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| Business Strategy | Financial services institutions must find ways of dealing with the change in the balance in power from provider to consumer. Applying 21st century technology to 20th century processes won’t be enough. This track provides scenarios for the future and offers advice and insight on how expected changes in the financial services business environment will affect technology initiatives. | Track 1 |
| Emerging Trends and Technologies | The Financial Services industry has long been regarded by other sectors as the leader in the adoption of new technologies. This “virtual” track focuses on the emerging technologies and strategies that must be considered by Financial Services organizations who wish to stay in touch with their customers – and one step ahead of the competition. | V |
| Operational Excellence | Aligning business and IT so that they work effectively together is easy to describe but hard to achieve. Poor linkage can damage not just your operations but also your reputation with the customer. This track provides practical “how-to” advice on how sourcing models, architectures and optimization can all help to realize those synergies between business and technology. Vendor selection criteria and sourcing success stories will give you the tools to put into action what you learned during these presentations when you return to the office. | Track 2 |
| Technology and Applications | New technologies can help transform your business, but if poorly executed or ill-chosen, they can destroy value. This track dissects the technologies and applications most relevant to bankers, investment firms and insurers. Re-architecting for the future will be a key focus, with its consequent impact on sourcing, applications and the vendor offerings that target financial services firms. | Track 3 |