The CEO Regatta: Taking the HelmMumbai Harbour
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The contents• The CEO regatta
– The format– Why sponsor: benefits – Sponsorship options and costs – The invitees
• Aquasail Regattas in the past
• About Aquasail
• Contact us
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Set sail and create a connect!
Aquasail is proud to bring to you India’s premium corporate regatta where 20/40 CEOs and business owners will spend a day on the waves.
CEO Regatta - Objectives• Great Networking: exclusive,
powerful and engaging• High reward: exciting never before
memorable experience• Unique: niche, first time in India• Superb imagery: association with
world greats, with adventure, passion, excitement and excellence
• Clutter breaking branding – on and off water
• Brand integration: Tailor the event to meet brand objectives
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Sabyasachi Hajara, Chairman, Shipping Corporation of India;
“Enjoyed not just the relaxed atmosphere but also the excellent camaraderie.”
Invitee companies : sample list • Amex• Abbott• Aditya Birla • Ambit• AkzoNobel• BCG• Bayer • Cap Gemini• Centrum • CEAT• Colgate• DELL• Essar • Edelweiss • First Data• HDFC • Glaxo
• Citibank• HYATT• IBM• ICICI Prudential• IL&FS• Idea Cellular• Glenmark• HSBC• Gartner • J&J• JCB• Jet Airways• KPMG• L&T• Monsanto• Mahyco
AQUASAIL ENGAGES WITH HR HEADS FOR TEAM BUILDING : ALL KNOWN CLIENTS
• Nokia• Lenovo• Percept • Pepsi• Pfizer• RBS • Religare• Taj • Tata Sons • Tata cap • Thomson Reuters• TV 18 Group• RPG Enterprises • SAP• Vodafone and many
more…
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Format geared for networking• Two events of 20/40 CEOs each
– Exclusive and high powered
• Conference presentation– Brand and sponsor awareness
• Regatta Lunch – Great opportunity to mingle and talk
• Sailing and racing and cruising– Networking in small teams
• Prize giving and networking cocktails– High energy, informal atmosphere
• Casual and yet high powered the perfect setting
6Engage, excite, involve: network with a difference
Unique and Relevant Branding• Branding
• Venue branding : Exclusive/ tasteful • Prizes, souvenirs, score boards etc• On water branding: boats, bouys, flags etc
• Pre event and post event branding– Website : build anticipation, announce
results, photos etc– Collaterals / invites etc
• Media and press releases
• Memorabilia : Something they will cherish
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Meet brand objectives: Tailor made solutions
• Footfalls
• Fix Meetings/ demos
• Information sharing
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Based on the sponsor objectives we build in the brand experience
Media Connect• Tie up with media where possible
depending on sponsor need and if we see a benefit in having select media partners
• Previous tie ups have been with – CNBC TV 18– Forbes India– Bombay times– Mid day
• Aquasail has a strong media connect and relationships and prefers to work with all media
• Media that will be called– Print: Times Group; Hindustan Times,
Mint, Midday, Corporate Dossier and others
– Electronic: TV 18, NDTV, ET Now, Bloomberg, and other niche channels
– Radio : not relevant– Magazines : all business magazines
will be invited – Lifestyle media will be invited
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Proposed Structure ACTIVITY COMMENT
Meet at RBYC/ identified venue
Guests arrive at Royal Bombay Yacht Club or identified venue
Welcome & Registration
Lunch Engage and network
Introduction Introduction and Briefing
Sailing, racing and cruising Guests sail / cruise
High powered REGATTA
Prize distribution over tea, snacks and cocktails
Prize distribution
Sharing and Networking
Aquasail will work out in detail requirements for additional boats like photography and media persons boats etc. Note: A more detailed and defined schedule will be worked out once the format has been decided
Sailing Venue Mumbai Harbour
BoatsAquasail’s fleet of sailing and cruising yachts known for their quality and their ability to engage
Activitieslunch/ brunch with brand teasers. Sailing and Cruising. On shore brand experience and showcasing. Networking throughout. Cocktails.
Instructors Very competent and skilled. Include sailing, cruising and racing instructors.
Duration 11 am to 7 pm (to be defined specifically later)
Capacity ideally 40. Stretched to 70 with additional boats.
Brandingat the hospitality venue, on the boats (hull, sail etc), souvenirs and memorabilia
Pricing for the REGATTAS
• Customize your choice according to your need and value perceived
• Choose between regattas as per profile
• Customize your regatta and we can help develop platform of your choice and format
• Choose level of cost as per value – Range between 3 lacs to 25 lacs
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• If you choose to participate in more than 1 regatta you will get additional benefits / value.
