PROGRAMME

IV International Banking Conference of CIS countries

“CIS Financial Markets: Factors of sustained growth during global instability”

Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan

30 November - 03 December 2011

Wednesday 30-th November

18:30 Arrival. Meeting of Forum participants at the airport

19:30 Accommodation of Forum participants at the Hyatt Regency Baku hotel (1 Bakikhanov st., Baku)

20:30 Welcome cocktails from the conference organizers at the Hyatt Regency

Baku hotel

Thursday 1-st December

09:00 Registration of conference participants in the vestibule of the Hyatt Regency Baku

10:00 Official opening of the conference

Welcome: Sergey Lebedev - Chairman of the Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary

10:15 First plenary session:

“Development strategy for CIS finance and banking systems given the globalization of the worlddebt crisis -- institutional aspects, trends and prospects”

Moderator: JahangirHajiyev- Chairman of the Board of International Bank of Azerbaijan, Senior Vice-President of the Finance and Banking Councilof CIS

Anatoliy Kazakov-Chairman of Coordinating Council of Financial and Banking Council of CIS

Speeches:

  • Andrey Kostin – President – Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Bank VTB, President of the CIS Finance and Banking Council
  • Evgeniy Novojilov-Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary
  • Anatoliy Mogilev-Chairman of the Ministers Board of The Crimea(Ukraine)
  • Rufat Aslanli- Chairman of Azerbaijan State Committee of Capital Issues
  • Alexandr Muryichev- Executive Vice-President of The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
  • Sergey Shvetsov - Centarl Bank of Russian FederationDeputy Chairman
  • Yuriy Kudimov-“VEB Capital”General Director
  • Natasha Ansell-Regional Industry Head for Financial Institutions and Public Sector Groups focused on the CIS region and Israel of Citi Bank
  • Serik Akhmetov-Governor of Karaganda Reigion (Kazakhstan)
  • Mikhail Matovnikov - Executive Director of “Interfax Business Service”

Discussion topics:

  • The growing world financial and debt crisis: causes, consequences, ways of stable development of the CIS finance and banking systems
  • Benefits of financial integration, using the examples of the CIS Common Economic Space and the EU. The role of CIS central (national) banks and anti-crisis programmes
  • The role of financial regulators in forming the integrated space of the CIS. Development of current, settlement and payment systems.
  • Institutional forecast for international financial systems and states of the Commonwealth. Integration of finance and banking systems and the Common Economic Space.
  • Consolidation methods for currency management and strategic grounds for issue and stabilization programmes for development of financial markets.
  • Creation of regional finance pools on the basis of integration of the CIS banking system.
  • World practice of forming integrated financial payment and settlement systems. Problems of and prospects for formation of a common payment space in the sphere of settlements in the national currencies of the CIS countries.
  • Formation of the financial and exchange infrastructure in the developing financial centers and markets of the CIS countries.
  • The role of the state in development of the banking sector – CIS state experience – requirements on the new development strategy for finance and banking systems.
  • The need for a banking development strategy for the CIS member states up to 2020 and for the medium term - predicted development of the CIS banking system up to 2020.

12:45-13:00 “Investment Angel” International Investment Award ceremony

“CIS financial integration leader” Award ceremony

13:00- 13:15 Press conference

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 18:00 Second plenary session:

“Financial markets of Caspian states as a factor of CIS economiesstable development. Presentation of the investment projects”

Moderator:Pavel Nefidov -General Director of the Financial and Banking Council of CIS

Speeches:

