Attendees to Hear Insights from TowerGroup Analysts and Featured Keynotes
by Top Executives from Fidelity Investments and Progressive Insurance
NEEDHAM, Mass., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerGroup today announced the
theme of its 2005 Financial Services Business & Technology Conference and
Exhibition: "Road Maps for Growth." The event, which will be held on May 25
to 27, 2005, at The Boston Marriott Copley in Boston, Mass., is recognized as
one of the top venues for delivering in-depth perspectives on the issues
facing the global financial services industry.
According to TowerGroup president and CEO, Karen Cone, the 2005 Conference
theme speaks to a strategic imperative facing most players across the
financial services marketplace -- which is, to balance operational
efficiencies and cost containment with more aggressive plans for growth.
"Coming out of a prolonged economic downturn with its emphasis focus on
cost containment, financial services firms are now increasingly focused on
differentiation and on growing revenue. This is all the more urgent given the
growing threat of disintermediation across all sectors of the industry. The
focus of TowerGroup's 2005 Conference was conceived to help firms of all
sizes, and across all financial services sectors, create an effective and
actionable road map for achieving solid growth," she said.
In addition to hearing directly from TowerGroup's own experts on industry
best practices and strategies, this year's conference will feature several
distinguished keynote speakers. Two already confirmed are:
* Bob Reynolds -- Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Fidelity
Investments
* Alan Bauer -- Group President, Direct Business, Progressive Insurance
The 2005 Conference is designed for financial services institutions,
technology vendors and professional services firms, and will address all
sectors of the financial services industry -- including financial services
strategies, securities and investments, insurance, consumer lending and bank
cards, global payments, retail and wholesale banking, delivery channels, and
emerging technologies.
The 2005 TowerGroup Conference offers attendees the opportunity to
participate in more than 30 strategic sessions, including general sessions led
by featured guest speakers and industry-specific track sessions led by
TowerGroup analysts. Examples of track sessions include:
* "Breaking Through the Barrier: Growth Prospects in the Securities &
Investment Industry"
* "The Payments Industry Transformed: Moving Money at the Speed of Light"
* "The Banking Industry Today: Toward a More Perfect Union"
* "Single European Payments Area: Do We Need to Reinvent the Wheel?"
* "Insurance Coordinates for Growth: From Long-Term Strategies to Real-
Time Solutions"
* "Leading With a 2010 Vision: There's More to Financial Services Than
Meets the Eye"
This year's event will again feature an exhibition of some of the
financial services industry's leading technology companies and solutions
providers. Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at various levels are
still available. For more information, please contact Neil Bock at
nbock@towergroup.com.
"For over a decade, leaders in the financial services industry have cited
TowerGroup's annual conference as the top venue for sharing insights, ideas
and strategies to address their most pressing business issues," added Cone.
"With close to 700 professionals expected to attend in 2005, this year's event
should be no exception."
For more information on how to register for this conference please visit:
http://old.towergroup.com/public/Conf05/index.html
A complimentary pass to the 2005 TowerGroup conference is available to
qualified members of the media who contact Rachael Adler of CooperKatz &
Company at 212-455-8037 or radler@cooperkatz.com.
About TowerGroup:
TowerGroup is the leading research and consulting firm focused on the
global financial services industry. A respected source for trusted information
and advice, TowerGroup brings many of the world's largest financial services,
technology and professional services firms a deeper understanding of the
business and technology issues impacting their organizations. Headquartered
near Boston in Needham, Massachusetts, and with offices in New York, London,
and Kuala Lumpur, TowerGroup serves a global client base. Visit TowerGroup
online at http://www.towergroup.com.
Contacts:
Anne Green Faye Nikolaidis
p. 212-455-8017 p. 212-455-8078
agreen@cooperkatz.com fnikolaidis@cooperkatz.com
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