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Keynote Presentations
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 | |
| 8:15 – 9:00 am Registration | |
| 9:00 - 11:30 am - Opening Ceremony and Keynote | |
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| Wan Jifei, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Ma Xiuhong, Vice Minister of Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China |
| The Outsourced Economy
Michael F. Corbett, President & CEO, Michael F. Corbett & Associates, Ltd., kicks off the 2004 China Outsourcing Summit with a review of outsourcing's recent past and most importantly its potential for accelerating the transformation of China's economy. | |
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Mr. Corbett is an internationally recognized consultant, lecturer and author of The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How to Do It Right, available September 2004.
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| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Showcase and Luncheon in the Exhibition Hall | |
| 12:45 – 6:00 pm | |
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Dr. Giuseppe de Filippo
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Co. |
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Dr. Jane C. Linder
Executive Research Fellow, Director of Research Accenture |
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Jim Gant
Vice President, Strategic Outsourcing IBM | |
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Vendor Landscape in China Today and Tomorrow: China’s Position in the Global Outsourcing Market
Giuseppe will discuss a recent study by McKinsey which shows, thanks to a unique set of constraints and opportunities, China will have to carve out its own distinct niche in this rapidly growing market.
Based in Shanghai, Giuseppe is a core leader of McKinsey’s IT practice in Asia. He has been a thought leader in IT in Europe for almost ten years with industries experience in Telecom mobile, and in banking.
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Outsourcing for Radical Change
Based on the experiences of dozens of multi-national companies, this session will describe the four ways progressive managers execute enterprise-level change through outsourcing.
Dr. Linder’s unique background as both a scholar and a senior executive gives her an insightful and practical perspective managing change effectively. She is widely published, author of Outsourcing for Radical Change.
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Outsourcing - On Demand
Learn how to achieve sustainable improvements in business performance and tangible value by leveraging the breadth of IBM’s industry expertise, technology leadership, and process innovation.
Jim is the line of business executive for strategy and offering management for IBM's worldwide outsourcing business. Jim is responsible for defining and developing services solutions that enable rapid, consistent response to clients’ IT outsourcing needs.
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| Wang Yilin, Vice President, China National People’s Conference
…and other Chinese Dignitaries |
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Chinese and Foreign Executive Panel
Western Participants:
§ Michael F. Corbett, President & CEO, Michael F. Corbett & Associates, Ltd. § Dr. Giuseppe de Filippo, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Co. § Jim Gant, Vice President, Strategic Outsourcing, IBM
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| 6:00 – 7:00 pm Networking Reception | |
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 | |
| 3:00 – 5:15 pm
Panel Dialogue Between Chinese and Foreign Executives Western Participants:
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Avinash Vashistha
Managing Director neoIT
China as an Emerging Offshore Destination | |
| § Michael F. Corbett, President & CEO, Michael F. Corbett & Associates, Ltd. § Bill Metz, Section Manager Global Business Services – PMO, Procter & Gamble § David Barrett, Partner, Head of Technology and Outsourcing, Simmons & Simmons | Globalization of services has speckled the offshore map with attractive options for outsourcers. China, with its labor arbitrage, skilled manpower in technical consulting, infrastructure attractiveness on a long-term strategic basis, and export promotions zones is already home to many big multi-national firms.
