Programme

The forces reshaping global banking such as regulatory reform, artificial intelligence and big data, the growth in ‘shadow banking’, a decrease in cross-border financial activity, subdued growth of international trade, and new risk factors are compelling finance leaders to question yet again the optimum model for global banking. How are both developed economy and emerging market institutions responding to the rapidly changing environment and what are the priority issues confronting banking institutions? How might these trends impact human capital, customer relations, and risk management systems? What should a sound, modern global bank look like in the next decade, and how big a transformation is needed to get there? What new opportunities might arise for emerging market institutions, in particular Russian and Asian banks?

Moderator:
John Defterios , Emerging Markets Editor, CNN

John Defterios

Emerging Markets Editor, CNN

John Defterios is the CNNMoney Emerging Markets Editor. Based in the network's Abu Dhabi bureau since 2011 his reporting focuses on the top business stories from emerging economies. In addition to his daily reporting for CNN's main business programming, John hosts 'CNN Marketplace Middle East', a business programme featuring in-depth analysis and top newsmakers from across the Middle East. John also hosts "One Square Meter" the first television and digital platform to explore world class property developments in emerging markets. Defterios has more than two decades of financial news and current affairs experience covering some of the landmarks events during that period including the Gulf War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the World Trade Centre bombings and G8/G20 summits from his postings in London, Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Rome and the Middle East. He is a World Economic Forum media leader and member of the Global Agenda Council on the Arab World and has served as Chairman of the Business Week Leadership Forums in London, Beijing and New York, the World Islamic Economic Forum amongst others. Defterios started at CNN in New York as correspondent on 'Moneyline with Lou Dobbs', anchored CNN's 'World Business Today' and the top rated U.S. morning business program 'Ahead of the Curve'. Defterios has secured numerous interviews with high-level figures in the worlds of politics and economics including: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rachid, PM of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Ali Al Naimi, Petroleum Minister of Saudi Arabia, HH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and British Prime Minister David Cameron as well many of the top executives in the Fortune 500 including BP CEO Robert Dudley and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote. He has travelled on assignment throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Prior to CNN, Defterios worked for Reuters Television as European Correspondent, West Coast Correspondent and special series producer in a joint-venture with The Nightly Business Report on PBS-TV.

Panellists
Lionel Barber , Editor, The Financial Times
Hans-Paul Buerkner , Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group
Andrey Kostin , President, Chairman of the Management Board, Member of the Supervisory Council, Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee, VTB Bank
James С. Cowles , Chief Executive Officer Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Citigroup Inc.
Daniel Pinto , Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Philipp Roesler , Member of the Managing Board, Head of Regional and Government Engagement, World Economic Forum
Frederic Oudea , President, European Banking Federation; Chief Executive Officer, Société Générale

Lionel Barber

Editor, The Financial Times

Lionel Barber is the editor of the Financial Times. Since his appointment in 2005, Barber has helped solidify the FT’s position as one of the first publishers to successfully transform itself into a multichannel news organisation. During Barber’s tenure, the FT has won numerous global prizes for its journalism, including Newspaper of the Year, Overseas Press Club, Gerald Loeb and Society of Publishers in Asia awards. Barber has co-written several books and has lectured widely on foreign policy, transatlantic relations, European security and monetary union in the US and Europe and appears regularly on TV and radio around the world. As editor, he has interviewed many of the world's leaders in business and politics, including: US President Donald Trump, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani. Barber has received several distinguished awards, including the St George Society medal of honour and the Legion d’Honneur for his contribution to journalism. He serves on the Board of Trustees at the Tate and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Hans-Paul Buerkner

Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group

Hans-Paul Bürkner is Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group. He was previously President and Chief Executive from 2003 to 2012. He joined BCG in 1981 and was a member of the teams that opened BCG's Düsseldorf (1982) and Frankfurt (1991) offices. Before becoming the firm's CEO, he was head of BCG's global Financial Services practice. He has counted among his clients many of the world's leading companies during more than 30 years at BCG. He has worked with them to redefine their strategies and organizations, spearheaded major global expansion initiatives, and supported them in the fundamental restructuring of their businesses. Hans-Paul studied economics, business administration, and Chinese, receiving a Diplom from the University of Bochum, an MA from Yale University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Andrey Kostin

President, Chairman of the Management Board, Member of the Supervisory Council, Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee, VTB Bank

With VTB Bank since 2002. President and Chairman of the Management Board, Member of the Supervisory Council Previously held positions: In 1996 under the Presidential Decree Appointed as Chairman of Vnesheconombank, with the authorities being extended in 1999 for another three years. In 1995 – Elected First Deputy Chairman, National Reserve Bank. 1993-1995 – Deputy Head of Foreign Investment Department, Imperial Bank. 1979-1992 – Diplomatic service: during 1979-1982 – in the USSR Consulate General in Australia, in 1985-1990 – in the USSR Embassy in Great Britain. In 1979 – graduated cum laude from Moscow State University with a degree in International Economics, Ph.D. in Economics. Awarded with the Orders of Merit for the Fatherland III, IV degree, the Medal of Honor and the Order of Merit (France). Born in 1956, in Moscow.

James С. Cowles

Chief Executive Officer Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Citigroup Inc.

Jim joined Smith Barney in 1979. His previous roles have included: Head of Equities (EMEA), Deputy Head of Investment Banking, Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Commercial Mortgage Trading, Head of Debt Capital Markets and Head of Direct Investments. Jim has also served from 2010 - 2013 on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and as Treasurer of AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe). He also previously served on the Board of Directors of Akbank from 2013 - 2015. Jim graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Denison University in 1977 with a BA in Economics. He graduated with an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1979.

