3rd Ukrainian Banking Day in London

08:30   Registration and coffee

09:30   Session One: The Outlook For The Ukrainian Banking Sector – Views Of The Government, IFIs And The Banking Community

• Highlighting key priority measures of the National Bank of Ukraine to ensure macroeconomic stability and growth and to continue and complete banking reform
• Key macroeconomic indicators and their significance for the banking sector
• How far and how soon is the government looking to lower its presence in the banking sector?
• The involvement of the International Financial Institutions in the evolution of the sector. Progress report
• Is consolidation of the Ukrainian banking landscape complete or is a new wave of M&A about to take place?

11:00   Morning refreshments

11:30   Session Two: Case Studies And Progress Report On The Development Strategies Of The State-owned Banks

• Is the government on track to lower the state’s share of the banking system from 60% to 25% by 2025?
• Progress in corporate governance, strategic vision and preparations to attract private investment
• Update on the IFC and Ukrgasbank’s cooperation on the way to privatisation. What has driven the record profits announced for 2021?
• Outlining the work between the EBRD and Oschadbank to commercialise the bank and prepare it to attract a robust investor
• Ukrposhta’s launch into financial services. Bringing banking to underserved rural communities vs further increasing the state’s presence in the sector
• What practical steps can be implemented to strengthen the role and status of independent supervisory boards at the state-owned banks?
• Charting the steady decrease of NPLs and how banks are reducing their portfolios

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Session Three: An Overview Of The Operating Environment From Key Market Participants

• How technological and operational advances have raised levels of productivity and efficiency and lowered operating costs
• Raising levels of customer service as customers’ habits evolve and identifying new innovative products to gain market share
• What are the main growth segments in the retail banking environment?
• Charting the recent growth of cashless transactions and digital banking
• What are the forecasts for corporate and household lending for the year to come?
• Will we see significant growth in mortgage lending due to the government’s Affordable Mortgage programme?

15:30   Afternoon refreshments

16:00   Session Four: Panel Discussion – Traditional Banks, Neobanks And Fintech. Who Will Ultimately Be The Winners And Losers?

A panel of leading representatives of the banking, neobank and fintech communities will come together for a lively, no-holds-barred debate on such topics as:

• Banks and fintech – competition, cooperation or a mix of both?
• Who stands to gain the greater market share in the near future?
• Are the banks adapting their business models enough to become more dynamic and responsive and less rigid and bureaucratic?
• To what extent is the growth in popularity of digital banking driving innovation, efficiency and profitability in the sector
• What new products and services are being launched on the market, such as mobile apps for international brokerage services?

17:30   Drinks reception