12 Jan, 2023
Mint

Annual Banking Conclave

Banking for India's decade

Introduction

The theme of this year’s conclave, 'Banking for India’s decade', has been chosen to highlight and discuss in detail the role that lenders will play as India gears up to display strong economic growth and be one of the largest global superpowers. The Mint Annual Banking Conclave is attended by the best and brightest minds in the finance and banking industry.

Agenda

12:30 PM onwards
  • 12:30 PM – Onwards

    Registration, Networking lunch

  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    Opening remarks: Sruthijith K.K, Editor-in-Chief, Mint

  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

    Fireside chat: Banking for India's decade

    Speaker: KV Kamath, Chairman, The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development
    Moderator: Sruthijith K.K, Editor-in-Chief, Mint

  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

    Panel 1: Managing Digital Transformation

    There is no doubt that the world’s leading lenders are investing more in technology, data, and hyper-personalisation of services than ever before in order to keep customer loyalty but is the transformation paying off for banks in terms of profitability? How will increased pressure on profitability and shareholder return impact banks’ ability to invest in digitisation?

    Speakers:
    Tejas Maniar    , Chief Digital Officer, Fino Payments Bank Ltd. 
    Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, Chief Information Officer, HDFC Bank
    Sudhir Tiwari, Managing Director, Thoughtworks
    Praveena Rai, Chief Operating Officer, NPCI

    Moderator:
    Leslie D'Monte    , Executive Editor (Technology), Mint

  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

    Panel 2: Tackling Talent Crisis at Banks

    How in a post-covid world did banks and financial institutions change their people policies to become an attractive sector. Experts will delve into how lenders came up with profiles and remuneration to compete against sectors like insurance that have marketing and sales need as well. It will also look at the impact of digitization and tech on the workforce.

    Speakers:
    Rajkamal Vempati    , Head Human Resources, Axis Bank
    Vishal Kukreja, Head Human Resources, RBL Bank
    Chetan Savla, Chief Human Resources Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank
    Upasana Agarwal, National Practice Director, ABC Consultants

    Moderator:
    Devina Sengupta    , Deputy Editor, Mint

  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

    Panel 3: Regulatory Risks: The Lessons learnt so far

    The central bank’s latest communication to fintechs disallowing non-bank wallets and prepaid cards from loading their credit lines onto these products has caused widespread confusion in this segment of the payments industry, although the regulatory order came after concern it may have felt over several of the new-age companies seemingly assuming the lender’s role without building sufficient safeguards. How can the BFSI industry brace for such unforeseen development?

    Speakers:
    G Padmanabhan    , Former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India
    Anurag Jain, Co-Founder, KredX & Chairperson, Digital Lenders Association of India
    Naveen Surya, Chairperson, Fintech Convergence Council
    Shruti Rajan, Partner, Trilegal

    Moderator:
    Shayan Ghosh    , National Editor, Mint

  • 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM

    Networking break

  • 5:10 PM – 5:35 PM

    Fireside chat: Growth of New Age Digital Banks

    • How new age digital bank are strengthening their systems and creating customised offering to serve the customers. 
    • Combining the power of digital and physical to reach the last mile 
    • Leveraging technology to offer best customer experience
    • Creating business models that are aligned for growth and long term stay


    Speaker: Anubrata Biswas, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Payments Bank 
    Moderator: Shalil Gupta    , Business Head, Mint & Mosaic Digital 

  • 5:35 PM – 6:20 PM

    Panel 4: Banking for all: The financial inclusion question

    The Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India have been making concerted efforts to promote financial inclusion as one of the important national objectives of the country. Some of the major efforts made in the last five decades include - nationalization of banks, building up of a robust branch network of scheduled commercial banks, co-operatives and regional rural banks, introduction of mandated priority sector lending targets. How far have these measures that are important for economic progress delivered and what more can be done?

    Speakers:
    Udaya Hebbar    , Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, CA Grameen Ltd
    Rishi Gupta, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Fino Payments Bank
    Ramesh Iyer, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra Finance
    Anand Kumar Bajaj, Founder, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, PayNearby

    Moderator:
    Gopika Gopakumar    , Senior Assistant Editor, Mint

  • 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM

    Panel 5: How prepared are banks for the next credit cycle

    With balance sheets cleaned up and asset quality looking significantly less challenging at the moment, the discussion will centre around how banks are planning to navigate the next round of credit growth.

    Speakers:
    Hitendra Dave    , Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
    Prashant Kumar, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Yes Bank
    Sanjiv Chadha, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Baroda

    Moderator:
    Rajrishi Singhal    , Policy Consultant and Senior Journalist

  • 7:15 PM – Onwards

    Dinner & cocktails

Speakers

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KV Kamath

Chairman, The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
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Prashant Kumar

MD & CEO, Yes Bank
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Sanjiv Chadha

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Baroda
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Hitendra Dave

CEO, HSBC India
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Anubrata Biswas

MD & CEO, Airtel Payments Bank
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Sudhir Tiwari

Managing Director, Thoughtworks
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Praveena Rai

Chief Operating Officer, NPCI
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Rishi Gupta

MD & CEO, Fino Payments Bank
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Shruti Rajan

Partner, Trilegal
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Udaya Hebbar

MD & CEO, CA Grameen Ltd
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Ramesh Iyer

Vice Chairman & MD, Mahindra Finance
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Anand Kumar Bajaj

Founder, MD & CEO, PayNearby
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Ramesh Lakshminarayanan

CIO, HDFC Bank
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Naveen Surya

Chairperson, Fintech Convergence Council
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Anurag Jain

Co-founder KredX and Chairperson, Digital Lenders Association of India
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G Padmanabhan

Former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India
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Upasana Agarwal

National Practice Director, ABC Consultants
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Tejas Maniar

CDO, Fino Payments Bank Ltd.
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Vishal Kukreja

Head HR, RBL Bank
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Chetan Savla

CHRO, Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Rajkamal Vempati

Head HR, Axis Bank

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