Conference Keynotes for 2003 

Ronald V. "Van" Simmons
Director of Fixed Income Technology
Invesco Institutional

Van began his association with Invesco in February of 1998, first as a consultant and subsequently in his current position. As Director of Fixed Income Technology, he is responsible for overall development and implementation of the software systems supporting Invesco Institutional's fixed income research efforts.

From 1990 until joining Invesco full-time, Van was President and CEO of VNP Software, Inc. As consultants, VNP developed trading and operations systems for a diverse range of sell-side clients. As a leader of these projects, Van has personally designed and implemented systems to manage FX, FX Options, Swaps and Fixed Income. In addition, VNP developed and sold its own product line and partnered with firms in the development of software development tools for the broader market.

Van was active in all phases of systems design and implementation in all of VNP's major partnerships and products. Van's credentials include a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1982 and an MBA from the same institution in 1986.

 
Richard L. Green
Vice President, Sun Developer Tools and Java Software
Sun Microsystems

Rich Green is Vice President of Sun Developer Tools and Java Software for Sun Microsystems, Inc. where he is responsible for driving the strategy and delivery of the developer tools portfolio and unifying Sun's activities in the Java community.

He also oversees Sun's participation in the Java Community Process, which enables interested parties among hundreds of licensees and partners and millions of developers to collaborate on the evolution of the Java platform.

Previously, Green was Vice President of Java and XML Software where he was responsible for the success of Sun's Java platform and XML technologies in diverse markets, from smart cards and hand-held devices through desktops and servers.

Prior to leading the Java organization, Green was Vice President of the Solaris Products Group where he drove the strategy, engineering and marketing of Sun's Solaris operating system.

Since joining Sun in 1989, Green has also managed the design and development of distributed object systems, network communication products, desktop integration technologies, software development tools and database systems.

Before joining Sun, Green managed CAD/CAM and graphics engineering projects and designed simulation software for transportation research.

Green holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the State University of New York at Albany.

 

Till Guldimann
 Vice Chairman, SunGard
Saratoga, California

Mr. Guldimann is vice chairman of SunGard focusing on the company’s long term strategy. He was previously vice chairman of Infinity Financial Technology, which SunGard acquired in 1998. Mr. Guldimann joined Infinity in 1995, after a 21 year career with J.P. Morgan where he last headed the Global Research Group and developed the bank’s market risk management systems. He is also the originator of J.P. Morgan’s  RiskMetrics initiative launched in 1994, which established a worldwide standard for market risk measurement. Mr. Guldimann, a Swiss national, earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1974 and a Dipl. El. Ing. (MSEE) from the ETH in Zurich 1971.

SunGard (NYSE:SDS) is a global leader in integrated IT solutions for financial services. SunGard is also the pioneer and leading provider of information availability services. With annual revenues of approximately $2 billion, SunGard serves more than 25,000 clients in over 50 countries, including 47 of the world's 50 largest financial services companies.

Mr. Guldimann was credited as being one of the ten most influential people in the finance industry throughout the 90’s by Waters Magazine in their Millennium issue.