Daniel Pinto

Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Daniel Pinto is CEO of J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank, an industry leader in investment banking, trading markets and investor services such as cash management, clearing and prime brokerage. He is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee, and also CEO of the firm’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Daniel has spent his career at J.P. Morgan and its predecessor companies. He began his career at Manufacturers Hanover in 1983 as a financial analyst and foreign exchange trader in Buenos Aires. In 1992, he was appointed head of Sales for Chemical Bank in Buenos Aires, responsible for clients in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Shortly after, he became head trader and Treasurer of Chemical Bank in Mexico. Daniel moved to London in 1996 to oversee local markets in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for Chase Manhattan. Daniel has managed the markets side of J.P. Morgan’s emerging markets business since 2002, and was made global head of Emerging Markets in early 2006. He was given added responsibility for the Global Credit Trading & Syndicate business in early 2008. In 2009, he was made co-head of Global Fixed Income for the Investment Bank before becoming sole head of the group in 2012. He was also made co-CEO of the Corporate & Investment Bank in 2012. Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting and in Science in Business Administration from Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires.

Philipp Roesler

Member of the Managing Board, Head of Regional and Government Engagement, World Economic Forum

PhD, Hannover Medical School; trained as a Medical Specialist and as a Medical Officer, Bundeswehr. Several years as Parliamentary Group Chairman and Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport of the state of Lower Saxony. Until May 2011, Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, and Federal Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Currently, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Regional and Government Engagement, World Economic Forum, Switzerland.

Frederic Oudea

President, European Banking Federation; Chief Executive Officer, Société Générale

Born in 1963. Frédéric Oudéa is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. From 1987 to 1995, Frédéric Oudéa held various positions in the French senior civil service (Audit department of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Budget Ministry, Private Office of the Minister of Budget and Communication). In 1995, he joined Societe Generale and in 1996 he was appointed Deputy Head then Head of the bank’s Corporate Banking arm in London. In 1998, he became Head of Global Supervisory and Development of the Equities division. In May 2002, he was named Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Societe Generale Group. He became Chief Financial Officer of the Group in January 2003. In 2008 he was appointed CEO of the Group, before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Following the regulatory split between the roles of chairman and chief executive, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in May 2015. In 2010 he was named Chairman of the Steering Committee on Regulatory Capital (“SCRC”) at the Institute of International Finance (“IIF”) and President of the European Banking Federation (“EBF”) since January 2015. In September 2015 he was named Chairman of the French Banking Federation (“FBF”).

Brett King , Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Movencorp Inc.
Bill Schlich , Global Banking & Capital Markets Leader, EY

Brett King

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Movencorp Inc.

Brett King is a bestselling author, a renowned commentator and globally respected speaker on the future of business. He has spoken in over 50 countries, to a million people, on how technology is disrupting business, changing behavior and influencing society. He has advised the White House, FED and the National Economic Council on the Future of Banking in the USA and meets regularly with regulators from London, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Russia, Canada, the EU and the World Bank. He appears regularly as a commentator on CNBC, Fox, ABC, Bloomberg and others. King hosts the world's first and #1 ranked global Fintech radio show called Breaking Banks (140 countries, 3.5 million listeners). He is also the founder of Moven, a globally recognized mobile start-up, which has raised over US$30 million to date, with the world's first mobile-first, downloadable bank account. Named “King of the Disruptors” by Banking Exchange magazine, King was also voted American Banker's Innovator of the Year in 2012, voted the world's #1 Financial Services Influencer by The Financial Brand and was nominated by Bank Innovation as one of the top 10 "coolest brands in banking". He was shortlisted for the 2015 Advance Global Australian of the Year Award for being one of the most influential Australians living offshore. His fifth bestselling book is Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane has topped Amazon bestseller lists in Robotics, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Banking in UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, France, and Japan

Bill Schlich

Global Banking & Capital Markets Leader, EY

Bill leads Ernst & Young's Global Banking & Capital Markets practice, the firm's largest sector with approximately 41,000 professionals worldwide serving the world's top global banks and ensures that our banking clients receive leading-class service. Based now in Toronto, Bill has more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry with a focus on investments and commercial banks, including retail brokerage, in both an audit and advisory capacity. He serves as the Coordinating Partner on some of Ernst & Young's largest audits and advisory investment bank clients, and is the Senior Advisory Partner on a number of global and US banking institutions He has held positions on both the firm's Global and Americas advisory councils. He sponsors and helps lead our Bank Governance Leadership Network - a network of non-executive directors from the world's leading financial institutions, bank supervisors and other market participants. The network addresses the issues facing banks today, including governance, risk management and bank supervision. Bill is a leading resource in corporate and risk governance. He has advised on governance issues and leading practices to the largest global banks. He was deeply involved in the research and development of the Group of 30's white paper on governance "Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions." He brings significant knowledge of complex and highly structured investments, derivatives and investment banking. He has extensive experience with front, middle and back office controls and processes for fixed income, equity and commodity products. Additionally, he is well versed in SEC accounting and reporting matter (including off-balance sheet structures), and risk management issues (including product valuation, limit setting, risk aggregation and reporting). Bill has served as the Coordinating Partner on some of Ernst & Young's largest audit and advisory investment bank clients and is the Senior Advisory Partner on a number of global and US banking institutions. He holds a B.S. in accounting from Birmingham University.