BANK OF ALBANIA
Annual Conference of the Bank of Albania - “A Brave New World? The Future of Banking in Emerging Europe. Rethinking Size, Structure, Ownership, Policies and Incentives”
Publication date: 28.10.2019
The Bank of Albania and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Institute of Global Affairs (LSE IGA) co-organized the 2019 Annual Conference of the Bank of Albania entitled: “A Brave New World? The Future of Banking in Emerging Europe. Rethinking Size, Structure, Ownership, Policies and Incentives”.
This year, the purpose of the conference was to assess the ongoing shifts in the banking systems and more broadly in financial sectors in terms of size, origin, ownership and incentives globally and regionally, and the implications for the Albanian banking sector and the Southern-Eastern Europe (SEE) region. Among others, the conference investigated how banks in the SEE and in particular in Albania deal with new challenges that arise both from regulators and non-bank financial entities; how banks alter their business model; how they engage with innovative financial products; and ultimately whether they can continue operate as traditional financial intermediaries or not.
The conference brought together senior central bankers from the region, representatives from international financial institutions, market participants and leading academics.
Information
- Programme of the Conference 10 October 2019
- Programme of the Conference 11 October 2019
- Speakers Bios 10 October 2019
- Speakers Bios 11 October 2019
- Photo Gallery
Welcome and opening addresses
- Welcome address by Gent SEJKO, Governor, Bank of Albania
- Greeting speech by Arben AHMETAJ, Chair of the Economy and Finance Committee, Parliament of Albania
- Greeting speech by Anila DENAJ, Minister of Finance and Economy
- Greeting Speech by H.E.Mr. Ilir Meta, President of the Republic of Albania
- Welcome address by Erik Berglof, Director, LSE Institute of Global Affairs
Presentations according to the agenda
FIRST SESSION – Global and EU-wide trends reshaping the landscape for Southern-Eastern Europe
Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics; Director of LSE Research on South East Europe
Nadeem Ilahi, Senior Resident Representative, IMF Regional Office for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Erik Berglof, Director, LSE Institute of Global Affairs
Ralph De Haas, Director of Research, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- EU and SEE banking systems: cooperation and common challenges
Davide Stroppa, Senior Bank Expert, Banking Markets, Innovation and Products Unit, European Banking Authority
Milan Deskar-Škrbić, Advisor, Modelling Department, Croatian National Bank
Paola Angeletti, Head of the International Subsidiary Banks Division, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
Silvio Pedrazzi, Chairman, Albanian Association of Banks
SECOND SESSION: - Policy challenges and implications
Marianne Nessén, Senior Advisor to the Executive Board, Sveriges Riksbank
Michael Wuerz, Head of Department, Financial Stability and Macroprudential Supervision Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Ioannis Asimakopoulos, Senior Economist, Head of Banking & Capital Markets Section, Economic Analysis and Research Department, Bank of Greece
- The role of non-bank finance, high-tech and fin-tech in conventional commercial banking
Peter Botoucharov, Vice President, Global Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price International Ltd
Heinz Wiedner, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Raiffeisen Bank Albania
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