Sponsor:
CANIETI
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner
Speakers: Frances Karamouzis, Eduardo Ruiz Esparza, Michele Harle
Type: Video (20 minutes)
Mexico is a top 5 destination for nearshore/offshore services, according to a recent Gartner study. But why? Why is Mexico becoming such a popular choice for sourcing? What advantage can Mexico offer over more traditional sourcing destinations like India, China, or Eastern Europe? And what role does MexicoIT, the partnership between the government and private sectors, play in enhancing Mexico as a sourcing market?
Join our panel of experts as they explore the factors that specifically identify Mexico as an attractive location for nearshoring, including:
- The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - which reduces legal, security and IP risks, and also reduces adjudication of any disputes
- Mexico’s cultural affinity to the U.S.
- Geographic proximity
- Time zone compatibility
- The continued investment from Mexico’s government
- Qualified human resources
- No language barriers to overcome
A large number of foreign direct investment and multinational organizations have already recognized Mexico as an important offshore and nearshore destination. Is sourcing in Mexico the right choice for your company's needs?
Watch this program and:
- Learn about the main factors you should consider when choosing an outsourcing destination.
- Find out about the value of nearshore outsourcing over that of offshore outsourcing.
- Discover how nearshoring to Mexico can help solve your organization’s sourcing problems.
- See what the future hold for Mexico.
Nearshore Testimonial From AMD
In this program, you will find out why AMD, a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing and graphics markets, found the answers to its sourcing challenges in Mexico. You will hear how AMD supports its SAP Center of Excellence and some of its strategic projects like funds management, rebates, and a deferred revenue model, via nearshore outsourcing. And you will hear about the cost savings AMD was able to realize by utilizing a Mexican IT Services company.
CANIETI
You will hear from Eduardo Ruiz Esparza, PhD, and Chairman of the Board at CANIETI, the Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technologies Industries Chamber in Mexico.
FEATURED ANALYST FIRM, GARTNER, INC.
And you will hear Frances Karamouzis, Research VP at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., discuss the additional reasons why many of today’s successful U.S. companies are finding their outsourcing solution in Mexico.
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About Frances Karamouzis, Research Vice President, Gartner
Frances Karamouzis is a research vice president in Gartner Research and Advisory Services. Ms. Karamouzis focuses on the IT services and outsourcing market and is also the lead analyst for global sourcing research in North America.
Ms. Karamouzis is currently a vice president of research, focusing on strategic sourcing of IT services in Gartner's Research and Advisory Services. With 22 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Karamouzis is the lead North American research analyst for Gartner's Globalization of IT Sourcing research (offshore team), focusing on market trends and directions, country-specific research (including but not limited to China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Central Eastern Europe, the Philippines and Vietnam), financial modeling of global sourcing business cases, and service delivery capabilities of the consulting and outsourcing providers. Beyond her own published research for Gartner, she has appeared and/or contributed to reports showcased on 60 minutes, CNN, CNBC, PBS, Business Week, Forbes and Council for Foreign Relations, as well as provided research directly to Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat."
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Karamouzis spent 11 years with a large multinational consulting firm, where she was involved in several service delivery areas including strategy, process design, system integration, change management and knowledge management. In addition, she was a practice director for the strategy consulting practice of a smaller niche consulting firm.
About Eduardo Ruiz Esparza, Ph.D, Chairman of the Board, CANIETI
Eduardo Ruiz Esparza Flores has been Chairman at the CANIETI Northeast Headquarters, as well as part of the Board of Directors of the Software Consultive Council in the state of Nuevo Leon; he was also a member of the ITESM Regional Council and Technical Advisor on Technologies in CAINTRA, in Nuevo Leon.
Eduardo has a wide experience in Telecommunications and Computing Technologies; he has held First-level positions, such as:
- Director of New Businesses and Business Analysis Development, for Alfa Corporation;
- Director of Business and Finance Development at Onexa-Telecommunications Group-
Alestra Controller;
- Director of Administration and Finance and Director of Business and Services
Development for AT&T / Alestra;
- Operations Director for Rooster Group.
In 2004 he created the company RFID México, where he is currently Director General, getting to be a pioneer in RFID technology, thanks to his businessman profile, entrepreneur of new enterprises. RFID México obtained the Technology Business Accelerator Award from the Ministry of Economy.
Eduardo has a Ph.D in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, with minor areas in Finance and Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford, USA; in addition, he has a Master's Degree in Operations Research at the University of Karlsruhe, West Germany, and a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is an Administrator Mechanical Engineer by the ITESM focused on Finance and Marketing, with Honorable Mention.
Through the years, Eduardo has developed an excellent relationship with Government officials.
In March 2008, For the second year in-a-row, he was unanimously reelected as the President of the Mexican Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies Industries Chamber.
Currently He holds the position of VP of the Board of Directors in CONCAMIN and President of the National Association of Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems.
