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Winners 2019
In 2018, 9 top Companies awarded from among 33 Short-List Finalists.

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At the 2nd annual USA-Europe Shared Services Summit & Awards Gala – held in June at the New York Athletic Club – 9 top American companies were distinguished for their operational excellence with Europe-based delivery centres. Nearly 130 top executives from 67 companies attended, from more than 21 countries. The VIP Jury voted to award 9 companies (from among the 33 top companies short-listed) for their high-performance operating models and delivery excellence.

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Winning Companies 2018:
  • Top US SSC Investor in Poland: 3M SSC EMEA (Wroclaw)
  • Top US SSC Investor in Hungary: Citi
  • Top US SSC Investor in Baltics: Circle K
  • Top US SSC Investor in Romania: Kelloggs
  • Top US SSC Investor in Czech Republic: Pfizer
  • Top Digital Solutions Provider from CEE: EPAM Systems
  • Top Robotics/RPA Implementation in CEE: Western Union (Lithuania)
  • Top Global BPO/ITO Investor in CEE: Conduent
  • Top CSR Initiative of the Year in CEE: eKids - EPAM Systems

An original event by CEE Business Media with major contributions by these strategic partners:
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Summit and Awards 2017. See more photos here.

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In 2018, we'll continue with our razor-sharp focus on American investors in Eastern Central Europe's SSC sector.
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ew in 2018:  we will add a pre-day on 18 June - USA-CEE Digital Services Matchmaking Day - focused exclusively on connecting global US companies (both IT firms and non-IT firms) with top IT and Software Sourcing talent in Eastern Central Europe.


At the 1st annual USA-Europe Shared Services Awards Gala – held June 2017 in New York - top American companies were distinguished for their operational excellence with Europe-based delivery centres. Nearly 140 top executives from 79 companies attended, representing 16 countries. The VIP Jury voted to award 10 companies for their high-performance operating models and delivery excellence.

COMPANIES ATTENDING INCLUDED:

Johnson&Johnson, Western Union, Flowserve, Brown Brothers Harriman, Lexmark, State Street, NASDAQ, Cisco, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Capita, BD (Becton Dickinson), Mylan, PWC, Eaton, Xceedance, Zitec, Okin BPS, EY, Dana Holding, MacDermid Performance Solutions, ToysRUs, StanleyBlack&Decker, American Institure of CPAs, Latvia Investment Agency, Slovakia Investment Agency, City of Krakow, City of Poznan, Region of Pomerania (Gdansk, Gdynia), City of Bydgoszcz, City of Lublin, Bulgaria Outsourcing Association, Bulpros, Garitage Investment Management (Bulgaria), SSC Heroes (Hungary and Poland), Embassy of Hungary, Transparent Solutions, Boyden Executive Search, HCL, Zitec (Romania), EPAM, Capita, Raffles Fund, Onwelo, NASSCOM Foundation, HP, Gavs Technology, Skanska, Vistra, Screaming Box, CushmanWakefield, Process Solutions, Great Connections, KPMG, Polish-American Business Club, World Bank, Kryon Systems, Voxy, Inc., New York Business Consultants, Citigroup Inc., Monarch Holdings, Pacific Crest, ThoughtFocus, Merrill Lynch, American Stock Transfer and Trust LLC, Temple University, KeyBank, MUFG Union Bank, Time, Inc., and more...

Learn from some of the 350+ American companies who operate SSCs in Central & Eastern Europe.

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WHO WILL ATTEND?

40+ American investors (global directors, EMEA directors or process owners) with established SSC operations in CEE.
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30+ mid-market American companies (CFOs, finance directors, board members, CIOs) considering setting up SSCs / IT processes in Europe.

American software and IT firms that seek strong relationships with world-class providers of technical, systems, and programming solutions.
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20+ inward-investment advisers from city and regional governments across Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria.

​Advisory firms specializing in location-advisory, real estate advisory, office developers, and employment/hiring specialists.

