8.30 am – 9.30 am

THE BANK – REGULATION DIALOGUE OPENING SESSION

Welcome Note
Mr Tran Minh Tuan, First Deputy Governor, State Bank of Vietnam*

Opening Forum Dialogue
Nurturing the Stable Financial System
Is the sub-prime crisis the first acid test for Basel II and how are Asia’s regulators faring in fulfilling their end of the bargain to engineer a stable financial system in an increasingly borderless world economy?

Discussion led by
Mr Alastair Clark, Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the Bank-Regulation Forum

Including distinguished panelist
Mr William Ryback, Special Advisor, Financial Supervisory Service, Korea, and former Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority*

9.30 am – 10.00 am

Coffee Break

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Bank-Regulator Relationships in a Time of Crisis
What do recent developments in the United States teach Asian regulators about such issues as risks identification, liquidity, and data collection?

Presentation by
Mr Steve Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

11.00 am – 12.00 pm

Exposure of Long Term Liabilities to Current Volatilities in the Marketplace
As some of Asia’s banks move towards pension fund management, how can regulators and banks best work together to manage such kinds of long-term liabilities?

Presentation by
Mr Ross Jones, Deputy Chairman, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

12.00 pm – 1.30 pm

Luncheon

1.30 pm – 3.30 pm

Elements of Scenario Planning in Today’s Volatile Market Place
The scenario analysis and stress testing of a banking system is often overlooked because of the difficulty involved. How can a regulator acquire a successful and robust scenario planning capability?

With contributory dialogue from
Mr Tsuyoshi Oyama, Deputy Director General, Financial Systems and Bank Examination System, Bank of Japan
Mr Saeed Al-Hamiz, Senior Executive Director, Banking Supervision & Examination Department, Central Bank of the UAE
Mr David G. Fernandez, Managing Director and Head, Emerging Asia Research, JP Morgan

3.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Tea Break

4.00 pm – 5.00 pm

THE ASIAN BANKER SUMMIT 2008 CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION

Closing Keynote
Mr Ross Jones, Deputy Chairman, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Exposure of Long Term Liabilities to Current Volatilities in the Marketplace
As some of Asia’s banks move towards pension fund management, it is time to review how regulators and banks can best work together to manage such kinds of long-term liabilities effectively.

Closing Dialogue
Unraveling Recent Episodes of Failure
What are the essential takeaways from a tumultuous year that has exposed critical deficiencies in banks and the global financial system?

With distinguished dialogue partners
Sir George Mathewson, Former Chairman, the Royal Bank of Scotland & Chairman, Toscafund
Mr Christopher Page, Head, Risk – Asia Pacific, ANZ & Former Chief Credit Officer, HSBC Asia
Mr Alastair Clark, Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of England
Mr Steve Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Banking Supervision & Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Co-chaired by
Mr Gordian Gaeta, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker
Prof Jayanth Varma, Board Member, Axis Bank, dean, IIM-Ahmedabad & Former Board Member, SEBI

Concluding Remarks
Mr David Eldon, Chairman, The Asian Banker Summit Advisory Council, and Former Chairman, HSBC Asia
Mr Matthew Kovac, Managing Editor, The Asian Banker

5.00 pm

End of Day 2 – Dine Around Hanoi

* Please note that the names of speakers and panelists listed are pending confirmation. The Asian Banker reserves the right to change the topics, agenda format and names of the proposed speakers.