Global IT Forum to take place in Brazil: June 8 -10

The Brasscom Global IT Forum, one of the largest IT industry forums in Latin America, will be hosting more than 50 global enterprise leaders, analysts and investors on June 8 – June 10 in the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

It will showcase Brazil’s IT infrastructure and how the nation has emerged as a prime locale for offshore IT and outsourcing services.

Confirmed panelists and presentations on the agenda include:

  • Panel discussions with Julia Santos, head of Worldwide Strategic Outsourcing of Johnson & Johnson, and Jairo Avritchir, IT site director for Dell’s Brazilian operations
  • Outsourcing success stories presented by Ribeiro Neto, engineering director of Google
  • Insights on Brazil’s IT and foreign investment opportunities from Gartner, IDC, Forrester, and The Economist Intelligence Unit
  • A guided tour of the nation’s premier technology parks, universities and Brazilian IT companies.

“The goal of the IT Forum is to reinforce Brazil as a strategic IT powerhouse to a new generation of business investors,” saidAntonio Gil, President of Brasscom.  “Attendees will get a firsthand look at Brazil’s strengths in software and IT services right from the source.”

Published by Hildete Vodopives

Hildete de Moraes Vodopives is founder of Brazil Global and of the Harvard Strategists Group. She has a PhD in Economic History and advises companies and investment agencies in international business development.She served as Corporate Relations Director and later, on the board of the Brazilian Investment Analysts Association (APIMEC).

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