Adam Smith Conferences would like to thank all speakers, sponsors and delegates for contributing to the great success of the 5^th Annual Russian Retail Banking Forum that took place from 13^th -15^th June 2007 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow.

The forum brought together over 300 senior representatives of Russian and International banks and key players of the retail banking sector to exchange experiences, gather new information, participate in discussions and take advantage of the unique networking opportunities.

60+ speakers participated in the forum including top executives from such banks and financial institutions as: Cetelem Russia (BNP Paribas Group), Central Bank of Russian Federation, National Bank TRUST, Alfa Bank, Sberbank, Rusfinance bank, State Duma, Financial Debt Collection Agency, NOMOS-Bank, City Mortgage Bank, Credit Europe Bank, Rabobank, GE Money Bank, Uralsib, Raiffeisenbank Austria ZAO, Bank of Moscow, Bank Vozrozhdenie, Ingosstrakh, Russian Mortgage Bank, Home Credit and Finance Bank, FAS, HVB, Sovfintrade, ICICI Bank Eurasia, Delta Credit Bank, MDM bank, National Bureaux of Credit History, Rusdolgnadzor Collection Agency, “AlfaStrakhovanie” Insurance Group amongst many other players of the retail banking sector.

Flashback to the 5^th Annual Russian Retail Banking Forum:

the first day: Philippe Delpal, CEO, Cetelem Russia (BNP Paribas Group) opened the Forum on the 13^th June. The first presentation made by Alexey Simanovsky (Director, Banking Supervision Department, Central Bank) set the perfect tone for the event by highlighting the Central Bank’s policies with regard to the operations of retail banks in Russia. Mr Simanovsky then proceeded to review the latest trends and recent developments of the Russian retail banking sector. Mr Simanovsky’s speech was aired on “Vesti Economika” –TV channel Rossia’s news programme, on the 14^th June at 11 am.

After reviewing the latest developments of the sector, the discussion moved on to one of the hottest topics – strategies for successful regional expansion. Laura Fainzilberg (Delta Credit Bank) and Vinod Easwaran (ICICI Bank Eurasia) shared the experiences of their banks, whilst Johannes Boerner (Roland Berger Strategy Consultants) made an analytical presentation about various regional network formats, emphasising the need for a new approach that would combine multiple formats.

The highly topical session on Credit Bureaux generated vast interest from the participants.

As did the session on Credit Risk, where Director of Risks and Retail banking at Alfa Bank, Naresh Santdasani, presented a structured analysis of different models for managing credit risk and elaborated on what needs to be considered when building an effective model.

The second day of the forum was filled with discussions on major growth segments within consumer credit market, growth strategies for payment systems, and optimising banking distribution channels. A very popular interactive marketing directors’ panel closed the day with each speaker sharing their knowledge on how to attract new customers and effectively market new products and services. 40 minutes “Questions and Answers” exchange between speakers and audience, evolved new ideas, helped to share common experiences and formulate new strategies.

The third day of the forum focused on the mortgage lending market in Russia with experts from the International Finance Corporation moderating sessions and posing questions to the market leaders. Participants had a chance to discuss current market developments, trends, legislative and regulatory initiatives that could further support the growth of the mortgage lending segment.

Russian Retail Banking Forum has already established itself as the elite gathering of all top industry players, and we are looking forward to meeting you at future events in this series! For all enquiries regarding the events in the banking sector please contact Kristina Dutchak on +44 20 7017 7681 or email kristinad@adamsmithconferences.com

What our attendees thought about the 5^th Annual Russian Retail Banking Forum:

“The place where leading bankers in Russia gather. Useful for sharing experiences and open –minded discussions” Philippe Delpal, CEO, Cetelem Russia (BNP Paribas)

“Great overview of Russian Retail Banking combined with opportunity of networking with banks’ top management” Agniezska Zygner, Corporate Development Executive, SIA-SSB

«This Forum gave an insight of Russian retail banking sector and its developments through the eyes of professionals» Tatiana Voznesenskaya, CEO, Russian Mortgage Bank

«The Forum provided up-to-date information from the market leaders» Vyacheslav Lyasevich, head of Retail Banking, JSB ORGESBANK

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