Conference

Thursday, 10th January 2019

The Future of Finance, Vietnam 10th January 2019, Melia Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
08:30	Registration
09:00	Welcome address: Dr. Nguyen Toan Thang, Secretary General, Vietnam Banks Association Opening keynote: Nguyen Kim Anh, Deputy Governor, State Bank of Vietnam International keynote: Vladislav Solodkiy, Managing Partner, Life.SREDA, CEO & Founder, Arival Bank Leadership dialogue: Economic outlook for Vietnam’s new financial ecosystem Vietnam is increasingly becoming a connected country. Smartphone users keep up the growth momentum in both urban and rural areas, which provides great market potential for digital banking services. Traditional banks or Fintech start-ups, financial institutions or governments, should find synergies to build a robust and healthy ecosystem to provide more efficient and lower cost digital financial services to customers, even unbanked potential customers. Opportunities and challenges in Vietnam’s financial services industry Supportive regulatory environment Vietnam’s fintech growth potential Speakers/Panellists: Le Xuan Vu, Member of Board of Management, Military Bank Huynh Buu Quang, CEO, Maritime Bank Can Van Luc, Chief Economist, BIDV Vladislav Solodkiy, Managing Partner, Life.SREDA, CEO & Founder, Arival Bank Session chaired by: Foo Boon Ping, Managing Editor, The Asian Banker
10:30	Tea/ Coffee Break
11:00	Digital payments – the key element towards a cashless society In 2017, Vietnam’s government triggered a financial move towards a cashless society by 2020, with a focus on the development of digital payments. What’s the present progress of this plan; what achievements have been achieved and what challenges will be met in the next two years? How to build the trust and overcome barriers What e-commerce, social media and on-demand service can promote the leapfrog from cash to digital instruments QR Code payment in Vietnam Speakers/Panellists: Can Van Luc, Chief Economist, BIDV Arnab Ghosh, CEO, Post & Telecommunication Finance Company Nguyen Quang Minh, Deputy CEO, Research and Development, NAPAS Paul Ho, Head and Director of Digital Banking & Innovation Lab, Asian Commcial Bank Session chaired by: Richard Hartung, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker
12:00	Luncheon
13:00	Developing digital services towards accelerating financial inclusion Vietnam is one of the most active countries to implement a national financial inclusion strategy. Despite of a low rate of access to formal financial institutions, the banking sector is witnessing a breakthrough to reach excluded populations with the trends of digital transformation. Reaching the unbanked and underbanked The opportunities and obstacles for Peer to Peer lending Credit scoring and risk assessment for low-income segment and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Speakers/Panellists: Natasha Ansell, Country Officer, Citi Vietnam (invited) Yoshiyuki Oba, SME Financial Architect & Fintech Accelerator, Emerging Markets Ravi Sundaram, Project Director & Head Corporate Services, VPDirect, VP Bank Yoshiyuki Oba, SME Financial Architect &Fintech Accelerator, Emerging Markets Malek Mroueh, Vice President & Regional Head of the Asia, Middle East & Africa, TSYS Le Nguyen Bao Song, Director of Business Development, RedCloud Technology Session chaired by: Christopher Balding, Associate Professor, Fulbright University Vietnam
14:00	Key findings from The Asian Banker Retail & Technology Awards Programme Our research team will present key trends and findings from the 2019 awards programme for the Vietnam and highlight outstanding achievements and case studies. Awards programme: Process, methodology and scorecards Overview of the retail banking market in Vietnam Key findings and best practices Session chaired by: Richard Hartung, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker
14:30	Tea/ Coffee Break
15:00	The impact of digitalization on customer journey In a recent intensely competitive and disruptive financial services environment, more and more financial institutions are realizing that they have no choice but to step on the path to become customer-centric organizations. Can the technology bridge the gap between offering and demanding or are there better resolutions to fulfill customers’ satisfaction? The place of customer centric/personalized service in the era of digital finance How digitalization is making financial institutions more agile, customer-centric and compliant with regulations Case study: How a leading global bank uses a combination of predictive analytics, big data and business logic to enhance customer experience Speakers/Panellists: Nguyen Duy Anh, Deputy Director, E-banking Department, VietinBank Claude Spiese, Founder, BankClub Ajit Shah, Managing Director – APAC, ACTICO Session chaired by: Richard Hartung, International Resource Director, The Asian Banker
15:45	Blockchain – The future of the financial services industry In technology the next big thing after the internet is here and it’s Blockchain. All facets of the financial services industry are realizing the great potential of blockchain technology, beginning with identity security, transfers and account management. Vietnam is on the right path become one of Southeast Asia’s blockchain innovation hubs. Blockchain adoption for payment & transaction Serving unbanked using blockchain Can blockchain offer better solutions for KYC/AML? Speakers/Panellists: Giang Le Ngoc, Legal and Policy Specialist, Ministry of Justice Do Van Long, Regional Chief Strategy Officer, Infinity Blockchain Labs Jeremy Berger, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Arival Bank Session chaired by: Foo Boon Ping, Managing Editor, The Asian Banker
16:30	Fintech Innovation Showcase Case studies from fintech players as well as bank internal innovation departments demonstrating outstanding creativity and potential in the market in the following areas: Financial inclusion Blockchain and distributed ledgers Bitcoin applications Peer-to-peer lending platforms Banking through wearable technology Online and mobile platform Speakers/Panellists: Jeremy Berger, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Arival Bank Steven Landman, CEO, Kiu Global Tran The Vinh, CEO/ Board member, Tima Group Nga Vu, Head of E-wallet, TrueMoney Viet Nam Session chaired by: Foo Boon Ping, Managing Editor, The Asian Banker
17:30	End of conference

*Please note that this is a working agenda and topics and speakers will be updated frequently.

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