Waters USA 2008

Because Trading is Technology

Waters USA 2008 is the industry forum in which CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT managers of leading investment and commercial banks, asset management firms, hedge funds and other financial institutions can share ideas on how to meet the challenges presented by the heightened emphasis on technology in the financial banking arena.

Specifically, the event will examine how leading financial firms are leveraging financial information technology to develop and provide new products and services to clients, improve efficiency, streamline-business processes, reduce operating costs and improve customer service. Waters USA 2008 is set to build on the success of prior waters’ conferences, the last of which saw more than 250 of the nations’ leading banking technologists in attendance.

Key benefits of attending Waters USA 2008 include:

• Learn what the top priorities will be for banks and where investment technology budgets will be spent in our exclusive CIO Roundtable Discussion
• Participate in a series of interactive panel discussions on key issues such as algorithmic trading, grid computing, market data management, and more
• Network with senior-level technology professionals and key decision makers from leading financial institutions during the breaks, lunches and cocktail reception
• Take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Waters exhibition of leading technology service providers
• Profit from the range of panels that will bring together buy-side and sell-side financial institutions

Speakers at Waters USA 2008 include:

• Susan Certoma, Chief Information Officer, WACHOVIA
• David Depew, Managing Director, PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
• Carol Dow, Chief Technology Officer, VANGUARD
• Anna Ewing, Chief Information Officer, NASDAQ
• Frank Loughlin, Co-Head of Equity Trading, ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN
• Michelle Benvenga, Vice President, IT Investments/Corporate Systems, T. ROWE PRICE
• Bruce Pomerantz, Global Head of Applied Engineering and Chief Infrastructure Architect, Corporate Investment Banking and Markets, HSBC
• Robert Wallos, Global Head of Market Data Architecture, CITIGROUP