Program
Day 1
11:00am - 5:00pm
Registration
11:00am - 1:30pm
Welcome LunchExhibit Hall Open
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Opening
Opening Remarks - What is RevAmerica and How Can You Get Involved?
Amrita T. Joshi, CEO, Ahilia
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Research Keynote
Providers Embrace Onshoring: Is the World Still Flat?
Eric Simonson, Managing Partner, Research, Everest Group
Sakshi Garg, Practice Director, Global Sourcing, Everest Group
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Buyer Case Study
Innovating to Innovate: Strategic Sourcing at Red Hat
Thomas Mirc, Sr. Manager, IT Acquisitions & Strategic Sourcing, Red Hat
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Diamond Panel
Building Scale: How Louisiana is Transforming It's Talent Base
Jeff Lynn, Executive Director, Workforce Development Programs, Louisiana Economic Development (moderator)
Christine Alford, General Manager, IBM North America Services Centers
Dr. Steven Johnson, Dean, College of Sciences, University of New Orleans
Dr. Rick Koubek, Dean, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University
Dr. Henry Chu, Executive Director of the Informatics Research Institute, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Arvinder Singh, President & CEO, Enquero
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Closing Panel
Building the Case for Onshoring: How to Integrate Onshoring into a Global Sourcing Strategy
Phil Fersht, CEO & Founder HfS Research (moderator)
Shane Mayes, CEO, Onshore Outsourcing
Pramod Nayak, VP Global Sourcing, Equifax
Greg Lipper, VP Global Business Services, Staples
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Day 1 Wrap Up
Amrita T. Joshi, CEO, Ahilia
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Margaritas Pre-Party
Exhibit Hall Open
6:00pm - 7:15pm
Cinco de Mayo Networking Reception sponsored by Softtek
Day 2
7:30am - 5:00pm
Registration
7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast
Exhibit Hall Open
8:30am - 8:45am
Opening
Opening Remarks and Agenda
Amrita T. Joshi, CEO, Ahilia
8:45am - 9:15am
Sponsor Case Study
Pioneers in Onshoring: CGI's U.S. Onshore Delivery Strategy
Christopher James, SVP US Business Solutions & Onshore Delivery, CGI
9:15am - 10:15am
Keynote sponsored by CGI
10:15am - 11:00am
Panel Discussion
What is RPA and Why It's Great for Onshore Delivery
Frank Casale, Founder & CEO, IRPA (moderator)
Derek Toone, Managing Director, Alsbridge
Mark Fletcher, VP Strategic Accounts, Automation Anywhere
11:00am - 11:30am
Networking Break sponsored by WNS
Exhibit Hall Open
11:35am - 12:20pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 1
Session AImpact Sourcing Case Studies: How Liberty Source and Onshore Outsourcing are Making a Difference
Dr. Mary Lacity, Curators’ Professor & International Business Fellow, University of Missouri-St. Louis (moderator)
Shane Mayes, CEO, Onshore Outsourcing
Stephen Hosley, President & CEO, Liberty Source PBC
Session BThe Key to Cultivating Sustainable, Profitable Growth for Outsourcing Providers
Sean Geehan, CEO & Founder, Geehan Group
12:25pm - 01:10pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 2
Session A Selling Onshore: How to Brand and Market Onshore Delivery
Amrita T. Joshi, CEO, Ahilia
Brenna Garratt, Managing Partner, Sustena Group
Session B Attracting IT & BPO Companies to Your Region: Is There an X Factor?
Eric Hochstein, Managing Director, Highstone Associates (moderator)
Deborah Price, VP Business Development, Missouri Partnership
Laura Willard, Project Manager, Economic Development & Finance, North Dakota Dept. of Commerce
Ami Sarnowski, Chief Innovation Officer, Genesis10
01:15pm - 2:45pm
Lunch sponsored by Genesis10
Exhibit Hall Open
2:45pm - 3:30pm
General Session
Forging Your Career Path: Developing Talent & Building Trust in Outsourcing
Phil Fersht, CEO & Founder, HfS Research
Barbra Sheridan, SVP, HfS Research
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Panel Discussion
IT Sourcing in the Digital Economy: How the Rules are Changing
Anupam Govil, Partner, Avasant (moderator)
Monty Hamilton, CEO, Rural Sourcing
Simon Boardman, VP Marketing, Eagle Creek Software Services
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Closing Keynote
How Louisiana Became the Hottest Destination for Technology Services
Michael Hecht, President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
5:00pm - 5:15pm
Closing Remarks
Amrita T. Joshi, CEO, Ahilia
5:15pm - 6:45pm
Flavors of New Orleans Networking Reception Sponsored by Ahilia
Exhibit Hall Open
Day 3
Optional Site Visit sponsored by IBM
9:00am
Depart Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
9:30am
New Orleans: Visit to Bellwether Technology
11:00am
Depart for Baton Rouge
12:15pm
Lunch and Presentation at Camelot Club
1:15pm
Baton Rouge: Visit to IBM
2:30pm
Depart for Lafayette
3:30pm
Lafayette: Visits to CGI and Enquero @ LITE Center
5:30pm
Depart for New Orleans
7:30pm
Arrive Omni Royal Orleans Hotel
*Program subject to change
