Strategic Outsourcing to Be Examined at Conference Board Meeting in New York April 27-28

Top managers from leading worldwide organizations will meet this month at The Conference Board 2006 Strategic Outsourcing Conference. The theme of this year’s meeting: “Making Sure Outsourcing Pays Off.” This conference will be held April 27-28 at the Intercontinental The Barclay New York.

This meeting is presented with assistance from Booz Allen Hamilton and Alsbridge.

The roster of speakers includes executives from Booz Allen Hamilton; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Trinity Industries; E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.; neoIT; Alsbridge; CIBC; Grandwood Capital LLC; General Motors; International Paper; Latham & Watkins LLP; Fifth Third Bank; EquaTerra; AT&T Supplier Management Division; Textron, Inc. and BNSF Railway.

The opening address, “Why the Traditional Outsourcing Model is Broken and What the Next Generation of Outsourcing Looks Like,” will be delivered by Chris Disher, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton.

“What Are the Success and Failure Rates of Recent Outsourcing Initiatives and What Changes Have Occurred in the Provider Landscape, in Making Location Decisions” will be examined by Gregory Gould, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Paul Fielding, Program Director, Booz Allen Hamilton.

Case studies on “Managing and Monitoring Transformational Change: A Key Driver in Outsourcing Success” will be presented by Jake Farkas, Director, Finance and Accounting, Trinity Industries, and G. Frank Conway, Jr., Director, Global HR Information Systems, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.

“Successful Practices of Highly Effective ‘Services Globalization’ Firms” will feature Atul Vashistha, Chief Executive Officer, neoIT, and author of The Offshore Nation.

A session on “Will Finance Lead the Way for Next Wave BPO?” will be discussed by Ben Trowbridge, Chief Executive Officer, Alsbridge.

An HR outsourcing case study on “Why Did CIBC Pioneer HR BPO?” will feature Hugh MacDonald, Vice President, Operations and Knowledge Management, Central Services, HR Division, CIBC.

“Corporate Finance Transactions in Outsourcing: Opportunities and Deal Structures” will be examined by Adam Birnbaum, Managing Partner, Grandwood Capital LLC.

“Using the Outsourcing Agreement to Ensure That the Customer’s and Supplier’s Interests Remain Aligned” will be explored by Russell Jones, Director, Strategy & Planning, Information Technology, International Paper, and Allen Klein, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP.

“Outsourcing Renegotiations and Restructuring-Designing and Implementing an Effective Strategy” will feature Daniel Mummery, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP.

“Good Management and Governance, by Design” will be addressed by Linda Tuck Chapman, Senior Vice President, Chief Sourcing Officer, Fifth Third Bank.

“Optimizing Outsourcing Management: How Do You Stack Up?” will be presented by Mike Beals, Leader, Outsourcing Management Practice, EquaTerra.

“Structuring and Nurturing Vendor Relationships and Incorporating Incentive Programs that Change Behavior and Drive Results” will feature James Hadam, Procurement Manager, Outsourcing COE, AT&T Supplier Management Division, and Tony Vernaci, Director, Globalization & Integrated Supply Chain Strategy, Textron Inc.

“Making the Right Offshore Outsourcing Deal for the Long Term” will be addressed by Ton Heijmen, Senior Advisor, Outsourcing and Offshoring, The Conference Board.

A panel session on improving outsourcing governance will feature Farkas, MacDonald, Vashistha, and Barbara Cook, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources, BNSF Railway.

A case study on Prudential Financial and its HR outsourcing structure, “You Can Outsource The Work But Not The Risk,” will be presented by Suzanne Manganiello, VP, Risk Management and Vendor Governance, Prudential Financial.