IBA
jointly with TFCI organized BANKING TECHNOLOGY
2006, RETAIL BANKING 2006 & THE BANKING
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2005 on February 8,
2006 at the Hilton Towers, Mumbai. It was
India's premier banking and financial services
event, which attracted industry's leading
figures and firms.
The
exclusive conference targeted at CIO's and
management teams of the Indian Banking &
Financial Services Industry addressed the
issues that are challenging the banking
industry, today, and in the future - new
technologies, new client expectations, security
issues, unexpected alliances and the ever-growing
pressures for greater efficiency of people
and technology.
The
distinguished guests who did the honors
of lighthing the inaugural lamp were Dr.
Patangrao Kadam, Hon. Minister for Co-operation,
Relief and Rehabilitation - Govt. of Maharashtra,
Mr. Vepa Kamesan, Director, Institute for
Insurance & Risk Management, Mr. H N
Sinor, Chief Executive, IBA, Ms. Lalita
Gupte, Jt. Managing Director, ICICI Bank
Ltd., Mr. G Padmanabhan, CGM In-Charge,
RBI and Mr. Balmohan Tarakad, President
& CEO, TFCI.
The
event highlights were the Welcome Address
by Mr. H N Sinor and Inaugural Address by
Chief Guest - Dr. Patangrao Kadam. The Keynote
session covered topics on 'Leveraging Technology
for Expanding International Business' by
Ms. Lalita Gupte, Jt. Managing Director
- ICICI Bank Ltd., 'IT Infrastructure Management
for Efficiency & Security' by Mr. G
Padmanabhan, Chief General Manager In-charge
- Reserve Bank of India and 'The Paradox
of Banking 2015' by Mr. Sunny Banerjea,
Global Banking Leader (Institute for Business
Value)- IBM.
Eminent
Speakers spoke on different modules viz.
AML, Mobile Banking, Server Center Solutions,
Risk Management, Data Storage Solutions,
Compliance, Infrastructure, Core Banking
Systems, Role of IT in the next frontiers
of Retail Banking, Retail & Digital
Mobile initiatives etc.
The
CEO Panel discussion on "The Future
of Banking in India: Aligning the Bank's
overall strategy and business needs"
was chaired by Vepa Kamesam, Managing Director
- IIRM and the panelist were Dr. A K Khandelwal,
Chairman & Managing Director - Bank
of Baroda; R N Ramanathan, Dy. Managing
Director(IT) - State Bank of India; Aditya
Menon, Chief Information Officer - Yes Bank
Ltd. & Deepak Patil, Chief Executive
Officer - The Shamrao Vithal Co-op. Bank
Ltd.
The Conference was well attended by about
368 professionals from a wide spectrum of
banks, financial institutions, solution
provider giants and members of the media.
THE
BANKING TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2005
The prestigious Banking Technology Awards
Ceremony was held in the evening after the
conclusion of the Conference. In its second
innings, these awards recognized and rewarded
Individuals, Professionals and Banks in
the technology segment of Banking Industry,
whose innovative ideas, initiatives, risk,
leadership qualities and implementation
of various initiatives have kept their organization
ahead of their competitors by :