  • Gabit Mukhambetov-Deputy Governor of Karaganda Region(Kazakhstan)
  • Andrey Byichkov-Financial Institutions Department Deputy Director of Vnesheconombank
  • Robert Abdullin-Word Organization of CreditorsPresident
  • Majid Reza Davari - Bank “Tejarat” Iran General Director
  • Yuriy Esipov-Head of Economic Department of Orel Region
  • Alexandr Boyko -chairman of board of directors “Economic Development Centr”
  • Natalia Samoylova -CIS countries partnreship and cooperation Department Deputy Director of Russian Federation Economic Development Ministry
  • Aleksandr Terekhov- “Federal Energy Service Company” General Director
  • Olga Shenk-Investment Company "West-Capital" (Russia)General Director
  • Victor Billek-Russian-Austrian Friendship SocietySecretary General
  • Alexander Malikov-Head of the East Europe and CIS countries Department of Dr. Max Huber GesmbH
  • Andrian Sinebok-"Azov Marine Port" Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Reza Peyrovdin-Jyane Construction Company(Iran) Managing director
  • Oleg Volic-Chairman of Ground Effect Machine (GEM)designers, manufactures and consumers Association “Ekranoplan”

Discussion topics:

  • Financing mechanisms of investment projects and terms creation for Caspian region resource potential using.
  • Stimulating role of Caspian region development programs on CIS economies
  • Institutional financial structures
  • Interstate organizational-structural models of CIS investment attractiveness increasing.
  • Regional economic integrations in the CIS countries – the effective tool of attraction of investments into transboundary investment projects
  • Increasing investment potential problems of Caspian region
  • Financial institutions role in creation of a modern investment infrastructure
  • Coordinated policy generation of the Caspian states in financially-investment maintenance of development and transportation of power resources. The power savings and power efficiency
  • Practice of CIS banking associations – development of public private partnership

20:00 – 24:00 Gala receptionin ART GARDEN restaurant (22 Zeynalyi Aszafa st., Baku)

Friday 2-nd December

10:30 Third plenary session:

“Islamic finance: specifics for raising it and potential for expanding the investment horizons of the CIS economies”

Moderators: Dr. Khalid Yousaf – Islamic financial expert. He has worked in senior positions with Citibank & Bank of America in the UK, Turkey, USA, Belgium, Greece and Pakistan, in senior consultant roles in IFC and EBRD-funded projects in Serbia and Georgia. Also he was the Managing Director of Islamic Finance at International Holding Group.

Speeches:

Mohammadreza Pishrow - General director of Bank “Saderat” Iran

Dr. Idriss Ghodbane – chairman of board Quantum Investment Bank, (Dubai)

Murat Jarilkaganov-Deputy Chairman of the Board of "Kazpost"

Madina Kalimullina-Economic Department Director Russian MuftiesCouncil

Bekhnam Gurbanzade– Head of “Islamic Banking” group of International Bank of Azerbaijan

Nadejda Viknyanskaya -“Colvir Software Solutions"(Great Britain)Vice-president

Azer Safarov – International Bank of Azerbaijan-Moscow Chairman of board councillor

Akhmed Kakhrimanov- Financial and Banking Council of CIS Depury Genearal Director

Discussion topics:

  • Application of the rules of Islamic finance as a new vector in diversification against the background of global financial instability.
  • Inter-bank links with countries of the Islamic world.
  • Development trends in the world Islamic finance industry.
  • Banking supervision in the countries of developing Islamic banking.
  • The Islamic model for managing banking risk during the period of the global debt finance crisis.
  • Experience and practice of co-operation between Islamic and traditional financial institutions in accordance with existing regulatory and legislative acts of the countries of developing Islamic banking.
  • Regulatory conditions for effective establishment of inter-bank links with countries of the Islamic world.
  • Ways to increase the effectiveness of legislative acts under the conditions of internationalization of banking services and instability of financial markets.
  • The Islamic model for securitization of banking assets and management of banking risks during the period of the world debt finance crisis.
  • Experience and practice of co-operation between Islamic and traditional financial institutions in accordance with existing regulatory and legislative acts of the CIS countries.
  • Islamic traditions and the traditional western approach: business specifics and customs in the search for an Islamic investor. Investment and structural raising of Islamic financing.

13:00 Conference closing ceremony

13:15 Lunch

16:00 Excursion programme

19:00 Gala reception in Baku business-centre (44 Neftyanikov st., Baku)

Saturday 3-rd December

07:45 Departure for the airport