MTI forum:

Re-strategizing financial services

MTI Consulting announced its banking and financial services forum.

Themed Re-strategizing: Financial Services in Sri Lanka, the Forum focuses on identifying key challenges faced by banks and finance companies in Sri Lanka and the avenues to be addressed in overcoming these challenges from a strategic business perspective.

The event will be held on Monday January 3 at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

The Forum will feature a core presentation by MTI CEO Hilmy Cader, followed by a panel discussion.

The discussion will be driven by eminent corporate personalities in the Sri Lankan business field namely Central Bank of Sri Lanka Deputy Governor Dharma Dheerasinghe, LOLC Group CEO Kapila Jayawardena, Seylan Bank CEO and GM Ajita Pasqual and Dialog Axiata Group CEO Hans Wijayasuriya.

The session will be moderated by MTI Corporate Finance Associate Mano Tittawella.

The MTI Banking and Financial Services Forum will take an outside-in look at the entire industry, drawing from the cross border and cross industry learnings gathered from MTIs global consulting experience.

The aim of the Forum is to challenge conventional methods of banking which are prevalent in the industry, highlighting the changes required in areas such as service quality, work ethics and brand architecture of the products and services offered by the financial institutions.

The presentation and discussion will also touch on the opportunities available in mobile banking, focused R&D and CRM practices within the financial services sector.

MTIs CEO Hilmy Cader said corporates in the financial services industry must gear themselves with innovative strategies, to meet demands of the growing economy. With the upturn that is expected in the next few years, this will be crucial to their survival.