The Managing Risk in India Workshop

     The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is committed to making
     high level expertise available to the Texas business community.  For this event, we are 
     collaborating with UT’s South Asia Institute to introduce groundbreaking research and expertise on
     a topic of critical interest to Texas companies of all sizes. Top researchers from The University of
     Texas and an experienced corporate negotiator will share their expertise on the challenges faced
     by U.S. companies attempting to realize their goals for cost savings by outsourcing to India.

     At a time of economic uncertainty, it’s more important than ever for corporate cost saving
     strategies to be successful. Outsourcing business, software development and manufacturing
     functions to India has been a prominent strategy of the past decade, but less than a third of
     respondents to PWC’s Global Outsourcing Survey in 2007said their India projects had delivered as
     promised. Operations established by U.S. companies there are often hampered by the country’s
     complex bureaucracy, heavily burdened physical infrastructure, regional diversity and political
     uncertainty.

     Our workshop on risk assessment and management in India, to be held in Houston, TX on Friday,
     November 14^th, is the latest in a series of Strategic Insight events designed to make world-class
     expertise available to Texas companies. This half-day program features distinguished UT faculty,
     researchers and business people whose work focuses on business trends as well as political and
     cultural realities in India. These experts will identify potential problems and provide
     recommendations for risk assessment and management for companies establishing or expanding an
     operation in India.

     The hosting organizations have underwritten the cost of the event to offer it at an exceptional
     value.  Priced at only $50, the workshop is designed especially for corporate executives seeking to
     maximize the return on investment of Indian operations.  

 

• Date and Time:               Friday, November 14, 2008, 12:00pm-4:30pm
• Location:                       Hotel Derek, 2525 West Loop S., Houston, TX
• Cost to attend:              $50 (includes lunch, presentations and parking)
• Who should attend:         Corporate decision makers responsible for forecasting, risk
                                     management,facilities and operations overseas, and implementation of
                                     outsourcing strategies.
• Contact:                       Wendy: (512) 471-1829 or Michael: (512) 471-5402

Presentations

       Mapping Political Risk and Assessing Regional Stability: Current Hotspots and Future   
               Possibilities
               Speaker: Itty Abraham, Director, South Asia Institute
                                            

       Managing Uncertainty in India: Understanding Transaction Costs, Risk Mitigation, and
               Relationship Management
               Speaker: Prabhudev Konana, Distinguished Teaching Professor, McCombs School of Business
 

       Managing Difference: Building Successful Work Relationships in South Asia
               Speaker: Mathangi Krishnamurthy, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology
 

       Labor Relations:  Avoiding the Common Pitfalls Associated with an Indian Workforce
                Speaker: Sue Snyder, Partner, Jackson Walker L.L.P.