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CHANGES AND CHALLENGES FACING CENTRAL EASTERN & SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

Preparing Banks and Companies to the €URO
Impact of NEW TECHNOLOGY on the financial services industry
On the occasion of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Annual Meeting
With the collaboration of the European Commission

 

TIME, LOCATION
16 - 18 May 2002
Athenee Palace Hilton,
BUCHAREST

Conference Topics
Speaker Invitees
Exhibition
Agenda Of The Conference
Contacts

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Preparing Banks and Companies in CEE & SEE to the €URO

  • Financial Services, Enlargement and the €URO
  • Changing over to the €URO - the ECB role in that context
  • Euroising before gaining EU Membership - the Pros and the Cons
  • Trade and Cross-border co-operation in a €URO environment - exploring new opportunities
  • Exchange Rate regimes and the transition to the €URO
  • Implication of the €URO for Regional Currencies
  • Expanding Capital Markets in the new €URO climate
  • Private Equity Finance - a still largely untapped Region
  • Impact of the €URO on payment systems, foreign trade operations, etc.
  • Economic reform, Privatisation process, Foreign investments - how can the €URO help.

Impact of New Technology on the Financial Services Industry in the Region

  • Success Strategies for on-line Banking - redefining Financial Services in the digital Age
  • Today's marketing and trading of retail financial products
  • Banking consolidation, in relation with the evolving European Financial Markets in the Region
  • New Trading Systems
  • Financial Data for on-line Brokers
  • Controlling the on-line trading risks
  • Financial Training Tools for e-brokerage
  • The International Regulatory Experience as it affects Financial Services on the Internet
  • Securities Markets and e-Bonding
  • Technology and the fixed-income market
  • Banking on the Mobile Internet
  • Long-term implication of the Internet on the Investment Banking Landscape
  • Forex - new Technology affecting strategy for Treasury Products
  • Payment Infrastructure for e-commerce.

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SPEAKER INVITEES

Conference sessions will consist of speeches addressed by Senior Representative from Central Banks, Governments, from the European Commission the European Investment Bank and other international Institutions. Official speakers invitees at this stage include:

  • Erhard Busek, Special Co-ordinator General, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
  • Jean-Pierre Malivoir, Chief of the €URO Mission, European Commission
  • Alfred Steinherr, Chief Economist & Director General, European Investment Bank
  • Jacques Santer, MEP, Former President of the European Commission, Founding Father of the €URO, Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg
  • Cristian Popa, Vice Governor, National Bank of Romania
  • Paul Mercier, Deputy Director General of Operations, European Central Bank
  • Willem Buiter, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Giovanni Ravasio, Former Director General, Financial and Economic Affairs Directorate, European Commission
  • Vassili Lelakis, Adviser to the Director of International Questions, Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate, European Commission
  • Robert Verrue, Director General, Information Society Directorate, European Commission
  • Peter Troberg, Adviser (in charge of Enlargement) to the Director for Financial Institutions, Internal Market Directorate, European Commission
  • Gilbert Lichter, Secretary General, Euro Banking Association
  • György Suràniy, Former President, National Bank of Hungary and Chairman, CIB Bank

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EXHIBITION

A targeted exhibition for IT and software solutions companies, will showcase the latest banking, financial and technological developments, including security equipment, software, training and services. Innovative products and their application in the Region, as well as the latest security systems to facilitate financial operations, will be presented by leading international providers of banking and finance solutions.
The event will also focus strongly on €URO-related service providers. This Exhibition will be held from Thursday 16 May at 14.00 until Saturday 18 May at 14.00.

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AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE

Thursday 16 May 2002

14.00 Registration, welcome coffee and opening of the exhibition
15.00 Conferences
18.00 Evening Reception

Friday 17 May 2002

09.00 Conferences
13.00 Luncheon
14.30 Conferences
18.00 Evening Cocktail

Saturday 18 May 2002

09.00 Conferences
13.00 Luncheon
14.30 End of the Conference

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For further information, we welcome your call to:

  • Tanguy de Craecker (Brussels Office) - Tel.: +32 2 733 5940, Fax: +32 2 733 6440, email: info@euroconvention.com
  • Claudio Cassuto (London Office) - Tel.: +44 20 7381 9291, Fax: +44 870 1340 064, email: cassuto@euro-convention.demon.co.uk
  • Zoran Cicak or Zoran Lukic(CEE & SEE Office) - Tel.: +381 11 311 1257, Fax: +381 11 311 1787, email: eubalkan@net.yu

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