{"id":1377,"date":"2012-04-30T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/servicessavantswebinar_043012\/"},"modified":"2012-04-30T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T16:55:00","slug":"servicessavantswebinar_043012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/servicessavantswebinar_043012\/","title":{"rendered":"And then there were six&#8230;  meet the sourcing savants on the seventeenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ever wondered what would happen if you brought the six most prominent IT and business services savants together for a one-hour debate on the future of the sourcing and services world? \u00a0Well, wonder no more as this becomes a reality on 17th May at 12pm EST, 5pm BST:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hfsresearch.webex.com\/mw0307l\/mywebex\/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;siteurl=hfsresearch&amp;service=6&amp;rnd=0.34315857403364036&amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhfsresearch.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Dlandingfrommail%26confViewID%3D1002602238%26%26email%3Dtricia%2540hfsresearch.com%26encryptTicket%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26%26encryptTicketRegister%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26siteurl%3Dhfsresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Join us on May 17th at 12pm ET | 5pm BST<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hfsresearch.webex.com\/mw0307l\/mywebex\/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;siteurl=hfsresearch&amp;service=6&amp;rnd=0.34315857403364036&amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhfsresearch.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Dlandingfrommail%26confViewID%3D1002602238%26%26email%3Dtricia%2540hfsresearch.com%26encryptTicket%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26%26encryptTicketRegister%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26siteurl%3Dhfsresearch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10951 alignnone\" title=\"thought_leaders_webcast\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/thought_leaders_webcast.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our six panelists are primed to debate the issues and take<\/strong><em><strong> your <\/strong><\/em><strong>questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cliff Justice, Partner &amp; U.S. Leader, Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory &#8211; KPMG<\/li>\n<li>Phil Fersht, Founder and CEO &#8211; HfS Research<\/li>\n<li>Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO &#8211; Everest Group<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Aird, Global and US Shared Services and Outsourcing Leader &#8211; PricewaterhouseCoopers<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lowes, Principal &#8211; Deloitte Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Ben Trowbridge, CEO &#8211; Alsbridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where we will attempting to divert them from shameless sales pitches to discuss the following topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>What does the enterprise IT and business process outsourcing and shared services industry really <em>look like<\/em> today? Is it a genuine &#8220;industry&#8221; or simply the globalization of business?<\/li>\n<li>What is working for enterprise services clients \u2013 where (and why) are they struggling?<\/li>\n<li>How are services buyers and providers defining &#8220;success&#8221; today &#8211; and does this need to change?<\/li>\n<li>What impact is a \u201cfactory mentality\u201d having on outsourcing? Is there anything we can do to change this, or are we already in a <em>race to the bottom<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>How can (and should) advisors help the industry &#8211; and what differentiates today&#8217;s advisory firms in the market?<\/li>\n<li>How has cloud computing impacted the enterprise \u2013 is it everything we thought it was going to be?<\/li>\n<li>What measures can both enterprise clients and service providers take to improve sourcing relationships and achieve more business value?<\/li>\n<li>What are everyone\u2019s recommendations on next steps for the future of the services and sourcing industry?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: x-large;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hfsresearch.webex.com\/mw0307l\/mywebex\/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;siteurl=hfsresearch&amp;service=6&amp;rnd=0.34315857403364036&amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhfsresearch.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Dlandingfrommail%26confViewID%3D1002602238%26%26email%3Dtricia%2540hfsresearch.com%26encryptTicket%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26%26encryptTicketRegister%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26siteurl%3Dhfsresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Join us on May 17th at 12pm ET | 5pm BST<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hfsresearch.webex.com\/mw0307l\/mywebex\/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;siteurl=hfsresearch&amp;service=6&amp;rnd=0.34315857403364036&amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhfsresearch.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Dlandingfrommail%26confViewID%3D1002602238%26%26email%3Dtricia%2540hfsresearch.com%26encryptTicket%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26%26encryptTicketRegister%3Da6204f0ba66d1dae4173002b7158c697%26siteurl%3Dhfsresearch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10950 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"The_Services_Savants_Web_debate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The_Services_Savants_Web_debate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what would happen if you brought the six most prominent IT and business services savants together for a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,50,51,81,838,86,88,92,832],"tags":[303],"ppma_author":[19],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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