Porter Prize is named after Michael E Porter who is Professor at Harvard Business School, living legend and father of modern strategy field. The central idea of the Porter Prize is to propel companies to compete on the basis of value creation, innovation and strategy. Institute for Competitiveness, India is an independent, international initiative centered in India, dedicated to enlarging and disseminating the body of research and knowledge on competition and strategy, pioneered over the last 25 years by Professor M.E. Porter of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School (ISC, HBS), USA. Institute for Competitiveness, India works in affiliation with ISC, HBS, USA to offer academic & executive courses, conduct indigenous research and provide advisory services to corporate and Government within the country. The institute studies competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions & cities; suggests and provides solutions for social problems, Institute for Competitiveness, India brings out India City Competitiveness Report, India State Competitiveness Report, India Economic Quarterly, Journal of Competitiveness and funds academic research in the area of strategy & competitiveness.

1.
PORTER
PRIZE
2015
Recognizing
the
Strategic
Acumen
of
Corporates
in
India
Strategic
Partner
2015
Friday,
September
25,
2015
SPONSORSHIP
New
Delhi
OPPORTUNITIES

2.
Porter
Prize
is
named
after
the
renowned
thinker,
Harvard
faculty
member
and
Father
of
the
modern
strategic
field
Professor
Michael
E.
Porter.
He
is
a
leading
authority
on
competitive
strategy,
competitiveness
and
economic
development
of
nations,
states
and
regions,
and
the
application
of
competitive
principles
to
social
problems
such
as
health
care,
environment,
and
corporate
responsibility.
The
award
recognizes
the
corporates
in
India
based
on
their
best
strategic
management
practices.
Porter
Prize
2015
will
convene
on
September
25,
2015
preceded
by
thought-­‐provoking
panel
discussions
and
keynotes
wherein
CXO’s
and
MD’s
of
various
companies
operating
in
India
will
share
their
ideas
and
views.
Sponsorship
Opportunities
Recognition.
Visibility.
Impact.
Presenting
Partner
(1)
Associate
Partner
(2)
Award
Partner
(6)
Corporate
Gift
Partner
(2)
iPad
Application
Partner
(1)
CEO
Roundtable
Partner
(1)
§ Prominent
presence
of
logo
on
the
backdrop,
Podium,
Registration
desk
backdrop,
Registration
desk,
Thank
you
sponsor
board
&
name
tags
§ Speaker
slot
at
the
event
§ Special
table
in
the
front
row
for
delegates
§ Special
mention
in
the
thank
you
note
§ Screening
of
corporate
film
for
3
minutes
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
and
in
all
communication
materials
for
the
event
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(12)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Visibility
in
post
event
releases
§ Space
to
showcase
four
standees
§ Logo
presence
on
the
backdrop,
Registration
desk
backdrop,
Registration
desk,
Thank
you
sponsor
board
&
name
tags
§
Speaker
slot
at
the
event
§ Special
seats
for
delegates
§ Mention
in
the
thank
you
note
§ Screening
of
corporate
film
at
the
event
for
2
minutes
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
and
in
all
communication
materials
for
the
event
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(8)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Visibility
in
post
event
releases
§ Space
to
showcase
two
standees
§ Logo
presence
on
the
backdrop,
Registration
desk
backdrop,
Registration
desk,
Thank
you
sponsor
board
&
name
tags
§ Special
seats
for
delegates
§ Mention
in
the
thank
you
note
§ Screening
of
corporate
film
at
the
event
for
1
minute
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(4)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Visibility
in
post
event
releases
§ The
award
being
sponsored
will
be
named
as
“xyz”
Porter
Prize
Award
§ Space
to
showcase
two
standees
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
§ Screening
of
corporate
film
at
the
event
for
1
minute
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§
Complimentary
delegate
passes
(2)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Opportunity
to
set
up
a
promotional
desk
§ Space
to
showcase
one
standees
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(2)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Space
to
showcase
one
standee
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(2)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature

