Chris has been in the IT world for over 35 years, and connected to the Financial Services industry for over 30 years, and has a strong track record of problem solving through innovative thinking. Chris is known to be hungry to develop his professional network, and over the last few years in particular, has amassed a wide range of global contacts across the datacenter, IT, telecoms, and financial industries. He still shows huge amounts of enthusiasm to expand his knowledge base, and is always keen to understand the core concepts of new technologies and how they can benefit industry in general.Chris maintains strong links within the financial world and is a contributing member of the Futures Industry Association Japan's Technology Committee and Editorial Board.