Banktech Summit 2012

Today, with dramatic changes in business being brought about by the recession, one way to secure and grow your business is through reliability and capability of modern technology. 

The banking and financial service industries have undergone radical transformations over the past decade largely due to technological advancements.  This has fuelled greater challenges as customers today are pampered with choices – they can change banks by just a click of the mouse.

As bankers, regulators and politicians struggle to understand the causes of the global financial crisis and try to figure out a way to help the industry recover and return to growth, the role of IT is, if possible, more important than ever. Banks are under tremendous scrutiny to quickly deliver leading-edge solutions to improve risk management, regulatory compliance, payments processing and invention of card payments.

Technology strategy and delivery at Australian retail banks is perceived as a competitive advantage in a sector that has been hit with a rapid succession of mergers and acquisitions over the past year.

What does the year ahead hold in store for the Australian banking industry? More regulations for improved transparency and better control are a strong probability. The wealth of data this will produce could spark new activities around business process management, workforce management and customer relationship management. The winning formula for a bank to be successful is better service at lower costs. Real-time and predictive analytics to understand costs, profitability and risks are crucial elements in servicing customers.

By streamlining their heterogeneous IT environments, banks can move to a service-oriented architecture that can drive down costs while spurring product innovation and speed to market. Banks need systems that are integrated across their enterprise to support end-to-end processes while managing their multiple product types.

Confirmed Speakers

• John  McDermott,  Head of IT Banking Strategy,  Kiwibank
• Bruce Mansfield, Chief Executive Officer, Eftpos Payments Australia
• Terry Powell, General Manager Enterprise Engineering, Suncorp Bank
• Chris Smith, General Manager Digital, NAB
• Chris Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer, APCA
• Scott North, Head of Operational Risk, Australia and New Zealand, GE Capital
• Tim Batten, Online Transformation Specialist
• Gerard Smith, eBusiness & Contact Centre Manager,  Teachers Mutual Bank
• Paul Dontschuk, Business Solutions Leader, GE Capital
• Simon Clarke, eCommerce & Internet Banking Specialist, Suncorp Bank
• Alan Machet, Head of Consumer Finance and Cards,  Macquarie Bank
• Brad Pragnell, Head of Industry Policy, APCA
   

Attendees to Banktech Summit 2011

Abacus Australian Mutuals Limited • AML Master • AMP • ANZ • ANZ Wealth • APCA • Arab Bank • AT Kearney Australia Pty Ltd • AUSTRAC • Australian Defence Credit Union • Australian Federal Police • Australian Information Security Association • Bank of Queensland • Bankwest • Black Swan Consulting Group • Bluestone Servicing • CHP Consulting • Citibank • Commonwealth Bank of Australia • Community First Credit Union • Comsuper •Credit Union SA • CSC Australia • Defence Force Credit Union • Deloitte • Department of Trade & Investment Regional Infrastructure & Services • East & Partners • Eftpos Payments Australia • Ernst & Young • First Point Global Pty Ltd • First State Super • Gilbert + Tobin • Greater Building Society • Heritage Building Society • Homestart Finance • IBM • iGate Patni • IMB • Infocentrix Pty Ltd • ING Direct • Institute of Financial Services • Juniper Networks Australia • Kiwibank • La Trobe Financial Services Macquarie Bank Limited • MyState Limited • National Australia Bank • Newcastle Permanent Building • Society • Office of State Revenue • Paxus • Perpetual Ltd • Polaris Software Pty Ltd PricewaterhouseCoopers • QBE LMI • • RaboDirect • Reserve Bank of Australia • Resimac • Resolve • SailPoint • Standard Chartered Bank • Summerland Credit Union • Symantec • Talaris • Telstra Thunderhead • Uniting Financial Services • VTCU Websense • Westpac Banking Corporation • Witham Laboratories

Banktech presents unlimited branding and promotional opportunities. For more details contact the Sponsorship Manager, Samuel Wilson, on (+61 2) 9080 4371 or samuel.wilson@informa.com.au

For enquires on speaking positions and to submit abstracts to present on the program, contact Conference Producer, Jamie Burrage on (+61 2) 9080 4321 or jamie.burrage@informa.com.au