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Lisa Fontaine shares her vision for the UST Global Health Group
Click here to listen as Lisa Fontaine, Account Director for the UST Global Health Group, shares her background and her vision for capitalizing on that background to bring new business to the UST Global Health Group. Those relationships extend throughout healthcare on the business side with some of the large payers, but also with some of our primary care and multi-group specialty groups that are affiliated with hospitals.
Kazakhstan Ambassador visits UST Global's Aliso Viejo office
From left: Arman Sapargaliyevm, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan; SaurabhRanjan, UST Global, Managing Director of Global Operations; Johannes Schroetter, CEO, Terawatt Research LLC; KairatUmarov, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Sajan Pillai, CEO, UST Global;
and Dick Crane, UST Global Advisor
Imagine you…Transforming Lives
Imagine a future day when the citizens of Kazakhstan live in a country that has a rapidly growing economy with faster and more efficient fund utilization. Citizens can now sit down at their computers for the first time and do things like pay their taxes online. Now imagine that you are a part of the development team that helped to make that all happen. It feels good, doesn't it?
KairatUmarov, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the US and his delegation visited our Alisa Viejo office on Thursday, March 21st. This was an initial visit to get acquainted and learn more about the capabilities of UST Global.
Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world and one of the fastest-growing economies among the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is the economic anchor of Eurasia and Central Asia. Kazakhstan boasts rich natural resources and growing agricultural and technology sectors.
Recently, Kazakhstan launched a national program which aims to put the country among the top 30 global economies by 2050. Strategy2050, upheld by Kazakh President NursultanNazarbayev, has set information technology as one of the priority sectors within the program. To accomplish such large goals within Strategy 2050, Kazakhstan plans to bolster the country's information technology capabilities.
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) stated that the Kazakhstan information and communication technologies (ICT) sector stands at about 6% of the value added in the business sector that is overwhelmingly dominated by telecommunications. The Government of Kazakhstan has pledged to put in place measures to foster ICT development, including a special focus on information technology. A snapshot of business success stories in Kazakhstan can be reviewed here.
According to Invest.Gov, companies such as Microsoft, HSBC, and Chevron have seen the potential and have invested in the country. These investments are driven by transparent markets, a stable government and adherence to the rule of law and democracy. Kazakhstan boasts a modern infrastructure, hospitable people, and a booming economy. Aspiring to the future while honoring its cultural traditions, Kazakhstan is a country that successfully realizes the huge creative potential in the modern highly-competitive world.
As an international private sector IT organization with an aggressive Sovereign Strategy in Mexico and Spain, UST Global drew the attention of the Kazakhstani government, resulting in our new relationship with Kazakhstan. What is UST Global's Sovereign Strategy for Kazakhstan?
•Hire 1500-2000 full time employees by 2016
•Build a CoE that helps Kazakhstan build their eco-system
•Bring effective solutions for eGovernance which is of critical interest to the Kazakhstani government
The next level of delegates to visit our Aliso Viejo office is expected by March 31st or April 1st, and by May or June we may be sending UST Global representatives to Kazakhstan.
Message from Global Head – Learning & Development
A Thrust for Client-facing Skills Development at UST Global
I am pleased to introduce Jeyavardhan (Jey) Suram, who joins UST Global as the Lead for our Client-facing Academy within GAMA. Jey will report to me in this role and will work closely with all the client-facing teams.
He will be responsible for nurturing and developing Client-facing talent, leading our efforts in the following areas: /
- Researching and evaluating new program opportunities, the demand for potential programs, and customer needs and insights for client-facing USsociates.
- The overall learning strategy and execution of plans for sales and account management (AM development, Sales Programs under Miller Heiman and its integration, Consulting Skills, Coaching/Mentoring, Preparing for Growth, etc.)
- Working with leadership teams to manage and develop sales/relationship/account management talent
Managing launch campaigns for new learning programs - Working closely with the Sales Organization to integrate career/performance and rewards/talent/learning streams for client-facing teams.
Thanks for joining me in welcoming Jey to the team. He can be reached at .
Madana Kumar, PhD
Global Head – Learning & Development /
Madana Kumar
JeyavardhanSuram
Customer Appreciation Event and Step IT UP America Launch in Los Angeles
Only two more days to March 28th and the next big Step IT Up America event arrives—the launch in Los Angeles. Since Los Angeles is right here near our Aliso Viejo office, of course we had to do something even more spectacular than usual. We are combining the Los Angeles launch with a Customer Appreciation Day where we will treat our customer guests to a grand Los Vegas-style celebration at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live.
From 5:30 to 6:45 PM, guests will check in and enjoy cocktails, the Step IT Up America launch will be from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, and from then to 11:00 PM will be dinner and fun. Amid casino tables, guests will experience cirque performers, comedians, dancers and musicians all accompanied by a gourmet buffet followed by gaming and dancing. Guests will even be given gambling tokens that will give them a chance to win one of many jackpots at the close of the evening.
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NowU organizes International Women’s Day Celebration at Trivandrum Center
International Women’s Day at Trivandrum Center, organized by NowU, was a lineup of memorable events. After the inauguration, the event took off in contemporary style with a flash mob followed by the unveiling of the Women’s Day Banner. Hema Menon, Trivandrum Center Head, handed over the Yummy Aid Contributions to PrathibhaPoshini, a venture for nurturing young minds. The highlight of the event was the speech from a young girl student from PrathibhaPoshini, articulating what UST Global’s support means to them. Other activities of the event included the naming of the 2013 Yummy Aid award for Best Contributor, which went to the 3S team, and the session on self-defense by Advocate Anu V. Nambalikkaran which was attended with keen interest.
The most exciting part of the day was a “Technopark’s Got Talent” competition, hosted by UST Global and held across all companies in Technopark. There was a huge turnout to witness the talent extravaganza put forth by the different companies. Celebrities VijiThampi and KalamandalamVimala Menon were the judges for the event. The first round involved dance performances depicting the power of women. This was followed by a Quiz and the final round saw teams enact and respond to situations given on the spot. The winning teams were: Allianz in 1st place, Tryzens in 2nd place and UST Global in third place. The program drew to a close with the official vote of thanks.
UST Global also participated in Technopark’s Women’s Day activities which included a pledge and a talk on “Health as the key to a happy life.” A book sale and signing—featuring fiction and non-fiction books by women authors—was held with a special focus on the works of acclaimed Indian author JaishreeMisra.
The Metro Manorama and Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation (KSWDC) organized a Walkathon for Women in Trivandrum, organized around the theme of “Inspiring Change." This event saw hundreds of women, including good participation from our USsociates, walk a 3 KM stretch in a show of support. This event also received good press coverage in daily newspapers such as the Metro Manorama and a national daily, the Hindu. This event was also covered by NDTV.
Click on the image to view the unveiling of the banner and the presentation ceremony.
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