3.
Applications/Nominations
for
the
award
are
received
from
various
organizations
across
a
wide
variety
of
industries
and
sectors.
After
a
rigorous
evaluation
and
Jury
meet,
the
best
companies
in
their
industry
are
declared
as
the
Porter
Prize
winners
in
the
six
categories.
Porter
Prize
is
based
on
four
pillars
of
capitalizing
on
industry
dynamics,
segmenting
strategically,
leveraging
unique
activities
and
exploiting
tradeoffs.
Organizations
who
are
operating
in
India
and
have
shown
exemplary
strategic
acumen
over
a
period
of
time
via
their
activities
were
considered
and
further
assessed
on
a
robust
framework.
The
business
models
of
organizations
were
evaluated
in
terms
of
competitive
advantage,
competitiveness
and
sustainability
across
their
respective
category
and
the
winning
companies
were
shortlisted.
These
companies
not
only
standout
in
their
respective
industry
but
also
equally
contributed
towards
the
prosperity
of
the
country.
Networking.
Dialogue.
Insight.
Results.
Coffee
Table
Book
Partner
(1)
Benchmarking
Report
Partner
(1)
Beverage
Partner
(1)
Dinner
Partner
(1)
Internet
Partner
(1)
Porter
Talks
Partner
(1)
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§
Logo
presence
in
the
handbook
§ Message
from
the
MD
in
the
beginning
and
a
brief
profile
of
the
organization
in
the
handbook
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(2)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Visibility
in
post
event
releases
§ Space
to
showcase
two
standees
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(1)
§ Opportunity
to
distribute
company’s
literature
§ Visibility
in
post
event
releases
§ Prominent
logo
presence
in
the
report
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(1)
§ Space
to
showcase
one
standee
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§
Complimentary
delegate
passes
(1)
§ Space
to
showcase
one
standee
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(1)
§ Space
to
showcase
one
standee
§ Logo
presence
on
the
wings
of
the
conference
backdrop,
registration
desk
backdrop
and
thank
you
board
&
name
tags
§ Logo
presence
on
the
website
§ Complimentary
delegate
passes
(1)
The
annual
award
celebration
would
be
a
unique
opportunity
to
showcase
your
company’s
brand
awareness
among
our
guests
–
academia,
corporates,
NGO’s
and
government.

4.
Porter
Prize
is
awarded
under
the
following
categories
§ Industry
Architectural
Shift
§ Creating
Distinctive
Value
§ Leveraging
Unique
Activities
§ Exploiting
Tradeoffs
§ Creating
Shared
Value
§ Value
Based
Healthcare
§ Enabling
Social
Progress
§ Excellence
in
Corporate
Integration
&
Governance
Why Porter Prize?
§ Propel companies to compete on the basis of Value Creation, Innovation and
Strategy
§ Recognize distinct strategies that result in sustainable profitability and enhance
competitiveness of India
§ Acknowledge those companies whose efforts created sustainable competitive
advantage
§ Reward the efforts taken to create shared value
§ Help the companies to gain industry/peer recognition
Industry Classification

5.
Winners
Awards
2014
2013
2012
Industry
Architectural
Shift:
An
organization
that
has
redefined
the
industry
structure
by
challenging
the
very
basis
of
competition,
creating
new
business
models,
challenging
the
status
quo
and
exploiting
change
Indigo
Airlines
Narayana
Health
Make
My
Trip
Creating
Distinctive
Value:
An
organization
offering
unique
solutions
to
the
problems
or
needs
of
the
customer.
Effectively
creating
new
market
spaces,
segments
and
providing
solutions
that
redefine
the
market
Dow
Chemical
International
Pvt.
Ltd
Sealed
Air
Mahindra
Finance
Leveraging
Unique
Activities:
Effective
rendering
of
activities
across
the
value
chain
and
creating
competitive
advantage.
It
is
an
understanding
that
clearly
states
that
good
strategies
depend
on
the
connection
among
many
things
and
on
making
interdependent
choices
and
making
a
tailored
value
chain.
Mahindra
Logistics
Limited
&
Siemens
Technology
and
Services
Private
Limited
(Joint
Winners)
GroupM
Media
India
Pvt.
Ltd
HDFC
Life
Value
Based
Healthcare:
Organizations
that
have
redefined
the
idea
of
patient
care
and
fundamentally
challenging
the
economic
models
within
the
industry.
Fortis
Healthcare
Ltd
Apollo
Gleneagles
Hospitals
Vaatsalya
Exploiting
Trade-­‐offs:
Choices
that
make
firms
strategies
sustainable
as
they
are
not
easy
to
match
or
neutralize.
It
is
about
making
effective
choices
that
create
barrier
pertaining
to
emulation.
Tech
Mahindra
Ltd
Uninor
Bharti
Airtel
Creating
Shared
Value:
High
impact
organizations
that
has
created
economic
success
by
redefining
markets,
products,
way
of
doing
business,
creating
collaborative
efforts
and
in
turn
creating
societal
and
economic
progress
Hindustan
Unilever
Limited
Rallis
India
Limited
&
Godrej
Industries
(Joint
Winners)
ICICI
Lombard
&
Mother
Diary
(Joint
Winners)
Enabling
Social
Progress:
Enables
and
works
towards
uplifting
social
indicators
Essar
Foundation
_
_
Excellence
in
Corporate
Integration
&
Governance:
Enables
Drives
excellence
in
corporate
integration,
governance
and
explores
the
synergies
between
different
business
divisions
because
of
governance
mechanism.
Max
India
Limited
_
_

