Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Opening Remarks

Forum Chairman: Mr. William Seidman, first Chairman, US Resolution & Trust Corporation, and Mr. Emmanuel Daniel, Founder, The Asian Banker

Keynote Address
With Mr. Suparat Kawatkul, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Thailand,
On behalf of H.E. Dr. Thanong Bidaya, Minister of Finance, Thailand

Keynote Address
With Mr. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., former US Congressman and sponsor of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on “Unlocking the Value of the Institution in a Global Marketplace.” As one of the principal architects of the legislation that enabled the US financial-services industry to find synergies across business lines, Mr. Bliley will examine the trends he thinks have altered the US banking system since the Glass-Steagal Act was repealed.

Followed by a presentation by Dr. Wei S. Yen, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, Asia Pacific, Moody’s, on “Institutional Reforms: Creating Winning Structures for Asian Banks”. Unprecedented challenges are forcing Asia’s banks to rethink how their institutions are structured to maximise shareholder value but at the same time to be competitive. This session contextualises the US’s experience within current structural issues faced by Asian institutions.

Leadership Dialogue on Institutional Responses to Competition in Asia

Asia Pacific Industry Outlook 2006-2007: A CEO Level Assessment

Presentations by and dialogues with Mr. David Marshall, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, Asia, Fitch Ratings, and other prominent analysts. The panelists will be focusing on how banks should deal with the era of excess liquidity, rising interest rates and the impact of global capital markets on financial services. The potential impact of contingent events such as an avian flu pandemic will also be discussed, with a conclusion by the chairman of the forum.

The Asian Banker Achievement Awards 2005 Dinner
Guest of Honour
Former Congressman Mr. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.,
The Minister of Finance of Thailand, H.E. Dr. Thanong Bidaya

Cocktails from 1830 for Dinner at 1900

Welcome and Introduction by The Asian Banker

Welcome Address
Mr. Chartsiri Sophonpanich, President, Bangkok Bank

Opening Keynote Address
"Western Structure of Governance: Missing Link and What Not to Follow"
M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, Governor, Bank of Thailand

Dialogue with
Professor Arnold Schilder, Chairman, Accounting Task Force, Basel Committee, Bank of International Settlements & Executive Director, Netherlands Bank
Dr. Ishrat Husain, former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Mr. Donald MacKenzie, Chief Risk Officer, Kookmin Bank, Korea

Keynote Session chaired by
Mr. Emmanuel Daniel
Mr. Gordian Gaeta

The Technology & Business Architecture Annual Forum

Key Trends And Developments In Technology & Business Architecture

•	"A Review of The Most Important Decision I made in 2005”
•	A review of key technology decisions made in the industry in 2005
•	Dealing with consolidations on the vendor front
•	Lessons learnt from the management of large projects
•	Identifying key trends for 2006 and potential areas of investment

The Core Banking Forum

Issues In Building Core Banking Systems That Meet The Business Goals Of Banks Today

•	Building a core banking system that drives your bank’s aims for growth, profitability and cost control. How can this be done?
•	The cost of core banking projects today and issues in ROI
•	Meeting current compliance requirements
•	Managing the implementation process
•	Issues in integration
•	Managing time-to-market issues

Forum On Fraud, Compliance & Technology

Emerging Issues In Fraud Prevention, Privacy & Anti-Money Laundering In Asia

•	Are your bank’s IT, security and operational-risk practices up to date?
•	Update on Asian banks’ compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other anti-money laundering and fraud-prevention legislation.
•	Developments in the Patriot Act
•	Signs of internal fraud and other unexpected sources of fraud
•	What steps do Asian banks need to take next to build a fraud-prevention and compliance framework and culture?
•	Managing the cost of compliance and fraud
•	Is there business or financial value from costly compliance systems and exercises?

Breakfast Forum

The Impact Of An Avian Flu Pandemic And Other Disasters On Financial Services In Asia

•	Presentation of research by The Asian Banker on Asian banks’ preparedness for an avian flu pandemic
•	Justifying the cost of being prepared
•	Dealing with infrastructure failure and the role of technology
•	Staff training and education
•	What can be learnt from the way Asian banks handled the SARS outbreak?

The Branch And Multi-Channel Distribution Strategies

•	Multi-channel integration to improve CRM, cost control, returns on investment, compliance and security, and to meet the institution’s business goals
•	Cost of technology issues
•	Implementation issues – managing vendors to deliver a multi-channel solution
•	Cost-effective business and technology architectures to serve the multiple-channel strategy

Are Internet And Direct Channels Really Back?

•	An update on banks’ Internet and direct-channel initiatives
•	What can be learnt from online banks’ experience?
•	Compelling reasons for expanding direct channels in today’s environment
•	Issues of cost and ROI

Customer Relationship Management And Tactical Warfare: Is It A Technology Or A Skills Issue?

•	Developing a customer-focused culture for your bank. What role does a technology-based CRM strategy play in this culture?
•	Issues in making full use of technological advances in CRM
•	A study of the best-implemented CRM-based marketing facilities
•	What role do skills play in the optimal use of technology?
•	Initial and ongoing training for staff to achieve optimal use of technology-based CRM facilities

Closing Keynote Address

Banking’s Next Frontier – Serving The Underbanked Profitably Is A Real Business Proposition Today

Even as the global movement to eradicate poverty takes hold – through populist movements like that of Bono's as well as serious gestures by donor countries on debt reduction – there is emerging a new proposition that enables banks to be part of this global initiative, and in a profitable manner as well. Businesses like Grameen Bank in Bangladesh have pointed out that micro-financing is a commercially viable model. Today, global banks like Citigroup and HSBC are "upscaling" and "downscaling" to create linkages with micro-finance initiatives around the world. Surely after the promise of retail banking, the technology and business skills available are all set to make this new frontier possible for the financial-services industry. This session probes pressing issues in an area of banking that is real to many developing countries.

Keynote presentation by
Mr. Jacques Attali, President of PlaNet Finance and Founder & first President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Presentation by
Mr. David Piesse, Head of Alternate Channels Group, SUN Microsystems

Moderator
Mr. Gordian Gaeta