New Delhi, February 22: With a wide view to increase and elevate the discourse on banking sector in India, NITI Ayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar inaugurated ‘The Future of Indian banking conference on Friday in the national capital in presence of the eminent speakers gracing the event.
The event is expected to host 200 domestic and international participants, including policy makers, academicians, researchers, professionals, and students from various banks, universities and institutes.
Helping to develop insights to inform the continued evolution of the Indian banking sector for optimally supporting the growing credit needs of the Indian economy, the conference will be heading various discussions addressing the present intellectuals.
There will be panel discussions in the morning session with policy and banking industry experts. Two academic sessions are meanwhile expected to be held in the afternoon with selected papers being presented. It will be followed by a valedictory session that includes a presentation on the role of technology in Indian banking.
The speakers gracing the event organised include Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, K.V. Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Dr Andreas Bauer, Senior Resident Representative, IMF, Dr. Marius Vismantas, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank, Sunil Mehta, Managing Director, Punjab National Bank, Nandkumar Saravade, CEO, Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT) and Dr. Arvind Virmani of the EGROW Foundation.