Adam Smith Conferences would like to thank all speakers, sponsors and delegates for contributing to the great success of the 2^nd Annual International Ukrainian Banking Forum that took place 6-8 November 2007 at the Premier Palace Hotel in Kyiv.

The forum brought together more than 400 senior representatives from Ukrainian and International banks to exchange experiences, gather new information, participate in panel discussions and take advantage of the unique formats for networking..

60+ speakers participated in the forum including top executives from such banks and financial institutions as: National Bank of Ukraine, Credit Suisse, Ukrsotsbank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Delta Bank, Rodovid Bank, Bank of Georgia, the State Commission for Securities and Stock Market of Ukraine, BNP Paribas, Erste Bank, UniCredit Bank, Brokbusinessbank, Argo Capital Management, Alfa Bank, City Mortgage Bank, ABN AMRO, ZEB/, EBRD, International Financial Corporation, Oschadbank, Bank Renaissance Capital, Fortis Insurance International, International Bureau of Credit Histories, Ukrfinance, State Mortgage Institution, IMB Group, Ukrainian National Mortgage Association, State Tax Administration of Ukraine and many others

Flashback to the 2^nd Ukrainian Banking Forum:

6^th of November: The first day of the conference was opened by the keynote speech of Petro Poroshenko, Chairman of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, followed by the overview of the Ukrainian Banking sector, its trends and perspectives. ‘Development of successful growth strategies’ was one among the hottest topics of the day and leading Ukrainian bankers such as Borys Tymonkin, Chairman of the Board, Ukrsotsbank, Volodymyr Lavrenchuk, Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Mykola Lagun, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Delta Bank, Denys Gorbunenko, Chairman of the Board, Rodovid Bank shared their views on the potential for expansion. Lado Gurgenidze, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bank of Georgia shared his experience on preparing to raise an IPO and the restructuring process the bank underwent. The last session of the day was dedicated to ongoing mergers and acquisitions in the industry and featured analysis of prospects for such deals in the future.

Following the chairman’s closing comments for Day 1, the social programme began in earnest with the Adam Smith Conferences’ Industry Award Ceremony which saw when the most prominent bankers receive honours for their contribution to the industry. Our thanks goes to Ruslana Pisanka, the well-known Ukrainian celebrity who kindly announced the results of the extensive three-month survey conducted carried out by Adam Smith Institute.

Results:

The Best Banker 2007 - Sergiy Tigipko

The Best Bank 2007 – Ukrsotsbank

The Breakthrough of the Year 2007 -  Privat Bank (for the securitisation deal)

The best M&A deal 2007 – Swedbank acquisition of TAS-Kommerzbank

The photos of the Award Ceremony are available on this website.

7^th of November: Expansion strategies for the industry were debated by key players such as Sergiy Mishta, Chairman of the Board, Brokbusinessbank, Denys Gorbunenko, Chairman of the Board, Rodovid Bank, Robert Kossman, Deputy Chairman, Raiffeisen Bank Aval  who all gave their opinion on the key factors that must be taken into account when formulating future policies. The session dedicated to debt finance created such a buzz that the subsequent Q&A session continued for forty minutes! Dmitri Shemetilo, Director, Argo Capital Management described the nature of the sub-prime mortgage crisis in USA and the far-reaching global repercussion.

Securitisation was the main focus for an hour after lunch, during which time the international participants shared their experiences with the audience and their Ukrainian peers gave their view on the Privatbank deal and predictions for the future.

Cris van Kempen, Ekaterina Trofimova, Natalia Shchelovanova, Marcin Figlus and Maciej Meder discussed the issues linked to establising risk management strategies, Basel II standards and the components that are necessary to create effective risk models. The day was concluded with a contribution from Daniel Bolschun, (Trade Facilitation Programme, EBRD) on trade and project finance.

The last day of the forum was dedicated to the blossoming retail banking sector. Dmytro Zinkov, Alexandre Grishko, Anton Romanchuk and Dmitri Angarov discussed the latest developments and perspectives of this rapidly developing segment..

The destiny of BancAssurance in Ukraine attracted commentary from a cosmopolitan array of commentators, among them, Fortis Insurance International, Renaissance Life, Bank Renaissance Capital and Cardif Ukraine (BNP Paribas Group). The general consensus of these observers is that there is a great future for BancAssurance.

The session dedicated to consumer credit market resulted stimulated much discussion with the majority of questions directed towards Irina Mykolaenko, Chairman of the Board, International Bureau of Credit Histories.

The last session was devoted to the topic of mortgage lending has generated so much debate that Sergei Volkov, Greg Krasnov, Dermot Hannigan, David Kner and Igor Yushko spent the remainder of the afternoon fielding questions from the floor.

Ukrainian 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 of this series, please contact Kristina Dutchak on +44 20 7017 7681 or email kristinad@adamsmithconferences.com

What our attendees thought about the 2^nd Ukrainian Banking Forum:

“Well done! A lot of interesting and useful information”

V. Lysytskyi, PrivatBank

“Tremendously useful event for all players of Ukrainian Banking sector. An opportunity to learn independent expert views and estimations of the perspectives and current condition of Ukrainian banking sector”

V. Giris, Ukreximbank

“An exceptional platform for communication, networking and learning about developments and perspectives of Ukrainian and CIS banking sector. Great way to learn the experience of the foreign banks”

I. Dergunov, Morskoy Bank

“Excellent event, high-calibre participants and speakers”

C. Ktenidis, International Commerce Bank

“A unique opportunity to meet and to communicate with key figures of the Ukrainian banking industry”

V. Koval, Indexbank