Conquest is an international business challenge hosted by BITS Pilani that started as an intra-university competition in 2004. It now draws entries from Asia, Europe, the USA, and Africa and provides mentoring from BITS alumni and venture capitalists. Past winners have started successful companies, with the 2005 winner going on to win multiple global business plan competitions. Conquest 2008 will showcase technological innovation from BITS Pilani and celebrate rural and social entrepreneurs.