Conference Theme - "Indian B@nking: Transformation to Enhance Competitiveness"

Tentative Conference Program

27 October 2004 (Day I)

0900-1000 hrs

1000-1100 hrs

Theme

Registration

Inaugural Session

"Transformation in Banking to Enhance Competitiveness"

Welcome Address

- Mr. Prem Behl, Managing Director, Exhibitions India Pvt. Ltd.

Keynote Address

- Mr. Ranjivjit Singh, Director - Business & Marketing Operations, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
  "Technology as a key driver in the Banking industry"

Distinguished Panelists

- Mr. V. Chandrashekhar, Chief Technology Officer, Bank of Baroda
  "Impact of Basel II Norms on Indian Banks – A Technologists View"
- Mr. H. Srikrishnan, Executive Director, YES Bank
- Mr. Koen van Den Brande, President - Products Group, Polaris Software Lab
  "Transformation in Banking To enhance competitiveness …"
- Mr. Nanda Mohan Shenoy, Head - IAS Operations, BNP Paribas
  "The Impact of Basel II norms on Indian Banks"

1100-1130 hrs

1130-1330 hrs

Theme

Chairperson

Tea / Coffee & Visit to the Exhibition

Session I

"Emerging Technology Strategy for Banks"

- Shri P. K. Biswas, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

Speakers

- Mr. Merwin Fernandes, Vice President and Global Head Sales & Marketing – Finacle, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
  "Service Oriented Architecture - A "Must Have" for Core Banking"
- Mr. Tarun Malik, Enterprise Marketing Manager, Microsoft India
  "IT Leadership Vs. IT Governance:New Rules For Financial Services"
- Ms. Aruna Rao, Sr. VP - Polaris Software Lab.
  "Emerging Technology Strategy for Competitive Decision Making"
- Ms Devi Mohan, Head-Marketing, SunTec Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  "Next Generation Banking Technology Dynamics"
· Mr. B. Chandrasekhar, Country Director, Solutions Engineering, Intransa
  "Total control on Data Management Online, Near-line and Disaster Recovery"
- Mr. Sunil Arora, Director - Sales & Marketing, ABS India Pvt. Ltd.
  "Enhancing Customer Satisfaction Through Emerging Technologies in Banking Segment"
- Mr. Punit Jain, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Newgen Software Technologies Ltd.
  "Business Process Management - Revolutionizing Banking"
- Ms. Jyothi Ranjan, Head-Sales India & SAARC, CR2 Ltd.
  "Channel Integration - From Strategy to Deployment"

1330-1430 hrs

1430-1600 hrs

Theme

Chairperson

Lunch

Session II

"Current Status & Future Prospects in Banking Automation"

- Mr. V. K. Ramani, President - IT, UTI Bank

Speakers

- Mr. B. K. Basu, Chief General Manager (Retd.), Dept. of Currency Management, RBI & Member Secretary, Nayak Committee
- Mr. Prakash Joshi, Dy. General Manager, Indian Bank
  "Competitiveness through CRM"
- Mr. Shalendra Vasisht, National Sales Manager, Business Networks Applications, APC
  "On-Demand Architecture for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure"
- Ms. Uma Venkataraman, Head - Marketing, Spectrum Business Support Ltd.
  "Customer Data Quality for Strategic Competitive Advantage"
- Mr. M. S. Suresh, Key Accounts Manager, Giesecke & Devrient (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  "Automation of Cash Handling and Processing"

28 October 2004 (Day II)

1000-1130 hrs

Theme

Chairperson

Session IV

"Critical Role of Business Continuity in BFSI sector"

- Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Head - IT, IDBI Bank

Speakers

- Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, General Manager & Head - Product & Technology Group, ICICI Bank Limited
  "Business Continuity Planning - A Practitioner’s View"
- Mr. Neeraj Dotel, Account Manager, Microsoft India
  "Business Continuity Planning - Readiness is the only solution"
- Ms Kim Low, Director - South Asia & India, BakBone Software K.K
  "Information Life Cycle Management"
- Mr. C. R. Bala, Vice President - Strategic Initiatives, Network Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  "IT Infrastructure monitoring for the BFSI segment"
- Mr. Kshitij Nagle, Manager - Technical Services, PortWise AB
  "Secure Application Access. Anywhere"

1130-1145 hrs

1145-1315 hrs

Theme

Tea/Coffee & Visit to the Exhibition

Session V

"New Paradigms in Risk Management Strategies"

Chairperson & Speakers

- Mr. Nanda Mohan Shenoy, Head - IAS Operations, BNP Paribas
  "What Indian Banks have to do to address the Operation Risk as per Basle 2"

Speakers

- Mr. John O' Doherty, Enterprise Financials Product Marketing Manager, JAPAC, PeopleSoft
  "Driving Shareholder Value: An Holistic Approach to Enterprise Risk & Performance Management"
- Mr. Suheim Sheikh, Managing Director, SDG Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  "Anti-Money Laundering - Current Trends"
- Mr. D. N. Prahlad, Managing Director, Surya Software Systems
  "Technology for Risk Management and Control"

1315-1400 hrs

1400-1530 hrs

Theme

Lunch

Session VI

"Driving Solutions for Retail Banking Industry"

Chairperson

- Mr. B. K. Basu, Chief General Manager (Retd.), Dept. of Currency Management, RBI & Member Secretary, Nayak Committee

Speakers

- Mr. Jerry Bindra, National Sales Manager, Compunetix, Inc.
  "Audio Conferencing System For Managing Crisis Communication"
- Mr. Prasenjit Banerjee, General Manager - Business Development & Mr. Ramakumar, Yalamanchili Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.