Speakers: Banknet's Fifth Annual Conference on Payment Systems

SPEAKERS

Fifth Annual Conference on Payment Systems at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India will be addressed by nearly 20 prominent speakers from major banks, IBA, Mckinsey, KPMG, IIM, Ahmedabad, NMIMS and major IT Cos.

Mr. V. Vaidyanathan, Executive Director, ICICI Bank will make the key note address and Mr. Vere J. Carneiro, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of CITIZENCREDIT Co-operative Bank Ltd & Honorary Secretary, Indian Bank's Association (IBA) will chair the Round Table Session. Mr. Kunal Pande, Director, IT Advisory Services, KPMG will share thoughts on the topic 'Fraud, Risk and Security'. Mr Ranjit Tinaikar, Principal with McKinsey will provide insights into the payment practices in banks.

Other Speakers/Panelists include-Country Heads, Chief Operating Officers, General Managers, Group Heads, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Executive Vice Presidents from State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Development Credit Bank, Development Bank of Singapore, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, Deutsche Bank etc.

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT (being updated...please visit again)

		Mr V. Vaidyanathan is the Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank is responsible for Retail banking, SME Banking and Rural Banking. Mr. Vaidyanathan was a lateral hire and was given the responsibility to set up the consumer financing business for ICICI Limited. In the seven years since 2000, he has built a strong consumer business franchise, worked out the credit philosophies and has led the business to market leadership. His contribution in this sphere is widely recognized in Industry circles and in the ICICI Group.

		Mr Vere J. Carneiro is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Citizen Credit Co-Operative Bank Ltd. He is a Development Banker with over 35 years of experience in Domestic and International Banking. He is also the Honorary Secretary of the Indian Banks' Association, as well as a member of the Managing Committee, the Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Committee for issues relating to Urban Co-operative Banks of the Indian Bank's Association.
		Mr A.Rajan is the Group Head-Operations of HDFC Bank, India. In this position, Rajan leads a team of senior Operations Heads who provide specialized operational support to various business divisions of the Bank like Corporate banking, Retail banking, Treasury, DP & Custodial Business, Credit Card Division, Capital Markets, Commodity Finance, Financial Institutions Group etc.
		Mr Vikram Sud is the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the consolidated Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) and its subsidiaries which span various businesses including Commercial, Retail & Investment Banking, Institutional Equity, Retail Brokerage, Retail Assets, Mutual Funds and Life Insurance. Vikram is responsible for Operations and Technology (O&T) functions of the group and also oversees the Transaction Banking business.
		Mr. P. A. Kalyana Sundar is the General Manager, Dept. of Information Technology, at Bank of India. He began his banking career by joining as an Officer in Bank of India in 1975. Bringing with him more than three decades of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Kalyana Sundar’s current responsibility lies in assuring that the bank is provided with a highly available and scalable IT infrastructure to support the various delivery channels. Mr. Sundar has been honored by the Sahitya Ratna Puraskar
		Mr Arvind Kathpalia is the Group Head - Operations, Technology & Finance at Kotak Mahindra Bank.He is responsible for the overall Operations, Technology & Finance functions of the Bank. Arvind brings with him 25 years of experience in banking, having held several senior management positions both in India and overseas. He is on the RBI Committee for Cheque Truncation and also a member of the IBA Committee on Securitization as well as the IBA Legal and Operations Committee.
		Mr Suresh Sethi is President – Transaction Banking, Yes Bank. Suresh Sethi is responsible for developing and implementing the business strategy for Cash Management Services, Capital Market Services, Trade Finance, Commodities and ‘Food & Agri’ businesses. Suresh is also a part of the Executive Management Team at Yes Bank and a member of the Bank’s ALCO (Asset Liability Committee). Suresh joined Yes Bank from Citibank N.A., where he spent over 14 years – including 7 years in various senior management positions across Africa, Europe and the US
		Mr K. R. Murali Mohan, General Manager & Head Alternate Channels & Cards, IDBI Ltd. has been in the Banking/Finance industry for more than 27 years. He joined Indian Overseas Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1981. He took over as Business Head of Alternate Channels & Cards for IDBI in 2006 and is in-charge of the ATM channel, Internet banking, Merchant acquisition, Debit Card and Prepaid card businesses of the Bank.
		Mr Rahul Joshi is Head- Retail Internet, Direct & Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank.Mr. Joshi brings with him 15 years of experience in retail financial services industry. He was responsible for successful launch of latest mobile banking application (iMobile) in India. Currently he is working on an m-commerce model which will bring a new revolution in C2B payments. He also heads the first direct bank B2 in India. His specialities include, building retail distribution network in retail banking, development of applications in e and mobile commerce.
		Mr Lalit Sinha is Deputy General Manager, Information Technology with Union Bank of India.He is responsible for driving the IT implementations in the Bank. Union Bank of India is one of the largest public sector banks in India having a branch network of 2600 spread across the country.
		Mr Parag Patankar is Executive Vice President & Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Development Credit Bank Limited. Parag is a banker-technologist-entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience in various organizations He is a member of the Management Committee and is responsible for developing and executing the operations & technology strategy.
		Mr Sanjay Sharma is IT Advisor - , IDBI Ltd & Managing Director & CEO – IDBI Intech Ltd, Mumbai. His career in Banking Technology began with State Bank of India in 1991, at C & I project. Central Office and was part of core team responsible for roll out of core banking system Bank Master across SBI Branches. Subsequently, he moved to IDBI bank in 1995 & laid the IT foundation by setting up IT infrastructure & implementing Core Banking System for the bank.
		Mr Nandkumar Saravade is General Manager, Financial Crime Prevention Department, in ICICI Bank Ltd. In this current role, he is responsible for fraud prevention for the Bank and handles process changes, application and vendor screening, analytics and investigations. Till recently, Mr Saravade served with the elite Indian Police Service (IPS). His last assignment in the IPS was Director, Cyber Security and Compliance, NASSCOM on secondment from the Government.
		Mr Ranjit Tinaikar is a Senior Principal with McKinsey & Company in India and is a leader of McKinsey’s Financial Services and Information Technology practices. His experience includes a wide range of engagements with financial institutions, globally and in India, as well as with providers of IT solutions and services in USA, Canada and Asia.
		Mr Kunal Pande is a Director with KPMG, India’s IT Advisory Practice. He has more than 9 years of experience with KPMG in providing IT advisory and assurance services to a large number of clients in financial services, IT and BPO verticals.Kunal is KPMG, India’s, National Service Line Leader for IS Strategy and Governance services. He has deep experience in providing services in the field of IT Strategy, IT Security, IT Architecture, 3rd Party Security Assessments, Business Continuity, Business Application Assessments and IT audits.