JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Host 4th Annual Technology Innovation Symposium

4^th annual Symposium to host over 200 top Silicon Valley CEOs, venture capital investors, and JPMC technology leaders.

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), today announced its 4^th annual Technology Innovation Symposium to be held on Wednesday, October 10 at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park.

This invitation-only event is an exchange of ideas to foster innovation and partnership between JPMorgan Chase and the Silicon Valley community.

Guy Chiarello, JPMorgan Chase Global Chief Information Officer, will be the keynote speaker discussing innovation enabling JPMC, touching on the creative approach to utilizing cloud computing, mobile banking, social media and big data for advanced analytics.

The Symposium will host over 200 top Silicon Valley CEOs, venture capital investors, and JPMC technology leaders.

"As a top financial institution, technology aligned effectively enables unique differentiation for our businesses while creating best in class experiences for our customers,” said Chiarello.

Larry Feinsmith, who focuses on technology strategy and innovation for JPMorgan Chase, makes regular visits to Silicon Valley to ensure the bank stays connected to the latest startups. Feinsmith noted “The partnership with the venture and entrepreneurial community is critical to our success. We have partnered with hundreds of venture backed companies over the past few years and we feel now, more than ever, there is a tremendous amount of exciting and disruptive technology being created in the Valley.”

JPMorgan Chase’s perspectives on the current capital markets and strategic buyer environment will be delivered by the leaders of the J.P. Morgan Technology and Media investment banking team.

“The companies in attendance are driven and disruptive,” said Kurt Simon, J.P. Morgan’s Head of Technology, Media, & Telecom Investment Banking. “The Technology Innovation Symposium is a great opportunity to engage and partner with them in the early days of their journey. It is inspiring for us to collaborate with the next generation of Silicon Valley giants.”

In December, 25 CEOs of emerging companies will be invited to present their companies’ capabilities to JPMorgan Chase senior IT leaders in an event at the firm’s New York headquarters.

About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.