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Smith Conferences would like to extend a special and sincere thank you to all
of the participants, who took part in the 14th
International Russian Banking Forum, which took place 3rd -6th December in the Marriott Grosvenor
Square Hotel in London. We are thanking all of the speakers, delegates and
sponsors for making this event so successful. This
year we have broken all records with close to 400 attendees over the course of four days – featuring senior
representatives from Russian and International banks and financial
institutions. 60 strong speaker panel has featured top
executives from: Central bank of Russia, Sberbank of Russia, VTB, URSA bank,
Bank Societe Generale, Alfa Bank, Credit Suisse, Raiffeisenbank Austria,
Standard Bank Plc, OTP Bank, Investsberbank, Renaissance Capital, Bank ZENIT,
Citi Russia, Vozrozhdenie Bank, National bank TRUST, Citi Private bank, BNP
Paribas Group, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange, EBRD,
TransCreditBank, Centr-Invest Bank, NOMOS Bank, IFC, Association of Regional
Banks, East Capital International, Concorde Capital, Bank of Georgia, Cetelem,
“Banking.Finance. Investment” Consulting Group, amongst many others. 3rd December The
Conference had begun on a 3rd
December with a Securitisation Forum, where presentations were heard from
such experts as VTB, EBRD, Societe Generale, Raiffeisenbank Austria, IFC, City
Mortgage bank, Irish Stock Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Standard Bank
Plc, Eurohypo AG, Magister & Partners. The liquidity crisis in the summer
have impacted the securitisation deals and obviously the main topic discussed
on the day was on the medium and long term effects of the crisis and the future
of securitisation deals. The
Main Conference was opened on the 4th
December by now a traditional address by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the UK, HE Yuri Fedotov. |
4th December The
day has begun with a session on the macroeconomic overview of the Russian
banking sector and the update on the latest regulation. Amongst others, the
presentation were heard from
- Timur Batyrev, Director, Department for Regulation,
Management and Monitoring of the Payment System in Central Bank of Russia,
- Michel Perhiren, Chairman of the Management Board of MDM bank
- Alexander Khandruyev, First Vice President of Association of Regional Banks.
2007
was somewhat a milestone year for the Russian Banking Sector with a flagship
IPO by Sberbank followed by another major IPO by VTB. Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman of Sberbank has made a keynote
presentation about the future of banking IPOs, Sberbank IPO and about the SPO
(Second Public Offering) Sberbank is planning on the LSE. Case Study of VTB IPO
has been presented to the audience by
Yulia Chupina, Deputy Chairperson from VTB. One
of the hottest topics on the day was M&A, with a keynote presentation from Igor Kim, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of URSA bank. Mr Kim has
shared the experiences the bank has underwent in the process of merger, the
synergies achieved and future strategies under a single brand name. Lazlo Wolf, Deputy CEO of OTP Bank and Chairman of the Board of Investsberbank together with Alexei Korovin, President of Investsberbank made a joint
presentation uncovering from both sides the acquisition deal of Investsberbank
by the OTP Bank. The
session has finished with a lively debate between the participants, and was
joined by Marc-Emmanuel Vives, CEO
of Bank Societe Generale Vostok. The
last session of the day was an interactive debate dedicated to Bonds and
Syndicated Loans as ways of funding. The
day has finished with the exquisite Gala
Evening held at Dartmouth House
at the heart of London’s’ Mayfair, where participants got a chance to relax
after an intensive day and network with their peers in an informal atmosphere. |
5th December Second day of the main conference, 5th December began
with a guest presentation by a
renowned chief economic commentator Anatole
Kaletsky, who writes weekly column in the
Times. Anatole has addressed the audience about the burning issue of the
current crisis, the global effects and effects on Russia in particular. Guest
presentation has been followed by the topic on the CIS banking and Cross-border
opportunities, where focus has been made on the opportunities for the cross
border expansion including presentations from Daniel Sandmeier from Credit
Suisse (Zurich), Nicholas Enukidze
from Bank of Georgia. Next
subject addressed by the speaker panel was ever so topical banking risks in
Russia, where spotlight presentation was made by Philip Halperin. After lunch the parallel streams had been merged
giving the audience a unique set of hard-hitting presentations that captured
everyone’s attention addressing the
development and trends in retail Banking and Private banking in Russia. Attendees heard from such experts as
- Elena Rechkalova, Managing Director of
Retail Business in National Bank
TRUST,
- Alexis Rodzianko, Head of Private Banking in Credit Suisse (Moscow),
- Guido van Hauwermeiern, Co-Head of Retail
banking Emerging Markets in BNP
Paribas Group and Selim Elgen, Managing Director in Citi Private Bank (Europe).
The
day was closed with a prize draw at the cocktail reception, where one lucky
winner has won two business class return tickets Moscow-London. |
The
final day of the conference, 6th
of December was a Risk Training day, run by Roger Roberts, a risk
consultant with over 18- year experience in the top financial institutions
across the world. Russian
Banking Forum has long established itself as the elite gathering of all key
industry players, and we are looking forward to meeting you at the 15th
Anniversary of the Russian Banking Forum in 2008! For all enquiries regarding
theforum 2008, please contact Natalya Zubova on +44 20 7017 7934 or email natalyaz@adamsmithconferences.com Here
are just few quotes from attendees of 14th International Russian
Banking Forum “Topical, constructive,
focused, professional, truthful”, Rauf Gadjiev, Pasha Bank “AS Conferences’ Russian
banking forum is always good value with an interesting & wide range of
speakers on timely topics”, Neil Withers, Bank Vozrozhdenie “A good way to meet with
partners and competitors to discuss and share experiences, out of the Moscow
frenzy”,
Marc-Emmanuel Vives, Bank Societe Generale Vostok “Great platform to exchange
experiences with the leaders of the sector”. Sergei Fedotov, European Trust Bank “The conference helped embrace
diversity while staying focused on the subject. Excellent opportunity to
improve business contacts with important market players”. Sergey Troshin, International
Moscow Bank |
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