitude for their
efforts and help.
Sponsorship
Examples
→ Launching New Products

Sponsors can launch new products

at TEDxVITPune, reaching out to the
curious and vibrant audience, as has
been done at TEDxGateway.
→ Venue & Accommodation Sponsor
TEDxJaipur partnered with
BlueBeds to offer ac c o m m o d a ti o n
to their speakers and outstation
attendees. A similar agreement can
be done for TEDxVITPune.
Previous Sponsors
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