The official brochure for Adam Smith Conferences 15th Russian Banking Forum has just been published, and you can already download it here.  Mark the event dates in your diary today, 1st – 4th December 2008.

Each year this leading industry forum gathers over 400 top level executives and key decision makers from Russian and international banks, financial institutions and of course the regulators. This year’s anniversary event is already booking fast and it looks as though it will surpass all previous forum records!

The exceptional speaker panel features renowned industry players including:

Yuri Fedotov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the United Kingdom

Alexey Ulyukaev, First Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Russia

Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Member of the Supervisory Board, Sberbank

Oleg Viyugin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, MDM Bank

Anatoliy Aksakov, President, Association of Russian Regional Banks, and Member, Russian Federation State Duma

Alain Checri, Managing Director, Head of New Markets Group, Bank Societe Generale

Konstantin Vaysman, First Vice President, Strategy and Finance, URALSIB

Ruben Aganbegyan, CEO, Russia, Renaissance Capital

Philip Halperin, Chief Risk Officer, Alfa Bank

Augusto Lopez Claros, former Chief Economist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum

Mikhail Alekseev, Chairman of the Management Board, UNICREDIT Bank

George Iosifyan, Managing Director, Member of the Board, BTA Bank

Jyrki Talvitie, Chief Representative in Moscow, EastCapital International

Alexis Rodzianko, Head of Private Banking, Credit Suisse (Moscow)

Andrey Dubinin, CEO, AVIVA, Russia

Download the brochure to get acquainted with the outstanding speaker panel, and do check the speakers list regularly as we are receiving new speaker confirmations daily!

To mark the 15th anniversary of the Forum, we have created a very rich and varied programme with many exciting new elements. Click here for more information on: new in the programme including special Regional focus Day
new interactive formats including Head to Head discussion and Open Debate
bigger then ever networking opportunities including for the first time ever in the history of the Forum – SpotMe conference navigator to allow you to establish those all so important business contacts.

Here is a little snapshot of what we are offering you this year:

Keynote Presentation by the Central Bank of Russia, outlining the key priorities for the regulators and giving the participants an opportunity to hear from the First Deputy Chairman Alexey Ulyukaev about the position of the Central Bank for the year to come. (Main Conference Day 1, opening session)

Keynote presentation by Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman, Sberbank of Russia, on the strategies of Russia’s largest bank, in light of the recent global economic downturn (Main Conference Day 1, opening session)

Welcoming Keynote Presentation by the President of the Association of Russian Regional Banks Anatoliy Aksakov, who is one of the main lobbyists of the Russian Banking system in Russia. (Special Regional Focus Day, 1st December)

Keynote Presentation by an influential regional player – Igor Kim, Chairman of the Board of Directors and main shareholder URSA Bank, on the post-consolidation activity of the Bank, the future expansion opportunity of the Holding, as well as his vision on the landscape transformation of the banking sector in the Russian Regions. (Regional Focus Day, 1st December, session 1 )

Economic Lecture on the “Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Russian economy” delivered by the very special guest Augusto Lopez Claros, former Chief Economist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme at the World Economic Forum (Main Conference day 2, morning)

To allow the participants to cast their view on the topic of the global credit crunch and the implications it derives for Russia, the guest economic lecture will be followed by an Open Debate with Live Electronic Polling, where using the SpotMe technology the audience will be able to express their views on key questions, with the results being displayed in an live format on the screens.

As always, to give you a chance to network with your peers and to relax after an information packed day, we have outstanding social functions with the opening Diamond Reception , the Gala Evening at the Historic Guildhall with a very special Russian Banking Awards Ceremony , and the External Lunch at an exclusive restaurant to finish the forum in style.

Download the brochure NOW to familiarise yourself with all these exciting new interactive formats, networking features and new programme elements, as well as the outstanding speaker panel.

Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check it regularly, as we are receiving new speaker confirmations and updating event information on weekly basis!

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