NEXT 100 Media Kit

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GALAXY OF WINNERS: The 2010 NEXT100 awardees were selected through a rigorous selection process that took six months

… THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER TODAY! NEXT100, an awards programme from IT NEXT, identifies India’s top 100 senior IT Managers who have the skills, talent and spirit to become CIOs. The awards process engages with thousands of aspiring CIOs, across multiple platforms, over a six month period to select the best. Aspirants participate in an exhaustive series of activities that tests their techno-commercial, management and leadership skills. Finally, the shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a prestigious committee of CIOs to decide the award recipients.

The NEXT100 programme will commence in June 2011, and culminate in a gala awards ceremony in November 2011.

Be a part of NEXT100, a unique endeavour to recognize India’s top IT Managers, and deepen your relationship with these technology leaders of tomorrow—who influence decisions today. Leverage this comprehensive programme for an intelligent, intensive and sustained engagement that makes you a winner today—and tomorrow.

GLITTERING AWARDS NIGHT: The winners were felicitated at a classy awards function at Ramoji Film City Hyderabad, on 26th November 2010

community

feedback NEXT100 2010 Jury say “..An innovative initiative... has not only provided the next captains, but also encouraged the next level substantially.”

Swaranjit S. Soni Former Executive Director Indian Oil Corp.

“Process followed was very good and completely unbiased making it a real authentic

next100 2010 AWARDEES say “...helped in

establishing a position before key stakeholders of the company...”

Ashish Shah AVP IT Future Generali India Life Insurance Co.

“...the recognition has definitely

accelerated my chances of becoming a CIO...”

selection process”

Daya Prakash Head-IT (CIO) LG Electronics

Deepak Agarwal Deputy General Manager Indian Oil Corporation

“Entire arrangements were really

impeccable and spotless”

Shelton J. Information Manager Madura Coats Pvt. Ltd.

“NEXT100 Award gave me an edge and helped me build a differentiator for myself”

Ashish Bansal Sr. Principal Consultant Genpact

2010 BY 2011

NUMBERS

The NEXT100 programme is one of the most comprehensive engagement campaigns in the enterprise space and provides sustained connect with 60,000-plus IT Managers over nine months

60,000 11,929 IT Managers reached via mailers

450 IT Managers took the Leadership Test

unique visitors to the NEXT100 site

921

candidate dossiers sent to

36 CIO

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a

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a

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c

d

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307 finished all formalities by Aug 15 deadline

Jury members

each candidate was reviewed by 3 CIOs

4,000 Over

people watched the ceremony

live on the Webcast

200,000+ Of the

307

applicants

13 3 were women and

made it to the winners list

emails and electronic direct mailers to the Next100 applicants and winners

eminent CIOs 36 as Jury members Ajay K. Dhir Chief Information Officer JSL Limited

Dr. B. Muthukumaran CTO and Chief Consultant Gemini Communication Ltd.

Rajeev Jorapur Head - IT Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.

Rajesh Munjal Head IT Carzonrent India

C. Mohan Chief Technology Officer Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited

Daya Prakash Head - IT LG Electronics India

Kinshuk Hora Head - IT, India Sub-continent GSK Consumer Healthcare

S. P. Arya Vice President Corporate (IT) Amtek

Dhiren Savla Director IT Crisil

Jagat Pal Singh Chief Technology Officer Cybage

Neena Pahuja CIO Max HealthCare Group

Sarabjit Anand Head Information Technology Standard Chartered Bank

Arun Gupta Group CTO Shoppers’ Stop

Nandkishor Dhomne CIO Manipal Health Systems

Rajesh Garg Chief Information Security Officer Nucleus Software Exports Ltd.

Satish Das CSO Cognizant Technoligies

S C Mittal Group CTO IFFCO

Shantanu Singh Chief Technology Officer Vfirst

Vinay Mehta CIO Escorts Construction Equipment Ltd.

Vikas Gadre VP Projects Tata Chemicals

Sachin Jain Head IT Evalueserve

Sivaram Tadepalli CIO Delhi International Airport Ltd.

Sumant Kelkar CIO Essar Group

Ratnakar Nemani CIO Himatsingka Seide Limited

Shailesh Joshi CIO Godrej Properties Ltd.

