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Featured Industry: Financial
Financial Industry Events
- October 16-17, 2008: Corporate Network Security for Banking and Financial Services, Washington, DC.
A two-day strategic event focusing on How Corporations Can Achieve Optimal Protection to Defend Themselves from Cyber Criminal Activity. Cyber crime is rated the number three priority for the FBI, behind only counter terrorism and counter espionage. Nearly 672 electronic records containing confidential information are compromised every five minutes. These compromises are caused by internet hackers as well as internal errors. Some exposure of data is accidental, caused by administrative errors, insider abuse, stolen equipment and the like. The symposium will highlight the best case studies and most advanced tools and strategies for addressing network security from top industry leaders. Find out more.
- November 6-7, 2008: Real Asset Investing Forum, Carlsbad, California.
This conference aims to provide education and information on real estate and real assets to the key decision makers and other representatives of the nation's largest pension, endowment and foundation funds. Discussions will focus on reproducible assets such as farmland, buildings or machinery, and irreproducible assets such as land, a mine, or a work of art. The event will offer a chance for investors and managers to exchange ideas and to learn from other delegates and presenters within this niche investment community. Institutional investors will come from across the country not just to network but also simply to learn from the nation's leading industry professionals, government officials, professors, financial journalists and more. Find out more.
- November 11-13, 2008: Russian Regional Investment Conference, Moscow, Russia.
This conference will focus not only on the commercial opportunities that exist in many regional cities in Russia; it will also cover the current business environment, including tax and legal; relationship with the local governments; local populations in specific regions and whether their purchasing power can support growing businesses. Main topics include: comparative analysis of regions – business development perspective; key factors behind spectacular growth of specific regions and regional cities; and legislation and tax schemes. Find out more.
- April 20-22, 2009: Southern Financial Exchange Annual Conference, Tunica, Mississippi.
Nearly 300 experts and decision-makers from various financial institutions and other service providers take advantage of this unique regional opportunity for payments professionals to learn, network, and build relationships. The conference examines changes to the industry and discusses their potential impact - both positive and negative - on your business strategy. Industry leaders dedicated to understanding and shaping the payments industry will share valuable insight, hands-on experience and personal knowledge to help attendees save time and money. Find out more.
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