NASSCOM,
the premier trade body and 'voice' of the IT software and service industry
in India, announced that it will be hosting its fifteenth annual event
'NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2006' from Feb 15-17 2006, at Hotel Grand
Hyatt, Mumbai.
The three-day interactive
conference will see represenÂtatives from across the world - global customers,
CIO's and companies coming together to share their success with India Inc and
its growing releÂvance in the global economy. This excluÂsive congregation of
leaders will also see a number of Fortune 500 comÂpanies, which have a strong
presence in India and are customers of Indian IT. They are also rapidly outsourÂcing
support and other services to India.
Today - the India advanÂtage
is well recognized in the world of IT, globally. In the recent past, mergers and
acquisitions have largely driven the growth of the industry indicating a great
degree of interest and exciteÂment in the Indian IT and IT enabled services.
The summit will see presence
of names like Erik R Viens, VP and Global CIO, Invista, Carol Borghesi, BT,
Ronan McGrath, Roger WireÂless, Tanuja Randery, COLT, Simon Fanning, CIO,
Deutche Bank, Les Dawson, CEO, Southern Water, Ian Hau, SVP IT, GlaxoSmithKline,
Mitchell J Habib, CIO, Citigroup NA, Paul Coby, CIO, British AirÂways, Richard
Granger, DirecÂtor General, NHS IT, Scott McKay, SVP & CIO, Genworth and
Shaun Coyne, CIO, Toyota Financial Services.
These CIOs will come together
to share their experiences in partnerships and benefits they have reaped from
the Indian IT industry and to debate on issues like:
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Drivers of competitiveÂness-best practices from
successful companies. -
Key challenges in large multi year global sourcing
deals. -
Third generation outÂsourcing.
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The rise of outsourcing in the Indian IT market.
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The role of technology in business processes imÂproveÂment
and globaliÂzations. -
Public private partnerships for sustainable developÂment.