Sponsor the Conference | VizChitra 2025

VizChitra, an Indian Data Visualization Community, is doing our first in-person conference on 27-28th, June in Bengaluru. This short deck tells the visual story of how we are thoughtfully going about building this community, planning for the upcoming 2025 conference and shares the sponsorship opportunities to recruit / showcase / evangelise at the conference.

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1. Sponsor the Conference The VizChitra Conference 2025
 27th & 28th June 2025
 Bangalore International Centre (BIC), Domlur
 
 
 vizchitra.com
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2. Attendee Profile
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 The VizChitra Conference 2025 In BENGALURU 27th & 28th JUNE 2025 vizchitra.com/conference About the Conference 
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 The VizChitra Community
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 2 HasGeek Partnership
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 The VizChitra Pre-Events
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3. First community-driven “Data Visualization Conference in India”
 The VizChitra Conference 2025 CONFERENCE DAY 🗓 27th June, 2025
 📍Bangalore International Center
 WORKSHOP DAY 🗓 28th June, 2025
 📍Underline Center & Samagata Space
 LIVESTREAM ATTENDEES ~ 80 – 140 
 live viewers estimated
 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES ~250 — 350 estimated
 ~100 — 140 estimated
 FORMAT 2 tracks @ Conference Day
 6 sessions @ Workshop Day
 3 Bengaluru
 180+ confirmed 
 by 25th May!

4. Three Themes @ Conference Explain & Learn Centered on fundamentals of 
 process, design & communication
 for dataviz
 Explore & Play On practices of data exploration, interface & dashboard design for dataviz
 Imagine & Innovate Use of new mediums, approaches, 
 AI & tech to shape how we do 
 dataviz in future
 Talks, Sessions & Workshops based on Explain, Explore & Imagine
 4 More Speaker Announcement for Talks, Birds of Feather, Alternate VizChitra Sessions soon…
 vizchitra.com/conference

5. COMMUNICATION & DESIGN e.g. Media, Non-Profits, Design Services
 
 Times of India, Hindu, Economist, BBC, Deccan Herald, Clinton Health, Cegis, Younion, Daksh Society, Social Innovation Studio
 DOMAIN SPECIFIC VIZ e.g. Fintech, Legal, Healthcare, Retail, Public Policy, Planning 
 
 Flipkart, Walmart,, Capital One, Fidelity, Swiss Re, LSE Group, Bunge, S&P, PhonePe, Broadcom, Ford,, Enphase, Novo Nordisk, PoshMark 
 FUNCTIONAL ROLES e.g. AI, Data Analytics, BI, Marketing Comms, Consulting 
 
 Google, Microsoft, Wysa, Fractal, SAP, Salesforce, Infocept, Tata Consultancy, Tata Elxsi, Metadome, Boston Consulting Group, Cisco RESEARCHERS & ACADEMIA e.g. Info Viz, Interaction Viz, Sci Comms, HCI
 
 NID Bangalore, Shristi Manipal, Flame Pune, IISc Bangalore, UNext, IIT Madras, ISB, Mathematical Science, Earthmetry 
 TOOL BUILDERS & CREATOR e.g. Viz Tool & Dashboard Makers, Analytics & AI Tools
 
 MathWorks, Postman, India in Pixels, Data for India, Eightfold.ai, VideoVerse, Straive, Asato.ai 
 Work Org of Attendees @ Conference Professionals across disciplines e.g. designers, data scientists, developers, analysts, business & founders and storytellers involved in data visualisations have confirmed to attend the conference.
 By 25th May, confirmed 180+ interdisciplinary professionals across organizations
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6. Profile of Attendees @ Conference Good mix of work experience, functional expertise & size of org attending 
 6 ~60% of the attendees are from enterprises and micro & solo orgs – covering both ends of the spectrum 
 % of confirmed attendees
 sample size: n= 121
 ~70% of the attendees have more than 5+ years of work experience
 Years of Work Experience
 Functional Role at Work
 Size of Work Organization
 % of confirmed attendees
 sample size: n= 126
 % of confirmed attendees
 sample size: n= 131
 Diverse participation with designers (~48%), followed by data & AI/BI professionals (~27%) & also journalists, educators and developers

