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                                                     Seminar

             Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
                                  The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Title

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The Role of Information Technology within Investment Banks

 

 

 

Speaker

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Mr. Eron Sunando

 

 

Executive Director

 

 

Information Technology, UBS

 

 

 

Date

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September 21st, 2009 (Monday)

 

 

 

Time

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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 

 

Light refreshment will be served after the seminar (5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.).

 

 

 

Venue

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T.Y. Wong Hall, 5/F

 

 

Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building

 

 

CUHK

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abstract:
 

IT has traditionally been thought of as a back office or support function in many industries. Find out more about the role that Information technology plays in the Investment Banking sector.
Specifically how technology can provide the business with a competitive advantage and help to drive business.
Key Topics:
- Why IT is critical to the success of a global investment bank?
- In what areas can IT give a firm a competitive edge?
- What are some of the critical issues / interesting problems we came across and how did we go about resolving them?


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Biography:
 

Eron is currently an Executive Director within the IT department. He currently holds two posts. Firstly as the Asia Pacific Chief of Staff and secondly as the Asia Pacific Head of IT Regional Branch Offices.
He joined UBS in 2006, and prior to that he worked for IBM in their Sales and Consulting division based in Japan. Eron completed his MBA from MIT.


************************* ALL ARE WELCOME ************************

 

 

 

Host

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Prof. Kwai-Sun, Leung

Tel

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(852) 2609-8307

Email

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ksleung@se.cuhk.edu.hk

 

 

 

Enquiries

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Prof. Nan Chen or Prof. Sean X. Zhou

 

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Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

 

 

CUHK

Website

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http://www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/~seg5810

Email

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seg5810@se.cuhk.edu.hk

 

 

 

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