BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HasGeek//NONSGML Funnel//EN DESCRIPTION:Sponsorship prospectus X-WR-CALDESC:Sponsorship prospectus NAME:Sponsor The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition X-WR-CALNAME:Sponsor The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H SUMMARY:Sponsor The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition TIMEZONE-ID:Asia/Kolkata X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sponsor The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition DTSTART:20260915T033000Z DTEND:20261205T123000Z DTSTAMP:20261019T231715Z UID:session/CpQqLWDA5ZayDu86JhZjHr@hasgeek.com SEQUENCE:13 CREATED:20260915T091756Z DESCRIPTION:# Sponsor The Fifth Elephant's activities and programmes\nThe Fifth Elephant is a year-round community of data and AI practitioners who share their work\, question assumptions and learn from one another's exper ience. The conferences\, meet-ups and workshops bring people together to e xplore ideas\, build collaborations and find new directions for their prac tice.\n\n*The Winter Edition 2026 brings this community together around th e practice of working with data\, connecting analytics\, business intellig ence and data science with industry\, research\, journalism and public-int erest work.*\n\n## Winter Edition: the changing practice of working with d ata\n**4–5 December 2026 · TERI\, Domlur\, Bangalore + online**\n\n**Ne w tools. Enduring questions. Fresh possibilities with data.**\n\nAI is cha nging what people can do with data and how they do it. The Winter Edition examines what these changes mean for the practice of analytics and data sc ience: how we frame questions\, understand where data comes from\, test an explanation\, evaluate a result and decide what to do next.\n\nThrough ca se studies\, showcases and conversations\, practitioners will explore new possibilities alongside the judgment that makes their work useful. An insi ghtful analysis\, a revealing visualization or a well-examined failure can give someone else a new way to approach their own problem.\n\nThe program me is being developed around questions such as:\n- **Can we trust the data ?** Understanding how it was collected\, whose experience it represents\, and what annotation or verification it needs.\n- **What makes an analysis convincing?** Testing assumptions\, examining benchmarks\, recognizing mis leading results and knowing when to revise a claim.\n- **How does data bec ome useful in an organization?** Reconciling competing metrics\, understan ding why unofficial dashboards emerge and connecting findings to decisions .\n- **What changes when AI assists the analyst?** Examining which tasks c an change\, what needs human judgment and which foundations remain essenti al.\n- **What can we learn from another field's data work?** Exploring res earch\, public datasets\, journalism\, maps and other applications that op en up new questions.\n\nThese themes describe the editorial direction. Ind ividual sessions are still being developed.\n\n### Two days\, different fo rmats\n| Date | Programme direction | Planning status |\n|---|---|---|\n| 4 December | Sponsored talks\, panels and fireside chats\; some workshops\ ; posters in the alleyway | Evolving\; session mix and schedule to be conf irmed |\n| 5 December | Deep-dive case study talks\, showcases\, poster se ssions in the alleyways and birds-of-a-feather discussions (BOFs) | More s ettled programme direction\; final schedule to follow |\n\n**Expected in-p erson turnout: ~100 attendees on 4 December\; 150 attendees on 5 December. **\n\n[Explore the Winter Edition programme and call for proposals](https: //hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/winter-2026/)\n\n## Audience profile at The Fi fth Elephant Winter edition \nThe programme is intended for people who inv estigate questions with data and those who help put the findings to use. I t welcomes practitioners at different career stages\, from people sharing an early project to experienced specialists and team leaders.\n\n- **Analy sts and business intelligence practitioners:** investigating business ques tions\, defining metrics and helping teams make sense of results.