7. Strategic Partnership with Hasgeek Organize the conference, Support the growth of the community 
 14 years of organising & running community-led conferences in India Rootconf – Premier DevOps, Infrastructure & Security Conference in India 
 9 annual conferences & 75+ events, since 2012
 The Fifth Elephant – Premier AI & Data Science Conference in India
 7 annual conferences & 125+ events, since 2012
 hasgeek VizChitra is working with Hasgeek as its primary partner • Jumpstart the community building process
 • Aggregate audiences for the community
 • Provide quality control & share process guidance for executing editorial
 • Support with the experience & practice of organizing high-quality tech conferences 
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8. VizChitra core team includes CEOs, founders, educators, programmers, designers, communicators, researchers, and consultants who regularly use data visualization to supplement narratives and push boundaries of visual storytelling on the internet and in-person. 
 The VizChitra Community VIBRANT INCLUSIVE DATA-DRIVEN + + Interdisciplinary members across Data Visualization Spectrum
 “To foster a vibrant community of data storytellers in India, bridging technical analysis & design expertise, to shape perspectives & drive change”
 8 Local India affiliate of global Data Visualisation Society – to partner with international expertise, build on their years of community building & bring it to the Indian context

9. “Friends of VizChitra” community started in early February, 2025
 
 Rapidly growing 1,200+ participants in the WhatsApp community within three months
 
 Actively engaged with rich participation through diverse conversation on resources, books, leads & even polls
 Launch Day 
 VizChitra opens its gates to the community on Feb 8th
 Rapid Growth 
 The community hit over 500 member on Feb 15th, within few days of launch
 Members Growing
 Still growing at ~25 members every week
 Growth of “Friends of VizChitra” Community Net added members on WhatsApp every day
 “Friends of VizChitra” Community 1,200+ people across FoV groups & a growing WhatsApp community
 9 Second FoV Group
 Added another group on Apr 15th to handle growth past 1,024 members
 People in FoV Groups

10. Three Community Pre-Events 10 150+ people attended our online “launch party”
 60 talk ideas emerged in our proposal jam!
 
 …leading to 110+ proposals for the conference
 VizChitra’s first in-person event in Bengaluru about careers in dataviz was housefull! 
 Enthusiastic response to our pre-events – both online & in-person
 LAUNCH PARTY on 22nd February, 2025
 PROPOSAL JAM on 22nd March, 2025
 BREAKING INTO THE VIZ BIZ on 26th April, 2025

11. Sponsorships @ VizChitra ENGAGE & PARTICIPATE with the COMMUNITY Sponsorship Benefits
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 Packages & Add-ons
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 Terms & Conditions, Contact
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 11 Links & Partners
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12. Benefits of sponsoring VizChitra 2025 Conference
 
 Connect with future employees and collaborators
 Support and grow the community
 Why sponsor? Evangelise your tools and solutions to an engaged community
 Lead generation & customer discovery in an underserved market
 Showcase your company’s innovative work with Data Visualization
 Be identified as an 
 industry leader
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13. Join our growing list of sponsors…
 Become a Sponsor PLATINUM SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR … your company name here …
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14. Packages and Add-ons
 
 Sponsorship Options Pick a sponsorship package Platinum / Gold / Silver / Exhibitor Lite Customise and create your own based on a range of add-ons 14
15. Note: All prices are in Indian Rupees and exclude GST Sponsorship Packages Offerings PLATINUM GOLD SILVER EXHIBITOR LITE Booth Space Includes table and chairs. Setup and production costs are the sponsor’s responsibility Yes (8ftx8ft space) Yes (8ftx8ft space) Yes (6ftx6ft space) 3ft x 2ft table, 2 chairs & power Conference Tickets 10 8 5 2 Sponsored Talk 1 talk, 30 mins, technical review Yes - - - Sponsored Round Table Participation for 1 panelist in moderated round table, 30 mins Yes Yes - - Technical reviews for sponsoring organization Yes Yes Yes - Branding on Notebooks & Schedule Yes - - - Branding on Banners at the Venue Yes Yes Yes - Mentions in Social Media Promotions Yes Yes Yes Yes Logo & Profile on VizChitra Conference Website Yes Yes Yes Yes Add-on engagement for booths Optional Optional Optional - Add-on sponsorship options Optional Optional Optional Optional Price (exclusive of GST) ₹750,000 ₹400,000 ₹250,000 ₹65,000 Slots Available 2 3 10 10 15
16. For BRANDING & VISIBILITY
 
