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The Hackett Group's 18th Annual Best Practices Conference examines the future state of business while offering success stories and advice for surviving the economic downturn and thriving in the days ahead. According to Ted Fernandez, CEO of The Hackett Group, the 20/20 Vision theme for its 18th Best Practices conference in April was appropriate, given the changes being encountered in the marketplace and with competitors. As Fernandez extended his welcome to 400 attendees from 175 companies, he said, �The state of the global economy set the stage last year. Is the wind behind our backs or in our faces?� This extended article includes spotlights on conference presentations by Smurfit-Stone, and Centrica. Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article or visit the following URL: http://www.faotoday.com/Magazine.asp?artID=2033 More information on this study and other Hackett Research is also available at: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/about/alerts.jsp About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, is a leader in best practice advisory, benchmarking, and transformation consulting services, including shared services, offshoring and outsourcing advice. Utilizing best practices and implementation insights from more than 4,000 benchmarking engagements, executives use Hackett's empirically based approach to quickly define and prioritize initiatives to enable world-class performance. Through its REL brand, Hackett offers working capital solutions focused on delivering significant cash flow improvements. Through its Hackett Technology Solutions group, Hackett offers business application consulting services that helps maximize returns on IT investments. Hackett has worked with 2,700 major corporations and government agencies, including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 73% of the Fortune 100, 73% of the DAX 30 and 45% of the FTSE 100. Founded in 1991, The Hackett Group was acquired by Answerthink, which was renamed The Hackett Group in 2008. The Hackett Group has global offices in the United States, Europe and India. More information on The Hackett Group is available: by phone at (770) 225-7300; by e-mail at info@thehackettgroup.com; or on the Web at www.thehackettgroup.com.