Matt KendallAttendees of the first Sourcing Decisions event in Toronto, Canada, have been taking to the Twitterverse to share their experiences with the world.
The event, held downtown at the St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Center, attracted over 100 people from a total of 68 companies, all of which looking to make new connections and better understand the sourcing environment of today.
A Veritable Tweet Fest
Premier sponsor, Fonolo, a provider of cloud-based callback solutions, tweeted with their appreciation for the event, highlighting that its value was in the new introductions with folks across different sectors.
Thanks again to @NSAmericas for hosting #SourcingDecisions yesterday — We met some amazing folks in #CCTR #CS and #Outsourcing! Way to go!
— Fonolo (@Fonolo) March 3, 2017
Considering that the event was on the 27th floor, there were certainly some great views of Toronto, particularly of the CN Tower, but Bernadette Fernandes, Co-founder of The Varanda Network, pointed out that people were more interested in the topics being discussed on stage.
Despite the spectacular view at #SourcingDecisions, sold-out crowd actively engaged in #collaboration listening 🙂 pic.twitter.com/2lyjck7ghS
— bernadette fernandes (@on_the_varanda) March 2, 2017
Chris Lord, Senior Vice President of Global Growth Strategy and Marketing at Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), proudly revealed a new business agreement with the Jamaica’s investment promotions agency JAMPRO. Whether or not this is official, we’ll have to see. Chris, any comments?
#SourcingDecisions more than collaboration we are doing business. Respect mon! @claudeduncan #Jamaica pic.twitter.com/6TOd2VcrK7
— chris lord (@Chris_HGS) March 2, 2017
Jampro’s very own Vivion Scully, who serves as lead director of the agency’s North American operations in Toronto, also had good things to say, stressing that collaboration between the three pillars of education, government, and business will bolster the sourcing industry.
#collaboration across Edu, Gov, Biz to bring best of outsourcing to #Toronto #sourcingdecisions @NSAmericas pic.twitter.com/AeFL0PdUvk
— Vivion Scully 🇯🇲 (@VLScully) March 2, 2017
Fabiano Rosa, Manager of Consulting and Deals at PwC, was particularly pleased with the panel he participated in, in which panelists discussed the emergence and importance of robotics process automation and artificial intelligence.
What a great discussion:) Thank you @NSAmericas, Linda Tuck Chapman for leading the way:))))😇😊#SourcingDecisions https://t.co/Pbsx9cxSvY
— Fabiano Rosa (@fabcrosa) March 2, 2017
Jason Bremner, Research Vice President, Industry and Business Solutions at IDC Canada, also praised the event, before posing the question: “what’s next for Canada?”.
Great group of speakers and panelists today at #sourcingdecisions. Big question I have is how does Canada compete better going forward?
— Jason Bremner (@jasontbremner) March 2, 2017
Advantage Communications, one of the gold sponsors of the event, was happy to offer up an answer to that, quoting one of the presentations:
“Brain power, responding to consumer needs, innovation and R&D is Canada’s competitive edge tomorrow’s market” #sourcingdecisions https://t.co/57bFMDTnfF
— ACI (@Advantage_Call) March 2, 2017
Overall, attendees of Sourcing Decisions were impressed with what was on offer, as they advanced their knowledge in robotics automation, artificial intelligence, and newly emerging digital platforms, as well as learning about the momentum of the Greater Toronto Area in achieving global recognition as a technology hub.
Feedback from the floor was equally strong, with many excited an expectant for the possibility of Sourcing Decisions 2018. As we can say for now is watch this space.
If you enjoyed Sourcing Decisions 2017, you may be interested in our next upcoming event in San Francisco, Nexus 2017. We are currently searching for new topics and speakers for the event, so please click here if you are interested in registering for either.
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