In what way are the economic and financial crisis changing the Italian and the international banking industry? Several economists maintain that we will be facing more turmoil in the near future before the situation really starts to improve. Are Italian banks ready to face the scenario, which is expected to characterize the next few years?

Which segments will experience the highest growth rates and which players, including non-bank ones, will benefit from them?

The current scenario is quite interesting. As a result of the financial crisis, banks are now under increasing pressure to invest only in technology solutions capable of managing an increasingly wider range of activities, thus enabling cost savings as well as an increase in turnover. CIO’s are being asked to contribute to business growth and to identify and understand emerging trends.
Is it time to make difficult choices? How should CIO’s deal with these challenges?

The IDC Banking Forum is the most authoritative venue where ICT professionals and financial managers can meet to discuss these issues and define, together, an effective action plan.

The main goals of the event are:

• To identify the new opportunities for Italian banks and the ICT departments of Italian financial institutions which are being generated by the new system that is rising from the ashes of the 2008 economic shock
  

• To analyze how banks can leverage growth opportunities in the areas of services to businesses and Public Administration

• To offer up-to-date information on how technologies can provide new opportunities to improve the relationship between banks and their customers

Keynote speakers: Tito Boeri, Economist and Lecturer, Bocconi University of Milan Rachel Hunt, Research Manager - European Banking, IDC EMEA Financial Insights Romano Stasi, Technical Secretariat, ABI LAB Simona Macellari , Manager EMEA Research and Consulting, IDC Financial Insights