How can you make a difference as a Technologist?

Date: 30 March 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Venue: LTF
Title: How can you make a difference as a Technologist?
Speaker: Willington Tang, Executive Director of JP Morgan

Abstract:

Very soon, you will graduate from university and get a job and may start your company. This is a new journey, unlike in school and university, you will be told what to do. Willington Tang has extensive experience working in financial, telecom industry and also the Hong Kong Government. Do you want to learn some secret tips to success in developing the career from him? How can you differentiate yourself from the others? How technology, knowledge, innovation, passion, personal brand pay a role?

Biography of the Speaker:

Willington Tang is currently the Executive Director of JP Morgan. Prior to his current role as the regional compliance, he worked as the Program manager of the Prime Swap Rollout, Asia Head of Business Analysts in equities technology team ofJP Morgan from 2010 to 2015. In addition, he has worked as the Vice President, Asia Head of Connectivity in Citibank equities technology from 2008 to 2010, Vice President, Asia ex Cash equities technology head in Deutsche Bank from 1999 to 2008. Tang has developed his expertise and experience in cash equities trading system, order management system, algorithmic trading system, index arbitrage system, direct market access system for both cash and swap, program trading system, inventory management system, client connectivity and exchange connectivity.

Before joining the financial industry, he has also worked in development team in Hong Kong Telecom covering the mobile, telecom, iTV business and ITSD of the Hong Kong Government.

Tang received his MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and his science bachelor degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.