Nearshore Nexus proudly hosts Mr. Alvaro Uribe, President of the Republic of Colombia from 2002 to 2010, as our VIP Keynote Speaker for Nexus 2012 .

The outsourcing sector in Latin America has been growing steadily at about 20 percent
per year for the last five years – noticeably higher than the global average.

Six of the world's 55 most competitive countries (economic performance,
government efficiency, infrastructure) are in Latin America.

GDP in Latin America has risen in the past year by a range of 4.2% (Costa Rica) to
15.3% (Paraguay, second fastest growth rate in the world).

“The level of sophistication of the Brazil IT professionals is very high.”
– David Shpilberg, co-founder and vice chairman CPM Braxis (Part of Capgemini)

Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean grew 16.4% in
the first half of 2010 compared to the same period in the prior year.
Brazil was the prime recipient, with flows reaching $17 billion.

Funding for private equity and VC deals in Latin America more than
doubled from 2009 to 2010, topping $8.1 billion.

Brazil exported $2.4 billion in IT services in 2010 and
projects that to grow to $20 billion by 2022.

More than a quarter of U.S. CIOs say offshoring has improved
their competitiveness in the global marketplace.

“Latin America will have a higher ratio of captives to outsourcing
engagements versus other geographies such as India”
-David Rutchik, partner at  Pace Harmon

Nearshore Nexus is the only North America investor conference focused entirely
on the Caribbean and Latin America IT and BPO sector. We design our conference
experience around bridging nations – both intellectually and culturally.