Zinnov LLC to host first-of-its-kind global conference on globalization titled "Confluence 2010"

Online, February 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - With the theme of 'Business Transformation Through Globalization', Confluence 2010 features as a first-of-its-kind event for the globalization community, bringing together senior decision makers from across the industry. Additionally, the event is supported by some of the most well-established names in the industry with Global Logic as Gold Sponsors, while the line-up of Silver sponsors consist of Aspire Systems, HCL, Mindtree and Ness Technologies.

To be held on March 17 and 18, 2010 at Santa Clara, CA, the event will stretch across two days of insightful panel discussions and keynote sessions addressing the theme, exploring patterns, challenges faced and best practices pertaining to globalization. The event will be opened by two key notes from Mr. Farhat Ali, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu America and Mr. Ron Lang, chief executive officer, Higher Education, SunGard. The other eminent speakers include Anil Chakravarthy, SVP Enterprise Product Operations, Symantec; Christian Verstraete, CTO - MDI Business, HP; Gordon Payne SVP & GM, Citrix; Ajit Nazre, Partner, KPCB; ; Dr. C. Mohan, IBM Fellow, IBM - Almaden; and Pat Conley, Adjunct Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology.

The key theme of the conference is to network and learn best practices around global innovation, collaborative research and development, emerging market opportunity for products and shared services optimization. Approaching globalization from an unprecedented vantage point, this conference will extend numerous benefits and know-hows, helping demystify myths about globalization and facilitating knowledge sharing and interaction among peers. The event will be a platform for discussing post-economic slowdown trends and changes, and their ramifications on the globalization compass. As such, it will be a ready forum to formulate the future road map.

Speaking about the global conference, Mr. Pari Natarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Zinnov LLC said, "Global companies are starting to realize that emerging countries are not just sources for low cost talent but of innovation and access to new untapped markets. We conceptualized the conference theme by keeping in mind the needs of the global stakeholders."

"As global operations are becoming critical for technology companies, we still see many myths surrounding globalization as executives enter the decision-making process," said Vamsee Tirukkala, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Zinnov LLC. "We hope to dispel these myths by directly addressing them in thoughtful panel sessions, by showcasing successful case studies, and by facilitating face-to-face conversations between attendees and industry leaders."

Interested participants can find the detailed agenda here. Individuals who are interested in receiving an invitation to "Confluence 2010", can apply for complimentary registration.

For more details on the conference, visit http://confluence2010.com/