Asian Banking Summit kicks off in Dhaka tomorrow

A banking summit focusing on how the country's banking sector can remain competitive by managing risk along with embracing growth opportunities will begin in Dhaka tomorrow.

Nimai Management Consultants, a consulting and advisory company based in UAE, will host the two-day Asian Banking Summit 2015 at Le Meridien Dhaka.

The summit themed at "Evolving paradigms in risk management" will provide a platform for distinguished national and international banking experts to debate topics ranging from risk management to trade finance, compliance, and IT security.

Key stakeholders within the government and the industry have been expressing a growing interest in risk management due to the challenges of organisations to globally adapt and strengthen their existing risk management systems to keep pace with evolving paradigms.

Chief executives, managing directors, chief risk officers and senior government officials from Bangladesh, the Middle East and Asia will convene at the summit.

They will discuss issues related to managing risk, enhancing enterprise value, analysing macro-economic trends and assessing its local impact, safeguarding banks and emerging trends in compliance.

The summit will also cover the roles of IFC and EXIM Bank of India in the Bangladesh market, the role and growing importance of the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) in the financial sector, and finally a CEO's perspective on opportunities and risk management on Bangladesh Vision 2021.

SK Sur Chowdhury, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, will join the event as its guest of honour.

Abrar Anwar, chief executive of SCB Bangladesh; Anurag Mishra, regional lead for IFC, India; and MA Rumee Ali, chief executive of BIAC, will also speak.

Other speakers will include Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director of Brac Bank; Fahmida Islam, assistant counsel of BIAC; and Sudatta Mandal, general manager of EXIM Bank of India.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank of UAE, Integrated Customised Real Estate Advisory of Dubai and RSA Capital will be the gold sponsors of the event.

Geneva-based International Trade and Forfaiting Association and BIAC are the institutional partners.

The credit training partner is Omega Performance – USA, telecom partner is CityCell and the event and PR partner is Concito PR.