Subhasish Saha Chief Technology Officer Apeejay Surrendra Group

Vikram Dhanda VP & Head Foundation Infrastructure Reliance ADA

Umesh Jain CIO Yes Bank

Shiva Shankar VP & Head - IT Infrastructure Reliance Tech Services

Suhas Mhaskar GM Corporate IT Mahindra

Vishnu Gupta CIO The Calcutta Medical Research Institute

Swaranjit S. Soni Former Executive Director (IS) India Oil Corporation

Srinivas Kishan Anapu Vice President - Information Systems Mahindra Satyam

U. C. Dubey Executive Director ( IT ) Iffco-Tokio General Insurance Co Ltd.

Zoeb Adenwala CIO (Global) Esselgroup

Rajeev Seoni Chief Information Officer Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.

NEXT100 Process

PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES

Jury evaluates the applicants Personal interviews of top applicants with CIOs Selection of winners for the NEXT100 Awards and Technology Awards Congratulatory notes and letters to all NEXT100 winners

july

JUNE

21

st

to

15

th

ENROLLMENT PHASE

MARKETING ACTIVITIES

xclusive technology workshops in multiple E cities with sessions moderated by a CIO and a technology expert Survey to ascertain the IT needs and investment plans of the enterprises Uploading of workshop video on microsite Branded certificates to workshop participants and viewers of online video Branding on all communications Leadership advertorials in IT NEXT Webinars on technology innnovations

PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES

Launch of the NEXT100 programme with invitations going to 60,000-plus IT Managers Applicants register on the site for workshops, awards and certifications Applicants fill in personal and professional details and take online tests MARKETING ACTIVITIES

T Manager updates in fortnightly I NEXT100 newsletter Technology Awards promotion online Print promotions in IT NEXT, CTO FORUM and CFO INDIA Branding on NEXT100 microsite White paper and case study uploads on NEXT100 microsite

GET READY PHASE JUly

november

15

th

to

25

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PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES november

25

th

november

to

26

th

NEXT100 event PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES

1 00 Future CIOs and Technology Awards winners felicitated at a glittering awards ceremony Awardees attend a Leadership Workshop to gain tips and lessons on becoming a successful IT leader

inners are invited to exclusive W NEXT100 alumni engagements MARKETING ACTIVITIES

Post-NEXT100 coverage in print magazine Speaking opportunity at ‘NEXT100 Alumni Meet’ in 3 cities Branding in NEXT100 Awards DVD and videocasts Opportunity to interact exclusively with NEXT100 awardees from current and previous year Webinar engagements

Stay Ahead pHASE

MARKETING ACTIVITIES

randing on all collaterals and displays B at the venue Keynote address to delegates (i.e. winners and jury members) NEXT100 Awards presentation Technology Awards presentation Branding on delegate gifts Live webcast of the awards ceremony NEXT100 Book unveiling

November

26

th

FEBRUARY

to

28

th

How Can You Benefit From Next100 MENTOR FUTURE CIOs ecome a principal partner, a technology partner or a B “NEXT Public CIO Award� partner Conduct exclusive technology workshops in your area of leadership Coach aspiring CIOs on how to plan and effectively deploy technology solutions

ESTABLISH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP hoose from a range of C technology categories to establish your thought leadership: Networking Solutions

Virtualisation

Managed Services

Structured Cabling

Security Solutions

Business Intelligence

Datacentre

Enterprise Applications

Green IT

Unified Communication

Storage

Connectivity

Cloud

Document Management

LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT 9-month connect with the A community starting with the launch of the programme in June 2011 and concluding with post-event interactions in February 2012 Multi-city workshops leading to the grand finale in November Leadership articles in IT NEXT prior to the event NEXT100 Alumni meet after the awards ceremony

PAY IN PHASES ctivities spread over A multiple quarters Spread your marketing investments over four phases

GAIN INSIGHTS ap the infrastructure preparedness M and needs of enterprises through multiple surveys Understand the pain points of the IT Managers, on client specific technologies, with the help of interactive workshops Understand the level of awareness and the thinking process of the IT Managers through case study-based workshops

PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES Phase

Enrollment phase

Note: * Content to be provided by client, and articles will be published online between June - October 2011 ** Only for partners with an investment of minimum INR5 lacs

(21st Jun- 15th Jul)

Get ready phase (15th Jul - 25th Nov)

NEXT100 event (25th Nov-26th nov)

Stay ahead phase (26th nov-28th Feb)

Activity

Principal partner

Technology partner

next public cio award PARTNER

PRIVILEGE partner

Branding in 18 NEXT100 fortnightly newsletters

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Branding on NEXT100 microsite

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Branding on eDMs to solicit registrations for awards

