2. Established in 1973, MDI Gurgaon is one of the premier
business schools of India. Over a period of 40 years, MDI has
carved a unique position for itself in delivering management
education to both executives and graduate students.
The B-school has the country’s largest exchange program and is
the first ti launch an International Summer University. It is the
also the first B-school in India to be internationally accredited
by AMBA(Association of MBAs), UK.
MDI makes significant contributions in both the academic and
corporate worlds through incisive research and through its
training programs thus translating best practices from
academia to industry. It has more than 70 full time and 105
visiting faculty of national and international acclaim. It has
three residential programs of management and four other
training programs for executives.
About MDI
3. MDI Gurgaon organized Delphique – The National Management Convention at its
campus partner with 24 companies with the presence of more than 70 corporate leaders
and industry stalwarts. This was the 24rd year of Delphique and the involvement of over
800 attendees & participants.
Famously known as the Red Carpet event of MDI, Delphique has been a confluence of
three events:
1. Research Panel Discussion – Faculty mentored research coupled with a high
profile panel discussion
2. Vincenza – International Business Plan Competition
3. Cerebro – National Case Study Challenge
4. MUN – Model United Nations
The convention brings together more than 70 corporate leaders from different
management backgrounds and thus ensures an enriching learning experience for all
involved. Delphique focuses on strong research in various domains of management. The
quality of research is ensured by students backed by faculty guidance and industry
mentorship. It is the perfect platform for people from the industry, academia and the
student community to interact and discuss their perspectives regarding various issues in
all the different verticals of management
About Delphique
4. Why Delphique
Value Addition to all stakeholders involved
Celebrating 25th edition
1500+ Footfall during the event
Corporate Branding and networking
70+ Esteemed Delegates
Media Publicity
One of a kind Convention
700+ Participants from top B-schools
5. Events
Research
Panels
Research Panels across all the domains of management through a
knowledge partnership process
Objective: Toorganize a three dimensional confluence of Industry,
faculty & students to think differently and solve effectively
Vincenza
International Business Plan Competition for anyone with a bright idea
and a strong plan of action
Objective: Toencourage the spirit of entrepreneurship among students
Cerebro
National level case study competition inviting participation from top B-
schools in the country
Objective: Toevolve the case study based learning methodology by
incorporating industry perspective in a competitive environment
MUN
A Model UN conference stands for diplomacy and deliberation. The
participants assume roles of UN representatives as well as the members of
various other international bodies to gain insights into the working of the
United Nations while fostering a deep understanding of the dynamics of
international relations.
6. Research Panels
“Human Resources for 2x growth of the company”
“Modelling of early warning signs: what are the factors based on past trends that can
identify and predict any upcoming stress/slowdown in various sectors.”
“Project review and comparison dashboard - making a product/prototype for real estate projects review
& comparison based on various parameters such as Developer, Location, Amenities, Apartment
Configuration etc.”
“Building trust and removing the apprehension from the customer’s point of view towards
refurbished and renewed smart phones”
“Establishing Trust and Credibility for a fintech start-up in India”
“Research on established marketing and product measures best practices and examples from around the
world”
“Enabling employees to share their detailed interview story on the platform and
increasing the interview content on the website”
“Increasing brand value of AmbitionBox.com”
“Creating a Sales Academy designed to help decode and build a sales-mindset”
7. Some eminent panelists
CHIEF GUESTS PANELLISTS
RESEARCH PANELLISTS
Vice President and Corporate Credit Head of Research, Senior Product Co-Founder, Product Manager, BrandStoryteller,
Head – Credit Policy, Ratings, CARE Ratings Magicbricks Manager, Magicbricks 32Checks AmbitionBox Sqrrl Fintech
ICRA Ltd.
8. Vincenza is the annual B-Plan competition of MDI
Gurgaon which focuses on providing a platform and
to budding entrepreneurs. The winners
support
receive a very attractive cash prize, and an
opportunity to work with the MDI Incubation Center.
Vincenza 2019 was launched on Dare2Compete and received
300+ business plans from students across premier B-Schools,
and new start-ups.
Top 12 Teams were selected and received the opportunity to
present live in front of an esteemed judge panel.
Vincenza
Prize Money – INR 80,000
300+ ideas
9. Dialectic is the annual national level B-school debate
competition organized by Delphique.
For the participants – Dialectic helps the participants speak
up and put forward their opinions on varied real world
business topics.
For the partner – The competition will help the organization
get exposure to varied view points, analysis from all possible
angles and thus help them understand the issue in a much
better light. When the best minds for top B-schools
brainstorm on real world themes, you can expect only the best
reasoning and scrutiny on the given topic
Dialectic
Prize Money – INR 60,000
180+ Registrations
10. For the Partner – Cerebro enables a partner to bring complex
issues out of the board room and subject them to discussion
with the brightest minds from the best Indian B-schools.
For the Participants – Cerebro provides a hands on
experience of solving business problems and aids them in
their quest to become effective managers.
Cerebro
Prize Money – INR 1,00,000
400+ Registrations
11. Value Addition
Esteemed Partnership with a Research focused B-
school event
Fresh view to industry problems by students from top
B-schools of India
In-Depth research done by future managers, guided
by faculty experts
Opportunity to engage with MDI students and
students from other prominent B-schools
Association with Delphique
12. Corporate Branding & Networking
Network opportunity during Panel discussions with
top brass of the corporate world
Relationship building with MDI & reputed consulting
and marketing base of companies
Interact and explore opportunities of research with
MDI’s veteran faculty
Significant presence in Delphique Compendium
which is sent to top B-schools, corporate and relevant
association with CII, FICCI
Association with Delphique
13. Media Publicity
Panoptic and quality coverage with all our print,
social media and mass media partners
Extensive pre and post event publicity on dominant
online student forums and on MDI’s digital signage
placed at strategic locations
Effective social media marketing through Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn, Event website
Promotion through posters and mailers sent to over
100 colleges across India
Association with Delphique
14. How to Associate
Title Sponsor
Associate Sponsor
Knowledge Partners
Case Study Partners
B-Plan Partners
Debate Partners
Media Partners (TV, Web, Print, Radio, Cellular)
Publicity Partners (any major publicity house)
Benefits
Name & logo of the sponsor on
Delphique website
Facility to run corporate films &
company advertisements
Presence on Delphique research panels
All media coverage (Online, TV, Print)
Sponsor’s logo on posters, banners,
standees at checkpoints
Online publicity through social media
sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and
Twitter
Branding presence required like kiosks,
Information centres etc.
Also welcome association with
Travel Partner Gifts Partner
Support Partners Logistics Partner
Refreshment Partner Prizes Partner
15. Testimonials
“Good campus, students seem eager to learn and grow – Had an enriching experience with students co-
panelist & faculty. ” – P Premkumar, Reliance Industries
“Delphique is the flagship event of MDI and I am honored to be associated with it. Always enjoy interaction
with the budding managers and happy to give back as much as possible to MDI .”– Aditya Vikram Jain, BCG
“Great event – the engagement level is very positive and encouraging. The findings are relevant & critical – the research is
worthy of it’s publicity on media.” – Amit Kapoor, Britannica
“Thanks for your hospitality, very well executed and conducted session. Looking forward to have more such
interactions!” – Sofia Eriksson, Ericsson
“Interesting elements of discussion. Good organization of the event”
- Hicham Bennani, Air France
“Avery insightful presentation by the students of MDI. It was an enriching experience to back on campus after 10
years… Thank you” – Kiran Ramamurthy, Ogilvy & Mather