IAOP Chapter: Australia

The next meeting will be held on July 15, 2010

The next meeting of the Australia chapter chaired by Salmat, American Express and Capgemini will be held on Thursday, July 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Sir Stamford at the Circular Quay, 93 Macquarie Street in Sydney.

James Donovan, CEO of First Carbon Solutions, will explain how outsourced services are being used around the world to help companies lower their carbon footprint.

In addition, there will be a panel discussion comprising of providers, advisors and customers of outsourcing that will set the stage for the Australia chapter moving forward.

Please join us.
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Meeting held on February 23, 2009 as the kick off of IAOP’s Global Tour!

This knowledge sharing session of the IAOP Australia Chapter, chaired by Zia Qureshi of Business Catalyst International, was held on February 23, 2009 at Tattersalls Club, 181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Australia. 

 

This meeting kicked off the IAOP Global Tour, which featured Michael F. Corbett, Chairman of IAOP. Michael discussed “Outsourcing and The Global Economy: Learnings from the 2009 Outsourcing World Summit.” At the Summit, hundreds of Executives from around the world gathered to compare notes, discuss and debate how the changes on Wall Street, Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. would shape the future of outsourcing as a management practice, profession and industry.

An informal networking session followed.
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Meeting held – December 10, 2008

This meeting of the IAOP Australia Chapter, chaired by Business Catalyst International, was held on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Tattersall’s Club, 181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Australia.

A panel of experts led by Zia Qureshi, Business Catalyst International, discussed “The Future of Outsourcing in the Current Business Climate.” Additionally, an update from the IAOP 2008 European Outsourcing Summit was provided.

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Meeting held Wednesday, April 9, 2008

This meeting was held on April 9 at the Tattersalls Club, 181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Featured guest speaker Virginia Walker, GM Management Services, EIT Operations – Commonwealth Bank of Australia, provided the keynote presentation entitled “The IT Sourcing Journey.”  She has been in the centre of major outsourcing relationships from a vendor and client perspective.  She shared her experiences and insights about how to work through the leadership challenges and demands of sourcing.

Following the keynote presentation, Zia Quershi of Business Catalyst International, provided an overview of the 2008 Outsourcing World Summit by discussing the key topics covered there as well as a review of his presentation “Managing Outsourcing for Sustainable Value – Addressing the missing pieces of the Puzzle.” 
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Meeting Held: Tuesday, May 8, 2007

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), the global standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession, and Business Catalyst International, held its second meeting on Tuesday May 8, 2007 at Tattersalls Club, 181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Renewing Outsource Contracts

Tony Henshaw has been in the center of major outsourcing deals and operations for over a decade in key executive roles in EDS, Telstra and now Unisys. Tony has experienced the pains and gains of making outsourcing work and is driven by a personal drive for innovation and focus on sustainability of outsourcing.  In his speech, Tony shared his insights on “Renewing Outsourcing Contacts – The Challenges Facing the C-level executives”

Latest Thinking on Sourcing Strategies

Chapter Chair, Zia Qureshi attended the 2007 Outsourcing World Summit in February this year, which attracted a record 600 delegates from around the world to discuss key topics such as:

· Next generation outsourcing
· Globalization of Talent
· Change management in multi-outsourcing environments
 

He also participated in the Chairman’s meetings and the global research committees, and at the May 8 Chapter meeting, presented a summary of trends, research and practices from The 2007 Outsourcing World Summit.