• Bring in partner ships and value
• Explore enhancing value of event through product and experience partnerships
HR HEADS REGATTA Presenting Associate Media / association partner
Comments
Number of sponsors 1 only 2 To Be Decided
Presented by (XXX) Yes No Co hosts
Keynote speech Yes No No Sponsor speaker
Introduction Speech Yes Yes No
Award presentation Winning awards Other awards No
On water Branding Yes Yes No
Venue Branding Prominent Yes Yes Prominence to presenting sponsor
Invitees Yes Yes Yes Should be in line with profile
Sponsorship benefits
“It was Fantastic & very well organized, loved it. I have become a fan of sailing.” - A Sunderaj - MD Carpe Dien Advisors
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Sponsor Benefits
Opportunity to Network with 40 HR headsCreate product awareness/ sales related
Association with imagery of Sailing: Exclusive, Unique, Aspiration
Build in corporate / brand message
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Sailing with Aquasail
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Horizons explored
Regatta Profile Participants Objective Client response
SYNCHRONOCITY CHROs of large organizations
60 Networking with influencers in HR community
Great networkingSuperb experince
Forbes India CEOs and business owners
230 Networking with customers and new customers
High networkingVery rewarding
Thomson Reuters CXOs and key stake holders
25 Building relationships Built relationshipsWant to do on going events
Citibank Business owners/ HNIs 25 Reward and building relationships Very rewarding for the clientsRMs very happy
DELL CTOS/ CIOS 60 plus Relationship building Broke some previous barriers that they were trying to and cemented a large deal
Thomas Cook Consulate
Consular people: key stake holders
75 plus Building relationships The impact during the season was tangible – got great relationships and direct impact on the work (visas etc)
Thomas Cook Indulgence
Customers / media/ other stake holders
40 Launching the Indulgence holidays Created media awareness and image association with unique holidays
Trillion IT Solutions
CTOs, CIOs and IT heads
50 Entry of a company into India – relevant target audience awareness
Great leads generated
Aquasail Regattas : Delighted Clients
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Illustration : Forbes India Aquasail Regatta • International racing format
• Designed for lasting impact and build up
• 230 CEOs and business owners
• Citibank, Autohanger, Cox and Kings, Jet Airways, Provogue and Nautica
• Royal Bombay Yacht Club and Aquasail Training Centre, Mandwa
What was most unique and made the entire event amazing was the racing format. CEOs, business leaders and their spouses who had never sailed before sailed and raced competitively getting completely immersed in the activity and the overall spirit. The excitement at each of the events was electric. All that everyone said was ‘can we come back for more?
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I am an avid golfer but this beats it all – Farhat Jamal – GM – Grand Hyatt
“It was Fantastic & very well organized, loved it. I have become a fan of sailing.” - Aanandjit Sunderaj - Carpe Dien Advisors – Managing Director
Consumer Talk
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Illustration : SYNCHRONOCITY HR Heads Regatta
• Deliverables :– More than promised attendees at the
event 64 v/s 40
• Attendees response– Enjoyed the experience and the
networking • Sponsor response
– All sponsors feedback indicated that they were successful in networking, in connecting for business
– Event : professional and well organized– Profile as desired and as per deliverables– Lasting impressions– OPENED DOORS
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The Expereince of sailing in the sea was cool. The aspect of team work was profound – Mr Sunil Wariar – SR VP HR – Future Generali
Attendee Speak – SYNCHRONOCITY
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Name and profile Comments
Mihir AjgaonkarHead Human Resources – L& T
Very nicely organized and perfect introduction to sailing
Asit Mohapatra – Director – HR – Raymonds
A little more time on the water would have been more fun.
Kavita Kurup head L & D – JPM Chase
Very rewarding experience.
Aparna Sharma – Director HR – Deutsche Bank
Very relevant in building high performance teams.
Ms Deepa Poncha - Head Human Resources Centrum Capital
The most relevat part of to get teams together and make them winning teams.
Sponsor Speak – SYNCHRONOCITY
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Name and profile Comments
Vikramjit Sahaye COO – Benefits Plus
Absolute collaboration and high level of networking.
Vivek Singh VP - Retail Banking & Wealth ManagementHSBC
It was a great event due to its informal nature we could meet the key decision makers/ influencers without any preconceived notions .
Arif Parker - Sr VP Sales Naukri
The networking and engagement was awesome. .
Jossy Thomas HSBC
Over all experience was out of the world - Amazing experience
Pioneering Sailing In India
• Aquasail Yachting Academy
• SAILIENCE
• Sailing Holidays
• Yacht advisory
• Marina infrastructure
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Creating world class boating experiencesOver 10000 people Aquasailed!
Inspiring Excellence
• Successful Corporate Lawyer
• Achieving Excellence– India’s First Gold on International Waters: 1989: Asian
Championships China– 1993 & 1995: Enterprise World Championships
Zimbabwe and South Africa– 1997: UK Championships Silver– Best result ever for any
Asian
• Coach Par Excellence – Inspiring Youth– Junior Squad coached by Shakeel won India its First
Gold Medal at The Junior Cadet World Championships– Honorary officer at the Sea Cadet Corps
• Spearheading the leisure boating industry – Founded the Indian Marine Federation
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Shakeel Kudrolli: M.D. Aquasail
Diverse fleet of world class boats• Cruising boats
– Great brands – 25 feet to 40 feet– Keel boats and catamarans
• Sports and training boats– Worlds best brands
• Powerboats
• Beach dinghies and catamarans
• Kayaks and windsurfers
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Safety and processes : world benchmarks• Best practices based on 3 decades of
sailing experience
• Equipment– Certified buoyancy aids and
lifejackets– Rescue boats with trained
personnel– First aid: trained personnel at
venue
• Skippers– Expert team: international and
national level sailors – Passionate and competent
• Safety is a priority at all time
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Some of our Clients
Terms and Conditions• All purchase orders should be addressed to “Aquasail Distribution Company Pvt
Ltd ”• Terms of payment: 100% advance along with PO (at least 15 days prior to the
engagement) and balance within 10 days of final invoicing. All payments prior to event
• Service tax and other related taxes are chargeable on actual • Both parties, the sponsor/partner and Aquasail will appoint a person who will act
as a single point contact for all deliverables, invoicing, etc. pertaining to this conference
• Any services, special requests other than the scope of this proposal will be charged extra as the case might be
• This proposal is confidential and for consumption by the client only – please do not forward this to any external party or associate without prior written consent
• All errors and omissions exempted
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Contact Details
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Aquasail
Zia HajeebhoyDirector, [email protected] 98677 48509
Ritesh [email protected]+91 9004493211