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The Global Sourcing Forum + Expo, the premier industry event focusing on sourcing, today announced the opening of its pre-conference workshop on the sourcing process and which runs as an additional program to the GSFE. The pre-conference sessions will take place from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m.
on November 10 at the Westin Times Square and will feature workshops on the sourcing process, managing SLAs and contracts, and vendor management. The pre-conference session provides an engaging preview for the GSFE, which starts on Wednesday, November 11, at 9:00 a.m. with opening remarks from conference co-chairs Anupam Govil CEO of Global Equations; Russ Finney, CIO of Tokyo Electron; and Fred Mapp former CIO of AMD. The conference runs through Thursday, November 12,

offering attendees.



- Presentations from executives from IBM, A.T. Kearney, Pfizer, Google, Best Buy, Amazon, and Citigroup
- Nearly 100 exhibitors comprising companies, country representatives, and development agencies that will join 23 sponsors, including IBM and Sun Microsystems, for the most successful sourcing show in the industry
- Two C-level roundtables featuring Gerard Insall, CIO of Avis Budget Group; PK Agarwall, CTO of the State of California; Dr. Sasi Kumar Pillay, CIO at NASA Glenn Research Center; as well as executives from Forbes, Sony Electronics, and Novartis
- More than 50 sessions along three tracks – strategy, foundation, and best practices – to allow attendees to learn the trends, best practices, and expected future developments in sourcing
- Regional showcases for Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Far East Asia, and India


For more information or to register for the event, visit www.globalsourcingforum.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .

About Global Sourcing Forum + Expo


The Global Sourcing Forum + Expo is the world’s premier conference and exposition focusing on trends, best practices and success strategies for business process and IT outsourcing. The Forum and Expo combines intensive educational sessions, best practices and new trends from emerging and established companies, academics, thought leaders and representatives from more than 25 locations globally, to form the most comprehensive gathering of sourcing in the world. For more information, visit gsfe.outsource-world.com/ : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgsf .. ; blog: blog.outsource-world.com/ : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblo .. ; Twitter: @gsfe.

About OutsourceWorld


OutsourceWorld is an organization and event organizer focused on driving business development in the outsourcing industry. As the premier pure play business trade platform focused on executives who have a need to outsource business services, OutsourceWorld's primary purpose is to enable commerce between buyers and sellers across diverse geographies.

Founded by a team of business development professionals, OutsourceWorld is able to bring a deal-driven mentality to its conferences. In addition to industry exposure, OutsourceWorld's clients gain valuable strategic insight and guidance to support their individual business goals. The company’s premier event is the Global Sourcing Forum + Expo, which offers a global perspective on business process and IT outsourcing.



ACS Communications for the Global Sourcing Forum + ExpoAnne Coyle,

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