International Conference on

Contemporary Challenges for the Indian Banking Sector

4-5 October 2012

Organized by

The Indian Banking Sector has made commendable progress in the last decade, which is evident in terms of several parameters such as annual credit growth, profitability, reduction in gross NPAs, etc. Besides the overall favorable economic climate, banks have benefited from various measures and initiatives such as implementation of SARFAESI, establishment of credit information bureaus, improvements in technology and infrastructure, effective appraisal and monitoring systems, robust financial payment systems, suitable risk management framework, etc. However, the Indian banking sector continues to face several challenges on account of deregulation of interest rates on saving deposits, tight monetary policy, enhanced stress in some sectors such as state utilities and micro-finance, increasing government deficits, restructured loan accounts, implementation of Basel III, downgrading of banks by international credit rating agencies, etc. This Conference seeks to focus on various challenges faced by banks in both the public and private sectors, the need and ways of converting these challenges into opportunities, the role of regulatory authorities and related issues.
Themes of The ConferenCe
Credit delivery systems Management of sticky assets Cost of funds, fee and fund-based business Case studies on best practices and policies of select banks Management of costs and profitability International experiences Comparative analysis of performance of various banks multinational, public Sector, private sector, cooperative banks, etc. Financial innovations in large, medium and small banks Technological applications and challenges Problems in core banking Transparency, disclosures and corporate governance issues Eradication of scams and frauds in banks Downgrading of credit rating of banks Risk management systems and strategies CRM issues and challenges Financial inclusion strategies and challenges FDI in banks

InvITIng PaPers
All submissions must be in MS Word form in around 3000-5000 words, text typed in Times New Roman in 12 font size with heading in 14 font size. Each paper should include Title page that should contain title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax number, and email ID. Authors name should not appear on any other page of the paper. all papers are to be submitted by electronic mail to ccib@ipeindia.org

ConferenCe sChedule
The conference will be held during 4-5 October 2012 at IPE Hyderabad, India. The program will be divided into technical sessions, each of which will be chaired by an expert from academia / industry. Each author will be given sufficient time to present, which will be followed by discussion for about five minutes. The conference venue will be well equipped with LCD projector for presentation.

regIsTraTIon
Corporates Academicians Students and research scholars Indian delegates INR 6000 INR 3000 INR 1500 Foreigners / NRIs USD 300 USD 150 USD 75

10% discount will be given for two or more delegates from one organization; 20% discount will be given for five or more delegates from one organization.

Important Dates Important Dates

3 september 2012 4 september 2012 28 september 2012

Last date for submission of full paper Confirmation of acceptance Last date for registration submission of power point presentation Conference

4 & 5 october 2012

sPonsorshIP
We also invite sponsors from banks / corporates and other organizations in the following categories: Lead Sponsor Co-Sponsors Conference Lunch Conference Kit High Tea

Mr Alok Kumar Misra Mr Vijay Mishra

Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of India* General Manager (HR), Central Bank of India

Mr SMN Swamy

General Manager, RBI Former Chief General Manager, State Bank of India Deputy Vice-President (IT), Axis Bank, Mumbai

Mr C Sunder Shyam

advIsory CommITTee
Prof RK Mishra
Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad CEO, Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Mumbai Former Managing Director, State Bank of Mysore Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Bank* Director IDBI Ltd

Mr TMNVR Subbanna

Mr R Bhaskaran

ConferenCe ChaIr
Prof RK Mishra

Mr M Sitarama Murthy Mr BA Prabhakar

ConferenCe Conveners
Dr S Sreenivasa Murthy Ms J Kiranmai

Mr K Narasimha Murthy Prof V Narender Rao Prof MS Narasimhan Mr Shiva Kumar

organIzIng CommITTee
Prof ML Saikumar Mr T Anil Kumar Dr A Pawan Kumar Dr Inder Yadav Mr ANK Prasanna Mr KV Ramesh Mr Satyam Kandula Mr Chandrasekhar Mr Ch Upender Mr P Srinivasa Rao Mr Govardhan Ms B Sharvani Mr Ch Manmadha Reddy

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, USA* Professor of Finance, IIM, Bangalore Managing Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur* Dept of Humanities, IIT, Chennai Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank* Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi

Prof M Tenmozhi Mr M Narendra

Prof Bhanu Murthy

*Confirmation awaited

about Institute of Public enterprise

Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is a non-profit educational society devoted to Education, Training, Research and Consultancy for business enterprises in the public and private sector. IPE is one of Indias premier business schools, and is recognized as a Centre of Excellence for doctoral studies by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. IPEs educational programs have their basic foundation in the various research, training and consultancy activities undertaken by it for public and private organizations / industries over the last four decades. The programs are the natural extension of the Institutes educational activities, and have led to vertical integration of the research function. IPE maintains a balance between research, education, training and consultancy without allowing either training or consultancy to deflect it from the original goal of research, which remains central to its work program. IPE has a strong research wing with a number of research scholars, sponsored by ICSSR and IPE, working on topics of current interest. Its PhD program is one of the largest in the social science field. Research both basic and applied is the forte of the institute and helps it in its training and educational activities. IPE strongly believes that human resource development including education is crucial for economic growth. As part of its long-term education program, IPE runs Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management recognized by AICTE. It also offers MBA in Public Enterprise for practicing managers. With the changing needs of the industry, IPE has started long-term post graduate management programs in Retail & Marketing (PGDM-RM), Banking, Insurance and Financial Services (PGDM-BIF), Biotechnology (PGDM-BT), International Business (PGDM-IB), Executive PGDM, PGDM (Healthcare & Hospital Management) and PGDM (HR Management). It also offers a certificate course for bankers called Advanced Management Program in Banking and Finance (AMP-BF) in collaboration with IIBF, and a certificate course in capital markets called NSE Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP) in collaboration with NSE.

Please address all correspondence to: dr s sreenivasa murthy

OU Campus, Hyderabad 500007, AP, India Ph: +91-40-27098145 / 8937, 9392430874 Fax: +91-40-27095478 Email: ccib@ipeindia.org www.ipeindia.org