BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20211003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220627T023308Z UID:5AF2B9D9-51D9-4EEE-80B0-1EF3445CF5F7 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211103T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211103T193000 DESCRIPTION:This will be an interactive and practical session focusing on t he legal implications\, IP protection\, project delivery risk and key aspe cts of outsourcing. The panelists represent both outsourcing customers and service providers as well as professional and industry associations. The discussion will aim to provide insights and recommendations for CXOs looki ng to strategically leverage outsourcing.\n\nPanelists:\n\n- George Shafik \, Chapter Chair\, Computer Society Chapter (CSC) of IEEE VIC/TAS Section\ n- Dr Andre Obler\, Vice President (MGA) IEEE Computer Society (Worldwide) \n- Dr Champ Mendis\, Asst Secretary\, IEEE VIC/TAS Section\, Committee Me mber\, CSC of IEEE VIC/TAS Section\n- Jehan Perinpanayagam\, CEO Infomate\ , Vice Chairman SLASSCOM\, Vice Chair ACCA Member network panel ACCA Sri L anka\n- Mudith Uswatta\, Director - Sales at Calcey | ex-General Council a t SLASSCOM\n\nAndre: Dr Andre Oboler is the Vice President (Members and Ge ographic Activities) of the IEEE Computer Society\, also the CEO of the On line Hate Prevention Institute. He also serves as \, a member of the Austr alian Government’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\, and as an honorary associate in the Law School at La Trobe Uni versity. He holds a PhD in Software Engineering & Process Improvement and also Juris Doctor in Law.\n\nChamp: Champ Mendis is the Chief Data Scienti st of Triple A Super\, an adjunct lecturer\, Charles Sturt University\, Ho ny Asst Secretary of IEEE VIC/TAS Section. He is also the former of head o f IT\, Telcom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. He has worked in several industries\, including Finance\, Defence\, Health\, Education\, Transport \, Telecom\, Construction and Insurance. He had worked with international organisations including ITU\, APT\, SAFIR. He holds a PhD in Computing and Information Systems\, MEngSc in Mechatronics and BSc (Hons) in Computer S cience. In his spare time\, he plays Table Tennis and Chess\, and enjoys c ycling.\n\nMudith: Mudith heads business development for Calcey Technologi es - a software product engineering company based in Sri Lanka\, serving c lients in USA\, Europe and Asia Pac. He spearheaded Calcey’s expansion i n Europe and the Asia Pacific. He’s an General Council member of SLASSCO M - the industry body for software and BPM companies in Sri Lanka. During his tenure\, he led the introduction of the Global Referral Program - an i nitiative by Slasscom to leverage the global Sri Lankan diaspora to drive industry growth.\n\nCo-sponsored by: SLASSCOM\n\nAgenda: \n6.20 PM: Networ king\n6.30 PM: Poll & Panel Discussion\n7.10 PM: QA from Audience\n7.20 PM : Closing Remarks\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/285051 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/285051 ORGANIZER:georgeshafik@ieee.org SEQUENCE:13 SUMMARY:Offshoring a Competitive Business Strategy URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/285051 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This will be an interactive and practical session focusing on the legal implications\, IP protection\, project deliv ery risk and key aspects of outsourcing. The panelists represent both outs ourcing customers and service providers as well as professional and indust ry associations. The discussion will aim to provide insights and recommend ations for CXOs looking to strategically leverage outsourcing.&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="font-weight: 4 00\;">George Shafik\, Chapter Chair\, Computer Society Chapter (CSC) of IE EE VIC/TAS Section</span></li>\n<li style="font-weight: 400\;" aria-level= "1"><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Dr Andre Obler\, Vice President (MGA) &nbsp\; IEEE Computer Society (Worldwide)</span></li>\n<li style="font-wei ght: 400\;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Dr Champ Mendi s\, Asst Secretary\, IEEE VIC/TAS Section\, Committee Member\, CSC of IEEE VIC/TAS Section</span></li>\n<li style="font-weight: 400\;" aria-level="1 "><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Jehan Perinpanayagam\, CEO Infomate\, V ice Chairman SLASSCOM\, Vice Chair ACCA Member network panel ACCA Sri Lank a</span></li>\n<li style="font-weight: 400\;" aria-level="1"><span style=" font-weight: 400\;">Mudith Uswatta\, Director - Sales at Calcey | ex-Gener al Council at SLASSCOM</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 40 0\;"><strong>Andre: </strong>Dr Andre Oboler is the Vice President (Member s and Geographic Activities) of the IEEE Computer Society\, also the CEO o f the Online Hate Prevention Institute. He also serves as \, a member of t he Australian Government&rsquo\;s delegation to the International Holocaus t Remembrance Alliance\, and as an honorary associate in the Law School at La Trobe University. He holds a PhD in Software Engineering &amp\; Proces s Improvement and also Juris Doctor in Law.</span></p>\n<p><strong>Champ: <span style="font-weight: 400\;">Champ Mendis is the Chief Data Scientist of Triple A Super\, an adjunct lecturer\, Charles Sturt University\, Hony Asst Secretary of IEEE VIC/TAS Section.&nbsp\; He is also the former of he ad of IT\, Telcom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.&nbsp\; He has worked in several industries\, including Finance\, Defence\, Health\, Education\ , Transport\, Telecom\, Construction and Insurance. He had worked with int ernational organisations including ITU\, APT\, SAFIR. He holds a PhD&nbsp\ ; in Computing and Information Systems\, MEngSc in Mechatronics and BSc (H ons) in Computer Science. In his spare time\, he plays Table Tennis and Ch ess\, and enjoys cycling.</span></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Mudith: </strong ><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Mudith heads business development for Ca lcey Technologies - a software product engineering company based in Sri La nka\, serving clients in USA\, Europe and Asia Pac. He spearheaded Calcey& rsquo\;s expansion in Europe and the Asia Pacific. He&rsquo\;s an General Council member of SLASSCOM - the industry body for software and BPM compan ies in Sri Lanka. During his tenure\, he led the introduction of the Globa l Referral Program - an initiative by Slasscom to leverage the global Sri Lankan diaspora to drive industry growth.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>& nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6.20 PM: Networking<br />6.30 PM: P oll &amp\; Panel Discussion<br />7.10 PM: QA from Audience<br />7.20 PM: C losing Remarks</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR