Adam Smith Conferences would like to thank all the speakers, sponsors and delegates for their participation in the 7th annual international Russian Retail Banking Forum that took place on 17th - 18th June 2009 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow.  

Despite the difficult economic climate the Russian Retail Banking Forum attracted considerable attention and was highly acclaimed by the high profile speakers, delegates and media representatives who attended this year. The greatest management thinker of the last century Peter Drucker wrote: “More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject”. Our annual event once again provided attendees with a variety of unparalleled networking opportunities which can be turned to their competitive advantage. We pride ourselves on providing THE event for the Russian retail bankingsector and attracting the most influential and experienced top managers in the industry.

The 50-strong speaker faculty was headed up by some of the most renowned and influential figures from Russian retail banking sector, including:

Anatoliy Aksakov, President, Association of Russian Regional Banks, Member, State Duma and Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Credit Organizations and Financial Markets, State Duma, Russian Federation
Andrey Yazykov, General Director, Agency for Restructuring of Housing Mortgage Lending
Mikhail Alekseev, CEO, UniCredit Bank
Andrey Suchkov, Senior Vice President, VTB
Ivan Svitek, CEO, Home Credit and Finance Bank
Vasily Vysokov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Center-Invest Bank
Oleg Skvortsov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Absolut Bank
Lyudmila Bogushevskaya, Vice President, Rusfinance Bank
Sergey Ozerov, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, DeltaCredit. Mortgage Bank
Oliver Hughes, President, Tinkoff. Credit Systems
Joel Kornreich, Country Business Manager for Global Consumer Group, Russia, Citi
Sergey Zaytsev, Chairman of the Management Board, Moscow Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Dmitry Tarasov, Director, Strategy Department, Sberbank
Maarten van den Belt, General Manager, Visa in Russia
Andrey Melnikov, Deputy General Director, Deposit Insurance Agency
Alexander Dolgopolov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Bank Vozrozhdenie
Zdenek Turek, Country Officer, Russia, Division Head, CIS, Citi
Alexey Marey, Head of Retail Business, Member of the Executive Board, Alfa Bank
Alla Tsytovich, Managing Director, Retail Business, Bank of Moscow
Elena Rechkalova, Member of the Board, Managing Director for Retail Business Unit, National Bank TRUST
Viktor Shkipin, Marketing Director, Alfa-Bank
Maxim Druzhinin, Director, Retail Banking Division, Rosbank

For many participants attending the Russian Retail Banking Forum was one of the best business decisions they made this year! This leading event offered all participants an excellent value proposition by giving them access to the latest important market information and numerous key industry contacts all under one roof at one time.

The 8th annual international Russian Retail Banking Forum is scheduled to take place in Moscow in June 2010 and we will be delighted to welcome you all once again to our event, in hopefully a more stable and positive economic climate!

For information on the 8th annual international Russian Retail Banking Forum Forum and how you may get involved, contact Anastasia Varnavskaya on +44 20 7017 7452 or at anastasia@adamsmithconferences.com

To become an event sponsor, please contact Rebecca Pickering on +44 20 7017 7446 or rebecca@adamsmithconferences.com

For media partnership and press accreditation, please contact Lyudmyla Sidorova on +44 20 7017 7766 or at lyudmilas@adamsmithconferences.com