The 8^th Conference for the Financial Sector from BRAIN FORCE in Munich was a great success. Despite the economy and finance crises, 80 participants welcomed the two day IT conference. The participants enjoyed the very interesting presentations with regards to the practices of HanseMerkur, Rheinland Versicherungen, Westfälische Provinzial Versicherung or the Gothaer Versicherungsbank, that provided an insight on its ways of optimizing the value added chain. According to the unanimous opinion of the participants, in Germany there is no comparable conference that is specifically tailored to customers’ needs. Furthermore, through several conversations, it was possible to exchange practical experiences from different companies.