The financial crisis and the economic meltdown have put pressure on organizations of all types. During earlier episodes of similar crisis, companies that had higher stakes in the global market experienced a lesser impact because economic crisis in one part of the world took a long time, if at all, to reach the other parts of the world.

In a more globalized world, the dimensions of global engagement have increased and so has the impact. Global sourcing has always had a positive economic impact on organizations and would continue to do so. More so, in challenging economic conditions, global sourcing of services throws up new opportunities.

The 2009 Global Services Conference will have expert discussions around how customers of business and technology services can revisit their global sourcing strategies to tap into these opportunities. Plenty of networking opportunities with other customers of services, sourcing advisors and global service providers will be the highlight of the event.
In a jam-packed day filled with thought-leaders, peer discussions, workshops and real-world case studies, the 2009 Global Services Conference breaks new ground in providing content to help executives determine how to establish business value in outsourcing engagements.

Attendee Benefits
• Learn how to relook at your current global sourcing strategy in a climate of economic recession and recovery.
• Find out how to restructure your current engagements for specific economic/business outcomes.
• Gain the "lifecycle" skills and best practices to source and manage global service providers.
• Discover the best practices that companies employ to win over stakeholders for the use of services, offshoring and globalization
• Evaluate the impact and ways to integrate your IT and operations onto one platform
• Network with your peers and exchange best practices in the areas of sourcing, governance, security, privacy and risk management.
• Meet the world's leading providers of IT, BPO and customer service at the 3rd Annual Global Services 100 Award Reception, hosted by Global Services.
• Save time and travel by meeting with sponsoring service providers and country investment agencies representing a variety of nearshore and offshore supply destinations, all under one roof.

Who Should Attend
Business and technology executives, who are involved in the evaluation, purchase or management of services -- captive, outsourced, onshore or offshore.
• Executive/Corporate Management
• CIOs and their direct reports
• Financial Managers Line of Business Managers
• Program Management
• Technical Professionals
• Business Analysts
• Service Providers/VARs
• Operations executives
• Business-unit executives and general managers
• CFOs and financial directors/managers
• Sourcing executives/directors
• Program Management Office Executives
• Strategic planners
• Executives responsible for site selection/global expansion
• Legal counsel
• Human resources professionals
• Any executive charged with managing external/partner relationships
• IT Management
• IT operations directors/managers
• IT project directors/managers