A panel of experts with experience in positioning products and services "Made in Germany" will discuss key challenges to be overcome by German companies in succeding in boom economies such as India.  Details of the panel discussion on 9th March, 2009 are as follows:

Topics

1. Which are the major markets with export potential for German companies?
2. What types of IT products can German companies successfully export?
3. What operative hurdles do German IT SME's face in positioning their companies for exports
4. What can be done to boost exports of German ITproducts to India?
5. Germany is called the "Export Weltmeister" in many industrial sectors, ex. machinery, automotive and newly, solar and alternative energy.
   1. What will it take to create a World Champion out of the software/IT industry in Germany?
   2. What time-horizon could this be realistically achieved?
6. What role should the government and public-sector play in fostering software exports?
7. What role should individual companies play in order to be "export-ready"?

Panel Speakers

• Mr. Laszlo Posset, Vice President at T-Systems for International Operations & Services in APAC
• Mr. Matthias Holzner, Director International Program - MFG Baden-Württemberg
• Dr. Gregor Zeifang, Attorney at Law for IT, eMedia and Telecommunications - CMS Hasche Sigle
• Mr. Massoud Kamali, CEO - Software & Support Verlag
• Moderator: Mr. Amitabh Thakur, Senior Manager, Growth Markets Practice, KPMG

Date & Duration

30 minutes (14.00 - 14.30h, 9^th March, 2009).  → See full day's schedule on 09/03/2009.

Registration

Participation is open to all visitors of the German IT Round-Table 2009.  Please proceed to register your company.