Contemporary Challenges for the Indian Banking Sector - Institute of ...

International ConferenceonContemporary Challengesfor the Indian Banking Sector4-5 October 2012Organized by

The Indian Banking Sector has made commendable progress in the last decade, which is evidentin 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 measuresand initiatives such as implementation of SARFAESI, establishment of credit information bureaus,improvements in technology and infrastructure, effective appraisal and monitoring systems, robustfinancial payment systems, suitable risk management framework, etc.However, the Indian banking sector continues to face several challenges on account of deregulationof interest rates on saving deposits, tight monetary policy, enhanced stress in some sectors suchas 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 andprivate sectors, the need and ways of converting these challenges into opportunities, the role ofregulatory 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 policiesof select banks• Management of costs and profitability• International experiences• Comparative analysis of performance ofvarious banks – multinational, public Sector,private sector, cooperative banks, etc.• Financial innovations in large, medium andsmall banks• Technological applications and challenges• Problems in core banking• Transparency, disclosures and corporategovernance 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 banksInviting PapersAll submissions must be in MS Word form inaround 3000-5000 words, text typed in Times NewRoman in 12 font size with heading in 14 font size.Each paper should include Title page that shouldcontain title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s),affiliation(s), complete mailing address, telephoneand fax number, and email ID. Author’s nameshould not appear on any other page of the paper.All papers are to be submitted by electronicmail to ccib@ipeindia.orgConference ScheduleThe conference will be held during 4-5 October2012 at IPE Hyderabad, India. The program will bedivided into technical sessions, each of which willbe chaired by an expert from academia / industry.Each author will be given sufficient time to present,which will be followed by discussion for aboutfive minutes. The conference venue will be wellequipped with LCD projector for presentation.RegistrationIndian delegatesForeigners / NRIsCorporates INR 6000 USD 300Academicians INR 3000 USD 150Students and research scholars INR 1500 USD 7510% discount will be given for two or more delegates from one organization; 20% discount will be given for five or moredelegates from one organization.

3 September 2012 Last date for submission of full paper4 September 2012 Confirmation of acceptance28 September 2012 Last date for registration submission ofpower point presentation4 & 5 October 2012 ConferenceImportant DatesSponsorshipWe also invite sponsors from banks / corporates andother organizations in the following categories:• Lead Sponsor • Co-Sponsors• Conference Lunch• Conference Kit • High TeaAdvisory Committee• Prof RK MishraDirector, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad• Mr R BhaskaranCEO, Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Mumbai• Mr M Sitarama MurthyFormer Managing Director, State Bank of Mysore• Mr BA PrabhakarChairman and Managing Director, Andhra Bank*• Mr K Narasimha MurthyDirector IDBI Ltd• Prof V Narender RaoNortheastern Illinois University, Chicago, USA*• Prof MS NarasimhanProfessor of Finance, IIM, Bangalore• Mr Shiva KumarManaging Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur*• Prof M TenmozhiDept of Humanities, IIT, Chennai• Mr M NarendraChairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank*• Prof Bhanu MurthyDelhi School of Economics, New Delhi*Confirmation awaited• Mr Alok Kumar MisraChairman & Managing Director, Bank of India*• Mr Vijay MishraGeneral Manager (HR), Central Bank of India• Mr SMN SwamyGeneral Manager, RBI• Mr C Sunder ShyamFormer Chief General Manager, State Bank of India• Mr TMNVR SubbannaDeputy Vice-President (IT), Axis Bank, MumbaiConference ChairProf RK MishraConference Conveners• Dr S Sreenivasa Murthy• Ms J KiranmaiOrganizing 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

About Institute of Public EnterpriseInstitute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is a non-profit educational society devoted to Education, Training, Research andConsultancy for business enterprises in the public and private sector. IPE is one of India’s 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.IPE’s educational programs have their basic foundation in the various research, training and consultancy activitiesundertaken by it for public and private organizations / industries over the last four decades. The programs arethe natural extension of the Institute’s educational activities, and have led to vertical integration of the researchfunction. IPE maintains a balance between research, education, training and consultancy without allowingeither training or consultancy to deflect it from the original goal of research, which remains central to its workprogram.IPE has a strong research wing with a number of research scholars, sponsored by ICSSR and IPE, working on topicsof current interest. Its PhD program is one of the largest in the social science field. Research – both basic andapplied – 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. Aspart of its long-term education program, IPE runs Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management recognized byAICTE. It also offers MBA in Public Enterprise for practicing managers. With the changing needs of the industry, IPEhas started long-term post graduate management programs in Retail & Marketing (PGDM-RM), Banking, Insuranceand 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 forbankers called ‘Advanced Management Program in Banking and Finance’ (AMP-BF) in collaboration with IIBF, anda certificate course in capital markets called ‘NSE Certified Capital Market Professional’ (NCCMP) in collaborationwith NSE.Please address all correspondence to:Dr S Sreenivasa MurthyOU Campus, Hyderabad – 500007, AP, IndiaPh: +91-40-27098145 / 8937, 9392430874Fax: +91-40-27095478Email: ccib@ipeindia.orgwww.ipeindia.org