10 eDMs

6 eDMs

6 eDMs

-

White papers on NEXT100 microsite

10

5

5

-

Award promotions in print in IT NEXT, CTO FORUM and CFO INDIA

3 ads

2 ads

2 ads

-

NEXT100 fortnightly newsletter

(6 Exclusive articles)*

(3 Exclusive articles)*

(3 Exclusive articles)*

-

Survey to understand IT needs of enterprises

1 survey

1 survey

1 survey

-

Exclusive technology workshops with speaking opportunity

3 cities

3 cities

1 city

-

Branded DVD with workshop content sent to 20k IT Managers

1 DVD

1 DVD

1 DVD

-

Upload of workshop video on NEXT100 microsite

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Sponsor branded “Partcipant Certificates” for workshop attendees and viewers of online videocast

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Interview with an expert in NEXT100 newsletter

3 interviews

1 interview

1 interview

-

Pre-NEXT100 webinars

2

1

1

-

Branding at the venue (stage, collateral, signage)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Keynote address

Yes

-

-

-

NEXT100 Book

Yes

-

-

-

Awards presentation

Yes

Technology Award

NEXT Public CIO Award

-

Live webcast of awards ceremony

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Distribution of delegate gifts

-

-

-

Yes

Workshop at the awards venue

1

-

-

-

Networking opportunity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (conditional)**

Post-NEXT100 webinars

2

1

1

-

Branding opportunity at NEXT100 Alumni meet

3 cities

-

-

-

Speaking opportunity at NEXT100 Alumni meet

3 cities

-

-

-

Post event coverage

3 ads

1 ad

1 ad

-

NEXT100 fortnightly newsletter and event DVD

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

TOTAL INVESTMENT

INR 25 lacs

INR 20 lacs

INR 20 lacs

KNOW YOUR ROI: Measure the impact through NEXT100 engagement Impact points by activity and partner type

Print advertising

NEXT100 microsite

(no of ads X circulation )

(visitors X no of months)

Newsletter

eDMs

(reach X frequency)

(no of eDMs X reach)

Webinars (attendees)

Workshops and Alumni meet

NEXT100 event

Webcast (viewers)

(attendees)

Workshop and Event DVD

NEXT100 BOOK (dis-

Event Coverage

(no of DVDs X distribution)

tribution)

(circulation)

Total Impact points

(attendees)

Principal Partner

120,000

135,000

1,080,000

600,000

120

180

100

4000

40,000

1250 (1150 CIOs and 100 winners)

20,000

Technology Partner

60,000

135,000

1,080,000

400,000

60

90

100

4000

40,000

-

20,000

“NEXT Public CIO” Partner

60,000

135,000

1,080,000

400,000

60

40

100

4000

40,000

-

20,000

2.0

million

1.7

million

ONE Impact point = One connect with an IT Manager

1.7

million

IMPACTFUL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES KEYNOTE SPEECH AND LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP • Address the gathering of winners and jury members and set the tone for the awards night (limited to principal partner) • Conduct a session at the awards venue, and share insights on how technology can enable enterprises achieve leadership in their businesses(limited to principal partner)

NEXT100 ALUMNI MEET • A 3-city engagement with the NEXT100 current and past awardees, after the awards ceremony • Speak at the gala event and establish a personal connect with the winners

NEXT PUBLIC CIO AWARD • Engage with IT Managers from government departments and PSUs • Recognize the best talent by presenting “NEXT Public CIO Award” at NEXT100 awards ceremony • Mentor 40 aspirants through a workshop • Conduct webinars to connect with a wider audience

TECHNOLOGY AWARDS and WORKSHOPS • Establish thought leadership in your technology domain • Leverage pre-workshop surveys to map needs and challenges of the audience • Coach applicants, in partnership with a leading CIO, on how to strategically think about leveraging technology infrastructure • Upload video of the session online for the benefit of nonattendees • Provide branded certificates to attendees of the workshops and viewers of online video • Present the Technology Award at a glittering ceremony

WEBINARS • Pre-NEXT100 and post-NEXT100 webinars to engage with aspiring CIOs and awardees • Let your technology experts share the latest innovations and solve problems

Logo on NEXT100 Microsite

PERVASIVE BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES 1

Logo on event properties NEXT100 Certificate

2

NEXT100 Newsletter

Communications to applicants and CIOs with partner branding Jury Communications

Folder Cover

“Block-your-Calendar” EDM

Award Invitation

INDIA’s FUTURE CIOs

2010

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS

Candidate Dossier

Ramoji Rao city is the dream factory of Stars... ... and on November 26, it will launch 100 new stars!

