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German IT Round-Table: Program & Schedule

15th November, 2007 Registration Open
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22nd February, 2008Registration Deadline
3rd March, 2008Welcome & Inauguration of German IT Round-Table
Ashant Chalasani, Founder Indo-German Software Competence Network
09.00 - 09.15
Stuttgart, the Ideal European Location for Indian IT Companies
Dr. Klaus Vogt, CEO of Stuttgart Economic Development
09.15 - 09.30
Baden Württemberg - Center of European Innovation
Speaker: Dr. Hans-Dieter Frey, International Trade, Ministry of Commerce
09.30 - 09.45
Competitiveness of German IT Industry - Problems & Solutions
Speaker: Mr. Markus Heinen, Head of Business Advisory Services, Germany & Central Europe, Ernst & Young LLP
09.45 - 10.10
Information Technology Eco-system in Germany (Keynote)
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Armin Heinzl , Distinguished Member of the Board, BWCON
 10.10 - 10.25
Snacks, Coffee & Chai10.25 - 10.55
Running a Software Services Company in Germany - A Practical Case Study (Keynote)
Speaker: Mr. Aloke Palsikar, Head of European Operations, Satyam Computer Services Ltd
10.55 - 11.25
Indian Software Industry - Ready for Europe (Keynote)
Speaker: Mr. Ameet Nivsarkar, Vice-President NASSCOM
11.25 - 11.45
Elevator Pitches for Company Presentations
11.45 - 12.00
North Indian Lunch
12.00 - 13.00
Panel Discussion: Global IT Sourcing for German Mittelstand 13.00 - 13.30
Company Presentations 13.30 - 15.50
Snacks, Coffee & Chai
15.50 - 16.20
1-to-1 Meetings
16.20 - 17.50
Closing remarks & Invitation to Evening Program
17.50 - 18.00 
4th March, 2008
CeBIT - 2008 begins in Hannover.  Please visit cebit.de for ticket purchases, or contact our Guest Services after registering for the German IT Round-Table  
5th March, 2008
CeBIT Speed-Matching (Convention Center, Raum München)
 15.00 - 18.00
  
 
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Venue

Venue for the German IT Round-Table is the Rathaus in Stuttgart.  For directions by public transportation, please watch this space. For driving instructions from the main train station in Stuttgart (Hauptbahnhof), please follow this map.
 
The Rathaus is walkable (5-10 minutes) from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) along the Königstrasse. 
 
Street Address
Rathaus
Marktplatz 1
70173 Stuttgart
Phone0711-2160
Driving Instructions
Google Map from Main Train Station (Hauptbahnhof)
Walking

The Rathaus is easiest reached by foot from the Main Train Station.

Please walk along Königstrasse until Schlossplatz and request directions

Stuttgart Rathaus