 
​THE ORGANIZER

​​CEE Business Media is focused on Central & Eastern Europe. With 25 years in the region, we organize the annual CEE Shared Services Awards in Poland (now 6 years running), and we publish the most-comprehensive directory of Shared Service Centers in Central & Eastern Europe - the CEE Shared Services & Outsourcing Directory - and founders of European Business Services Association (www.EuropeanBusinessServices.com).​
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​Just published!  See our 9th-annual edition of the CEE Shared Services & Outsourcing Directory.  1000+ shared service centers listed throughout Central & Eastern Europe. Now updated for 2018.
THE VENUE

For 150 years, the New York Athletic Club has been a part of the cultural fabric of New York City, hosting banquets, receptions and welcoming leaders in the world of business, politics and the arts to its magnificent City House. 
The New York Athletic Club remains devoted to sport and, as part of this, City House includes athletic facilities as well as overnight accommodation. On behalf of our event attendees, we have secured a limited number of guest rooms.  See venue details here.
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33 Companies Short-Listed in
9 categories:

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Top US SSC Investor in Poland: 
CBRE Corporate Outsourcing
3M SSC EMEA (Wroclaw)
Whirlpool (Lodz, Wroclaw)
Cisco Global Services Center (Krakow)
Citbank Europe (Warsaw)

    Top US SSC Investor in Hungary: 
Eaton
UNICEF Global SSC
Citibank Europe

    Top US SSC Investor in Romania: 
Kelloggs
Bombardier
MolsonCoors

  Top US SSC Investor in Czech: 
DXC Technology (CSC)
Pfizer
AB InBev

    Top US SSC Investor in Baltics: 
Circle K
Cabot Latvia

Top Digital/Software Solutions provider to US from CEE: 
EPAM Systems
IBA Group
Solvay
Intetics

Top Global BPO/ITO Investor in CEE:
Conduent
IBM Hungary
EPAM
CloudAgents
Luxoft

Top Robotics Implementation in CEE:
EY GBS
Amer Sports
IBA Group
Western Union (Lithuania)

Top CSR Initiative of the Year in CEE:
Disability at Eaton GBS
TEV - Skandia Lithuania
Empoyerment of Disabled People - IBA Group
eKids - EPAM Systems
Global Community Day - Citibank Europe
Cisco Networking Academy - Cisco Global Services Centers (Hungary, Poland)
SSC Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament



  



Top 10 companies awarded 2017:
Top US SSC in Poland
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Top US SSC in Hungary
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Top US SSC Czech/Slovakia
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Top US SSC in Baltics
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Top North American SSC
in Romania

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Top US ITO/BPO in Poland
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Top US ITO/BPO Hungary
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Top US ITO/BPO in Czech/Slovakia
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Top US ITO/BPO Romania
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Top US ITO/BPO in Bulgaria, Serbia, Belarus, or Ukraine
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Interview: Thom Barnhardt, CEO of CEE Business Media
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Attendees

150

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VIP Jurors

29

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In-Depth Panelists

13

       The Awards.

In the evening, the awards gala provides an exceptional opportunity for peer-to-peer networking.  During the day, you've talked with panelists, jurists, US companies that already have shared service centers, and other attendees.  Now, it all comes together in an exciting review of nominations and awards.  Categories include:
Top US SSC Investor in
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Czech/Slovakia
  • Baltics
  • Romania
Top ITO/Software Solutions provider to US market from:
  •  Poland
  •  Hungary
  •  Czech or Slovakia
  •  Romania
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Belarus
  •  Ukraine
And 2 overall Categories:
Top Global BPO/ITO Investor in CEE

Top Robotics Implementation in CEE


Providers of solutions in shared services and outsourcing will be nominated prior to the event (see Nominate button at top of page).  We like a large jury (30 individuals) because this allows attendees to obtain the most in-depth and helpful insight from a diversity of experienced executives. 

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43 cities promote this event with American City Business Journals
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      • Top US Financial Services BSC in CEE
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      • Top BSC Investor in Hungary
      • Top BSC in Czech Republic or Slovakia
      • Top BSC in Romania
      • Top BSC in Baltics
      • Top CSR Initiative
      • Top Global BPO/ITO
      • Top Robotics/RPA
      • Top Digital Solutions: CEE
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    • Winners 2018
    • Short List >
      • Nomination form 2019
    • Photos 2018
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