Social Entrepreneurship Conference @ XLRI: need help for leads for funding/sponsorship

Folks!

looking for money/funding/sponsorship!! - or leads/contacts which will lead to money/funding/sponosorship

How does one get funding/sponsorship of about Rs 15 lacs (besides the participation fee) for the 1st National Social Entrepreneurship Conference at XLRI scheduled during January 31st-February 1st, 2009?

The target participants are about 100-150 representing development sector professionals (social entrepreneurs, NGOs, government officials operating in development space, CSR executievs, academicians, and interested students) who will attend the Conference.

,The following have confirmed their participation as speakers so far (in last 10 days)...any leads/ contacts will be helpful

- Mr Anshu Gupta (Founder, GOONJ & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.goonj.info/

- Ms Aparna Bannerjee (CEO, Project Sukanya & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150110400.htm

- Mr CV Madhukar, (Founder, PRS Legislative Research & Co-Founder, Akshara Foundation & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.aksharafoundation.org

- Mr Dilip Ranjekar (CEO, Azim Premji Foundations)

http://www.azimpremjifoundation.org

- Dr Joe Madiath (Founder & Executive Director, Gram Vikas)

http://www.gramvikas.org/

- Mr Keerti Bhusan Pradhan, (Head of Programs - India Office, Right to Sight)

http://www.righttosight.com/index.htm

- Dr Pradip Sarmah (Director, CRD & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.crdev.org/rb.asp

- Mr S Shivkumar (Chief Executive, ITC E-Choupal)

http://www.itcportal.com/rural-development/echoupal.htm

- Mr Samit Ghosh (CEO, Ujjivan)

http://www.ujjivan.com/

- Dr Vanita Viswanath (CEO, Udyogini)

http://www.udyogini.org/

- Mr Venkat Chaganvalli (CEO, EMRI - Emergency Management & Research Instt)

http://www.emri.in

- Mr Verghese Jacob (Lead Partner, Byrraju Foundation)

http://www.byrrajufoundation.org/

- Mr Vijay Mahajan, (Founder & CEO, Basix)

http://www.basixindia.com/

ciao

madhukar