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SUMMARY:Sponsor The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition
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DESCRIPTION:# Sponsor The Fifth Elephant's activties and programmes\; Wint
 er Edition details\nThe Fifth Elephant is a platform for ideas that are in
 novative\, inspiring\, and relevant for practitioners. The Fifth Elephant 
 is a round-the-year practitioner community\, full of people who care deepl
 y about their craft and show up to share knowledge\, build collaborations\
 , and sharpen each other's thinking.\n\nEach activity - workshops\, meet-u
 ps\, conferences) and all sponsor interactions are thoroughly prepared for
  relevance to the audience\, and to inspire them for new ideas. The fine-g
 rained curation and community culture is why people keep coming back to Th
 e Fifth Elephant. \n\n---\n\n## What's coming up\n\n| Date | Event | Locat
 ion |\n|---|---|---|\n| 30 Oct 2026 | Special edition meet-up — Enterpri
 se AI in Production | Mumbai |\n| 4–5 Dec 2026 | **Winter Edition** — 
 *"Data science isn't dead. It's just not what you think it is anymore."* |
  Bengaluru |\n| Feb 2027 | Special edition — AI in Manufacturing | Pune 
 |\n| Jul 2027 | 2027 Annual Conference | Bengaluru |\n\n[See the Winter Ed
 ition programme and CfP →](https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/winter-2026
 /)\n\n---\n\n## Audience profiles\n![Who's in the room — role and senior
 ity breakdown](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/afe08586251941d08868d
 612e2541bf6)\n\n- **~1 in 8** attendees is a founder\, co-founder\, or CEO
 \n- **Senior-heavy** — strong Director/VP/Head-of and Principal/Staff/Le
 ad presence\n- **Rounded out** by senior data scientists\, ML engineers\, 
 and software engineers building in production\n\n![Domain-wise breakdown](
 https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/de857f21fb7c4818b1dd9feaa5c3b9b1)\n\
 n![Domains represented among past sponsors and speakers](https://images.ha
 sgeek.com/embed/file/fd5c82303ef049fdad75d1a44fee4bd3)\n\n**Past sponsors*
 *\n\n![Past sponsors](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/d391fce84c7b4a
 8cace2e79f90244d9e)\n\n---\n\n## Sponsorship tiers\n\n| | Bronze | Silver 
 | Gold | Platinum |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| **Price** | ₹60\,000 | ₹
 1\,75\,000 | ₹4\,00\,000 | ₹6\,50\,000 |\n| **Spots available** | 10 |
  3 | 2 | 1 |\n| **Exhibition space** | Small table | Table | Booth | Booth
  / lounge |\n| **At-shell engagement** | Treasure hunt | + Giveaway | ++ (
 quiz/demo optional extra) | All 3\, included |\n| **Speaking opportunity**
  | — | Short talk (5–10 min) | Talk (15 min) | Choice of: fireside cha
 t (at the conference) *or* round table (pre-event\, 3–4 weeks before) |\
 n| **Branding** | Logo on website | + Event banner | + Notebook | + Exclus
 ive lanyard |\n| **Passes** | 2\, entry-only | 3\, entry-only | 10\, cater
 ing bundled | 20\, catering bundled |\n| **The year-round bite** | — | 
 — | Standing mention in Fifthel's monthly activities\, 3 months post-edi
 tion | Standing mention in monthly activities (3 months) + one meet-up at 
 the sponsor's own venue\, 60–90 days post-edition |\n\n*Prices are per s
 ponsorship\, + GST. Gold and Platinum sponsors get a standing\, year-round
  relationship with The Fifth Elephant community.*\n\n---\n\n## Add-ons & s
 tandalone items\nSponsorship options you can add-on\, or pick up any time 
 of the year\, at any place.  \n\n| Item | Price (INR) | Notes |\n|---|---|
 ---|\n| **Round table** | 1\,00\,000–1\,50\,000 | Premium\, pre-event\, 
 curated invite list |\n| **Meet-up** | 60\,000–75\,000 | Curation\, cont
 ent alignment\, promotion via Hasgeek channels. Outcomes curated\, not gua
 ranteed\; subject to editorial review. |\n| **Pre-event mixer** | Flat 40\
 ,000 | Audience curation/promotion only\; venue\, food\, AV\, and coordina
 tion billed separately |\n| **Geek-up** | 75\,000–1\,50\,000 (by guest h
 eft/visibility) | Time with visiting practitioners from prominent organiza
 tions\; year-round\, decoupled from conference lead time\; audience-only p
 ricing\, logistics extra |\n| **Photo kiosk** | Flat 35\,000\, all-inclusi
 ve | Inclusive of set-up |\n| **Quiz/puzzle add-on** | 20\,000–30\,000 b
 ase + implementation | Curation + facilitation |\n| **Demo add-on** | 15\,
 000–25\,000 base + implementation | Editorial approval and floor-plan co
 ordination for the sponsor's own demo — space\, power\, and scheduling. 
 Sponsor runs the demo\; Hasgeek clears the path for it. |\n| **Giveaway ad
 d-on** | 25\,000–35\,000 base | Item itself free if sponsor-supplied\; p
 ass-through at actual cost if Hasgeek curates |\n\n*Prices are + GST. Base
  fees cover curation and coordination\; implementation and logistics costs
 \nare passed through at actual cost.*\n\n*Looking to fund access rather th
 an visibility? See the Diversity Fund below.*\n\n---\n\n## Contribute to t
 he diversity fund\nSome candidates just need the ticket covered\; others 
 — travelling in from outside Bengaluru — need travel and stay support 
 too. Your contribution goes into a shared fund\, allocated by The Fifth El
 ephant's diversity grants team\, directly to candidates by criteria.\n\n**
 ₹25\,000** → recognized as a **Diversity Partner** *(listed separately
  from sponsorship tiers)*:\n\n- Recognition on the website and in social m
 edia promotion\n- Verbal acknowledgment at the conference\n- Post-event im
 pact summary — usable in your own CSR/ESG reporting\n- Certificate of ap
 preciation\n\n*A goodwill contribution\, not a sponsorship tier — no boo
 th\, stage time\, or lead-generation access.*\n\n---\n## Get in touch\nTel
 l us what you're trying to reach — hiring\, product feedback\, brand pre
 sence in the data science community — and we'll help you pick the tier t
 hat fits\, or shape a custom add-on.\n\n📧 sales@hasgeek.com\n📞 +91 7
 676332020
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