B'lore: Conf on future of SMEs in IT, BPO on July 12

Chennai, June 27: Venture Intelligence is organizing IT Services&BPO Connect, a conference that brings together entrepreneurs, top executives and investors to discuss the current trends and the road ahead for these sectors. The event will be held on July 12 in Bangalore.

"IT Services and BPO companies have traditionally been a favorite among investors in India," said Arun Natarajan, Founder&CEO of Venture Intelligence. "However, with the rapid maturing and consolidation in these sectors, start-ups and mid-tier firms alike are facing significant challenges. In this context, some of the best minds in the IT Services and BPO sectors as well as leading investors will come together at Venture Intelligence IB Connect to network, discuss and share best practices."

The key themes to be addressed include "Is It All About Scale?", "IT Services: Where are the new growth opportunities?" and "Can a KPO ever IPO?" The conference will conclude with a panel discussion featuring highly successful entrepreneurs from the IT Services and BPO Sectors.

Speakers at IB Connect include Sashi Reddi of AppLabs, Deepak Kamra and Alok Mittal of Canaan Partners, Ashish Basil of Ernst&Young, Ravi Pandit of KPIT Cummins, Rajesh Jain of KPMG, Shiv Dayal of Langham Capital, Pradeep Kar of Microland, N.Krishnakumar of MindTree, Venkatesh Roddam of Nipuna Services, Siraj Dhanani of PharmARC, Aravind Meligere of QuEST, Rajiv Mody of Sasken, Chandu Nair of Scope eKnowledge, K. Ganesh of TutorVista.com and Hiren Kulkarni of Zensar. Other senior executives from Infosys, Quatrro and Symphony Services are also expected to speak at the conference.

The panels at IB Connect feature discussions between investing and operating executives on the following issues:

• How are these sectors going to shape in the next few years?
• Is focus on verticals and niches the way to go for SMEs?
• How can investors differentiate the winners from the crowd?
  
• What are the challenges for investors in these sectors?
  

The event is targeted at investors, entrepreneurs and top executives from IT Services and BPO companies and related service providers. To register for this event, SMS your email to 099400-22688 or visit http://ventureintelligence.in/ev120707.htm. For more information, you can email

or call +91-44-45534303.

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