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The Excellence in Retail Financial Services Convention 2007 is the foremost gathering of Retail Banking heads designed to track the real operational issues driving the business of the mainland’s rapidly expanding banking sector today. This year’s meeting brings together senior level executives in retail financial services in the region to share valuable lessons and develop clear concepts on the challenges, which are taking place in the retail financial services industry. The agenda, which is drawn from feedback and insights from leading retail bankers themselves, promises to deliver and address best practices in key areas of discussions that would certainly add value to your organisation.
Co-hosted by the Shanghai Banking Association this international conference comprises of two very exciting meetings:
- The Asia Pacific Heads of Retail Financial Services Annual Meeting
(incorporating The Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards Dinner)
- The Future of Banking in China Conference
The Asia Pacific Heads of Retail Financial Services Meeting is an annual forum that brings together senior level executives in retail financial services industry in the region to share valuable lessons and develop clear concepts on the challenges that are taking place in the retail financial services industry.
The two-day packed programme is set in a roundtable format with senior retail bankers responsible for business planning, strategy, technology and operations to develop continuous benchmarking capability through shared experiences and validate emerging perspectives on the developments in the industry.
The packed two-day meeting will also be maximised through the contribution of research findings from the annual Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services 2006 research programme, an annual six-month research-based survey and assessment of the best retail banks in the region.
In the year 2007 banks from the following 24 countries are being evaluated and will be represented at the meeting:
Australia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE and Vietnam.
Features of the Meeting
- A full two-days consultative meeting that includes presentations, case studies by practitioners, interactive Q&A and moderated roundtable discussion by domain experts
- In-depth discussions and sharing of ideas with a panel of senior retail bankers seated in a roundtable setting
- Key areas of discussion is formulated on the findings from the Excellence in Retail Financial Services Programme – a six-month research-based survey and assessment on the key drivers for building a sustainable, long-term and profitable retail financial services business
- The discussion at the Meeting will be documented in a proceedings report to provide reference for future decision making
Key Issues for Discussion
The agenda is designed with industry feedback and will cover the following key issues:
- Asia Pacific retail banks assessment and outlook for 2007 – 2008
- Emerging best practices in risk management and customer credit
- Key issues in delivering wealth-related products and services: channel, products and customer segmentation
- Branch and multi-channel distribution strategies
- Key technological issues in consumer banking today: scaling and time-to-market
- Which Asian retail banks are really positioned for the future? An assessment based on the scorecard and benchmark findings
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