RBI OECD High Level Global Symposium on Financial Education

Registration

Opening Session
Master of Ceremonies - Bharat Jain

Opening
‒ B. P. Kanungo, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
‒ Flore-Anne Messy, Head of the Financial Affairs Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD; and Executive Secretary of the OECD/INFE

Technology permeates each and every part of our lives, both personal and professional, creating value and transforming our way of doing things. Despite the challenges and risks in a digital landscape, to make financial products and services accessible, affordable and cost efficient, going digital is not an alternative but a necessity. This session will explore the importance of financial literacy in the digital age.

Keynote addresses
‒ Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India
‒ Diego Lombardo, Senior Analyst, Ministry of Treasury and Public Finance, Argentina (TBC)

Moderator- Flore-Anne Messy, Head of the Financial Affairs Division, OECD; and Executive Secretary of the OECD/INFE

In the chair
‒ Shahariah Othman, Director of Consumer and Market Conduct Department, Bank Negara Malaysia
‒ Diane Maxwell, Retirement Commissioner, Commission for Financial Capability, New Zealand

Break with poster presentations
Coral and Turquoise Banquet Hall Passage Area

Many stakeholders are concerned about the low levels of financial literacy among the populations they work with. This session shows how they are applying practical approaches to make a real and lasting difference.

POLICY DISCUSSION: THE ROLE OF REGULATORS – INDIAN CASE STUDIES
Moderator- S.S. Mundra, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Panellists
‒ Surekha Marandi, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India
‒ Nagendraa Parakh, Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India
‒ M. Pulla Rao, Executive Director, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
‒ Anant Gopal Das, Chief General Manager, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority

PRESENTATIONS FROM DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS ON THEIR EXPERIENCE FROM THE GROUND
Speakers
‒ Ramraj Pai, President, CRISIL Foundation, India
‒ Yousra Hamed, Technical Expert, Social Finance Program, Enterprises Department, International Labour Organization
‒ Natalia Lozytska, Financial Literacy and Communications Director, USAID Financial Sector Transformation Project, Ukraine

Lunch

This session will present insights from financial literacy surveys in the region and discuss what these mean for policy and practice

EXPERIENCES FROM ACROSS ASIA
Moderator- Adele Atkinson, Senior Policy Analyst, Financial Affairs Division, OECD

Speakers
‒ Uma Shankar, Principal Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India
‒ Sarjito, Director of Inspections and Capital Market Investigations, Financial Services Authority, Indonesia
‒ Johnny Noe E. Ravalo, Assistant Governor, Office of Systemic Risk Management, Central Bank of the Philippines

Break

Speakers will present and discuss the challenges faced and solutions found when implementing a national strategy for financial education, and describe effective ways of evaluating the success of the strategy.

Keynote address- Sandip Ghose, Director, National Institute of Securities Markets, India

Moderator- Jonathan Hollow , Head of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, Money Advice Service, United Kingdom

Panellists
‒ Maria Lúcia Leitão, Head of Banking Conduct Supervision Department, Banco de Portugal
‒ Armenuhi Mkrtchyan, Head of Consumer Rights Protection and Financial Education Center, Central Bank of Armenia
‒ João Evangelista de Sousa Filho, Senior Analyst, Department for Financial Citizenship, Banco Central do Brasil
‒ Yolanda Cue, Deputy Director General for Financial Inclusion, BANSEFI, Mexico

WOMEN AND FINANCIAL LITERACY - TODAY AND TOMORROW
Usha Thorat, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Cultural event followed by cocktail and dinner hosted by the Reserve Bank of India, Leela Ambience Convention Hotel