The 3rd Global Outsourcing Summit (GOS 2009)

Background

Global outsourcing is an important means to increase the synthesized economic strength of each country and to enhance the competitiveness and brand recognition of global main-stream companies. Also, global outsourcing acts as a significant method for multinational companies to reduce cost as well as operating risks and to overcome the current economic crisis. Harvard Business Review has long asserted that "Outsourcing is one of the most important management ideas and practices since the past 75 years". In no more than 20 years since its forming, global service outsourcing has developed with an astonishing speed and has become one of the most important issues that require necessary attention from governments and companies all over the world.

Nowadays, economic cooperation between countries has expanded from trade cooperation and investment cooperation to a new field of outsourcing cooperation. No matter to outsourcers or contractors, outsourcing countries or contract countries, outsourcing is of the same significance. Outsourcing is not merely a passive move under the external pressure to reduce cost; it is also an active strategy for companies to respond to the quickly changing international market—Through outsourcing, outsourcers can have the global resources optimally integrated and extend companies' business chain so as to realize hyper normal development.

Our special reminding goes to developing countries: while putting a premium on contracting, they should also encourage mature industries or mature companies to outsource, only by which can outsourcing and contracting be fully integrated and can the harmonious development of the service industry with reduced international conflict be possible. The combination of contracting and outsourcing, manufacturing outsourcing and service outsourcing by global outsourcing as well as by revolutionary adjustment of cooperate management and industrial integration is a vital part to actively promote global economic transformation.

Goals of the Summit

1. To integrate global outsourcing resources and to explore and sum up existing problems and development rules in global outsourcing

2. To provide supporting theories and optimum partners for outsourcers to improve their commercial competitiveness

3. To bring together leaders in global outsourcing (esp. in service outsourcing) to enhance contractors' serving ability and quality

Main Participants

1.  Important political figures at home and abroad.

2.  Chairmen, Presidents, Chief Executive Officers s well as Managers of Outsourcing projects from Fortune 500 companies, Forbes Global 2000 companies and other listed companies all over the world.

3.  Leaders of global outsourcing enterprises.

4.  Global outsourcing experts.

Important Activities

Summit

-- Leaders of first-class outsourcing companies introducing important achievement of global service outsourcing.

-- Important international political figures and renowned outsourcing experts calling for global outsourcing promotion and to analyze the development prospect of global service outsourcing.

-- Leaders form related outsourcing base cities summing up regional development experience for service outsourcing and exploring the location of service outsourcing base cities.

Round-Table Meeting with Secretary of Nanjing Municipal Party Committee and Nanjing Mayor

-- Introducing to the guests the economic development as well as the development of outsourcing industry in Nanjing and in Jiangsu Province as a whole.

-- Getting to know guests' cooperative intention.

Round-Table Meeting between Contractors and Outsourcers: ITO, BPO and KPO Cooperation and Communication Meeting

-- Presenting business background, and announcing information concerning cooperation with outsides

-- Experts analyzing and offering suggestion

-- Theme Salon "Global Outsourcing Summit"

Experts giving lectures

Making friends and exchanging ideas accompanied by the beautiful music played with traditional stringed and woodwind instruments of the South of the Yangtze River.

Visit to Nanjing Global Outsourcing Industrial Park and Sightseeing in Nanjing

Nanjing, a renowned ancient capital of China is one of China's most developed cities. Also, it is one of the regions which boast the biggest centralization of international capital. It is leading the way in the manufacturing industry in China. In recent years, thanks to the enormous encouragement of Nanjing municipal government along with the talents, location and basic conditions of Nanjing, service outsourcing in Nanjing has leaped into the front ranks in China, making Nanjing a service outsourcing city with the biggest growth speed. At the beginning of 2009, Wang Qishan, vice premier of the State Council of P.R.C. announced in Nanjing the important decision of the State Council about developing  "20 service outsourcing model cities in China" and Nanjing is one of the 20 model cities. In order to become a global service outsourcing contract center and payment center, Nanjing municipal government has made a series of preference policies and development strategies for the development of service outsourcing to attract all kinds of organizations engaged in global service outsourcing cooperation, investment and research.

Visit by guests to "China (Nanjing) International Software Product Expo." during the summit

Official website: http://www.cis-expo.com

Agenda

Summary of the Summit

The third Global Outsourcing Summit (GOS) took place in Nanjing between Sept. 3th-5th, 2009. The Summit attracted more than 150 delegates from 24 countries and regions across the world to exchange views and ideas for future cooperation, with a particular emphasis on investment opportunities.

Highlights of the Summit included a number of high-level discussion panels, featuring several prestigious international political leaders, CEOs from the Fortune 500 Companies and VIPs from the Top 100 global outsourcing giants. The talks focused on the potential for developing the cooperation platform between Nanjing, Europe and North America. This is intended to create an mutual investment opportunity between the outsourcing enterprises of Nanjing and Taiwan and to enhance the image of the host city as one of the most important outsourcing centers in China.

In his welcoming address, Zhangweiguo, the deputy governor of Jiangsu province, said: "I sincerely extend my heartfelt thanks to all the people from all walks of life for the consistent support and concern for the development of Jiangsu and , in particular, Nanjing."

"This Summit is a re-affirmation of Nanjing's role in the development of high speed software and service outsourcing over recent years".

The deputy governor returned to his theme during the closing ceremony, when he told delegates: "Investing in Jiangsu, especially in Nanjing, means in investing in the future and participating in an initiative that will boost both the city and the future of China".

Nanjing has long been seen as a bridge linking China and the outside world. On the basis of its high level science and technology capabilities, rich educational recourses and state-of-the -art software innovation, the city has now become one of the ideal arenas for the development of the outsourcing industry.

Commenting on the city's pre-eminence in this sphere, Dominique de Villepin, the Global Chairman of APCEO and former Prime Minister of France, said: "This is the reason why APCEO and International Outsourcing Center (IOC), the co-international hosts, chose Nanjing as the setting for this Summit".

"The world outsourcing industry is in the process of transition from India to other emerging countries. China is one of the most ideal destinations. Nanjing, with its mature infrastructure and complete industry chain, is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this opportunity and to take an enormous step forward in the development of its outsourcing industry".

The three-day long Summit, together with its ongoing forums, face-to-face meetings and the opportunity to tour local facilities, established considerable interest in the city and its potential among Canadian and Australian delegates. This saw eleven contracts agreed during the conference between local software companies, foreign representatives and businesses in the Taiwan region.

News

Dominique de Villepin, Former Prime Minister of France, global Chairman of APCEO, is delivering a speech

Nanjing is selected for the 3rd Global Outsourcing Summit

Top 30 Outsourcing Enterprises of 2009

Top 10 Outsourcing Cities of 2009

Top 10 Outsourcing Economies of 2009

APCEO & IOC TOP 10 Outsourcing Figures of 2009

Secretary of Nanjing municipal party committee Zhu Shanlu presents Former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin a gift as a souvenir

Speech of Dr. Marcus Lee, President of Durham Advisory Group

Secretary of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee Liang Baohua together with the governor Luo Zhijun met global chairman of APCEO and former prime minister of France Dominique de Villepin on the 3rd Sep. 2009

The 3rd (2009) Global Outsourcing Summit held successfully

Mr. Maksims Zabavnikovs, Logistics experts of The Baltic Forum, is delivering a speech at GOS 2009

Mr. Lord Howell of Guildford, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, UK, is delivering a speech