A shift over the past 2-3 years in the overall business environment has highlighted the importance of focus on global digital  transformation and enhanced customer engagement. Enterprises of all sizes are quickly retooling to emphasize 
- international markets growth, backed by data
- closing  gaps in a company's ability to operate efficiently on a global scale (e.g., no, or limited structures for localization)
- meeting customer needs for both cultural support and language access to enterprise offerings.

A major opportunity in these client initiatives is for targeted globalization consulting services, beyond traditional translation services. 

This session will address the current landscape  and future of consulting services offered by LSPs, independent consultants, and consulting firms.  We will examine opportunities for more targeted consulting as well as pitfalls and black holes. Most critically we'll examine more innovative approaches to the consulting function as enterprise customers fast forward.