BFIN to organise conference on new normal

Kathmandu, Nov. 25

Banking, Finance and Insurance Institute of Nepal (BFIN) is organising a one-day conference entitled 'Conference on Leadership Development for the New Normal' on Saturday in Kathmandu.

The organisers said that board of directors, chief executive officers and top executives of banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, senior government officials, and leaders of public and private industries will attend the event.

Likewise, experts from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka will make their presentations at the conference.

Maha Prasad Adhikari, Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, is scheduled to inaugurate the conference while Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, Former Governor, NRB, Deputy Governors of the central bank Dr. Neelam Dhungana Timsina and Bam Bahadur Mishra are the major speakers.

The conference is being organised to promote the application of digital technology in the BFIs and insurance conference.

"The business risks are increasing day by day with the introduction of the next phase digital revolution and disruption in the financial sector. The digital revolution requires enormous investment, new skills and capabilities to manage new threats and risks, new regulatory systems to look into the digital-backed businesses and complexities, and the leaders have to be capable to manage the digital institutions," said the BFIN. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 26 November 2021.