\n- **Dat a scientists and applied statisticians:** designing analyses and experimen ts\, assessing models and testing the quality of evidence.\n- **Product ma nagers and product analysts working closely with data teams:** translating questions into analytical work and using findings to shape products and d ecisions.\n- **Analytics and data science leaders\, consultants and indepe ndent practitioners:** comparing approaches\, learning how practice is cha nging and finding peers and collaborators.\n- **Researchers\, data journal ists\, visualization practitioners and people working with public or socia l-sector data:** bringing methods\, datasets and perspectives from beyond corporate analytics.\n\nThe programme brings together data practitioners f rom companies\, consultancies\, research institutions\, newsrooms and publ ic-interest organizations. Participants compare approaches to shared probl ems\, find ideas to apply at work and build relationships across fields.\n \n## Why sponsor the Winter Edition?\nFor organizations serving data pract itioners\, the Winter Edition offers a focused setting to understand the q uestions people are working through\, discuss approaches and build relatio nships around shared interests.\n\n- **Learn from practitioners:** hear ho w analytical work happens in organizations and where people encounter diff iculties with data\, interpretation and adoption.\n- **Contribute relevant expertise:** develop a sponsored session on 4 December around a concrete problem\, experience or useful approach.\n- **Build professional relations hips:** meet people doing substantive data work\, including potential coll aborators\, colleagues and customers.\n- **Support a wider exchange of ide as:** help bring together industry\, research and public-interest practice through the conference\, posters and community activities.\n\nWith 250 at tendees expected across both days (4 and 5 Dec)\, the proposed sponsor off er centres on relevant participation and opportunities for conversation. \ n\n## The Fifth Elephant audience profile — 2024\, 2025 and 2026\n![The Fifth Elephant audience profile - 2024\, 2025 and 2026](https://images.has geek.com/embed/file/ecbe4f22ac824451811322b508fab4c9)\n\n### Organizations represented in our community\nSelected organizations represented through attendee affiliations and corporate attendance:\n\n![Selected organization s represented in The Fifth Elephant community](https://images.hasgeek.com/ embed/file/c94d8b3db3ea43ac9e722d762d50112b)\n\n\n## Organizations represe nted by past speakers and programme contributors\nThe Fifth Elephant's pro grammes across 2024\, 2025 and 2026 have included contributors affiliated with companies\, research institutions and organizations working across da ta\, analytics\, AI and software. Selected affiliations included:\n\n**Atl an · Atlassian · Capital One · Development Data Lab · Dream11 · Flipk art · GalaxEye Space · Google · IBM Research · Indira Gandhi Atomic Re search Centre · InMobi · Jar · Juspay · Meesho · Microsoft · Myntra · OpenNyAI · PhonePe · Razorpay · Sahaj Software · Sarvam · Straive · Swiggy · Target · Thoughtworks · Uber**\n\n![Selected past speaker p rofiles across 2024\, 2025 and 2026](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file /d15a65a02d25457ab756ea833dc3dbd1)\n\n### Selected past speakers and progr amme contributors\n\n| Contributor | Role and affiliation |\n|---|---|\n| Shubham Tripathi | Lead Data Scientist\, Target |\n| Prerit Khandelwal | D irector — Product Analytics\, Razorpay |\n| Preethi Srinivasan | Data Sc ience Solution Consultant\, Sahaj Software |\n| Bhumika Makwana | Head — Computer Vision and Analytics\, GalaxEye Space |\n| Prashant Singh | Head of Product Management\, Jar |\n| Pravein Govindan Kannan | Staff Research Scientist\, IBM Research |\n| Aryan Srivastava | Scientist\, Development Data Lab |\n| Muthukumar Ganesan | Scientist\, Indira Gandhi Atomic Resear ch Centre |\n| S. Anand | LLM psychologist\, Straive |\n| Abhijith Neerkaj e | Co-founder\, Beyond Vectors AI |\n\n### Past sponsors\n![Past sponsors ](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/d391fce84c7b4a8cace2e79f90244d9e)\ n\n*Past sponsors across editions of The Fifth Elephant.