Blue Sky Innovation Room

Blue Sky

Five years ago, SSON launched the Blue Sky Innovation Room to tackle challenges unique to only the most advanced SSOs. With changing times presenting new challenges for these true centers of excellence, SSON has decided to revamp its Room to specifically address today’s most pressing issues for the most mature programs.

Never one to sit idle, we’ve listened to your feedback and made some fundamental changes to the current Blue Sky Format by raising the bar for today’s best-in-class SSOs.

So What’s Changed?

The newly re-launched Blue Sky Leadership Forum promises to craft a vision for the next generation in Shared Services & Outsourcing, provide a unique platform for industry-wide thought leadership and as luminaries in the space, help to establish guiding principles and benchmarks for others to follow. This is your chance to truly make your mark on the SSO landscape of the future!

100% Relevant and At Your Level: More Exclusive & Extended Access Criteria

First and foremost, the 2010 Blue Sky Leadership Forum will be heighten the level of industry experience and scope, making it the one place where today’s sourcing vision can become tomorrow’s reality!

In line with the increasing maturity of SSOs and in addition to the prerequisite 5+ years strategy and delivery experience necessary for membership, you must now also satisfy at least 3 of the following criteria:

Plus entrants must also receive 4 points from the following entrance criteria:

  1. SSO organisation size: 100+ seats (Captive or Outsourced) (1 point)
  2. Scope of Activity: More than pure transactional (1 Point) or multifunctional responsibility (1 point)
  3. Scope of Customer Base: Multinational (1 point)
  4. Current practitioner in SSC/Sourcing (1 point)

How Do I Get Involved?

Due to the exclusive nature of the Blue Sky Leadership Forum, there are a limited number of seats available in the Blue Sky Room, issued on a first-come, first- serve basis after meeting the aforementioned criteria. When registering, please be sure to indicate that you would like to be considered. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this exclusive senior level brainstorming opportunity! To indicate interest in the Blue Sky Council, email naomi.secor@iqpc.com.

Complimentary attendance for SVPs who meet the access criteria.

Stream Sponsor: TATA Consultancy Services – Chairman: Leo Curran, BPO Director Europe