Offshore Outsourcing Events

The Offshore Outsourcing Event List

Gartner SOA Summit
14 - 15 July 2009

Toyo, Japan

SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) Leads to the Future: to build the company's fundamental strength. In this economic situation, many companies' IT investment has been frozen, or has been in significant cost cutting mode. However, there are risks in there to lose the company's original abilities. Now is the time to accelerate to build the fundamental strength to survive. In this conference, we will provide advice on how to build its strategies and tactics.

Gartner 6th Annual Outsourcing Summit
15 - 16 July 2009

WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil

In today's dramatically altered business environment, containing and/or reducing costs are urgent priorities. Organizations are under increased pressure to outsource more and do it more quickly. But solely pursuing a cost-focused approach can invite danger. Are you unknowingly sacrificing performance and sustainable business outcomes? What will happen when the economy stabilizes and the focus shifts to enhancement and innovation? Will the deal you sign today have the strategic business value you need down the road? Gartner Outsourcing explores the practical steps you must take today to secure the success of your outsourcing initiatives tomorrow. The theme for this year's conference: Practical Outsourcing: Balancing Cost Optimization with Performance Improvement.

At the core of the Summit are proven strategies that can improve your sourcing decisions and actions - immediately. Our team of analysts will help you adapt to the economy's new circumstances with fresh thinking and trusted insights. Your biggest takeaway: the know-how to structure outsourcing deals that get you through today's challenges as well as those in the future.

Shared Services for Finance and Accounting
20 - 22 July 2009

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The SSFA 2009 Summit's new interactive approach encourages you to network, benchmark and learn with top industry leaders during interactive roundtables, in working groups and from case study presentations, discussion panels and keynotes.

BPO Summit 2009 – "Through the Looking Glass"
12 - 14 August 2009

Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

The theme of the Summit is 'Through the Looking Glass', Lewis Carroll's sequel to ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The theme reflects the situation of the global economy as it is today.

The agenda will focus on some of the burning issues that the BPO industry faces today. It will hold a looking glass for leaders to go beyond the obvious. Apart from burning issues, we will also discuss new and innovative business and partnership models, specifically the strategies that organizations should adopt to move beyond G∓A costs, human capital management, building a world-class talent pool, among others.

HR Shared Services 2009
26 - 27 August 2009

The Sebel Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Given the tough economic times ahead, the pressure is on to make the most of your HR service delivery function.

So how can you ensure you are investing your time and money for the best business outcomes?

Shared Services and Outsourcing Week APAC has grown to become the leading industry event in Australia since its inception in 2005. Now, HR Shared Services 2009 has been researched specifically to explore the role of HR in the current economic and IR environment. Your experienced peers will share their approaches to address the issues you face in delivering mutual and substantial benefits back to the business unit.

India Going Global: Looking Beyond the Crisis
8 September 2009

ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, India

The shape of Indian business has been transformed in almost breathtaking fashion from inward-looking enterprises hampered by post-colonial bureaucracy to acquisitive, market-leading global companies driven by technological and entrepreneurial innovation. The financial crisis and its impact on the global economy have brought new challenges. Do they threaten the progress made so far, or can they provide even greater opportunities?

The Financial Times, in association with HSBC, will gather around 50 CEOs, CFOs and other C-suite level decision-makers representing a range of key business sectors for an exclusive, invitation-only dinner forum to discuss the global expansion of Indian business.

ChemOutsourcing
14 - 16 September 2009

Ocean Place Resort - Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

ChemOutsourcing offers a unique conference featuring over 100 speakers, mostly from pharma and biotech companies, and sessions cover the chemical gamut from discovery, pre-clinical development, and commercial scale manufacturing. Milligrams to tons. We keep apace the fast-globalizing chemical industry so you can gather critical information and contacts you need for your business.

Pharma ChemOutsourcing attracts the highest ratio of pharmaceutical and biotech/biopharmaceutical company attendees of any all the major chemistry shows. The world class conference AND exhibition combination are unique. You can gather such information and contacts nowhere else.

Strategic Outsourcing Conference
24 - 25 September 2009

Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA

Outsourcing has proven to be an efficient business strategy, especially as organizations are being challenged by the current economic environment. Many companies are tasked with reducing their workforce while maintaining the same level of productivity or expanding globally with limited resources. In response, organizations are broadening current outsourcing initiatives to lower costs, increase performance, and gain competitive advantage. Leading practitioners at the 2009 Strategic Outsourcing conference will provide tactical strategies used to transition resources, measure benefits and risks, engage stakeholders, and manage relationships as well as detail how organizations are capitalizing on the current economic environment for maximum advantage.

North American Shared Services ∓ Outsourcing Summit 2009
28 - 1 October 2009

Swissotel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Catering to all professionals involved with shared services and outsourcing, at every stage of adoption, this customizable program provides key knowledge that you can bring back to your organization.

New features have been added for this year's event, including an Executive Agenda for Mature SSOs, as well as the expansion of the program tracks, including one focusing on Mature BPO. With 40+ brand new industry leaders speaking directly to you during the program’s new interactive formats, attendees will learn first-hand and up-close from some of the best in the field.

The 2009 European Outsourcing Summit
15 - 16 October 2009

Copenhagen Business School, Solbjerg Plads Campus, Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Demark

Now in its 13th year, the European Outsourcing Summit, is part of IAOP's Outsourcing World Summit Series.

