This year's one-day, invitation-only South-East Europe Banking Conference will take place at the Athenaeum InterContinental on June 24, 2008. We anticipate an audience of between 200-300 high-level Greek and international delegates. The following three formats will be used during the conference:

Keynote Addresses
Leading CEOs and international experts drawn from the world of banking, finance and business have been invited to deliver keynote addresses at the conference, setting the agenda for lively debates and "out-of-the-box" thinking.

Plenary Discussions

Moderated by widely accredited journalists and selected invited professionals in their field of expertise, each 50-minute panel will debate key issues related to banking and business across South-East Europe. Panels will be made up of international experts, local specialists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and representatives of the conference's sponsors.

Panels will be made up of 4-5 members and provoke interactive debate and exchange of views with the audience.

This year, the following four panel discussions have been selected for the conference:

1. The Repercussions Of The Global Credit Crunch
2. Risk Management: A Crucial Factor For Bank Development
3. The dilemma of Banks: Intra-market or cross-border M&A?
4. Opportunities & challenges for Banks in servicing companies in the South-East Europe region

Streamed Workshops
During the conference, each Platinum Sponsor and Gold Sponsor will be invited to have their own 45-minute workshop on any banking-related topic of their choice. Throughout the day, two workshops will be run in parallel during each session. While the workshop is an opportunity to inform delegates about a specific business issue, programme or initiative, sponsors are encouraged to address a subject that is related to the South-East Europe Banking Conference. The organisers will work with the sponsors to ensure coherence of workshop topics within the wider agenda and will ensure that sponsors will receive maximum value and exposure from their participation.