Pascal Matzke
Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Speech title:
Central Eastern Europe: A Viable Offshore/Nearshore Alternative To India?

Pascal is a Principal Analyst based in Europe and a recognized authority on global IT services and outsourcing trends as well as underlying IT market dynamics. He advises clients on their IT services and sourcing strategies, with a particular emphasis on outsourcing decision issues, RFP creation, and vendor selection and vendor management. In addition, Pascal regularly provides advice and support to IT vendors and service providers on their overall market positioning as well as on their product, services, sales, and partnering strategies.

Pascal is a frequent public speaker and is regularly quoted by leading business newspapers and IT magazines, such as The Economist, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Handelsblatt, CIO Magazine, Computing or InformationWeek.

Previous Work Experience
Pascal joined Forrester in 2005 from META Group, where he was a European lead analyst and consulting director responsible for IT services and vendor strategy issues. Previously, Pascal came from Giga Information Group, where he was a senior analyst and solution program manager covering IT services and outsourcing topics as well as the relevant vendor evaluation methodologies. Prior to joining Giga Information Group in 1997, Pascal was involved in management consulting projects at a Munich-based consulting company, mainly in the telecommunications and IT services area.

Education
Pascal earned an M.A. in political science, economics, and modern history from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany.