Mumbai


 

5 June 2012 - Trident Hotel, Mumbai

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The volatile economic environment and its impact on the most vulnerable communities have underlined the increasingly important role of financial literacy as key skill that can help assure personal financial security, wealth-building, and financial inclusion for those still outside the banking system. Financial education can be the difference between surviving and thriving.

 
But what is the best way to provide this form of education, taking into consideration the different cultural and market development needs? Which channels are most productive and what policies should regulators put in place to support financial literacy initiatives? What types of partnerships are needed between the public sector, private financial institutions, academia and civil society to ensure that financial education programmes achieve their desired outcome? How are programmes customised for different financial levels, age groups, life cycles and specific financial challenges?  
 
Visa and the Financial Times will gather policy-makers, educators, financial service providers and other experts and thought leaders to discuss how to optimise the provision of financial education in India -- the basic foundations that have to be in place, and the regional characteristics that need to be addressed, both in terms of programme development and the channels used to maximise reach and impact.
 
The forum will be chaired by James Crabtree, the FT's Mumbai Correspondent, and will feature a keynote address by K.C. Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

 

Speakers include:

James Crabtree
Mumbai Correspondent
Financial Times

 

 

Uttam Nayak,
Group Country Manager, India and South Asia,
Visa

K.C. Chakrabarty
Deputy Governor
Reserve Bank of India

Thomas Davenport
Director, South Asia
IFC

Nirupama Soundararajan
Additional Director,
Team Lead for Financial Sector Division
Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI)

 Jayshree Vyas
Managing Director
SEWA Bank
and
Executive Director
Indian School of Microfinance for Women
Somak Ghosh
Group President, Development and
Sustainable Banking
YES Bank