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Topic: What is the State of Consulting Market Today? Examining the Opportunities and Trends that will Drive Growth in the Future

Abstract:
With the worst of the economic downturn in the rear-view mirror, consulting firms, like many companies, are turning their attention back to growth. Buoyed by pent-up client demand for consulting services, firms are cautiously optimistic about the current and future state of the marketplace. However, unlike the high-growth periods that followed previous downturns, growth this year and in the near future will remain modest and there's still some plenty of uncertainty to go around. Against this uncertainty, there are plenty of positive signs and pockets of s strong opportunity.

Join Joe Kornik, Editor and Publisher of Consulting magazine and Tom Rodenhauser, Managing Director, Advisory Services, Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory, as they leverage proprietary Kennedy research and data to define the opportunities ahead. This session will include an overview of the current market, emerging trends affecting both providers and clients, and insights from consulting leaders on best practices.

Speaker Information

Joseph Kornik
Publisher, Consulting Magazine

Joseph Kornik is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Consulting magazine where he oversees the editorial operations and mission of the publication. Kornik is also responsible for the magazine's Web site as well as the Consulting Summit—the largest annual gathering of management consultants in North America.  Prior to joining Consulting, Mr. Kornik was Editor-In-Chief of four Nielsen Company (formerly VNU) business publications; Sales & Marketing Management, Incentive, Training and Potentials where he served as chief content expert and ambassador for the brands in print, online and at live events. Mr. Kornik holds a BS in Journalism from James Madison University.

Tom Rodenhauser
Managing Director, Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory

Tom Rodenhauser is the Managing Director, Advisory Services, for Kennedy Consutling Research & Advisory. Mr. Rodenhauser has spent nearly 20 years advising leading management and IT consulting firms on strategic growth, talent management, and market positioning initiatives. He has also analyzed hundreds of consultancies in order to advise clients on best practices in consulting services. As the former head of Consultants News, he leverages his own extensive network and industry knowledge with Kennedy's 35-year legacy of highly-referenced consulting industry analysis. He is a frequent speaker on management and IT consulting industry trends, and a regular contributor to the business press as an industry expert. Mr. Rodenhauser holds a B.S. in Journalism from The Ohio State University.

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