16 September 2013

Branch banking in the future

Submitted by: Trade Conferences International Summers

“Innovation is driven by a need to remain relevant in business and keep up with modern technology,” says Dave Schwegmann, Managing Executive of Nedbank. He goes on to point out that Nedbank believes that “boutique branches [like this] are the future of banking.”

Some of the top distinguished speakers that will be addressing the Branch Banking Conference 2013:

•Cas Coovadia, Managing Director - Banking Association of South Africa

•Emilio Pera, Partner Financial Services Sector Leader Africa – Ernst & Young (EY)

•Michelle van Staden, Executive: Lean, Strategy and Sustainability - Nedbank 

•Ruschka Raidoo, Strategy and Planning: Channel Design and Development - Standard Bank 

•Andrea Prazakova, Group Head: Retail and SME Banking - ABC Holdings Limited

•Wendy Pienaar, Managing Executive: Financial Services – Accenture

•Thomas Magill, Partner/ Director - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

•Prof. Adré Schreuder, Chief Executive Officer - Consulta Research and Founder & Chair – South African customer satisfaction index (SAcsi)

•Dr Derek Shirley, Chief Executive Officer - Cornerstone Performance Solutions

•Mithum Singh, Head: Workforce and Resource Planning - Merchants

•Adv. Stefan Diedericks, Alliance & Channel Director and Cloud, BPS & SaaS Programmes – Oracle

•Larry O’Sullivan, Relationship Manager, Author and Speaker – RMB Private Bank

•Prof. Madéle Tait, Head: Marketing Management – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)

•James Minett, Financial Services Lead – Microsoft South Africa

•Daniel Munslow, Director – Talk2Us

Gain insight into the future of retail banking in South Africa, network with fellow peers in the banking industry and allow yourself the opportunity to stay abreast of the latest banking technology and effective multi-channel integration. Furthermore, gain insight on how to improve the productivity of the personnel within your bank branches and enhance their service quality. 

Contact Samantha Blair, project manager at Trade Conferences International for registration details on 011 803 1553 or complete the registration form attached to the brochure and email it back to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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