Securities Industry Institute^®

Program Experience

Highlights and Key Outcomes

In the Securities Industry Institute^®, you will:

• Examine current thinking in the areas of leadership, ethics, strategy, technology, finance, management, marketing, regulations, and professional development
• Familiarize yourself with the challenges facing the securities industry
• Gain practical information, ideas, and answers directly applicable to your present and future responsibilities
• Broaden your perspective and strengthen your management skills

Experience & Impact

In today’s global economy, the hardest challenge facing executives is creating a competitive advantage — and maintaining it. SII gives financial services leaders the opportunity to enhance their industry and investment knowledge while also building their professional skills as leaders. The program is designed to help you evaluate your current strategy and provide you with the tools to create and implement new strategies.

Wharton faculty — led by Professor Jeremy Siegel, a world-renowned expert on the economy and financial markets — apply their field-based research and the latest strategic insights to help you broaden your perspective on how to make your organization more competitive.

The core courses and electives are offered in Industry Knowledge, Innovation & Strategy, and Leadership & Professional Development, providing securities executives with the investment and professional development they need to add strategic value to their organizations, while building a world-class network of peers.

Session topics include:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Central Banking in a Global Context
• Critical Thinking
• Cyber Security
• Disrupt by Design
• Ethics: The Role of Firm Culture in Ethical Decision Making
• Emerging Markets
• Emerging Regulatory Issues
• Fundamentals of Market Returns
• Gamification
• Individual Thinking Styles: How They Influence Others
• Leading High-Performing Teams
• Negotiation
• Mock Securities Arbitration
• Strategic Leadership