AGENDA

INTRODUCTION - PRACTICALITIES

09:00 AM

PETER SIMON.
Managing Director, WSBI

OFFICIAL OPENING

09:05 AM

ISIDRO FAINÉ.
President, WSBI

The Conflict in Ukraine: Reshaping Geopolitics and the threat of De-Globalization

09:30 AM

SHLOMO BEN-AMI.
Vice President of Toledo International Center for Peace

WELCOME

09:45 AM

DOMINIQUE GOURSOLLE-NOUHAUD.
President, ESBG

FUTURE-PROOF BANKING: HOW DO SAVINGS AND RETAIL BANKS SUPPORT CUSTOMERS IN THE TIMES OF DIGITALISATION AND INNOVATION?

10:00 AM

The short and medium-term future of banking will be determined by the way banks will be able to cope with environmental challenges, the digital revolution, and a fast-changing society where inequalities are on the rise. How will this influence the customer relations, the product range, human resources and ultimately, profitability? How would the 2030 banking look like?

Cornelia Meyer

International Economist & CEO
Meyer Resources

Moderator

Helmut Schleweis

President,
German Savings Banks Association

Laurent Mignon

Chief Executive Officer,
Groupe BPCE

Sabasaba Moshingi

Chief Executive Officer,
TPB Bank, Tanzania

COFFEE BREAK

11:00 AM

Sustainability Developments in Policy and Regulation – Favourable for Locally Focused Banks?

11:30 AM

The panel aims to examine the impact of the newest, sustainability-related, policy and regulatory changes on the strategy and daily operations of savings and retail banks around the globe. It will also investigate possible changes in the role of regulatory authorities as well.

Sebastian Stodulka

Head of the Erste Bank Group
eu liaison office

Moderator

Ibrahim Al Rashid

Chief Executive Officer
Social Development Bank (SDB)

Michael Atingi-Ego

Deputy Governor,
Bank of Uganda

Johanna Orth

Head of Group Regulatory Affairs,
Swedbank

Christian Castro

Head of Public Affairs,
CaixaBank

KEYNOTE SPEECH: sustainable banking in times of climate change

12:30 PM

REINHOLD MESSNER.
Environmentalist, Mountaineer, Speaker, Author & Founder of the Messner Mountain Museum

LUNCH

1:00 PM

Between Bricks and Clicks: The Role of the Bank Branch in the Digital Era

2:00 PM

How will consumers deal with sustainability, innovation and a changing society? A changing banking sector and a new approach of regulation and supervision means that also consumers will experience banking operations in a different way.

Elena Trafimovich

Elena Trafimovich

WSBI

Moderator

Mukwandi Chibesakunda

Chief Executive Officer,
ZANACO, Zambia

Eszter Beretzky

Senior Knowledge Expert,
McKinsey

Challa Sreenivasulu Setty

Managing Director,
State Bank of India

Ikromi Sirojiddin

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
ssb AMONATBANK, tAJIKISTAN

Banking & Environmental Challenges

3:00 PM

The prerequisites for banks to continue working seamlessly in an environment where climate change plays an increasingly important role. What are savings and retails banks undertaking to address these challenges?

Valérie Derambure

CSR Director,
Groupe BPCE

Moderator

Bouamrane

Meriem Bouamrane

Chief of Section, Man and the Biosphere Research and Policy, UNESCO

Roel Nozeman

Senior Advisor, Biodiversity,
ASN Bank

COFFEE BREAK

3:30 PM

Social Responsibility – Turning Mission into Action

4:00 PM

Savings and Retail banks have always had social responsibility engraved into their DNA and have developed very strong links with their local communities and the society in general. But how is this translated into concrete actions and what more can be done?

Roland Tassler

Chairperson,
CSR & Sustainable Development Committee, ESBG

Moderator

Laurent Roubin

Vice President,
FNCE

Franz-Karl Prueller

Senior Board Advisor,
Erste Foundation

Tom Kocsis

Managing Director and COO of Funds
Yunus Social Business

introductory remarks: the role of acri in supporting education and skillset building for a more inclusive society. A boost for a strong msme sector in italy

5:00 PM

GIUSEPPE GHISOLFI.
Chairman International Relations Committee, ACRI Italy

Bridging the knowledge gap for job creation: the role of financial inclusion, education and skillset building for a strong MSME sector

5:10 PM

This session will discuss how small businesses can be provided with the capability, knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours required to act in their own best interests.  The session will put particular focus on the most vulnerable, including young and female entrepreneurs. It will discuss the different roles that financial service providers, support and skillset building organizations as well as funders can play so that MSMEs can make informed choices about how they use financial services that best meet their needs and help them grow their businesses.

Weselina Angelow

Scale2Save Programme DIRECTOR,
WSBI

Moderator

Rédouane Najm-Edinne

PrEsident
Al Barid BANK, MOROCCO

Martijn H. Schouten

Resource Mobilization Manager,
Aflatoun International

Arfan Ali

President AND DirectOR
Bank Asia Ltd

Mercy Mutua

hEAD ACCESS TO FINANCE,
Mastercard FOUNDATION (TBC)

Savings and retail banks: the road ahead

6:00 PM

PETER SIMON. Managing Director, WSBI

CLOSING OF DAY 1

6:30 PM

GALA DINNER (Hosted by BPCE)

8:00 PM

Keynote Speech: LAURENT MIGNON,
Chief Executive Officer, Groupe BPCE