Asian Banker Summit to open in May 10
The Asian Banker Summit will take place at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi from May 10 to 12.
Source: internetHanoi (VNA) - The Asian Banker Summit will take place at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi from May 10 to 12.
The summit is expected to bring together over 1,000 senior bankers, regulators, corporate and broker-dealers, as well as treasurers, consultants and service providers from the financial services industry from more than 32 countries.
The event, organised by The Asian Banker, will include several conferences and workshops related to issues, such as bank managers challenge and convention, technology decision makers school and conference, international transaction banking convention, supply chain and financial performance dialogue, and financial markets infrastructure dialogue.
The key speakers of the event are the governor of State Bank of Vietnam, Le Minh Hung, Chairman of Vietnam Banks’ Association Nghiem Xuan Thanh, the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, United States Congress Congressman Barney Frank, the CEO and chairman of Schulte Research International, Paul Schulte, and the founder & CEO of FinTech Hong Kong, Janos Barberis.
The region, owing to its rapid structural reforms and untapped natural and human resources, is poised to become the next hub of financial investment, trade inflow, supply-chain networks and infrastructure development.
The Asian Banker is considered an authoritative provider of strategic business intelligence to the financial services community. The Singapore-based organisation also has offices in Malaysia, China, the Philippines and the Middle East. With a business that revolves around three core areas – publications, research services and forums – the organisation is highly regarded in the financial services community for its incisive and independent commentaries on developments in the industry.-VNA
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