Program
Sun.Star Economic Forum 2008
Theme: Business Process Outsourcing
Prospects and Challenges for Cebu’s Economy
August 20, 2008 * Cebu Parklane International Hotel
MORNING SESSION
8:00-8:50Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Registration
8:50-8:55Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Invocation
8:55-9:00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â National Anthem
9:00-9:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Welcome Address/Message
Jesus B. Garcia Jr., Chairman-President, Sun.Star Publishing,Inc.
9:30-10:15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Talk 1: Fast forward: A look at the BPOs of tomorrow
Bonifacio Belen, Executive director, CEDF-IT
10:15-10:30Â Â Â Â Â Open Forum
10:30-11:00Â Â Â Â Â Coffee Break
11:00-11:30     Talk 2: Fight or flight? The challenges facing BPOs today
Oscar Sañez, Chief Executive Officer
Business Processing Association of the Philippines
11:30-11:45Â Â Â Â Â Open Forum
LUNCHEON
11:45-1:00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Buffet Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00-1:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Talk 3: Job Fare: A whole, new world for outsourcing professionals
Yogesh Malhotra, Senior Executive,
Philippine Lead Accenture Delivery Center Network for BPO
1:30-1:45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Open Forum
1:45-2:30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Parallel Sessions
Session 1: Fast Forward: A look at the BPOs of tomorrow – Rm 1
Session 2: Fight or flight? The challenges facing BPOs today – Rm 2
Session 3: Job Fare: A whole, new world for outsourcing professionals – Rm 3
2:30-2:45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Presentation
2:45-3:15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Report from the Sessions: Recommendations for Advocacies
Session 1: Fast Forward: A look at the BPOs of tomorrow
Session 2: Fight or flight? The challenges facing BPOs today
Session 3: Job Fare: A whole, new world for outsourcing professionals
3:15-3:20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Closing remarks
Orlando P. Carvajal
Executive Director, Sun.Star Economic Forum
3:25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Afternoon snacks