The document provides information on why companies should join the Nearshore Executives Association (NEA). The NEA's mission is to enhance the value of IT and BPO providers operating in Latin America. Key benefits of joining include collaborating on best practices, promoting the region, building relationships, and influencing industry standards. Membership levels range from free for academics to $5,000 or more for large suppliers. Founding board members represent major nearshore consulting and advisory firms.
2. Our Mission
NEA’s mission is to enhance the value of Information
Technology Consulting, BPO, and Outsourcing Providers
who operate in the Americas using the Nearshore
delivery model.
Collaborate and knowledge share
Seek to expand pool of relevant and skilled talent
Establish Latin America as an innovation hub
Drive sustainable economic, business, social, and
human growth
3. NEA Operating Guidelines
Collaborate on marketing initiatives to promote Latin America
Build key relationships
Communicate advantages of nearshore services vs. offshore
competition
Promote best practices and ethical standards within member
companies
Provide thought leadership and access to the most accurate
research on the LatAm regions
Maintain a culture of openness, creativity, and collaboration.
4. Why Should You Join?
Collaborate on best practices
Help drive ethical standards and industry credibility
Access thought leadership and accurate research on the LatAm
regions
LatAm region promotion via common views
Increase supplier innovation, minimize commodity chatter
Build key relationships with industry leaders
Involve governments
Education and Infrastructure
Policies
Sustainability
5. More Benefits
Access to nearshore best practices
Access and inclusion to the nearshore supplier directory
(Under Development)
Influence ethical standards and industry credibility
Subscribe to and uphold a Code of Conduct for providers
Promote a nearshore sourcing model
Develop nearshore provider partnerships
Industry-wide recognition as a member of NEA
6. Cost to Join
Supplier* Memberships Free Memberships
Academics Cost
Supplier Size Cost
Professor/Researche $0
Less than 100 $1,000 rs
101 – 500 $2,000
Student Cost
501 – 1000 $3,500
Undergraduate/Grad $0
Over 1001 $5,000 uate
Buyers Cost
Government Cost Executive $0
Member
Promotion $10,000
Agency Associate $0
Member
Voting Benefits
• One vote per supplier/advisor company
• One vote per Executive Buy-side (one vote per company)
• One vote per government member entity
• One vote per Faculty member Institution
* Suppliers include consultants, analysts,, and firms that sell services to nearshore buyers
7. Founding Board Members
Atul Vashistha, CEO NeoGroup
Mike Barrett, CEO Unosquare
Alex Camino, VP Marketing Softtek
Cesar D’Onofrio, CEO Common Sense
DJ Edgerton, CEO Zemoga
Dawn Evans, CEO Sourcing Interests Group
Rony Lerner, VP Engineering Tripwire
Leonardo Mattiazzi, VP Int’l Business Ci&T
Steve Rudderham, VP Global Deliver CapGemini
Julia Santos, Head of Global Business Optimization Johnson & Johnson
Phil Fersht, CEO HfS Research