Gary Maier is a senior technology leader and innovator with a 25+ year track record of success in delivering enterprise-class front, middle and back-office solutions to financial services companies. Gary brings extensive buy-side and sell-side expertise in the trading, risk management and servicing of a broad range of security types, transactions and markets.Most recently, Gary served as the Head of Asset Management Technology for UBS, where he was responsible for global technology strategy, planning and initiatives for the sector. He was additionally a member of the Global Technology Management Committee and the Asset Management Operating Committee. Gary previously served as the Chief Information Officer of BNY Mellon Investment Management, a multi-boutique investment management shop, where he was responsible for technology covering both asset management and private wealth management. He was a member of the Investment Management Executive Committee, the BNY Mellon Operating Committee and the Technology Executive Committee.Gary's accomplishments include having served as the creator and founder of Blackrock's highly regarded Trading Systems Department. His well-chronicled efforts and innovations resulted in the architecture and development of the firm's advanced real-time trading and portfolio management system, later commercialized through Blackrock Solutions as Aladdin®.A noted thought leader on the application of service oriented architectures and other integration taxonomies within financial services, Gary is a frequent lecturer at major industry conferences in the US and abroad. He has been regularly interviewed by the financial technology press and has authored numerous articles and white papers, published worldwide.Specialties: Asset management, trade support, fixed-income, equities, technology leadership, n-tier/service oriented architectures