Zinnov To Host 'Confluence 2014: US Chapter

1. Zinnov To Host 'Confluence 2014: US Chapter' With The Theme "Future Of Engineering" 1888 Press Release - To be held on March 5, 2014, Confluence 2014 will focus on the changing engineering global landscape and equip CIOs with actionable insights that they can implement in their organizations. Santa Clara, CA: Zinnov, a leading global management consulting firm , today announced the US chapter of its annual conference, Confluence 2014, to be held on March 5, 2014, themed around the subject of how 'Better, Faster and Smaller' would define the future of engineering in years to come, by bringing together thought leaders on one platform. Organizations supporting this event include MindTree, Symphony Teleca, Samsung, Pactera, HCL and iGate. At the summit, industry leaders and engineering organizations across geographies would discuss the relevance of innovation and need to address the ever-changing requirements of customers in today's technology driven world. Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov, who would be delivering the keynote on 'Better, Faster, Smaller - Future of Engineering'. Talking about event, he also said, "With reduced go-to-market cycles and today's rapidly changing customer preferences, engineering organizations need to come up with innovative solutions that get better with every version. We want to bring together thought leaders from various companies that have successfully accomplished this and can help others do the same in their own spheres of work." Distinguished individuals including Jenn Ryan, VP-Global Shoring, ADP; Evern Eryyurek, Software CTO, GE Healthcare; Paul Brown, VP & GM, Global Centers of Excellence, EMC Corporation; M. R. Rangaswami, Co-founder and CEO, Sand Hill Group; Nipun Mehta, Founder, ServiceSpace.org; Ayan Mukerji, SVP & Global Head of Media and Telecom Strategic Business Unit, Wipro Technologies; Sanjay Dhawan, President & CEO, Symphony Teleca Corp.; Ramesh Pillai, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Hitech Industry Vertical, Mindtree;

2. Todd Shaw, VP, HR, PayPal Technology; Pranesh Anthapur, VP, HR, Walmart Global eCommerce; Shawn Farshchi, President and CEO, Saba software; Maya Strelar - Migotti, Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and VP of IP & Broadband Development, Ericsson; and John Michelson, CTO CA Technologies would be part of Confluence 2014 as panellists and speakers. Organizations today, see the need to re-align on multiple dimensions ranging from adopting latest technologies & methodologies in product development cycle; leveraging their ecosystem of partners, start-ups & academia; working with their global counterparts across the organization; and managing the new & evolving roles. Confluence 2014 will discuss implementable action plans, with an objective to evaluate this 'changing scenario' across sectors and discuss success stories of organizations that have successfully crossed the chasm and accomplished this change. For more details on Confluence 2014, please visit http://www.confluence2014.com/US/ About Zinnov: Founded in 2002, Zinnov - meaning Zeal in Innovation - is a leading Globalization and Market Expansion Advisory firm, with specialization in areas like Global Sourcing, Emerging Markets Expansion, Human Capital Optimization, Small & Medium Businesses, Innovation, Cloud Computing and Enterprise Mobility. Zinnov provides advice to global leaders in business and technology and works collectively with them to tackle prevailing organizational challenges by analyzing changing dynamics, improving performance, and building institutional capability. The services delivered to its clients through advanced reasoning and analytical techniques, provides solutions that help in integrating organizational vision, business definition and processes. http://www.zinnov.com