Executive Summary

The global financial crisis has ratcheted up pressure on IT leaders today to manage more with less, particularly for those in the financial services sector. Being measured against performance standards of direct business benefit, IT leaders are obliged to gain a firm grasp on the latest technology advancements. Possessing an agile and highly responsive IT infrastructure is thus imperative in this rapidly evolving global market.

BankTech Executive Summit is an exciting and informative event bringing together IT executives and professionals from the financial services industry. The unique and professional forum has been used as a rewarding discussion and learning platform by hundreds of the industry's leading IT executives.

BankTech Executive Summit is the perfect platform to learn firsthand how fellow IT leaders have brought together the power of business and technology to keep their organizations on the cutting-edge and how to apply the best solution to your company. It guarantees an unprecedented opportunity to gather and explore novel techniques to retain competitiveness in the global marketplace. With the theme "Navigating through the Global Financial Crisis: Strategic Insights for IT Leaders in Financial Services", we offer the most informative and original perspective on pressing issues on the IT Leader's agenda, including:

• The Global Economic Outlook for 2009
• Reviewing Key Trends, Emerging Threats and Drivers for 2009 in Financial Industry
• Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Leveraging Technology to Drive Profitability
• Managing IT in a Tough Budget Year
• Leveraging IT to Enhance Control on Operational Risks
• Information Security risks Management: Emerging Threats and Insights for Financial Institutions

...and more

Exclusively for Senior IT Executives from Financial Services Industries

Guest Speakers Include:

Alpesh Patel CIO Asia UBS	Andy Yan Regional Head - Customer Strategy - Regional Marketing & Strategy AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.	Arthur Wong Senior Vice President Head of Business Technology Management Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd	Derek Huynh Head of Technology Control CLSA	Edward Scheckler Global Head of Infrastructure Information Technology CLSA
Emil Chan First Vice President, Head of IT - Asia Pacific BayernLB	Jerome Yen, Dr and Professor Visiting Professor, Department of Finance HKUST Business School	Michael Ma Corporate VP IT, AIA Company Ltd	Micky Lo Managing Director, Head of Asia IT Risk Management JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.	Professor Patrick Wong A Renowned Financial Expert and Analyst
Paul Lee Head of IT Support Cantor Fitzgerald	Steve Bingle Vice-President Asia Risk	Thio Tse Gan Executive Director Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk Services Pte Ltd	Thomas Parenty Managing Director Parenty Consulting Limited	Toa Charm Regional Head of BI Competency Centre, Asia Pacific, HSBC Chairperson, BI Special Interest Division, Hong Kong Computer Society
William Yin Partner and Managing Director Boston Consulting Group	...and more