 Add-on Packages (1) Add-On Options & Details Price Slots Logo on Website Social Media Shout Outs Logo on Banners at the Venue Lanyard Sponsorship Company logo on the Lanyard ₹120,000 1 Yes 3 Additional cost applicable T-Shirt Giveaway Opportunity to give away t-shirts from VizChitra conference registration desk. Cost of the t-shirt is additional. ₹75,000 3 - 2 - Bags Giveaway Opportunity to give away bags to participants from VizChitra conference registration desk. Cost of the bags is additional. ₹75,000 1 - 2 - SWAG Giveaway Opportunity to give away swag from VizChitra conference registration desk. Swag to be supplied by sponsor. ₹35,000 10 - 1 - Note: All prices are in Indian Rupees and exclude GST 16
17. For BRANDING & VISIBILITY and LEAD GENERATION
 
 Add-on Packages (2) Add-On Options & Details Price Slots Logo on Website Social Media Shout Outs Logo on Banners at the Venue Pre-events sponsorship Host an event in your company's premises. ₹50,000 2 Yes 2 - Workshop venue sponsorship Opportunity to host VizChitra conference workshops. ₹50,000 2 Yes 4 - Speaker Dinner Speaker dinner sponsorship. F&B costs additional ₹150,000 1 Yes 3 - Office Hours sponsorship Dedicated space and time for office hours. ₹100,000 2 Yes 2 - Note: All prices are in Indian Rupees and exclude GST 17
18. For COMMUNITY SUPPORT
 
 Add-on Packages (3) Add-On Options & Details Price Slots Logo on Website Social Media Shout Outs Logo on Banners at the Venue Diversity Support - VizChitra Give away 5 conference tickets to candidates of VizChitra community's choosing ₹60,000 10 Yes 1 - Diversity Support - Own Give away 5 conference tickets to candidates of your choice ₹35,000 20 Yes 1 - Community Support Sponsor gives away 10 online tickets ₹25,000 10 Yes 1 - Note: All prices are in Indian Rupees and exclude GST 18
19. For COMMUNITY SUPPORT, BRANDING & VISIBILITY
 
 Add-on Packages (4) Add-On Options & Details Price Slots Logo on Website Social Media Shout Outs Logo on Banners at the Venue Lunch Sponsorship 400 servings to the conference attendees ₹320,000 1 Yes 3 Yes Beverage Sponsorship 600 servings of tea/coffee with sponsor's logo on the cup/mug. Cups/mugs to be supplied by sponsor. Costs of beverage additional ₹50,000 3 - 2 - Cookies Sponsorship With 600 cookies each served in two sessions. Cost of producing cookies is additional ₹50,000 1 - 2 - Note: All prices are in Indian Rupees and exclude GST 19
20. Applies to all sponsorship agreements
 
 Sponsorship Terms & Conditions • Pre-payment is mandatory to confirm sponsorship • Exclusive sponsorships: Differential pricing applies for sponsors seeking exclusivity within a category • Adherence to submission timelines: Sponsors must align with community timelines for submitting sponsored talks. Late or last-minute submissions will not be accommodated • Customisable packages: Standard packages can be enhanced with add-ons, please contact us to discuss options 20
21. For sponsorship discussions
 
 Contact information Email
 sales@hasgeek.com
 
 Phone
 (91) 76763 32020
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22. vizchitra.com 22
23. Our Partners 23 PLATINUM SPONSOR SILVER AND DIVERSITY SPONSOR EVENT & COMMUNITY PARTNER hasgeek LOCAL AFFILIATE OF