New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) --11/15/2011 -- Hemathri Balakrishan, experienced IT Strategy and Architecture vet, will be a featured speaker at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), November 21-23, forum organized by Golden Networking in the world’s major financial centers, including New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo and London.

Hemathri Balakrishan is former Chief Architect at Morgan Stanley. Having more than sixteen years of seasoned experience on IT Strategy and Architecture, Mr. Balakrishan has worked within the top-tier Investment banks and private banks driving the enterprise architecture as strategy globally and locally, not only at Morgan Stanley but also at Citi Smith Barney and UBS Investment Bank. He is an internationally renowned speaker/workshop leader on many enterprise architecture seminars, conventions and workshops, and is currently engaged on a major research program on a more reusable and scalable Enterprise Architecture Strategy Framework, which can be extended to any domain across any technology blueprint.

Mr. Balakrishan’s core experience also includes Applications development management, office of architecture, IT strategy solutions and management process, delivery management, vendor relationship management, and process architecture. He possesses a hands-on working knowledge of architecture frameworks and technology stack around SOA, BPM, CRM, ERP and ECM solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Electronics from Anna University and a Master of software engineering management, Software & Strategic Management, and a PhD, Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Management, Cloud Computing, from University of Technology, Sydney.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

- The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Singapore, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13, Singapore
- High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore
- The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Hong Kong, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshophk.eventbrite.com), December 12, Hong Kong
- High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), December, 12-14, Hong Kong
- The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Sao Paulo, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), February 1, 2012, Sao Paulo
- High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), February 1-3, 2012, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, "Happy Hour for High-Frequency Trading", The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections", Los Angeles Times, "Speed-addicted traders dominate today's stock market", Reuters, "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC" and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10".