Wed Speaker | NOWaccount Founder

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MBA Student Portraits, Fall 2009 College of Management Georgia Institute of Technology

GT Impact Series, a weekly event that provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn Offers John B. Hayes founder and Chairman of NOWaccount to speak this Wednesday

When: October 8th, 4:30 pm
Where: LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Business
The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.

John Hayes, an innovator in the financial technology space and 1971 ISyE graduate of Georgia Tech will talk about the role of technology innovation in the growth of the financial services industry. He will use three case examples:

  • The growth of branch banking
  • The credit card system
  • The newly emerging trade credit system

These case examples will illustrate how specific technology innovations enabled the introduction of new products and growth in the industry. He will talk about the difficulty of technology innovation in the highly structured and regulated financial industry and how these lessons apply to all industries.

About the Impact Speaker Series:

Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership". The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders.

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