SUPPORTED BY

IT NEXT Congratulates The NEXT 100... India’s Future CIOs INDIA’s FUTURE CIOs

Principal Partners 2011

IT NEXT, the magazine for India’s future CIOs, announces the successful completion of a rigorous five month-long exercise to identify recipients of the Next100 awards.

Supported by

The Next100 awards process commenced on 25 June 2010, with a call for self-nominations to 72,000 IT managers around the country.

Over 1,400 aspirants registered for the award, and 300+ applicants successfully completed the subsequent stages of the awards process (leadership and technical strategy assessment exercises). Each completed application was independently assessed by three representatives from a 40-member jury comprising of India’s leading CIOs. Independent recommendations from referees were also obtained for each candidate before finalizing the list of Next100 award winners.

Have you packed your bags? *All NEXT100 awardees have been intimated individually.

Candidate Application

Agenda

Tent Cards

3

Exposure at onground events

Centre-stage and podium branding at the awards ceromony

Registration desk

wELCOMES YOU PrinciPal PartnerS

PoWered by

Workshop backdrop

SuPPorted by

hAVE A pLEASANT STAY

wELCOMES YOU PrinciPal PartnerS

SuPPorted by

hAVE A pLEASANT STAY PoWered by

Branding at the workshops at awards venue Name Tags

Welcome Bag

Door Tags

INNOVATIVE

CONNECT OPTIoNS The “NEXT100” Book • An exhaustive compilation of NEXT100 winners and jury members • Hardbound high-quality production with case • Heavy duty embossed cover • Given to NEXT100 winners, jury members, CIOs from top 1000 companies, and supervisors of the NEXT100 winners • Exclusive embossed sponsor branding on cover • Foreword from sponsor • Exclusive branding on each awardee page • 4 pages of thought leadership IT content from sponsor in the book • Doublespread ad insertions • Presentation opportunity at the NEXT100 Awards ceremony

WEBCAST LIVE • Exclusive branding on webcast of awards night at www.ITNEXT.in • 4000 viewers of the live webcast of NEXT100 2010 awards • Opportunity to insert ticker ads in the webcast • 4 branded eDM campaigns to promote the webcast

MERCHANDISING OPTIONS Calendar

booK

BACK PACK

• False cover on book with personalised message to the awardee on the front inside flap • Sponsor message and logo on front inside flap

• Environmentally friendly, stylish backpack bag large enough to carry laptop • Sponsor name & logo embroidered on front flap

Investment= INR 2 lacs*

• Personalised tabletop calendar with a group photo of 8-10 winners for each month • Opportunity for sponsor to highlight one unique product every month with branding on each page Investment = INR 3 lacs*

Investment = INR 3 lacs*

CLOCK • NEXT100 table clock withSponsor logo and “With compliments from” message on front

WALLET

Investment= INR 2 lacs*

• Opportunity to reinforce your brand equity, on a daily basis through a high-quality leather wallet • Embossesd sponsor logo on the top of leather wallet Investment= INR 2 lacs*

planner • Embossed sponsor logo on front cover and inside pages • 12 pages of sponsor content (one for every month) Investment= INR 2.5 lacs* *Price excluding taxes

LANYARD

• Branded lanyard for NEXT100 Awardees • Sponsor logo will be printed multiple times on lanyard Investment= INR 1.5 lacs*

CARD HOLDER • Branded leather NEXT100 card case • Embossed sponsor logo on the inside flap Investment= INR 1.5 lacs*

USB storage

WATCHES

• 4GB USB storage with sponsor branding on the side of the stick

• Classy wristwatch with sponsor logo in the dial and on the strap

Investment= INR 2 lacs*

Investment= INR 6 lacs*

MOUSE PAD • NEXT100 mouse-pad with sponsor logo with a message printed on top Investment= INR 1.5 lacs*

FLEEce JACKET

WELCOME KIT • High-quality leather folder to be gifted to awardees at the awards venue • Sponsor logo embossed on the cover with a branded note pad inside

• High-quality fleece jacket to be gifted to the NEXT100 awardees • Sponsor logo will be embroidered on the front of the jacket

Investment= INR 3 lacs*

Travel bag

Investment= INR 3 lacs*

LUNCH HOST DAy 1 • Meal sponsor on Day 1 of the awards • Display your standees in the meal area • Exclusive branding on the tent cards in the meal area • Special mention on the agenda for the day

Sponsor logo embroidered on the sides, and on the strap at multiple places Investment= INR 6 lacs*

Investment= INR 3 lacs*

LUNCH HOST day 2 cap • Sponsor logo will be embroidered on the side of the cap Investment= INR 1.5 lacs* *Price excluding taxes