*\n\n## Sponsorshi p opportunities\nWinter Edition sponsorship should be built around the rel evance and quality of participation in a focused gathering. The proposed o ptions below separate support for the conference from sponsored programmin g and longer-term community activity.\n\n| | Platinum | Gold | Bronze |\n| ---|---|---|---|\n| **Price** | **₹3\,00\,000** | **₹1\,45\,000** | ** ₹50\,000** |\n| **Spots available** | **2** | **2** | **5** |\n| **Spons or space** | 6 ft × 6 ft booth/lounge area (36 sq ft) | 6 ft × 2 ft tabl e (12 sq ft tabletop) | 4 ft × 2 ft table (8 sq ft tabletop) |\n| **Brand ing** | Logo and link on the event page\; prominent recognition on shared on-site sponsor signage | Logo and link on the event page\; shared on-site sponsor acknowledgment | Logo and link on the event page\; shared on-site sponsor acknowledgment |\n| **Pre-event introduction** | One dedicated sp onsor introduction | One dedicated sponsor introduction | — |\n| **Confe rence passes (*entry only*)** | 6 | 4 | 2 |\n| **Sponsored session on 4 De cember** | One talk or fireside chat\, scoped with the editorial team | Av ailable separately | Available separately |\n\n*GST and any applicable tax es additional*\n\n### Community Supporter: fund participation and shared l earning\nA Supporter contribution funds a defined community need. Choose a purpose and agree a contribution against its budget. \n\n**Proposed minim um contribution: ₹25\,000.** Multiple supporters can contribute towards the shared budget. Contributions are allocated against the agreed funding need and do not include conference passes\, exhibition space or stage time .\n\n| Proposed support area | What the contribution enables | Proposed ac knowledgment and reporting |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Presenter travel and stay ** | Travel and accommodation for selected outstation talks\, showcases or poster presenters who need support | Recognition as a Presenter Travel Su pporter\; an aggregate summary of presenters supported and costs covered | \n| **Resource-person honoraria** | Honoraria for presenters\, workshop in structors and showcases | Recognition as an Honorarium Supporter\; an aggr egate account of payments made |\n| **Poster participation** | Printing an d mounting accepted posters\, helping researchers\, independent practition ers and social-sector contributors share their work | Recognition alongsid e the poster area\; a summary of posters produced and displayed |\n| **Par ticipant access through the Diversity Fund** | Tickets and\, where needed\ , travel and accommodation under the fund's allocation criteria | Separate Diversity Fund recognition and an aggregate account of support provided | \n\nSupporter recognition includes:\n* Organization name/logo and the spec ific purpose funded on the event page\n* Acknowledgment at the relevant ac tivity\n* A short post-event account of what the contribution enabled.\n\n *Beneficiaries are not obliged to endorse the sponsor or be named publicly .*\n\n## Standalone sponsored sessions and workshops\nThese opportunities are available independently of Platinum\, Gold and Bronze sponsorship. Spo nsored talks\, fireside chats and panels take place on **4 December 2026** . Workshops will be scheduled on **4 and 6 December 2026**\, with the date and arrangements agreed separately.\n\n| Opportunity | Working price (INR ) | Scope to agree |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Sponsored talk — 4 December** | **₹75\,000** | 30 mins session |\n| **Fireside chat — 4 December** | **₹1\,00\,000** | 45 mins conversation with topic development & moderato r preparation |\n| **Panel — 4 December** | **₹1\,25\,000** | 45 mins panel discussion with topic development & moderation |\n| **Workshop — 4 or 6 December** | **₹75\,000** | 2-4 hours hands-on workshop |\n\n*GST and any applicable taxes additional*\n\n## Year-round sponsorship opportun ities\nEngage with The Fifth Elephant practitioners throughout the year th rough meet-ups\, geek-ups and applied workshops. These opportunities are a vailable independently of annual conference sponsorship\, with dates and f ormats agreed separately.