FICCI
(Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry) in collaboration with Indian
Banks' Association (IBA) had organized
a conference on "Global Banking :
Paradigm Shift 2005" from 5 - 7 October
2005 at Hotel Hilton Towers, Mumbai.
The
conference was graced by some of the leading
national and international financial experts.
More than 450 participants enthusiastically
attended the conference. Out of these,
more than 70 foreign participants from
over 13 countries were present at the
occasion.
The
Welcome Address was delivered by Mr. Onkar
S Kanwar, President, FICCI, while the
Theme Presentation was delivered by Mr.
A K Purwar, Chairman, FICCI's Banking
& FIs Committee, Chairman, IBA and
Chairman, State Bank of India. The Special
Address was delivered by Mr. Malcolm D
Knight, CEO, BIS. The Valedictory Address
was made by Dr. Y V Reddy, Governor, Reserve
Bank of India.
Several
issues concerning the banking sector,
particularly in emerging markets were
discussed :
-
Implementation
of Basel II
-
Structuring
of Comprehensive and Dynamic Risk Management
Framework
-
Credit
Quality and NPA Management
-
Relationship
Management and Customer Analytics
-
Regulatory
Issues
-
Technology
Solutions for Competitive Banking
-
Agribusiness
Financing
-
Financing
Real Estate and Housing
-
Financing
SME Sector
-
Innovations
in Micro Financing
-
Retail
Banking - The Future Path
-
Infrastructure
and Project Financing
-
Financing
of Services Sector
-
Consolidation
in the Banking Sector
-
Banking
Technology : Challenges and Opportunities
Chief
Executives of banks, top executives from
RBI, CEOs of Industries were the speakers
of the Conference, including overseas.
The
Conference aimed at evaluating performance
of the Indian Banking vis-à-vis
the global standards and lay down the
path for future reforms. The conference
was extremely well received by the banking
fraternity and was covered extensively
by the print and electronic media.
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