MY FSI Industry Day - Speakers' Profile

SPEAKERS' PROFILE KEYNOTE "Business implications of recent decisions made in Malaysia's financial services industry" From consolidation of the global exchanges to the possibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, and the strategic stakes that foreigners have taken in Malaysia's banks. What are the key drivers that will shape the industry that financial institutions in Malaysia should be aware of as they make their own strategic decisions? Emmanuel Daniel will profile the revenue and cost challenges that will shape the way that Malaysian banks, insurance players and securities firms even as they chart their course through the phases of a new millennium. Emmanuel Daniel, President and Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Banker. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Emmanuel Daniel, President and Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Banker Emmanuel Daniel, the pre-eminent commentator on the key trends influencing the financial services industry in the region, has been invited to set the most likely scenarios that Malaysian banks will have to prepare for in the face of current changes around the world. An influential speaker with broad global experience, Emmanuel Daniel is the founders and president of The Asian Banker and his presentation will be directed at key decision makers, including CEOs, senior planners and business level heads. _______________________________________________________________________________________
CORE BANKING "Thinking about Core Banking Replacement and Technology Architecture Decisions" As a number of Malaysian banks think very seriously about the technology decisions they have to make, there is a need to strategize in a manner that is aligned to business and operational needs, going forward. Recent Asian Banker research suggests that some recent core banking replacement decisions in the region have not worked out the way they should. There is a need to understand the key drivers that should influence senior management as they plan for their next core banking or large infrastructure needs. John Dahlberg, Former Executive Vice President, OCBC Bank. _______________________________________________________________________________________ John Dahlberg, Former Executive Vice President, OCBC Bank John Dahlberg who has extensive operational experience with some of the leading banks in the region, including Citibank, DBS and OCBC in Singapore, continues to advise several banks in the region and serves as an International Resource Director with The Asian Banker. His independent views are highly sought for their insights into operational and practical issues that your bank will be interested to know, especially if it is on the verge of making important decisions in this crucial area today. ____________________________________________________________________________
COMPLIANCE "Re-thinking how compliance is managed in a bank" Best practice is when it is possible to transform compliance capabilities into a competitive toolset that enables the bank to respond to new business opportunities boldly and quickly. It requires not just a technological, but also operational and human resource solution that some of the best institutions have implemented with success. Gordian Gaeta, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Gordian Gaeta, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker An author of several books on risk management and compliance, and an International Resource Director with The Asian Banker, Gordian Gaeta will recount with great humour and candour how banks are generally thinking and implementing what they think is a compliance infrastructure, thinking and implementing what they think is a compliance today and what best practice institutions are doing on the other hand. Delegates will benefit from his insights into the quantitative, qualitative and strategic considerations that goes into a successful compliance capability that does not weight down as a cost to the bank but as a strategic advantage as a risk-based financial institution. ____________________________________________________________________________