6.
The
Mint-­‐Institute
for
Competitiveness
Strategy
awards
in
India
is
organized
annually
to
recognize
and
honor
the
best
Indian
companies.
They
are
awarded
on
the
basis
of
their
strong
strategy,
which
has
enabled
them
to
create
their
own
niche.
The
objective
is
to
propel
companies
to
compete
on
the
basis
of
value
creation,
innovation
and
strategy.
Winners
Industry
2014
2013
2012
Financing,
Banking
and
Insurance
National
Insurance
Yes
Bank
SIDBI
Transportation,
Logistics
and
Aviation
DHL
Mahindra
Logistics
Limited
Red
Bus
Construction,
Real
Estate
and
Steel
Sobha
Developers
Sobha
Developers
Mahindra
Lifespaces
Information,
Media,
Telecom
and
Data
Processing
Mahindra
First
Choice
Wheels
Maveric
Zensar
Food
and
Beverage
Adani
Wilmar
Nestle
Cargill,
Yum
Art,
Entertainment
and
Recreation
-­‐
-­‐
Cinepolis
Healthcare
and
Pharmaceuticals
Abbott
India
-­‐
Apollo
Gleneagles
Chemicals
-­‐
-­‐
Sealed
Air
Tourism
and
Hospitality
-­‐
-­‐
Orange
County
Education,
Training
and
Educational
Services
-­‐
-­‐
Mettl
Industrials
-­‐
-­‐
Ingersoll
Rand
Computers
and
Electrical
Appliances
Zicom
-­‐
-­‐
Social
Assistance
Operation
Asha
-­‐
-­‐
Engineering
Services
Ramboll
-­‐
-­‐
Utilities,
Gas,
Water
and
Power
CESC
-­‐
-­‐
Services
-­‐
Siemens
Technology
and
Services
Private
Limited
-­‐

7.
Sponsorship
categories
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Presenting
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
an
Associate
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
an
Award
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Corporate
Gift
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
an
iPad
Application
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
CEO
Round
table
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Coffee
Table
Book
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Benchmarking
report
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Beverage
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Dinner
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
an
Internet
Partner.
☐
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
associated
as
a
Porter
talks
Partner.
PREFIX
FIRST
NAME
LAST
NAME
SUFFIX
TITLE
COMPANY
ADDRESS
CITY/STATE/ZIP
POINT
OF
CONTACT
FULL
NAME
AND
TITLE
PHONE
FAX
EMAIL
Please
make
checks
payable
to:
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Institute
for
Competitiveness”
Porter Prize 2015
September 25, 2015
New Delhi
Sponsorship Information

8.
About
Institute
for
Competitiveness,
India
Institute
for
Competitiveness,
India
is
the
Indian
knot
in
the
global
network
of
the
Institute
for
Strategy
and
Competitiveness
at
Harvard
Business
School.
It
is
an
international
initiative
centered
in
India,
dedicated
to
enlarging
and
purposeful
disseminating
of
the
body
of
research
and
knowledge
on
competition
and
strategy,
as
pioneered
over
the
last
25
years
by
Professor
Michael
Porter
of
the
Institute
for
Strategy
and
Competitiveness
at
Harvard
Business
School.
The
institute
studies
competition
and
its
implications
for
company
strategy;
the
competitiveness
of
nations,
regions
&
cities
and
thus
generate
guidelines
for
businesses
and
those
in
governance;
and
suggests
and
provides
solutions
for
socio-­‐economic
problems.
About
Mint
Mint
business
newspaper
provides
global
headline
news,
breaking
news,
current
business,
financial,
economic
and
technology
news.
Mint
is
a
business
newspaper
from
HT
Media
Ltd,
launched
in
collaboration
with
The
Wall
Street
Journal
on
1
February
2007.
It
is
a
premium
business
news
publication
aimed
at
decision
makers
and
policy
makers
of
the
country
and
it
is
the
first
newspaper
in
India
to
be
published
in
the
Berliner
format.
For
more
details
and
sponsorship
opportunities,
please
contact:
Neera
Vohra
Institute
for
Competitiveness,
India
Neera.vohra@competitiveness.in