Executive Roundtable™

Technology Outlook:  Effects on the Asset Management Business

What emerging technologies may impact your business in the future? What trends are you keeping a watchful eye on? How will you respond to these future business drivers?  An industry expert will share their perspective and help launch an open exchange of ideas, opinions, experiences and plans. 

We will cover a number of technology trends, including:

• Virtualization
• Deep Computing
• Cloud Computing and SOA
• Open Source
• Web 2.0, social computing and collaboration
• Pervasive computing and leveraging mobilility
• Security and Cyber threats

Leveraging Agile Development

Has your firm found success in the adoption of Agile development practices?  How well suited is this approach to supporting the investment management business?  When is it most appropriate?  What have been the advantages as well as the issues?  This discussion will provide the opportunity to compare experiences and lessons learned through adoption of these methodologies.

Talent Management

“Do more with less” - The aftermath of the downturn has left IT organizations leaner with more work than ever.   How is your firm helping to develop talent that is left?  What is the current appetite to build skills and promote development?  Are staffing levels flat or on the rise?  Where are you finding new talent?  What are the skills needed for future growth?  This discussion will explore what your peers are doing to address the talent management effort.