FinTechIsrael Sept 15 Event: Financial News, Data and Analytics Platforms
Line BreakAuthor: Eli Magid (17 Articles)
Eli currently works in business development and strategic planning for Israel Corp. Prior to joining Israel Corp., Eli held capital markets and corporate finance positions at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. In addition, he is a former financial markets entrepreneur and co-founder of a green carbon finance start-up. Eli has a BSc in Applied Economics & Management from Cornell University.
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FinTechIsrael invites our members to our next event on September 15, 2010 at Tel Aviv University’s Recanati School of Business. This time we’ll be focusing on Financial News, Data and Analytics Platforms.
We are proud to be hosting three market leaders from this space: Seeking Alpha, Lab49 and Capital IQ.
Keynote Speaker: David Jackson
CEO and Founder, Seeking Alpha
David is a former Morgan Stanley Equity Research Analyst in the Technology sector. He later went on to manage a long/short fund and explore new approaches to financial publishing, ultimately leading to the creation of Seeking Alpha. Prior to Morgan Stanley David worked in technology venture funding and macro-economics at HM Treasury in London and at the Bank of Israel.
Amir Dotan
User Experience Architect, Lab49
Amir is based in London and works as a User Experience Architect at Lab49; a technology consulting firm that builds advanced solutions for many of the world’s largest investment banks, hedge funds and exchanges. His work involves specifying user interfaces so they meet user and business needs, increase productivity and reduce human errors. Amir began his career as a web developer in Israel and quickly became interested in user interface design and usability engineering. Prior to joining Lab49, Amir worked in the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design at City University London as a usability analyst conducting user tests, user research and requirements analysis. Amir holds a BA in Multimedia Arts from Middlesex University and an MSc in Human-Centred Systems from City University London.
Eran Steinberg
Senior Vice President, Capital IQ
Eran is a Senior Vice President of Client Development at Capital IQ, Inc. He joined Capital IQ 10 years ago when it was just a fledgling start-up, and moved to Israel 2.5 years ago to spearhead Capital IQ’s expansion into the Mid-East region. Prior to joining Capital IQ in 2001, Mr. Steinberg served as Content Director of ALFY, Inc., a small start-up in NY that produced educational online games for young children. Before that, he served as a Center Director for Kaplan Inc., where he managed Kaplan’s northeast New Jersey center and operations. Mr. Steinberg holds a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.S. in Finance from Binghamton University.
Event Agenda:
6:15 – 7:00: Networking & Pizza
7:00 – 7:15: Introductions
7:15 – 8:45: Presentations
8:45 – 9:15: Informal Networking
Help us expand FinTechIsrael’s membership and grow our organization! Bring a friend to the next event!
Please register for the event here: http://www.meetup.com/FinTechIsrael/calendar/14498815/?from=list&offset=0
And lastly – best wishes to all of our members and followers for a Happy New Year!
Line BreakAuthor: Eli Magid (17 Articles)
Eli currently works in business development and strategic planning for Israel Corp. Prior to joining Israel Corp., Eli held capital markets and corporate finance positions at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. In addition, he is a former financial markets entrepreneur and co-founder of a green carbon finance start-up. Eli has a BSc in Applied Economics & Management from Cornell University.
