CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leader in information technology and
business process services, is pleased to announce that it will host the annual
Innovations conference at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA, April
6-9, 2008.
Innovations 2008 is the premier networking and education
event for senior executives and managers working in credit and trade. CGI has
organized a slate of top-notch keynote speakers, including industry analysts
from TowerGroup and Financial Insights.
“The Innovations 2008 conference
is an opportunity to bring together members of the financial community to
discuss short-term action plans to minimize the impact of the current downturn
in the banking industry, while devising longer-term strategies to continue
expanding their business,” said Jame Cofran, Senior Vice-President Credit
Solutions for CGI. “The conference program offers attendees exposure to targeted
subject matter expertise and networking among industry experts, analysts and
peers.”
Sessions will focus on specific issues facing the banking
industry, and the techniques and tools necessary for banks to transform their
systems and processes to enable true relationship banking. In addition, Dr. Ken
Mayland, President, ClearView Economics, LLC, will address the economic future
of the banking industry. Dr. Mayland has spent more than thirty years studying
the business cycle and providing economic analyses to a variety of
constituencies. He has won several awards and in 2007 was the recipient of the
prestigious Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy, presented
to the person who best forecasted key economic indicators over the 4-year period
2003-2006.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of
the largest independent information technology and business process services
firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 26,500
professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to
clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia
Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and
India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.7 billion and at December
31st, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.04 billion. CGI shares are listed on the
TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite
Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap
Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
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For more
information:
Investors
Lorne Gorber
Vice President,
Global Communications
and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514-841-3355
Media
Lee LoPriore
Executive Consultant,
Banking and Investments
lee.lopriore@cgi.com
843-881-2441