\n\n| Opportunity | Price (INR) | Details |\n|--- |---|---|\n| **Meet-up** | **₹45\,000** | Bring The Fifth Elephant pract itioners to your venue. Sponsorship supports community participation. A sp eaking slot isn't guaranteed. |\n| **Geek-up** | **₹75\,000–₹1\,50\, 000**\, depending on the guest's profile and visibility | A gathering buil t around a visiting practitioner who is already in the city\, hosted for t he community to meet. Subject to practitioner availability. |\n| **Sponsor ed workshop** | **On request** | Topic\, format\, timing and pricing are s coped together\, including workshops on working with data\, analytics and AI. |\n\n## Calendar\n| Date | Event | Location |\n|---|---|---|\n| 4–5 December 2026 | The Fifth Elephant Winter Edition | TERI\, Domlur\, Bangal ore + online |\n| 31 December 2026 | Enterprise AI in Production meet-up — call for proposals open | Mumbai |\n| February 2027 — dates to be an nounced | Special edition — AI in Manufacturing | Pune |\n| 9–10 July 2027 | The Fifth Elephant Annual Conference | Bangalore |\n\n[Submit a pro posal for Enterprise AI in Production\, Mumbai](https://hasgeek.com/fifthe lephant/enterprise-ai-in-production-mumbai-cfp/)\n\n## Community voices\nF our voices from The Fifth Elephant 2025:\n\n*Links below open local review cuts. Final caption checks and hosted links are pending.*\n\n- **[Atharva Raykar](https://youtu.be/FrajkChnexw) of Nilenso**\, presenter at The Fif th Elephant 2025 Annual Conference\, on why hallway conversations and part icipants sharing their experiences makes The Fifth Elephant a unique exper ience.\n- **[Srikanth Sundarrajan](https://youtu.be/xlnCInLYo88) — Head of Platforms\, InMobi\; speaker at The Fifth Elephant 2025:** on learning through attendance and the proposal review process.\n- **[Leena SN](https: //youtu.be/HZVZ8UDXvf4) co-founder at PracticeNow & Fifthel annual member: ** on meeting peers and understanding developments beyond her own team.\n- **[Anenth Guru](https://youtu.be/JzPfRjDfFwA)\, reviewer and attendee at The Fifth Elephant 2025\,** on selecting and refining talks.\n\n### From p resenter to editor\n[Prasanna Bhogale on talk reviews and audience engagem ent](https://youtube.com/shorts/CGqwvVHGkKw) — recorded as a presenter a t Winter 2025\; now one of the editors of Fifthel Winter 2026.\n\n## Photo s from Winter 2025\nPhotographs: Issac Solomon\, front-end designer at Abl e.do.\n\n![Conversations between sessions at The Fifth Elephant Winter 202 5.](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/3c67e34b41e843c1be5635179f97c5b8 )\n\n*Conversations between sessions at The Fifth Elephant Winter 2025.*\n \n![Participants in a workshop at The Fifth Elephant Winter 2025.](https:/ /images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/aa9109050d244d38a9971fc32581cb72)\n\n*Parti cipants at AI and Evals workshop by Karrthik Iyer (Thoughtworks) at The Fi fth Elephant Winter 2025.*\n\n![A workshop in progress at The Fifth Elepha nt Winter 2025.](https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/60fd024289564f1cb02 e3bdc740056ef)\n\n*Workshop by Vikram Nayak (Chartboss) in progress at The Fifth Elephant Winter 2025.*\n\n![Darshan Adiga and Lakshya Daulani prese nting on synthetic document generation for data governance\, Winter 2025.] (https://images.hasgeek.com/embed/file/73c0b042100847078954fabc4a5e99a6)\n \n*Darshan Adiga and Lakshya Daulani from NetApp presenting on synthetic d ocument generation for data governance\, Winter 2025.*\n\n![Aryan Srivasta va presenting at The Fifth Elephant Winter 2025.](https://images.hasgeek.c om/embed/file/7c88a36942864619be4d68f15d5e9a69)\n\n*Aryan Srivastava prese nting at The Fifth Elephant Winter 2025.*\n\n## Get in touch\nTell us who you want to reach and what you hope to achieve: product feedback\, evangel ism\, hiring or support for the community. 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