Nasscom 2003: Find your direction

BANGALORE: NASSCOM 2003, twelfth in the series, will be held in Mumbai from 11-14 February 2003 at the Hotel Oberoi Towers. Under the theme "Leveraging Knowledge capital for enabling growth", the conference aims to provide a platform for Indian vendors to re-strategize their business in the changed market environment as well as provide insights into strengthening customer partnerships.

International CIOs and senior executives from companies such as Qwest, Johnsons Controls, World Bank, AIG, British Telecom, Accenture, Citibank, American Express, EDS and Guardian Life are expected to be participating in thee event. Also present would be international Technology Guru's, Futurists, Analysts and Academicians, who will provide inputs on global trends impacting the Indian IT industry.

Some of the key tracks of the event are customer speak, ITES strategy, emerging opportunities, business alliances and the domestic market focussed on country workshops, vertical market opportunities, CIO round table on healthcare and insurance, BPO sector and HR workshop and embedded software. In the ‘Country Perspective Forum’ senior speakers are represented from markets like UK, Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Wales, Germany, Singapore and other emerging economies.

The 'Country Perspective Forum' on the 12^th and 13^th February 2003. Senior speakers from India's target markets like UK, Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Wales, Germany, and Singapore.

Italy

Presently Indian exports to Italy constitute a negligible percentage (.68 billion in 2000-01) of Italy's global imports though Italy happens to be the 4th largest trading partner of India in Europe with annual bilateral trade of more that US$ 2 billion.

The workshop at NASSCOM 2003 will highlight the opportunities for co-operation between Italian and Indian firms in the ICT sector through some interesting case studies.

UK

UK, with a GDP of $1.4 trillion, is the fourth largest economy in the world and is the largest European market for India.

The Country Perspective Forum would be attended by the business delegations from the UK and would be an ideal opportunity for business alliances and meetings. It would serve as a useful reference tool for member companies and their executive for first-hand information on these markets.

Malaysia

The session on Malaysia will provide a market overview of the Malaysian ICT market and will showcase the vast business opportunity that exists in Multimedia Super Corridor & Malaysia.

NASSCOM's annual IT conference will host Don Tapscott, International Consultant and Speaker on business strategy and organizational transformation and Paul Saffo, Director and Roy Amara Fellow, Institute for the Future.

At NASSCOM 2003, Don Tapscott will talk about how the current gloom and doom regarding technology and technology markets is not correct and how companies can devise strategies for "Winning in the New IT Marketplace" and "Competing in the Age of Hypercapitalism".

Mr. Tapscott has authored or co-authored seven widely read books on the application of technology in business. His newest book, co-authored with David Ticoll and Alex Lowy, is DIGITAL CAPITAL: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs

Mr. Paul Saffo's will talk about the impact of technological innovation on every aspect of business and society in the coming decades.

Paul is a technology forecaster advising a wide range of global clients on the long-term impact of emerging technologies on business and society. His essays have appeared in numerous publications, including Business2.0, Fortune, The Harvard Business Review, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New York Times and Wired, as well as other more specialized periodicals.

CIOL, the official partner of Nasscom 2003, will be bringing in exclusive live coverage of the event. Watch out for this space for more information.