The Future of Banking in China Conference 2008, incorporating winners of the Retail Banking Awards for China, 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.
This year’s meeting, held in one of the most prominent cities of China, brings together the best and brightest of retail banking in China, with senior level executives in retail financial services from the region to share valuable lessons and develop clear concepts on the challenges most commonly faced by the industry today.
Highlights
The format of our event is highly interactive to facilitate the learning and testing of ideas, and to maximise the level of networking among like-minded professionals.
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. These include:
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Managed Growth for Long-Term Sustainability of the Chinese Banking System |
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Mass Market Lending in a Rapidly Developing Economy |
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Service-Based Strategy in Retail Banking |
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Re-engineering the Branch 2.0 |
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The First Mover Advantage in Adopting Customer Centricity |
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Building the Superior Customer-Centric Wealth Management Business Model |
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Enterprise Risk Management and the Retail Banking Business |
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Winning Strategies for Card Loyalty and Profitability |
Features
Hosted by the Shanghai Banking Association, this regional conference consists of four exciting activities over a span of two days:
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The Future of Banking in China Conference |
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China’s Heads of Retail Financial Services Meeting |
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Gala Awards Dinner |
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Post-Conference Workshops |
who should attend
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Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of banks, card associations and other financial institutions |
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Executive Vice Presidents and senior management teams |
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Heads and Executives responsible for Retail Banking, Credit Cards, Information Technology, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Wealth Management, SME Banking, Strategy & Training and Customer Relations |
Sponsors
Premier Sponsors

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Thought Leadership Sponsors
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Supporting Banks
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Awards Highlights:
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Advisory Council Members
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Mr Philip Strause, Retired Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and International Resource Director, The Asian Banker |
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Mr Philippe Paillart, Former Board Member of Citibank Germany, Standard Chartered Bank, Ford Financial Services and DBS Bank, and current Partner of MOTET, the International Banking Advisory Partnership |
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Mr Emmanuel Daniel, President and Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Banker |
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Mr Varun Sabhlok, Former Regional Audit Director, Citibank Global Consumer Banking Division (Asia Pacific) and current Director, AVS Asia Ventures |
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Professor Brett King, Vice President, International, American Academy of Financial Management |
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Mr Chris Skinner, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BALATRO |
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Mr Christian Kapfer, Head, The Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Programme |
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