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Nasscom's CEO Summit 2008 kicks off
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 21:56 IST
Kolkata: Nasscom, the major trade body of the Indian IT-BPO industry has kicked off its first 'CEO Summit 2008' at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. The event has been structured to address key issues in the industry today and evaluate the measures that will position the Indian IT-BPO sector for its next phase of growth.
Speaking about the focus and objective of this event, Som Mittal, President, Nasscom said, "The Indian IT-BPO industry has braced several challenge in the past few months and has managed to remain unshaken owing to its strong fundamentals. It is critical for the industry to come together and evaluate, address the problems facing the sector and identify new opportunities to ensure sustained growth going forward. As a step in this direction, Nasscom is organising its first CEO Summit, which is also its first national level event in Kolkata. We see this event bringing together CEOs and thought leaders on an array of issues that impact business as well as the overall economic and social environment."
"We are also pleased to formally announce the launch of Nasscom's Green IT Initiative. The first meeting of the Nasscom Green IT initiative recently took place in Bangalore to discuss and brainstorm Nasscom's strategy on Green IT. We expect Green IT to become an integral component of a firm's business strategy and this initiative will play a critical role in helping the Indian IT-BPO industry to collaborate and become a global leader in addressing environmental issues proactively," he added.
NASSCOM's Green IT Strategy is broadly aligned along the three vectors - 'Make IT Green', 'Make Green Happen Through IT' and 'Make Green warriors'.
The two day event will see participation from over 200 delegates, 40 plus speakers - CXOs, CTOs, CIOs, Angel Investors, PE firms, Entrepreneurs and Startup incubators. Positioned as an exclusive gathering for CXOs with the theme 'Beyond Horizon', it will provide a platform to meet, strategize, network and capture 'out-of-the-box' ideas.
The conference will go through various sections such as 'Leveraging Global Delivery Management', 'The Emerging Entrepreneur', 'Looking at tomorrow', 'Competency vs Experience', Green IT and will be concluded with 'Influencer's Roundtable'.
