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MITB FS (Financial Services) Seminars

The School of Information Systems relentlessly creates opportunities for students to interact with renowned personalities and knowledge experts from the industry, and to listen to their viewpoints and perspectives.

Scroll down for a list of upcoming and past Seminars catered to the Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) programme.


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May 30, 2012, Seminar Rm 2-1, School of Information Systems.
Recalibrating the banking business....getting ready for the challenge ahead

By Mr. Edgar Low
Thought Leader, IBM Financial Services


Apr 26, 2012, Seminar Rm 2-4, School of Economics/School of Social Sciences.
Finance and the Use of Information Tools

By Ms Julia Leong
Advisory Partner, Financial Services Industry Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers
&
Ms Irene Liu
Advisory Senior Manager, Financial Services Industry Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers


Mar 29, 2012, Seminar Room 2-3, School of Information Systems
SCALING NEW HEIGHTS IN RETAIL BANKING

By Lawrence Loh
Executive Director, Business Banking, United Overseas Bank (UOB)
&
Gilbert Chuah
Executive Director, Regional & Singapore Head of Internet Banking, United Overseas Bank (UOB)


Mar 26, 2012, Seminar Room 3-4 (Rm 3026), School of Information Systems
Complex Event Processing Application in the FSI market: Global Trends & Risks

By Dr. Giles Nelson
Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Progress Software


Mar 15, 2012, Seminar Room 3-2, School of Information Systems
Capstone Projects in Private Banking

By Solution Providers Management Consulting


Jan 18, 2012, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
The National Authentication Framework (NAF) and its Impact on the Financial Services Industry

By Mr. Tan Teik Guan
CEO/CTO Data Security Systems Solutions Pte Ltd



Nov 14, 2011, Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Administration Building, Level 5, Singapore Management University
A Conversation with Leaders in Financial Services T&O

For more details, please check our event site here


Oct 19, 2011, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
Evolution : Data Warehouse to Analytical Intelligence, A Journey!

By Asli Erginbas
Senior Vice President, Technology and Operations , Business Intelligence Competency Centre, DBS Group


Sep 21, 2011, Seminar Room 2-1, School of Information Systems
Operational Risk: Back to Basics & Beyond Basics

By Mr. Chen Jee Meng
Head of Compliance
Chinatrust Commercial Bank Co Ltd, Singapore Branch


Aug 11, 2011, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
An Overview of Banking for Non-Bankers

By Professor Robert J. Kauffman
Visiting Prof., IS and Strategy, School of Information Systems and Lee Kong Chian Sch. of Business,
Singapore Management University. Also Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center for Digital Strategies,
Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College


Jul 26, 2011, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
Showcase on MITB Capstone


Jun 21, 2011, Seminar Room 5-2, School of Economics / Social Sciences
Achieving Great Success In A Financial Services IT Career

By Mr. David Gledhill
Managing Director & Head
Group Technology & Operations
DBS Bank Group


May 21, 2011, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
Insights into An IT Career in Financial Services

By Mr. Christophe Tummers
Managing Director & Head
Global Investment Banking L1 Utility
UBS AG


April 28, 2011, Seminar Room 3-1, School of Information Systems
Revolutionising The Dealing Room Environment

By Mr. Peter Marsden
Head of Real Time Assets
Thomson Reuters
&
Mr. Jay Patel
Asset Owner, Treasury Portals
Thomson Reuters


April 15, 2011, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Information Systems
Gartner 2011 CIO Agenda - Re-imagining IT

By Mr. Wong Yuet Nan
Executive Partner
Gartner Inc Asia Pacific Executive Programs (ExP) Group


March 25, 2011, Seminar Room 3-1, School of Information Systems
Unleashing the power of technology in Private Banking and Wealth Management

By Mr. Eddy Tai
Head of IT, Asia & Middle East
Julius Baer


Feb 16, 2011, 19:00 - 20:45, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Unleashing the Power of Technology in Investment Banking

By Dr. Rohit Darji
Director, Global Technology Capital Markets (GTCM)
Deutsche Bank


Jan 26, 2011, 19:00 - 20:45, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
An Evening with Credit Suisse's Chief IT Architect for Asia Pacific

By Mr. Antonio Miscellaneo
Chief IT Architect for Asia Pacific
Credit Suisse


Jan 5, 2011, 19:00 - 20:45, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Preview of ISFS606: Lifecycle Implementation of Banking Products
and A Student's Guide to MITB-FS Capstone Project

By Tan Yew Seng and Enoch Chng



Nov 19, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.1, School of Information Systems
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Best Practices in Banking

By Alan MEGARGEL
Regional CTO
TIBCO Software


Oct 13, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
Innovation and Product Development - A Life Cycle Approach

By CHAN Cheow-Hoe
Partner, Advisory Services
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte Ltd


