Programme

Acting Local, Winning Global 2013

16 – 17 May 2013, Sheraton Hotel, Kraków

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Pre-conference
 
Agenda Item Site visits Alexander Mann Solutions

Vic Khan, Head of Global Services Delivery Centres

State Street Services

Scott Newman, General Manager, State Street Services

Start time 13:30
Duration 60 minutes
Agenda Item Site visits Google R&D Centre

Wojciech Burkot, Director, Google

Farnell element14

Elaine Barnes, Head of Krakow Commercial Centre, element14

Euroclear

Geert Desmedt, General Manager

Start time 15:00
Duration 60 minutes
Agenda Item CEO Panel
Venue Collegium Maius, Jagiellonian University
Start time 18:30
Duration 90 minutes
Scope Location issues: site selection, set up challenges, ongoing issues
Speakers Eoin McCoy, Member of the Board, ASPIRE (Moderator)
Evening gala
 
Agenda Item Evening Gala
Venue National Museum, Sukiennice
Start time 18:30
Duration 180 minutes
Day 1
 
Agenda Item Welcome
Start time 09:15
Duration 15 minutes
Speakers Andrew Hallam, General Secretary, ASPIRE
Agenda Item Global Economic Outlook
Start time 9:30
Duration 45 minutes
Speakers Romek Lubaczewski, Partner, PwC (Moderator)
Magdalena Polan, Senior European Economist and Executive Director, CEEMEA, Goldman Sachs
Agenda Item “The Changing Shape of Offshoring”
Start time 10:15
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Scope
Trends in SSC and outsourcing
What best in class companies do
Speakers Vic Khan, Director of Global Client Service Centres, Alexander Mann Solutions (Moderator)
Tom Bangemann, Senior Vice President, Business Transformation, The Hackett Group
Rakesh Sangani, Partner, Proservartner
Agenda Item Coffee break
Start time 11:30
Duration 30 minutes
Agenda Item “A Health Check of Shared Services, Outsourcing and IT in Poland”
Start time 12:00
Duration 60 minutes
Speakers Wojciech Burkot, Director, Google (Moderator)
Professor Ian Angell, Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics
Agenda Item Lunch
Start time 13:00
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Workshops
Streams Processes Finance People Community
Agenda Item “How to develop KPIs that communicate value” “Intelligent automation – next generation performance improvement in F&A” Can diversity flourish in shared services environments in Poland?” Working with students – collaborative tools for developing the talent pool
Start time 14:15
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Moderator Tarun Chopra,
V-ce President Re-engineering, GENPACT
Jacek Pączek, Director, Herbalife Finance Shared Services Centre Elaine Barnes, Head of Krakow Commercial Centre, element14 Jan Lewanowicz, Deputy Director, ASPIRE
Agenda Item Coffee Break
Start time 15:30
Duration 15 minutes
Agenda Item Workshop “Summer is here – Is it time to get lean?” “Intelligent automation – next generation performance improvement in F&A” Do you see Labour or Talent: Strategies to get the most from a young, aspiring workforce” Local Law and Global Standards – Is Polish Labour Law fit for purpose?
Start time 15:45
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Moderator Paul Jasniach, Director, PwC Shared Services Advisory Centre of Excellence Jacek Pączek, Director, Herbalife Finance Shared Services Centre Darren Owens, Member of the Board, ASPIRE Piotr Golec, Director, HireRight
Agenda Item Networking drinks
Start time 17:00
Duration 60 minutes
Day 2
 
Agenda Item Are there Synergies between multinationals and start ups?
Start time 09:00
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Speakers Ramon Tancinco, Senior Manager, Cisco Global Support Center (Moderator)
John Straw, Chairman, Digital Advisory Board, Thomas Cook
Wojciech Burkot, Director, Google
Agenda Item “Why Social Capital matters so much”
Start time 10:15
Duration 45 minutes
Speakers Eoin McCoy, Member of the Board, ASPIRE (Moderator)
Prof. Piotr Sztompka, Professor of Sociology, Jagiellonian University
Agenda Item Coffee Break
Start time 11:00
Duration 30 minutes
Agenda Item Employer Branding & Industry Branding
Start time 11:30
Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
Speakers Scott Newman, General Manager, State Street Services (Moderator)
Wally Olins, Chairman, Saffron Brand Consultants
Agenda Item What makes World Class? – the importance of teams, goal setting and reevaluating goals
Start time 12:45
Duration 45 minutes
Speakers Derek Redmond, Olympic athlete, World Champion and motivational speaker
Agenda Item Summing up and Close
Start time 13:30
Duration 15 minutes
Speakers Romek Lubaczewski, Partner, PwC
ASPIRE Academy
Venue Sheraton Hotel
Agenda Item Welcome
Start time 14:30
Duration 5 minutes
Speakers Andrew Hallam, General Secretary, ASPIRE
Agenda Item What makes World Class? – the importance of teams, goal setting and reevaluating goals
Start time 14:35
Duration 40 minutes
Speakers Derek Redmond, Olympic athlete, World Champion and motivational speaker
Agenda Item Making your Mark – the importance of brand in a global economy
Start time 15:15
Duration 40 minutes
Speakers Wally Olins, Chairman, Saffron Brand Consultants
Agenda Item Coffee
Start time 15:55
Duration 15 minutes
Agenda Item Beating the odds
Start time 16:10
Duration 20 minutes
Speakers David Stone, Double Olympic Champion, London Paralympics
Agenda Item Be prepared – the IT Revolution will change everything!
Start time 16:30
Duration 60 minutes
Speakers Professor Ian Angell, Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics
Agenda Item Close & Drinks
Start time 17:30
Duration 30 minutes