Given the global economic crisis that is affecting every corner of the business world, the ideas to be shared at this year's Summit are of particular importance and will enable your organization to: Structure, negotiate and renegotiate outsourcing, shared services and global business operations that work during both crisis and recovery; Create ?exible, quickly-changeable business processes that can handle today's levels of volatility; Strengthen its global portfolio of capabilities and talent; Establish relationship governance models to ensure that all parties - customers, providers and advisors - can work together to create shared success.

FAO Summit 2009
20 - 21 October 2009

Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Florida, USA

Chief Financial Officers, EVPs, SVPs & VPs of Finance, Procurement, & Shared Services Management for companies in the Global 2000, the Private 200, and top institutional organizations are expected to attend. At the FAO Summit we will help plan for the recovery and find our way out of the recession.

Learn important survival strategies to navigate these uncertain times.

9th Annual HR Transformation 2009: Outsourcing ∓ Shared Services Summit
21 - 22 October 2009

Le Meridien Piccadilly, London, UK

The challenge for HR in the current troubled economic climate is to focus on value-driven activities that support the business whilst simultaneously reducing the cost base of HR services.

Is HR outsourcing the answer? What about Shared Services? A combination of both? Is either one of those the whole solution or are they important enablers in the bigger picture of HR transformation?

In announcing the Ninth Annual Summit on HR Transformation: Outsourcing ∓ Shared Services, SSON is building upon its strong history of bringing together HR decision makers from Europe’s leading companies to discuss best practice in setting up and leveraging the best possible solutions to transform their HR functions. The 2009 conference will focus on how you can align HR objectives with your company’s overall strategy, bringing in the right people, processes and technology at the right time to add value to the business and reduce HR costs.

3rd Central and Eastern European Annual Conference for Software Process Improvement (CEE-SPI, 2009)
21 - 22 October 2009

Bucharest, Romania

After two successful conferences - in Krakow, October 2007 and in Budapest, November 2008 - the 3rd CEE-SPI will be taking place in Bucharest in October 2009. Thanks to the high level of education and the quality of software engineers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), many R∓D centers have been established in CEE by big multinational companies, and local companies are increasingly selling their services abroad (Nearshore development, IT outsourcing).

The 5th Central and Eastern European Software Engineering Conference
28 - 29 October 2009

Moscow, Russia

The 5th Central and Eastern European Software Engineering Conference in Russia 2009 (CEE-SECR 2009) will be an international forum for in-depth and substantive discussion on the emerging technologies and methodologies being developed to overcome the challenges that exist in different areas of software engineering. This conference, as the previous one, is aimed to consolidate the local software professional community and to integrate it into the international software society. The conference will be held in Moscow on October 28-29, 2009.

The Software Engineering Conference in Russia is the key Eastern European Software Engineering event. The conference attracts speakers from 15+ countries, over 500 participants from all over the world. The list of keynote speakers from previous SECR conferences includes Michael Cusumano, Larry Constantine, Claudia Dent, Michael Fagan, Bill Hefley, Ivar Jacobson, Rick Kazman, Steve Masters, Mark Paulk and Michel Speranski, Erich Gamma, Stephen Mellor and many others.

This conference is targeted at software professionals, such as Project Managers, Software Architects, Process Engineers, Software Engineering Process Group Directors, HR Specialists, Business Analysts, Team Leaders, IT Managers, CIO/CTO, QA Managers, Senior Developers, etc. from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, the Baltic, other CIS countries, Europe, and the US.

Global Sourcing Forum+Expo (GSFE)
11 - 12 November 2009

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY, USA

The event's primary focus is on highlighting the latest strategies and trends in the industry, providing insights on the most current issues impacting this sector. In addition, GSFE will explore established and emerging global outsourcing destinations, and share best practices to successfully source, manage and deliver global services.

Managed Services and Outsourcing Conference 2009
25 November 2009

Dublin, Ireland

Irish organisations are increasingly viewing managed services and outsourcing as a key way to drive efficiency and control costs in an uncertain economic climate. Where can you use managed services and outsourcing in your organisation without impacting service levels?

What are the features and benefits to look out for when choosing a provider and justifying cost? How can you measure and guarantee the effectiveness of the chosen provider? IDC analysts and top industry experts will share their insights and answer these pressing questions.

The 2010 Outsourcing World Summit
15 - 17 February 2010

Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort, 1800 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

This event is designed for outsourcing executives from across the industry and around the world who are seeking the very latest insights and ideas. Educational sessions deliver specific actionable solutions to current challenges faced by experienced professionals. Case studies feature actual experiences and the lessons learned, feature new ideas, approaches and opportunities.

The theme couldn’t be more timely: Using Outsourcing to Emerge as a Leader in the New Global Economy. With the current recession appearing to ease, the question now facing most businesses is how best to position themselves for the growth to come. For those of us in the outsourcing industry, that answer will naturally lead to new challenges and new opportunities. We'll be expected to innovate new services and business models that can flexibly adapt to whatever the "new normal" turns out to be. Operations will continue to become more global, more connected and more fluid. Customer-side organizations will demand greater value at lower costs, while the top providers will seek to powerfully leverage what they're good at today into tomorrow's solutions. Outsourcing also will be called on to step up to its role as a leader of corporate social responsibility on a truly global scale.