09.00          Registration & Coffee

09.30          Welcome Address

Chairman: Mauro Crisafulli, Associate Managing Director, Country Manager

09.40          Opening Plenary Session

How Changing Interest Rate Environment Challenges Financial Sector

• Where are we in the global economic and credit cycle?
• What are the main risks to financial stability?
• Key opportunities and risks to banks as interest rates rise
• Resilience of households and corporates to higher rates
• Regulatory pressures

10.15          Keynote Plenary Session

Banking of the Future

• How customer expectations drive banks’ digital strategy
• Foundation for financial  innovation: Infrastructure and cost management
• How technological advances and new entrants drive changes in the way financial services are developed, delivered and consumed
• Challenger Banks: How new entrants are disrupting financial services ecosystem
• The impact of regulation on innovation and competition

11.15           Networking & Coffee Break

11.45            Spotlight Conversation

Big Tech Shift to Banking

• How tech giants are challenging incumbents in financial services
• What are systematic risks around the Big Tech
• Banks and Big Tech: Balancing collaboration and competition

12.15          Presentation

Benchmarking Global Investment Banks

• Update on evolving trends in global capital markets
• What is the evolution of banks’ capital structures
• How prepared are the banks for market and credit shocks

12.45         Closing Remarks

13.00          Lunch