Would I say, that it's one of the biggest Entrepreneurship summits of India? Or would I tell you about the 20k+ footfall, that'll be accumulated from 500+ startups, 750+ corporates and hundreds of colleges? Perhaps, I'd mesmerize you by telling you about the names of our 40+ speakers, which includes CXO's of companies like PolicyBazar, Myntra, Lebua Hotels, Justdial and several other top startups, renowned authors, policy satraps, and whatnots. Or better, I could talk about 40+ events, ranging from Pitching competitions to B Plan presentations, where winners will be housing prizes worth more than 1 crore. Yes, probably I'll bury you under such numbers, try to blow your mind and then invite you to this serene IIM Bangalore campus on 4th and 5th of August 2018.

But guess what, I am not going to do any of that.

Instead, I'll just ask you a couple of questions.

First of all, tell me: What is your dream?

I hope you have one. Everybody has 1 at least.

If you can't think of it, ask your heart, it will whisper that dream to you. It'll tell you, how it always wanted to write a cool novel, or travel around the world, start a new company, or perhaps change the construct of the society altogether.

And now tell me, how big is your dream?

Tell me the magnitude of your dream. Tell me the size of hope that supports it. Oh yes, a small dream is a crime. So, don't be a criminal, and tell me how glorious your dream is.

Now, once you have zeroed in on these two parameters, let me present you Eximius 2018: A tiny source of inspiration for your humungous dream. A simple gateway. Just a means for the cause. Just a simple message, that no dream is too small, and no obstacle is too big.

So, you said, you want to write a cool web series? Watch The Viral Fever (TVF) team talk about how they did it! You think you are too small to take the responsibilities? Listen to Shravan and Sanjay Kumaran, the youngest CEOs of India, tell you that age is just a number.   Or maybe you think tech is the only way to greatness? Then let Deepak Ohri (CEO, Lebua Hotels) and Parth Jindal (MD, JSW Cements) clear your misconceptions.  And you said, you want to experience a great journey? Then let CXO's of Policybazar (Yashish Dahiya, CEO), Myntra (Ananth Narayanan, CEO), JustDial (V.S.S. Mani, CEO) and several other big startups take you on the interesting journeys of their struggles.

Do you want to do something good for the society? Then let Ira Singhal and our panel of social startups inspire you a bit.

You think you can't achieve the dream, coz you are a woman? Guess what, Women Leaders Consortium will completely change your thoughts.

And don't worry about the encouragement or incubation that you need for your dream: participate in Bzzwings and eye for that incubation or pitch your idea in Pitcher Perfect and take that funding home or try your talent in several other competitions to give your dream a pair of wings.

At Eximius, we believe that if you can Dream, and Dare to follow that dream, then you'll definitely Defy the constructs of this world.

Yes, you can change the world, and we know that you eventually will. What we want, is to keep that spark in your heart ignited (and we hope that we will).

Come to IIM Bangalore on 4th and 5th August 2018, and we promise you, your 2018 won't be like a normal 2018 anymore!

Welcome to the Island of misfit toys; we have a place for every dream!

Register at: http://www.eximius-iimb.com/

- Abhishek Kshirsagar

(On behalf of Team Eximius 2018)