Avinash has over 20 years of experience in global sourcing of IT and BPO services. Though his experience with Global 2000 clients he has developed a library of knowledge on creating and executing offshore IT and BPO strategies. | |
| 5:15 – 5:45 pm Closing Remarks
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| Concurrent Sub-Conferences
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| Thursday, September 16, 2004 | |
| 8:15 – 9:00 am Registration | |
| 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sub-Conference Sessions | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm Showcase and Luncheon in the Exhibition Hall | |
| Sub-Conference on Information Technology Outsourcing
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Gain a More Competitive Advantage
Shao Kai, Executive Vice President, Ufsoft
Software Development Outsourcing in Hangzhou
Song Xiaochun, President, Hangzhou East Software Park | 
 | David Barrett Partner, Head of Technology and Outsourcing Simmons & Simmons
Peter Brudenall Senior Lawyer Technology and Outsourcing, Simmons & Simmons |
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William Metz
Section Manager Global Business Services Next Generation – PMO, Procter & Gamble
Managing Strategic Relationships – Key Governance Processes
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| Strategic Partnering: An Innovative Approach to Contracting In this presentation, David and Peter will discuss how to facilitate a partnering approach through an innovative approach to developing and negotiating the contract. Peter advises on all areas of non-contentious IT, new media and outsourcing law. David is an internationally recognized expert on the legal and commercial aspects of technology and business process outsourcing. | In this session, Mr. Metz will share Procter & Gamble’s IT sourcing story, and describe the key governance processes P&G uses to manage its relationships with strategic suppliers. Bill has spent the last eighteen years delivering IT solutions for some of the world’s largest companies. His specialty areas include architecture consulting, application development & support, IT competency development, and IT sourcing.
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| Sub-Conference on Manufacturing Outsourcing | |
|  | Keith Kutner Principal Outsource Consultancy
|  | David R.E. Hale President International Smart Sourcing
|  | Manny S. Sagar
Director of Corporate Clients, Asia Pacific Johnson Controls
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| Contract Manufacturing Implementation: Getting from Desire to Results Learn why some product outsourcing projects succeed while others, with just as much going for them, fail. Dr. Keith Kutner has specialized in operations for over 30 years. He is best known for his pioneering work on the topic of contract manufacturing implementations. | Outsourcing Manufacturing to China: Opportunities, Challenges, & Pitfalls Mr. Hale will address the issues and describe the various ways companies outsource to China as well as the risks involved and benefits that can be realized. David R.E. Hale has over 20 years of senior level experience in optimizing and synchronizing a broad spectrum of financial and operational programs and is an influential voice on the topic of outsourcing manufacturing to China. | A Johnson Controls – Agilent Case Study A real life case study
on global outsourcing with Agilent and how success was achieved. Manny, based in Singapore, has responsibility for business growth, service delivery, customer satisfaction and client relationships for all Corporate Clients across Asia Pacific
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| Flexible Outsourcing of
Manufacturing
Yang Yuzhong, Vice President, China Aviation Industry Corporation | |
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| Sub-Conference on Human Resources Outsourcing | |
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HR Outsourcing and Performance Measure
Xu Yi, HR Outsourcing Director, China Star Co., ltd.
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Nora Wu
Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Additional Sessions will Cover:
- How to provide HR outsourcing services to both Chinese and foreign-invested companies in China
- The current state and future direction of global HR outsourcing
- HR management in China today – the state of the industry
- The role of cooperation in meeting China’s HR needs
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| The Shared Services Model This presentation will discuss HR shared services and outsourcing models and its implications for the human resource function and business including the concept, need for HR shared services outsourcing, benefits, and evolving role of HR in businesses today. Nora has extensive consulting experience in international, PRC taxes, human resource and other business issues. She has assisted many multinational companies in setting up China investment projects. | |
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| Sub-Conference on Finance & Accounting Outsourcing
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|  | Tom Reilly Vice President Capgemini (Asia Pacific)
|  | Frank Lazowski Managing Director ReeseMcMahon
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| How High can You Raise the Outsourcing Value Bar? | Understanding and Navigating China’s Accounting, Legal and Tax Systems | |
| Discover how to move up the value chain of offshore & outsourced business process by transforming what gets done in addition to the where (Offshore/Onshore/ Hybrid) and the who. Tom’s BPO work in China has been profiled in Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Outsourcing News, CFO Asia, and many industry whitepapers and analyst reports. | Frank willdiscuss the accounting issues that companies may encounter when setting up a WOFE, JV or an entity in China includingthe differences in Chinese Accounting Standards; Govt., Provincial and City incentives; legal counsel andtax issues. Frank has over 20 years experience in International business and sourcing and hasworked with avariety of companies both within the United States and abroad. | Finance & Accounting Outsourcing in China Tang Jianbang, Executive Vice President, China Bright Bank | |
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