Monday November 15, 2004

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & OPENING CEREMONY

7:30-8:30am

REGISTRATION

8:30-11:30am

Annual General Meeting (Closed Session)

11:30-12 noon

Special Presentations

• University of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Banking Scholarship Award

• Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies (CCMS) - Book Launch by Author, Anthony Birchwood -

"Banking In Small States, The Case of Caribbean Commercial Banks"

12 noon-12:30pm

Interaction with Sponsors/ Exhibitors

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-1:45pm

Premier Platinum Sponsor Presentation: Cable & Wireless, East Caribbean Office

1:45-3:15pm

WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 Financing Extravaganza (Open Session)

3:15-3:30pm

ELECTION OF 2004 - 2006 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Closed Session)

5:45-9:00pm

Opening Ceremony & Cocktails (Open Session)

7:45am

REGISTRATION

9:00-10:30am

PLENARY SESSION:

"Impact of Emerging Trends and Advancements in the Global Banking/Financial Services Industry on the Way We Do Business"

Moderator: Mr David McConney

Banking Consultant & President - Vision to Reality (V2R) Financial Services Ltd

Presenter: Dr Terrence Farrel (25 Min)

Group Executive Director - Business Development, Strategic Planning and Technology - Guardian Holdings Limited

Discussants: 

Mr David Peterson (15 Min)

Founder of Goldleaf Technologies Ltd & a Pioneer in Electronic Banking

Sub- topic: Electronic Banking

Ms Marguerite Orane (15 Min)

Founding Partner, Growth Facilitators

Sub-topic: Leadership Challenges in the Financial Services Sector: How Do We Address Them? 

Mr. S.Venkat Raman (15 Min)

CEO & Chief Rating Officer, Caribbean Information & Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) 

Sub-topic: The Caribbean Rating System & What Raters Look for in Assessing Banks/Financial Institutions 

10:30-11:15am

Coffee Break and Interaction with Sponsors/ Exhibitors at Booths

11:15-12:30pm

PLATINUM SPONSORS PRESENTATIONS

V2R Financial Services Inc ( 15 Min)

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (15Min)

Goldleaf Technologies Inc (15 Min)

12:30-1:00pm

Interaction with Sponsors/ Exhibitors at Booths

1:00-2:00pm

Lunch

2:00-3:30pm

FLOOR DISCUSSIONS:

Moderator: (To be announced)

Moderator's Summary

3:30-4:30pm

Coffee Break and Visits to Sponsors'/ Exhibitors' Booths

3:45-4:30pm

Outgoing/ Incoming Executive Committee Meeting (Concurrent)

DEPARTURE TO BEAUSUSEJOUR CRICKET GROUNDS

7:45am

REGISTRATION

9:00-10:45am

PLENARY SESSION:

"Improving Indigenous Banks/Financial Institutions Competitiveness in a Liberalized CSME, FTAA, WTO Environment"

Moderator: (to be announced)

Presenter: Dr Rolph Balgobin

Head of Institute of Business, UWI St Augustine Campus, TRINIDAD

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

"Indigenous Banking/Financial Services Industry in a Liberalized Marketplace"

Group A: Opportunities & Threats: Winning Strategies for Indigenous Banks/Financial Institution to Seize/Counteract Them

Leader: PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Group B : Regulation, Compliance, Governance and Risk Management - Are We On Track to Getting Them Right?

Leader: Ernst & Young Caribbean

Group C : Regional Banking/Financial Systems Response: What is needed to ensure that we keep apace and exploit competitive advantage?

Leader: i-flex Solutions Inc.

10:45-11:30am

Coffee Break and Interaction with Sponsors/ Exhibitors at Booths

11:30-12:30pm

PLATINUM SPONSORS' PRESENTATIONS

Jack Henry & Associates (15 Min)

Caribbean Money Market Brokers Ltd/Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd (15 Min)

Bank of America (15 Min)

ExactPay Network (10 Min)

12:30-1:00pm

Interaction with Sponsors/ Exhibitors at Booths

1:00-2:00pm

Lunch

2:00-3:15pm

PLENARY SESSION:

Group Reports - 10 minutes for each Group

Discussion

Moderator's Summary

3:15-4:00pm

GOLD/PLATINUM SPONSORS PRESENTATIONS

i-flex Solutions Inc. (10 Min)

VISA International (15 Min)

Cable & Wireless (15 Min)

4:00-4:30pm

Coffee Break & Visits to Sponsors'/ Exhibitors' Booths

4:30-5:30pm

CLOSING SESSION

Conference Summary

Vote of Thanks- Chairman of Saint Lucia Organizing Committee

Introduction of New Executive Committee- Outgoing Chairman

Introduction of 2005 Host Member Country- Chairman of CAIB

Acceptance by 2005 Host Member Country 

END OF CONFERENCE