Asian Banker Summit 2016 to convene in Hanoi

Co-hosted by State Bank of Vietnam, the 17th annual conference is expected to welcome more than 1,000 thought leaders and innovators of the future from across the globe.

The Asian Banker Summit 2016 consists of five conferences namely the Bank Managers Challenge & Convention, the Financial Markets Infrastructure Dialogue, the International Transaction Banking Convention, the Supply Chain & Financial Performance Dialogue and the Technology Decision Makers School & Conference.

There will also be several high-level closed-door dialogues including a CEO Leadership Dialogue held during the summit.

Several high-profile keynote speakers have confirmed their presence at The Asian Banker Summit 2016, including Le Minh Hung, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007-2011) of the United States Congress, Lisa Robins, managing director of Global Transaction Banking of Deustche Bank, Marc Bayle, director general of Market Infrastructure and Payments of European Central Bank and John Lee, group chief risk officer of Maybank Group, among other prominent industry leaders.

Speakers, panelists and moderators will include CEOs as well as key movers and shakers of local and international financial markets, public listed companies, professors and academicians. Past Asian Banker Summits have featured global icons including Hans Eichel, co-founder of G20 and former finance minister of Germany, Jan Peter Balkenende, four-time prime minister of the Netherlands, Thomas Hoenig, vice-chairman of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and former US vice president Al Gore.

This year, The Asian Banker will present the triennial CEO Leadership Achievement Awards, together with the Best Managed Banks and the Leadership Lifetime Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented to more than 10 regional CEOs during a gala dinner ceremony on May 10, with guest of honour Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy governor of State Bank of Vietnam, in conjunction with The Asian Banker Summit 2016.

The Asian Banker provides business intelligence to the financial services community. Headquartered in Singapore, the company also has offices in Malaysia, China, the Philippines as well as the Middle East. Its three core business lines are publications, research services and forums.

The Asian Banker’s Leadership Achievement Awards, first introduced in 2001, recognises both individual and corporate excellence in the financial services industry across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region.