Sep 22, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Managing Product Life Cycle Implementation

By Deep SINGHANIA
Senior Vice President and Director – Asia Pacific excl. Japan
Nucleus Software
&
Ravi Pratap SINGH
President, Nucleus School of Banking Technology (NSBT), Nucleus Software Exports Ltd


Aug 26, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Cloud Computing - Fluff & Froth

By Roy TEO
Deputy Director, Technology Risk Supervision Division
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)


Aug 12, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.1, School of Information Systems
A Banking Overview for Non-Bankers

By Sajeeve THOMAS
Adjunct Professor
School of Information Systems, SMU


Jul 28, 2010, 19:00 - 20:00, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Social Sciences
Money in the Bank

By Jackson NG & John LEE
MITB (Financial Services) Alumni
(Intake Batch 2007/2008)


June 16, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
My Experience with Algorithmic Trading

By Haksun LI
Founder & CEO
Numerical Method Inc.


May 26, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
Global Technology Outlook... What Lies Ahead for Financial Services Institutions

By Edgar LOW
Thought Leader
IBM Financial Services Sector


Apr 28, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.2, School of Information Systems
Threat from Within: Data Leak Prevention

By Larry LAM
Managing Director
McGuire Asia Pte Ltd


Mar 09, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.1, School of Information Systems
Driving Changes in Global Wide Enterprise

By Christophe TUMMERS
Managing Director
Global Head IB L1 Utility
UBS AG


Feb 09, 2010, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Business Intelligence in Banking

By Venkat NARAYANAN
Senior Vice President
Mahindra Satyam



Nov 04, 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
Timeline of our Financial Industry (1973-2009)

By Charles LEGRAND
Head of South Asia
Swift


29 Oct 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.1, School of Information Systems
Boom, Bust! and Beyond The Future of Banking Technology in an Uncertain World

Ian RAE
Chief Information Officer, Global Banking & Markets AP
Royal Bank of Scotland


10 Sep 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.1, School of Information Systems
4 Keys to Managing Success (& Failure) in IT based Transformation Programs in Banks

By Joanne FLINN
Partner
Shelton Consulting Pte Ltd


11 Aug 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
A Banking Overview for Non-Bankers

By Sajeeve THOMAS
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Information Systems, SMU


14 July 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Operational Risk in Financial Services

By Michael PINEDO
Julius Schlesinger Professor of Operations Management & Chair of the Department of Information, Operations and Management Sciences
Stern School of Business
New York University


See presentation slides here


26 May 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
IT Governance & Portfolio Management

By LAM Mun Choong
Director, SPM
HP Software & Solutions, Asia-Pacific Japan
HP


23 April 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 5.2, School of Economics / Social Sciences
The Unified Banking Process Framework For Educating "Tech & Ops" Professionals in Banking

By Steven MILLER
Dean
SMU School of Information Systems


27 March 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Change Management - Bread and Butter Skill in IT Industry

By Eric CHAN
Executive Director
UBS AG


21 March 2009, Sun Banking Solution Centre
Visit to SUN Banking Solution Centre

Chan Kong Hoe
Global Industry Development Director, Financial Services Industry
SUN Microsystems

Kenneth Wong
Industry Sales Manager, Financial Services Industry
SUN Microsystems

Chew Boon Hong
Software Architect, Developer Platform
SUN Microsystems

Tarik Husain
Business Development Director, mCommerce
Sybase 365

Thorsten Hellwig
Regional Solution Sales Director
Wincor-Nixdorf


26 February 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Innovation Platform

By Michael STUMM
CEO
Oanda Asia Pacific Pte Ltd


17 February 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, PWC Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
IT Governance, Audit Practice in Industry

By TAN Shong Ye
Partner


2 February 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Practical Application of Enterprise Architecture

By Mark BRYANT
Industry Executive, Global Financial Services
EDS


19 January 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Core Banking (Flex Cube)

Easwar SUBRAMANIAN
Assistant Manager
Oracle Financials


18 January 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Core Banking (Flex Cube)

Anuja GOYAL
Manager Sales, Core Banking
Oracle Financials


17 January 2009, 14.00 - 17.30, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Core Banking (Flex Cube)

R ANAND
Regional Head, Pre-Sales
Oracle Financials


15 January 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Private Banking IT

Jeremy HEBBLETHWAITE
Head of Change the Bank, Asia Pacific
Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd


12 January 2009, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Integration Layer Overview

Jeremy HEBBLETHWAITE
Head of Change the Bank, Asia Pacific
Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd



21 October 2008, 19:00, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Economics / Social Sciences
Presentation of Risk Management concepts, techniques and processes in banks:
A seminar for MITB class of ISFS601-Banking Products and Processes

