Scorpio Events Chennai

Shaped by the belief that “every opportunity is moment of destiny”, this event management company has put together prestigious events for multinational companies, public sector units and advertising firms across India. With a strong network that extends across the globe, Scorpio Events plans to set up offices in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi by the end of 2009.

Headquartered in Bangalore, the company began with four people, and now employs close to 50. Executive Director Vineet Arya, who structures the marketing strategies of the company adds, “We are a people-centric company, and have founded our business on accountability and transparency. We rely on cautious planning. Scorpio Events is funded internally, and is a zero debt company. We would eventually like to go public and develop properties of our own.”

The company’s service portfolio includes product launches, road shows, corporate conventions, celebrity management and weddings. With such a wide repertoire, the key lies in flexibility. The company has steadily gained a reputation in the industry for its ability to oversee an entire event from scratch, and its willingness to collaborate with other event management companies and vendors to ensure that the occasion unfolds smoothly. It gives equal priority to all clients, allotting separate teams to each project, along  with a crisis manager. Often, the team has even had to organise a priest for weddings, or fly to other cities to source material at the last minute.

The company’s strengths are logistics and the infrastructure to generate material and equipment in-house. It allows for the complete organisation of events even within a brief span of 24 hours. Scorpio Events organises an average of 18 events each month and has the necessary infrastructure to hold an event a day, as it frequently does.

Its sister concern Kapoor Audio Visuals supplies equipment for events, and is sought after by other event management companies too. Yet another associated company, SK Stageworks handles everything from stage design and props to fabrication. Working in tandem, the three businesses leave no room for error and ensure that events are well-managed.

The frequent collaboration of Kapoor Audio Visuals and SK Stageworks with other companies harks back to Scorpio Events’ policy of supporting the industry. Says Arya, “We do not look at other companies as competition, as this is a huge industry with scope for several players, and we want everyone to grow.” Scorpio is an active member of the Event and Entertainment Marketing Association (EEMA).

Scorpio Events is credited with organising the TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2008 (by the influential The Indus Enterpreners), annual summits for NASSCOM, the annual InNUG event in Goa, the XIII Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference in 2006 and the Software Technology Parks India (STPI) Awards in 2005. In Chennai, it has worked with leading MNCs like HP, KPMG, AMD and Sasken, along with industry associations like Confederation of Indian Industry CII and Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI). In the offing are entertainment events that will provide a platform for Chennai’s budding talent.