Nasscom 2006 Agenda

'Why Still India'

• Showcase India's leadership in IT/BPO space
• Showcase achievements of Indian IT industry to the world
• Highlight emerging opportunities/trends in the IT/BPO sector
• Innovation as the key driver for IT/BPO sector going forward
• ICT for sustainable development

Key Sessions

• Global Leadership Conclave
• Global Offshoring Forum
• CIO Conclave
• Global Partnerships and Emerging Opportunities
• Emerging Companies Conclave
• IT Innovation in India Conclave
• NASSCOM's Global Leadership Awards 2006
• Special Address by Hon'ble President of India

Key Sessions

• Europe - The Next Big Opportunity
• India's destiny and imperatives in a flat world
• Partnering for successful innovation
• Engineering Services Offshoring: Are we there yet?
• Drivers of competitiveness-best practices from successful companies
• Mergers and Acquisitions- strategic imperatives for Indian and multinational companies
• Global sourcing: Outlook for UK public sector
• India or Anywhere: Why still India?
• NASSCOM Foundation "� powered by partnerships

Thought Leaders

• Thomas L. Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times
• Brian Smith, Cardiff University
• Michael A Cusumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management
• W Chan Kim, BCG Chair Professor of Strategy and International Management, INSEAD

Customers

• Craig Mundie, Microsoft
• Howard Charney, Cisco Systems Inc.
• Aaron McCormack, BT

Analysts

• Dennis McGuire, TPI
• Frances Karamouzis, Gartner
• David Tapper, IDC International Services
• Pascal Matzke, Forrester, Europe

Leading CIOs

• Erik R Viens, Invista
• Carol Borghesi, BT
• Ronan McGrath, Roger Wireless
• Tanuja Randery, COLT
• Simon Fanning, Deutche Bank
• Les Dawson, Southern Water
• Ian Hau, GlaxoSmithKline
• Mitchell J Habib, Citigroup NA
• Paul Coby, British Airways
• Richard Granger, NHS IT
• Scott McKay, Genworth