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Shared Services and Outsourcing Week India 2011 Announces I6 Visionaries

Voters Select Six Sell-Side Industry Leaders to Speak at December Event; Panel to be Moderated by Established Industry Expert Rakesh Sangani

BANGALORE, India, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing professionals, today announced the results of its India community's selection of the India 6 (I6). This group of industry leaders will feature at SSON's upcoming Shared Services and Outsourcing Week India 2011 conference, which will be held 5-8 December, 2011 at the Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore, India.

The panel, moderated by recognised shared services and outsourcing leader Rakesh Sangani, Proservartner will feature the viewpoints of several of the industry's top sell-side authorities:

  • Arnab Chakraborty, Director -- Global Analytics, Hewlett Packard
  • Manish Dugar, Senior Vice President & Global Head, Wipro BPO
  • Milind Godbole, President -- Asia Pacific, Aditya Birla Minacs
  • Sakuntala Rao, Director, IBM
  • Sriram V, Vice President & Head of Global Business Services India, Hewlett Packard
  • Swaminathan, CEO, Infosys BPO Ltd

Emma Beaumont, SSON's Global Director of Events sums up the importance of this new focused I6 panel within the region: "SSON felt compelled to react to the overwhelming increase in enquiries seen from our Indian market members, regarding interest in BPO over the last twelve months. Launching a regionalised version of the Global Sourcing Think Tank (G6) to specifically tackle the local nuances of the BPO related activity in the Indian-speaking market was a very natural decision for us, and a clear indicator that some Indian organisations are now beginning to reassess their approach to traditional Shared Services modelling. We're definitely seeing more Indian businesses considering outsourcing and hybrid activity a potential solution for delivering the next wave of value, whilst some captives remain strongly sceptical on the cultural fit between BPO with this market. We anticipate there will be some tough questions posed to those thought leaders voted into the spotlight to answer them."

Sriram V, Vice President & Head of Global Business Services India for Hewlett Packard remarked,"6 industry leaders getting together on a platform to exchange their individual experiences, learning and thoughts, will bring the best for the industry out of such constructive dialogue. This will go a long way in formulating common understanding amongst industry leaders to drive next generation excellence in customer services."

"Enterprises today are looking for Next Generation solutions and strategies that ensure sustainable business acceleration in uncertain times that have become the New Normal. A forum like the India 6 (I6) presents a great opportunity for industry thought leaders to put their collective experience & knowledge in creating a long term vision and strategy for catalysing industry growth," says Milind Godbole, President -- Asia Pacific, Aditya Birla Minacs.

"The first I6 panel for India is a very unique session that will throw light on pertinent issues at a global level as well as touch upon the domestic nuances that are relevant for an emerging market like India." Comments Arnab Chakraborty, Director -- Global Analytics, HP. "India's importance in the world economy and the role it plays in the global talent landscape will make this session very interesting and relevant for the audience. I look forward to the exchange of ideas with my industry colleagues in the I6 panel that will bring in divergent perspectives to frame a common industry point of view around future trends, challenges and associated opportunities facing the shared services and outsourcing industry."

SSOWeek India Registration Details Can Be Found Here

About the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON)

SSON is the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing professionals, with over 40,000 members.

SSON provides the roof under which key industry experts and organizations share their experience, knowledge and tools, and practitioner peers connect with other all over the world, both face to face and online.

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Source: International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC)
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