World's first conference dedicated to the outsourcing industry to be held in Dubai

The Forum will bring together senior decision makers and professionals with a stake in the outsourcing industry from around the world to discuss a wide range of strategic issues in an industry that is changing the face of the global economy.

"The event will provide a great opportunity for sharing visions, ideas and best practices in the outsourcing industry, which is transforming the way the corporate world runs its business," said Ismail Al Naqi, the Director of Dubai Outsource Zone said. "While the Forum will bring together the global outsourcing fraternity, it will also raise Dubai's profile as an emerging destination for outsourcing," he added.

The Forum will feature debates on industry standards and implementation, strategic growth through international partnerships, adaptability, suitability and operational strategies for turnaround, as well as spotlight case studies from leading multinationals.

"Outsourcing has become a key strategy for many multinational businesses to raise cost-effectiveness, access talent and enhance efficiencies, but until now the industry has lacked a focal point to support these user and vendor companies," said James Magee, Director of the World Outsourcing Forum. "The World Outsourcing Forum has been designed to fill this gap. The event will help the industry exchange insights on the key directions and opportunities in the outsourcing sector," he added.
The Forum is being organised by the ITD Group, leading international development organisation, which organises major outsourcing events like Outsource World UK and Outsource World New York, in association with leading regional event management company ITP Events.

The Forum has lined up an impressive array of high-profile speakers representing various perspectives: outsourcing service providers and clients, government, trade promotion agencies and independent analysts.

The speakers include:

Outsourcing service providers - Suresh Vaswani, President, WIPRO Infotech, David Walsh, CEO, Crimsonwing, Iain Bishop, Director, ITVisionaries Ltd and Suresh C. Gupta, Partner, CAPCO.

Outsourcing Clients - Jonathan Dolby, Global Head of Marketing & Communications, Cash & Derivatives Operations , UBS Investment Bank and Richard Stockdale, CEO, Lloyds TSB Global.

Consultants and Experts - Luis Leamus, VP Program Director - Executive Programs, Gartner EMEA, David Barrett, Partner - Global Head of IT and Outsourcing, Simmons & Simmons, Jiri van den Kommer, Senior Consultant & MD Global Project Management - Meridian Eaton Global, Soumodip Sarkar, Associate Professor, Dept of Business, Universidade de Evora, Portugal. Director, Center of Business Studies, CEFAG, and Jiri van den Kommer, Senior Consultant & MD Global Project Management - Meridian Eaton

From the Region - Ahmed Bin Byat, Director General, Dubai Technology Media Free Zone, Ayed A. Al-Ruwaili, Comm. Engineer - ARAMCO, Robert Kane, Head of BPO, Mercator Dubai, Karan Kapur, Vice President & Head - CKBM & Alternate Channels, Mashreq Bank, Jorge Sebastiao, Founder and CEO, E-Security Gulf Group and John Ashcroft, Managing Director, Serco in the Middle East,

Government and Trade Associations - Costin Lianu, General Director, General Division for Export Promotion, Department for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Romania and Robert Kane, CEO - International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).

Panel Discussions - There will be two panel discussions featuring industry experts from Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Egypt, India, Jordan, Malta, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.