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PRESS RELEASE
Digital Thought Leaders Converge in Los Angeles for Avasant
Connect 2015
March 13, 2015 Los Angeles, California
Avasant, an award-winning management consulting firm, hosted its
annual Provider Connect
Event hosting over 40 global technology companies on March 10,
2015 at the Universal Studios.
The star-studded group of top executives was greeted on a
Hollywood style red carpet by a
stream of photographers and Avasant executives. Over 150 senior
business leaders and
executives from the top technology companies attended the event
to gain insights on Avasants
impact of shifting market drivers, digital strategies, evolving
sourcing models, and approach
towards relationship governance.
Some notable companies include:
Accenture, Atos, Bell Techlogix, Capgemini, CGI, Cisco,
Cognizant, CompuCom, CSC, Dell, EXL,
FPT USA Corp, Genpact, HCL, Hewlett Packard, IBM, iGate,
Infosys, ITC Infotech, Larsen &
Toubro, Luxoft, Mindtree, Neeyamo, NTT Data, Pactera, SAIC,
Softtek, Syntel, T-Systems, TCS,
Tech Mahindra, Unisys, Virtusa, Wipro, and more.
Seasoned Technologist and Game Designer, Elan Lee delivered a
keynote on how modern
technology and digital is transforming the way the world
consumes and experiences media and
entertainment. Most recently serving as Chief Design Officer for
Microsoft XBOX Entertainment
Studios, Elan has pioneered breakthroughs in the area of
entertainment and immersive gaming.
Jason Mendenhall, Executive Vice President of Cloud SWITCH
Supernap, one of the largest Data
Center firms in the world and a leading authority on Cloud,
provided the closing keynote
focusing on the impact of Cloud and XaaS on enterprises and
service providers. Jason also
shared insights surrounding current and future technology issues
impacting todays business
leaders.
Speaking at the event, Kevin S. Parikh, Global Chief Executive
Officer & Senior Partner, Avasant
said, The digital transformation of business is impacting
traditional labor markets and
simultaneously creating opportunities in new and unexpected
ways. The next generation of
companies will use social media, analytics and automation to
create more value and spawn an
era of new innovation.
I was very pleased to see top leaders from the major service
providers attending our annual
Provider Connect; this meeting underscores the importance of
this market change and the
commitment of technologist to help their clients transform their
businesses, added Bob
Randolph, Chief Financial Officer, Avasant.
The digital paradigm has shifted how enterprises, providers and
advisors co-create solutions
for the new economy, mentioned Edward Wilson-Smythe, the lead
for Avasants Digital
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practice. Avasant is a leader in applying digital platforms and
convergent technologies to
address current and future market needs of global
enterprises.
This exclusive marquee event was emceed by acclaimed broadcast
journalist and FOX 11 News
anchor Susan Hirasuna where she facilitated an interactive
exchange of thoughts on the
emergence of digital economy. The event concluded with a private
VIP backstage tech tour and
exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Universal Studios
innovative digital and CGI
technologies.
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Avasant Connect at
www.avasantconnect.com, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/avasant
and using
#avasantproviderconnect, Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/avasantllc, and Linked In at
https://www.linkedin.com/company/avasant. For complete event
details, please visit the
Avasant Provider Connect website at
www.avasant.com/providerconnect.
About Avasant
With its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, Avasant is a
leading management-consulting
firm providing digital transformation, sourcing advisory and
governance services to Fortune
1000 clients around the globe. Our talented team of consultants,
technologists and lawyers
average over 20 years of industry-honed experience and have
conducted 1,000+ engagements
in over 40 countries worldwide. Avasant drives customer value
through the use of its
proprietary consulting and advisory methods, which have been
refined over decades of real
world transaction and engagement experience. The combination of
world-class resources and
cross-industry experience enables Avasant to yield superior
business outcomes for its global
clients across four primary domains: Digital, Business & IT
Transformation, Strategic Sourcing
and Globalization Advisory. For more information, visit
www.avasant.com.
For further information and photos, contact: Jemie Sae Koo Vice
President of Marketing [email protected]