• Meal sponsor on Day 2 of the awards • Display your standees in the meal area • Sponsor logos will be displayed exclusively on the tent cards in the meal area • Special mention on the agenda for the day Investment= INR 3 lacs*

NEXT100 TIE • A high-quality silk tie for the winners • Sponsor logo will embroidered on the label strip of the tie Investment= INR 3 lacs*

PERSONALIsED BIRTHDAY GREETINGS • Send a personalised birthday card to the NEXT100 awardees with your message • Leverage the opportunity to acquire an exclusive mindshare with winners well beyond the event Investment= INR 3 lacs*

TRAVEL PLUG • A versatile travel must-have for a successful IT leader • Sponsor logo printed on the multipoint international electric plug Investment= INR 2 lacs*

DINNER SPONSOR • Give a fitting closure to a gala awards night by hosting a classy dinner party for the winners • Get your standees displayed in the meal area • Exclusive branding on tent cards in the meal area • Special mention on the agenda for the day Investment= INR 3 lacs*

TRAVEL KIT • Present a highly useful travel kit, with all the necessary essentials to the awardees • Sponsor logo to be prominently embroidered on the front and side of the kit bag Investment= INR 3 lacs* *Price excluding taxes

fountain PEN NEXT100 DVD • Personalised, branded DVD with clips of NEXT100 event • Will be sent to NEXT100 awardees + 40 CIO jury Members + 100 Managers of NEXT100 awardees + 5000 senior IT Managers from IT NEXT database • Branding on DVD jacket • Sponsor’s CEO message in DVD at the start of video • Sponsor branding on key frame which will surround the screen • Sponsor video content (30 mins) on DVD towards the end of the event video Invesrtment = INR 4 lacs*

• Present a formal, classy memento to the awardees • Gift a branded high-quality pen in a box to the winners Investment= INR 3.5 lacs*

BLUETOOTH HEADSET • Present a high-quality bluetooth headset • Sponsor logo to be prominently placed on the headset

PHOTO FRAME • Framed photo to be sent to all awardees after the event • Get associated: “With compliments from….” logo on front of the frame Investment= INR 3 lacs*

Investment= INR 4.5 lacs*

MUG

PERSONALIsED BIRTHDAY GIFT

• Sponsor name and logo on mug with a “With compliments” message

• Send a personalised gift to the winners and make a connection • Sponsor logo to be prominently placed on the gift with a message from CEO, in the form of a covering note • Gift will find pride of place on winner’s desk

digital LUGGAGE SCALE

Investment= INR 2 lacs*

Investment= INR 4 lacs* cost of the gift not exceeding INR 2000

• Sponsor logo to be placed on the weighing strap and body

SUNGLASSES • Sponsor logo on the case and the sunglasses • Put a short note in the case to share your appreciation for him/her winning the NEXT100 award

Investment= INR 3.5 lacs* Investment= INR 3 lacs*

car SUNSHIELD • Sponsor logo to be prominently visible on the sunshield Investment= INR 2.5 lacs*

ALUMINIUM WATER BOTTLE • High-quality aluminium bottle • Sponsor logo to be etched on the bottle frame with a short message Investment= INR 2 lacs*

t-shirt DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME • Sponsor logo, with a message, on the face of the frame Investment= INR 9 lacs*

*Price excluding taxes

• Sponsor logo will be embroidered on the front of the T-shirt and sleeves • The T-shirt will be presented at the awards venue and will be worn by winners on Day 2 while sightseeing Investment= INR 2.5 lacs*

NAMES TO REMEMBER NATIONAL HEADS SALES Sachin Mhashilkar

+91-9920348755

sachin.m@9dot9.in

EVENT Siddhant Raizada

+91-9873555231

siddhant.raizada@9dot9.in

NORTH Deepak Sharma

+91-9811791110

deepak.sharma@9dot9.in

SOUTH B. N. Raghavendra

+91-9845381683

raghavendra.bn@9dot9.in

REGIONAL HEADS

WEST Hafeez Shaikh

+91-9833103611

hafeez.shaikh@9dot9.in

DATES TO REMEMBER Programme Launch

21st June, 2011

Promotion

28th May, 2011 onwards

Technology Workshops 1st July - 15th August, 2011 Enterprise Workshops

1st September-1st October 2011

Pre-event Webinars

1st September-1st November

NEXT100 Award

25th-26th November

Technology Award

25th-26th November

NEXT Public CIO Award 25th-26th November Post-event Workshops

1st December-28th February

Post-event Webinars

1st December-28th February