Category: Events

IAOP OWS2.0 | February 17-19 | Event

Everest Group is an official sponsor of IAOP OWS2.0.  Shirley Hung and Eric Simonson will present key insights from Everest Group’s Key Issues Study in a session titled: Key Issues in 2020: The Insights You Need to Plan & Execute Successfully on Tuesday, February 18.

Geopolitical, economic, and even environmental events are impacting all of us in new ways, both personally and professionally, and 2020 promises more turbulence and uncertainty. In this session, learn the results of our recent Key Issues Survey, in which executives from your peer organizations and most likely your own company participated. These insights will be critical as you design and execute your strategic outsourcing plans.

Issues covered will include:

• Organizations’ top growth challenges
• Potential impacts if the global economy weakens … or strengthens
• How organizations are viewing and investing in innovation
• Talent challenges and priorities

When

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 2:00 – 2:45 pm

Where

Renaissance Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Presenters

Meet Shirley Hung, Vice President, Everest Group and Eric Simonson, Managing Partner, Research, Everest Group, and at Booth #16. And be sure to have a new headshot taken at booth #15, compliments of Everest Group. 

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Shared Services Forum UK Annual Conference 2019 | November 20-21 | Event

The advancement of technology and the dawn of artificial intelligence have produced infinite possibilities for the future of Shared Services and how it impacts the way we work. This year’s conference will explore how we use our past / present knowledge to influence our preparedness for a better tomorrow.

This year’s conference theme is FUTURE VISION – TOMORROW NOW.

When

November 20-21, 2019

Where

Aintree Racecourse, UK

Attendees

Sarah Burnett will be attending the event.

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ABSL 7th Annual Conference | November 18 | Event

With evolving technology, digitalization has become more and more conspicuous in modern businesses.  The human element but stays a constant. It is a given that humans will always be at the center of every tech creation.

The 7th ABSL Annual Conference aspires to anticipate the future and empower the Business Services Community.

When

November 18, 2019

Where

JW Marriott Bucharest

Speakers

Anurag Srivastava would be speaking in a session titled: Cracking the innovation code: essential, but not easy

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Medidata NEXT – November 12-13 | Event

What would the next generation of clinical trial protocols look like? Would they be adaptive? Or virtual? Or personalized? In this talk session, titled Trends for the Clinical Trial of Tomorrow, panelists will offer insights and make predictions on the future of clinical trials. Find out the most important elements that make a clinical trial platform supportive of the overall clinical trial ecosystem.

When

November 12, 2019

Where

Spring Studios, New York

Speakers

Nitish Mittal will be speaking at this event along with Kevin Collier, VP of Product Management at Medidata Solutions and Katrina Rice, EVP, Professional Services at eClinical Solutions.

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GSE UK Conference 2019 – November 5-7 | Event

This annual event is organised by the GSE Conference Committee. The event includes several keynote and plenary sessions across a large number of subject streams. The conference provides over 200 hours of technical training from IBM, other vendors and most importantly from GSE members themselves. Interestingly, possible ideas and suggestions from participants attending the previous conference are used to form the agenda for the following year’s event. Topics may also be received from the various GSE Working Groups or may be based on announcements from IBM and other vendors.

Sarah Burnett will attend this year’s conference. She will speak about women in AI/tech in a session called “Diversity in AI.”

When

November 5-7, 2019

Where

Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Towcester, United Kingdom

Attendees

Sarah Burnett will be speaking about women in AI/tech in a session called “Diversity in AI.”

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The 23rd Annual Global Business and Shared Services Conference – October 22-23 | Event

Companies that use GBS and shared services merely to reduce costs and standardize processes are behind the curve. Today, failing to deliver strategic value puts these functions at risk of obsolescence and mass exodus of their best talent. This conference is for those who want to learn how the smartest GBS and shared services leaders are evolving and expanding their value proposition, enhancing the customer experience, and delivering new benefits.

When

October 22-23, 2019

Where

Westin New York at Times Square

Attendees

Eric Simonson, Shirley Hung, Jared Jackson, Sakshi Garg, and Rohitashwa Aggarwal will be attending.

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The Conference Board’s The Talent Conundrum in Global Business and Shared Services Seminar – October 21 | Event

Changing expectations of delivered value and increasing adoption of intelligent automation technologies are dramatically impacting the talent paradigm in global business and shared services organizations. Join this interactive session during this pre-conference seminar, sponsored by Everest Group, to get practical insights on the what’s, why’s, and how’s of critical topics including:

• Workforce planning for the future
• Talent scarcity challenges and options
• Building leaders for a digital world

Eric Simonson will be giving a session on Practical Ways to Make Sure You Have the Talent You Really Need in the context of GBS and Shared Services.

As a Sponsor of the Seminar Everest Group is offering a 20% discount to attend the Seminar and the Global Business and Shared Services Conference. Just mention code EVERESTGROUP20 when you register.

When

October 21, 2019

Where

The Conference Board, 845 Third Ave., New York, NY

Attendees

Eric Simonson, Shirley Hung, Jared Jackson, Sakshi Garg, and Rohitashwa Aggarwal will be attending.

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SIG Global Executive Summit – October 14-16 | Event

Shirley Hung and Michel Janssen will share just-released findings from Everest Group’s sourcing innovation research – undertaken in partnership with SIG and SIGInnova – on how the best-of-the-best enterprises, Pinnacle Enterprises™, are introducing innovations in sourcing, in a session named “Achieving Sourcing Innovation: The Key Practices and Technologies Your Peers Are Using to Get the Best Outcomes”.

In the opening discussion segment, hear from leaders from Pinnacle Enterprises as they share:

• Their innovative procurement and sourcing practices that they are adopting and the capability they have learned are needed for success
• The innovative practices that are yielding the best results while also managing risk
• How technology innovations are changing their sourcing practices

When

15 October, 2019

Where

Omni La Costa Resort
2100 Costa Del Mar Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009

Attendees

Shirley Hung, Michel Janssen, Kevin Kapalbo, Jared Jackson

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Procurecon HR – September 24-25 | Event

ProcureCon HR is the leading conference for Global HR Procurement, Contingent Workforce and Talent Acquisition executives from Europe’s top spending companies. At a time of great uncertainty, growing competition for world-class talent, dependence on contingent workers and demand for innovative HR services, Procurecon HR gathers HR procurement decision makers from Europe’s largest and most innovative companies to answer important questions on optimizing sourcing strategy in the contemporary world of work.

When

24-25 September, 2019

Where

Novotel, Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam

Attendees

Julian Herbert, Warren Tsoi, and Nnamdi Ugo will be at the Everest Group booth at the event

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