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Australasian Shared Services & Outsourcing Week 2011 to Unveil G6
Visionaries
- April Conference to Present Fresh Approach to Community
Nominated Industry Panel -
MELBOURNE, Australia (14 January 2011) - Produced by the Shared Services &
Outsourcing Network (SSON), the largest and most established community of shared services
and outsourcing professionals, the 14th Annual Australasian Shared Services & Outsourcing
Week, will feature the "G6," a panel of six unique sell-side visionaries (previously known as
"G8").
The G6 will recognise those industry leaders shaping the future of shared services. Nominees
have been selected by buy-side SSON community members. Nominee names are listed on the
G6 website where community members can vote - www.sharedservicesweek.com.au/g6. The
final results will be publicly unveiled for the first time at the SSOW Australasia 2011, being held
April 11-14, 2011 at the Palladium at Crown in Melbourne, Australia.
Donal Graham, partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, spoke about the significance of the event,
"The strength of this session is that it opens up key issues for real debate and provides an
insight into the experiences, passions and differences across and between the G6 members – it
exposes individual opinions to the blowtorch of peer review.”
SSON noted that the newly improved G6 approach marks a shift from a single company voice to
highlighting a more individual sense of personality, hoping to add substance to the conference,
while further freeing up the flow of discussion throughout SSO Week.
The 2011 event will engage more than 450 shared services and outsourcing professionals with
expert presentations from companies such as Macquarie, BP Elite, Telstra, University of
Sydney, The Salvation Army, Schweppes, and NAB over the course of three days. Attendees
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will be able to participate in a full series of interactive presentations and workshops covering key
topics including, change management, cloud computing, automating P2P, and how to stay
ahead of the innovation curve.
SSON's Head of Strategy, Sarah Clayton confirmed, “Our commitment to the shared services
and outsourcing industry is unsurpassed as evidenced by our years of continued, dedicated
presence. Our community relies on us to bring them the educational and networking
opportunities that enable them to be more strategic and innovative in their endeavors."
Conference attendees can benefit from significant offers and discounts by registering before
February 11, 2011 - visit www.sharedservicesweek.com.au for more details.
About the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON)
SSON is the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing
professionals, with over 35,000 members.
SSON provides the roof under which key industry experts and organizations share their
experience, knowledge and tools, and practitioner peers connect with other all over the world,
both face to face and online.
SSON focuses on developing its members through providing training, tools, and networking
opportunities. Its staff works from international offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney,
Berlin and Dubai to research current trends and developments in shared services.
More information about the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) can be found at
www.ssonetwork.com. Stay up to date with SSON’s latest twitter posts at
twitter.com/ssonetwork, connect with global practitioners, providers and advisors on the Shared
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Email: arthur.chan@iqpc.com.au
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