International Online Conference Dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the ASB Bank Training Centre

Category: Activities 8 December 2021

On 3-4th November 2021 we held an international online Conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the ASB Bank Training Centre. We have hosted 44 speakers from 19 countries, representatives of Central Banks, the Government, international organizations and associations, IFIs, banks, international companies, and the academic community. We were joined by hundreds of attendees from all over the world.

Many goals of the conference were accomplished:

- disclosure of activities and main achievements in education and bank training, with extended gratitude to all partners

-presentation of findings of three studies which the Bank Training Centre conducted or participated in – Financial Education and Sustainable Financial Literacy (within the international network – FINLICO EBTN), New Skills, Competences – Banking 4.0 (with the ASB Education and HR Committee and other committees) and on “The Role of Banking Associations in Time of Change”.

- promotion of two cooperation agreements for the future, signed between the ASB Bank Training Centre and other partners – the IFC and the Frankfurt School for Finance and Management. The IFC and the ASB recently signed a cooperation agreement whereby the IFC will be building the ASB’s capacity to train and promote good ESG and sustainable finance practices in the banking sector and supporting the ASB in activities stemming from Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) membership. These activities are supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

-update on the activities and standards in education and training of bank employees, internationally and locally

-re-considering the financial education programmes and orientation in time of growing needs of clients and general public.

- emphasising the role of banking associations and their regional/international cooperation, especially in the domain of education.

-opening new directions and topics, such as Sustainable Finance and related needs.

We proudly continue our activities of education through our Bank Training Centre!

The video of the Conference can be found on our YouTube channel: first day, second day

More on the Bank Training Centre and the 20 years of operations, in retrospect.

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