By Janak RAJ
Head of Financing Products, Private Bank
Citibank Singapore


30 September 2008, 19:00, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Economics / Social Sciences
Presentation on the use of 6 sigma in banks as a way to focus on and improve service quality:
A seminar for MITB class of ISFS601-Banking Products and Processes

By Joseph HOO
Senior Manager
Continuous Improvement Training
Standard Chartered Bank


25 September 2008, 19:00 - 20.30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
Implementing Systems for Basel II

By Jarrad HEE
Senior Vice President
DBS Group


09 Sep 2008, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2-4, School of Economics / Social Sciences
Transformation at Shinsei Bank, Japan:
A seminar for MITB class of ISFS601-Banking Products and Processes

By Dhananjaya DVIVEDI
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group Chief Informattion Officer, Head of Banking Infrastructure
Shinsei Bank, Japan


28 August 2008, 19:00,
Risk Analytics

By Simon GOO Kia Hwee
Head, Group Risk Analytics Division
UOB


26 August 2008, 19:00,
Two Approaches on Innovative Thinking:
A seminar for MITB class of ISFS601-Banking Products and Processes

By Bella CHIN
Vice President, Group Quality & Service Excellence
OCBC

By Nicole CHING
Vice President Group Quality & Service Excellence
OCBC

By WONG Chung Yee
Vice President, Consumer Financial Services
OCBC

By Patrick CHEW
Senior Vice President Consumer Financial Services
OCBC


14 August 2008, 19:00 - 20:30, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Information Systems
A Banking Overview for Non-Bankers

By Sajeeve THOMAS
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Information Systems, SMU


8 July 2008, 19:00 - 20:15, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Benchmarking and Measuring IT Performance in Banks Today

By Emmanuel DANIEL
President
The Asian Banker


See the interview with Emmanuel DANIEL that appeared in Knoweldge@SMU


4 June 2008, 19:00 - 20:15, Seminar Room 3.2, School of Information Systems
Risk Management in High Volume Transaction Processing

By Stephen SPALDING
Partner
get2volume


13 May 2008, 19:00 - 20:15, Seminar Room 2.4, School of Accountancy
IT Governance

By Muthukrishnan RAMASWAMI
Senior EVP and COO
Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)


30 Apr 2008, 19:00 - 20:15, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Impact of Electronic Trading to IT and the Financial Services Industry

By Stewart CARMICHAEL
Managing Director & Chief Administrative Officer
Merrill Lynch Global Services Pte Ltd


07 Apr 2008, 19:00 - 20:00, Seminar Room 3.3, School of Information Systems
Overview of IT Challenges in Risk Management

By Peter V. KOHUT
Practice Leader ASEAN
Ernst & Young


26 Mar 2008, 19:00 - 21:00, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
SAS Project Presentation

By Tim KERSLAKE
Head Technology Practice, Field Strategy & Support
SAS Asia Pacific

By Shanmuga SUNTHAR
Enterprise Intelligence Platform Solution Head
SAS Asia Pacific


20 Feb 2008, 19:00 - 20:00, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
The Middle Office - What Goes Between Front and Back Office

By Enoch CH'NG
Managing Director
DBS


30 Jan 2008, 19:00 - 20:00, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Managing Technology Risks in the Financial Sector

By Tony CHEW
Director, Technology Risk Supervision Division
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)


12 Jan 2008, 09:00 - 12:00, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Banking Processes Use Case on Bond Trading and Distribution

By Daniel STONE
Managing Partner
FRA Blackstone (FRA)



26 Nov 2007, 19:00 - 21:00, Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
The Role and Challenges of a CIO in a Technology Savvy Financial Services Company

By Mrs Jee Hong YEE-TANG
Technology Advisor
The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS)


01 Nov 2007, 19:00 - 21:00, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Straight Through Processing in the Financial Industry & Fund Automation in Asia

By Mr Eric CHUA
Regional Head, Investment Fund Solutions
SWIFT


27 Sep 2007, 19:00 - 21:00, Seminar Room 3.1, School of Information Systems
Defining The New Generation Core Banking Architecture

By Mr A SRINIVASAN
Chief Operating Officer
i-Flex Singapore Pte Ltd


01 Sep 2007, 10:30 - 11:45, SIS Function Room, Level 5, School of Information Systems
Competing on Quality (Seminar organised for the Master of IT in Business Kick Off)

By TENG Soon Lang
Executive Vice President and Head, Group Quality & Process Innovation Division
OCBC Bank


08 Aug 2007, 19:00 - 21:00, SIS Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
IT Revolution and Its Impact on FSI

By Venky KRISHNAKUMAR
Senior Advisor
Barclays Bank PLC


06 July 2007, 19:00 - 21:00, SIS Seminar Room 2.2, School of Information Systems
Business Transformation & Simplifying Technology - a Symbiotic Relationship

By Girjia PANDE
Executive Vice President and Head Asia Pacific
Tata Consultancy Services