MTI Forum today
MTI Consulting's banking and financial services forum, themed
"Re-strategizing: financial services in Sri Lanka", 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 today, at
the Taj Samudra Colombo from 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm.
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 the
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Deputy Governor Dharma Dheerasinghe, Hatton
National Bank MD and CEO Rajendra Theagarajah, LOLC Group CEO Kapila
Jayawardena and Dialog Axiata Group CEO Dr Hans Wijayasuriya. The
discussion will be moderated by MTI Corporate Finance Associate Mano
Tittawella.
Following the end of a 30 year war, Sri Lanka is high on optimism and
intent as it gears itself to meet the economic development initiatives
taken by the Government. To facilitate these growth plans, the role of
the financial services industry needs to change - acting as a catalyst
in converting the optimism and intent within the current economy into
'reality'.
However, the sector needs to stay focused on the bottom line,
developing strategy to compete on cost effective methods of generating
sustainable demand for their services, as opposed to the pent-up demand
that has developed post end of the war.
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 MTI's global consulting experience.
The aim of the Forum is to challenge the 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 areas of mobile banking, focused R&D and CRM
practices within the financial services sector.
Commenting on the objectives of the Forum, MTI's CEO Hilmy Cader said
that "Corporates in the financial services industry must gear themselves
with innovative strategies, to meet the demands of the growing economy.
"With the upturn that is expected in the next few years, this will be
crucial to their survival", he said.
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