Innovating in Highly Constrained Environments

Ben Rowhani

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Networking Dinner @ 5:45; Chapter Business @ 6:45; Program @ 7:00 PM

In the South Multimedia Conference Room 1E:

at Countrywide, Building 2, 29851 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91302

We may think that innovation is possible if we could think out-of-the box with no constraints. However, the world is full of constraints. For example, Financial service companies are highly regulated, have too many policies, procedures, processes, risks, security rules, many customers with issues, highly susceptible production systems, and usually tight budgets. Having known these characteristics, how can we even think about innovation in such an environment. Moreover, how do we innovate in a constrained world?

Ben Rowhani has over twenty years of experience in business and technology management, including systems development, implementation & change management, migration from legacy to Client/Server technology, project planning and management, risk management, Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR), technology procurement and deployment, and visionary strategic planning. He is an experienced professional with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA). He has been employed in the information technology field as a Consultant, Project Manager, Director of Software Engineering, and Senior Management. He has extensive multinational experience in Europe, Asia, and America working with applications covering Financials, HCM
Loan origination systems, Artificial Intelligence systems, Risk Management Systems, Manufacturing, and Inventory Management.