Future Proofing Your Bank
1 & 2 June 2008
Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Many banks in the Middle East are currently having the time of their lives and making record profits. The question many banks are asking themselves is how they can turn some of those excess profits to future proof their bank against inevitable downturns in the future.
This major Summit will help every senior banker and investment banker in the region develop a strategy for their own institution for the years ahead.
- Part One – Hunter and the Hunted
- Part Two – Technology
- Part Three – Islamic Banking
- Part Four – Human Resources
- Part Five – Products
| DAY 1 | 1 JUNE 2008 | |
| 09.00 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 09.20 | Welcome Address - His Excellency Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) | |
| 09.30 | Opening Remarks - Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director General, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) | |
| 09.40 | Chairman’s Opening Remarks - Paul McNamara, Editor in Chief, CPI Financial | |
| PART ONE: HUNTER AND THE HUNTED | ||
| 09.50 | Keeping a successful bank successful The constant need for product innovation - R Seetharaman, CEO, Doha Bank | |
| 10.20 | What to do in a take over? Steps a bank should take to make itself more saleable - Kito de Boer, Managing Director (Middle East), McKinsey & Company | |
| 10.50 | Morning Refreshments | |
| 11.10 | What steps can it take to repel such advances? Steps a bank should take to stay independent - Charles J Kvinta, Managing Partner, Al Fahad and Company, Kuwait Deloitte and Touche | |
| 11.40 | Bringing two institutions together Some cultural and practical issues addressed - Representative from Ernst and Young | |
| 12.10 | Lunch | |
| PART TWO: TECHNOLOGY | ||
| 13.30 | Middle and Back Office systems Addressing some common concerns that banks have - Key Blankley, Director, Euro Banking Solutions | |
| 14.00 | Business Assessment Programmes A look at consultative frameworks for improving business processes - Stephen Leonard, PIC Solutions | |
| 14.30 | Islamic modules for Islamic banks and Islamic windows A multi-supplier look at what is on offer - Juan Cejudo, General Manager (Middle East), Temenos | |
| 15.00 | Afternoon refreshments | |
| 15.20 | Responding to what the customers want How to find out what customers really think of the bank - Robert Keay, Managing Director, Ethos Consultancy Dubai | |
| PART THREE: ISLAMIC BANKING | ||
| 15.50 | Developing new products The importance of research and development in bringing new products to market - Ghazanfar Naqvi, Director (Islamic Products), Saadiq, UAE | |
| 16.20 | Keeping the brand fresh Rebranding an Islamic bank from start to finish - CEO, NCB Capital | |
| 16.50 | Closing remarks | |
| DAY 2 | 2 JUNE 2008 | |
| 09.00 | Registration and refreshments | |
| PART THREE: ISLAMIC BANKING(continues) | ||
| 9.30 | Innovation in the Islamic capital markets The importance of innovation in product design - Sanjay Vig, Alpen Capital | |
| 10.00 | Wealth management solutions Offering a comprehensive suite of Shari’ah compliant products to high net worth clients - Naveed I. Ahmad, Head of Investments, Wealth Management, DIB | |
| PART FOUR: HUMAN RESOURCES | ||
| 10.30 | Unpicking value from tertiary qualifications The reality of MBAs and EMBAs - Professor Stefan Szymanski, Associate Dean, MBA Programmes Cass Business School, London | |
| 11.00 | Morning Refreshements | |
| 11.20 | Staff retention programmes Hanging onto the good ones - Asad Ahmed, National Bank of Fujairah, UAE | |
| 11.50 | Remuneration and incentives The perils of wage inflation and title inflation - Representative from BankMuscat | |
| 12.10 | Benefits of outsourcing to the finance sector - Ismail Al Naqi, Director, Dubai Outsource Zone | |
| 12.40 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Training for get the best from your staff Looking after your most precious resource - Robi Dattatreya, Managing Director, Total Solutions Europe, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
| PART FIVE: PRODUCTS | ||
| 14.30 | The future of ICT in the finance industry Offering products for each stage of a customer’s life cycle - Representative from Etisalat | |
| 15.00 | Afternoon refreshments | |
| 15.20 | Importance of innovation in project finance Being best and being different can be the same thing - Speaker TBC | |
| 15.50 | Designing a winning suite of products Success breeds success - Speaker TBC | |
| 16.20 | Closing remarks - Paul McNamara, Editor in Chief, CPI Financial | |
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