IAOP Announces New Speakers and Sponsors for Third Annual Latin America Outsourcing Summit

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - July 18, 2013 - PRLog -- POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, July 18 – The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® today announced the addition of several new speakers to its Latin America Outsourcing Summit, taking place December 3-5, 2013, at The Real InterContinental Hotel & Club Tower, in San José, Costa Rica.  

This three-day event, produced in partnership with CINDE (The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency), brings together IAOP’s thought leadership and global network with leaders from across the Latin American business community  to educate vendors, buyers, c-levels, decision makers, consultants and multinationals on the opportunities, trends and best practices across Latin America.

In addition to Michael Corbett, Chairman, IAOP, speakers for the event include: Jag Dalal, Chief Advisor, Thought Leadership, IAOP; Michelle R. Ferguson, Senior VP, McGraw-Hill; Sally Fisher, Senior Director, Pfizer, Inc.; Marilyn Jentzen, Vice President – Strategy, Thomson Reuters; Kurt Pearson, Strategic Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo;  Christy Long, Vendor Manager, Wells Fargo; Heather Littlejohns,  Head of LATAM and CARIB Regions, Aditya Birla Minacs; Christy Long, Vendor Manager, Wells Fargo; Juan Luevano, Director and Supply Chain Lead for BPO, KellyOCG; Luis Ojeda, Deloitte Consulting; Narcio Tauler, Managing Director, Accenture; Sanjay Tripathy, Principal,  Booz & Co.; and Atul Vashistha, Founder & Chairman, Neo Group.

“Attending the Summit and hearing from industry experts who know how to be successful in Latin America is not only a great opportunity to educate yourself, it’s also an important way to make new connections and grow your personal networks,” said Debi Hamill, CEO, IAOP.

Summit topics include: Gaining Sourcing Maturity – Next Evolution in Outsourcing; Process – Yours, Mine or Theirs?; 4PLs: More Bureaucracy or Strategic Change Agent; Looking at the Big Six LatAm Destinations, as Alternatives to Traditional Offshore Markets; The Outsourced Enterprise - Realities & Trends, Challenges & Opportunities; Scalability Up:  How will Regional Providers Meet Increased Customer Needs; From Lift and Shift to Value Add: Leveraging BPO for Global Growth; Mitigating Risk in Transition Management; and Everything you need to know about the Contact Center, CRM and BPO Markets in Latin America.

Sponsors for the event include:  Accenture; Auxis Consulting; BAC; Booz & Co.; CB Richard Ellis (CBRE); Colliers International; EX² Outcoding; Garnier & Garnier; Genpact; GTU- Aerocentro; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; KPMG; Neo Group; Portafolio Inmobiliario; and Project Resources Group (PRG).

For information on registering, sponsoring or speaking visit www.IAOP.org/LATAM or email info@iaop.org.

About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 120,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. Visit www.IAOP.org.

About CINDE
The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) is a private, non profit and apolitical organization. During its 30 years, CINDE has attracted more than 250 companies to Costa Rica, including worldwide leaders such as: Intel, Procter and Gamble, Hospira, Baxter, St. Jude Medical, Western Union and many others.

IAOP Media Contact:
Kate Tulloch-Hammond
+1.845.452.0600, extension 122
kate.hammond@iaop.org.