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ABOUT THE EVENT The Annual Outsourcing Conference organised by Capital newspaper and the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association (BOA) is the most important gathering of the outsourcing sector’s leaders, CEOs, C-level and senior executives giving a stage to strategic and in-depth coverage and independent point of view of the businesses and all stakeholders. Bringing together world-class suppliers, advisors and buyers, the conference gives all delegates a valuable opportunity to highlight their successes, knowledge and business plans. The outsourcing industry is the most dynamic and the fastest growing sector in Bulgaria, which presents a promising perspective for the country as a leading outsourcing destination and biggest employers for young people creating numerous new jobs each year. Bulgaria is now recognised as the tech hub of Southeast Europe with a potential to become the Silicon Valley of the region winning the two awards for “2015 Offshoring Destination of The Year” of EOA and NOA. The Annual Outsourcing Conference is high-profile meeting that has established as a platform for discussion of the latest trends and opportunities in the sector and looks to discover the latest, forward-looking strategies. The conference has had two successful editions in 2014 and 2015. The Third Annual Outsourcing Conference will take place on June 16th, 2016 in Sofia Event Center
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Audience: Managing Partners CEOs C-level Executives Senior Executives Consultants Attorney-at-law Investment Managers Diplomats Government and Local Government Representatives 250+ representatives of leading companies in the outsourcing sector, telecoms, banks, financial services providers, legal firms, real estate companies, facility managers, HR/ executive search agencies, recruiters, consultancy companies, commercial, logistics and transport companies, central and local government officials, universities.
PREVIOUS EDITIONS First Annual Outsourcing Conference: How can Bulgaria become a leading outsourcing destination, June 2014 Second Annual Outsourcing Conference: Sustaining Global Outsourcing Positioning and Nourishing Potential, June 2015
Highlights from 2014 and 2015 What did Bulgaria do better to be among the top 10 leading outsourcing locations in the world What are the key factors for sustainable development of the sector Growth opportunities outside the capital The latest trends and perspectives ahead of the outsourcing sector Opportunities for cooperation between outsourcing and other related industries
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PREVIOUS SPEAKERS Don Peppers, founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group, one of the world’s leading authorities on customer-focused business strategies, keynote speaker Kerry Hallard, CEO of the National Outsourcing Association and Director of the European Outsourcing Association Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Jamie Lyon, Head of Corporate Sector, ACCA Stefan Bumov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association, General Manager of Sofica Group Ivan Totev, Mayor of Plovdiv Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Burgas Krasin Dimitrov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy
Svetoslav Mladenov, Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency Stefan Stoyanov, Deputy Mayor for Innovations and Business Development, Plovdiv Municipality Xavier Marcenac, President, TELUS International Europe Iglika Yordanova, Managing Director, Colliers Bulgaria Martin Dragoev, Investment Manager, Galaxy Investment Group Ivaylo Slavov, CEO, BulPros Plamen Tsekov, CEO, ScaleFocus Brian Borack, COO, SoftServe Georgi Uzunov, Regional Director Germany & Eastern Europe, Sitel Ivan Dinchev, Country Manager, Concentrix Services Bulgaria
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Bulgarian Outsourcing Association (BOA) will honor for the first time the efforts of Bulgarian sector companies, investors and local governments for leading best practice and business excellence and creating favorable business environment for the growth of the outsourcing industry in Bulgaria. The 2016 Bulgarian Outsourcing Excellence Awards are completely independent and are aimed at recognizing the success, business growth and leadership of the businesses in the outsourcing sector. During the official ceremony on June 16th, 2016, awards will be handed out in 6 categories: Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year Outsourcing Employer of the Year Shared Service Centre of the Year Delivering Added Business Value in Outsourcing Bulgarian Outsourcing City of the Year Outsourcing Business Building of the Year With a planned attendance of 100 VIP guests, the awards ceremony provides the best platform to celebrate achievements, entertain and network with leading players in the outsourcing sector and across industries in Bulgaria. The awards ceremony hosts state officials, diplomats local government officials and 100 VIPs of the leading outsourcing companies, investors across industry sectors, telecoms, banks, financial services providers, legal firms, real estate companies, facility managers, HR/executive search agencies, recruiters, consultancy companies, commercial, logistics and transport companies
Location: To be confirmed
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Capital newspaper is the most influential business media in Bulgaria and among the leading event organisers in the region. The company’s event platform dates back from 2006 covering topics like government relations, banking and finance, M&A and PE, education, HR, CR, marketing, management, digital technologies and entrepreneurship, energy efficiency, water sector management.
The Bulgarian Outsourcing Association (BOA) is an independent industry organisation, which consolidates and represents the outsourcing businesses in the country and related sectors and engages in policy advocacy, industry development, member networking, knowledge sharing & collaboration. BOA aims to communicate the benefits of outsourcing to a wider public, to boost the competitiveness of the companies in the sector, create favourable business environment and to deliver thought leadership and education on all aspects of outsourcing. BOA is the centre of excellence for outsourcing in Bulgaria hosting businesses with an unrivalled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in ITO, BPO, LPO and KPO.