BBG IT Focus Group Relaunch
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 09:04.
BBG Dubai & Northern Emirates relaunches IT Focus Group, chaired by Duncan Adamson, GM Intergence Systems Middle East
Dubai, UAE - The British Business Group (BBG) Dubai & Northern Emirates, has relaunched one of their special interest groups for members – the IT Focus Group. The presentation and networking meeting, which took place on July 22nd 2009 at the Al Qasr Hotel, brought together a group of 30 members – a mix of IT and non-IT professionals.
The first event was chaired by newly appointed IT Focus Group Chairman, Duncan Adamson, GM of Intergence Systems Middle East, and addressed the subject of achieving operational excellence in IT. Participants at the meeting included representatives from the legal, telecoms, software, recruitment and financial services industries.
Speakers Julian Ashall and Lee Mascall (Chief Operating Officer, and Head of IT for Lloyds TSB Middle East, respectively) presented an insight into some of the challenges associated with operating an effective IT function in an emerging market. They focused on the twin challenges of aligning IT delivery with business strategy, and operating a business in line with local market conditions as part of a multi-national group.
IT Focus Group Chairman, Duncan Adamson, was pleased with the response for the first event under his stewardship: “The discussion touched on some of the core challenges in this region, including effective management of IT vendors, partnering for success where requirements are beyond an organisation’s own core competencies, and harnessing available talent from the region.
“This meeting brought together senior speakers with a very mixed audience, which led to a really interactive meeting. This was a very encouraging first step and the group will be active with further meetings planned following the summer period,” he added.
David Burns, Director Focus Groups of the BBG commented that he was very excited about the future of this group under the Duncan’s chairmanship. “All our Focus Groups are industry specific and provide valuable feedback to governments and organisations in relation to the state of the industry and potential opportunities” he added.
About Intergence
Systems
Intergence Systems is a
leading independent Networks and IT Optimisation Consultancy, headquartered in
Cambridge, UK, and with regional offices in the Middle East (Dubai, UAE) and
Americas (Wall Street, New York City).
Our three service pillars namely Networks, Data Centres and Security optimisation - are designed with a clear and common purpose, to allow our clients to extract more value from their existing assets.
We enable all types of businesses to extract incremental value from their existing IT environments. Our solutions integrate our heritage of strong technical consulting skills with relevant tools and robust processes to identify and execute opportunities for cost savings and operational improvements.
Running throughout our service offerings is a proven track record of high value technical consulting expertise in areas such as design, build, migration and operation of multiple IT environments.
For more information, visit www.intergence.com
About British
Business Group, Dubai and the Northern Emirates
The BBG was set up in 1987 to encourage the
development of British business in the UAE and undertakes a wide range of
activities from communicating with decision makers and testing British goods to
sharing best business practice. The group holds around 80 networking events,
forums and seminars each year, attracting high profile and influential business
leaders and speakers from around the world.
For further information contact:
Rebecca
Sageman,
Events and PR Officer
British Business Group
t: 04 3970303
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or visit www.britbiz-uae.com
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