MARCH 2015 | VOLUME 05

GRADUATIONAND AWARDS

CEREMONY 2015

NEWS FEATURE

AICB will be honouring its 2014 graduates and award recipients at the 18th AICB Graduation & Awards Ceremony, to be held at the Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 23rd May, 2015.

The Institute has been sending out notification

letters and registration forms in March, and

2014 graduates and award recipients can

expect to receive them in the mail soon.

Alternatively, registration forms can be

downloaded from the AICB website (www.

aicb.org.my/events/grace-2015-2).

All graduates are encouraged to attend the

event. Attendees may bring along guests at the

rate of RM250 per person.

Further information on the event is available

on the website. Those with other enquiries can

send an email to graduation@aicb.org.my.

HAPPENINGS

BANGALDESH BANKING INDUSTRY LEADERS VISIT AICB

Prominent leaders from the

Bangladesh banking industry

paid a visit to the Institute

on 11 March, 2015. The

delegation of eight officials

comprised representatives

from the Bangladesh Bank, the

Ministry of Finance and other

government agencies.

Representing Bangladesh

Bank were its Executive

Director, Mr Nirmal Chandra

Bhakta, SME & Special

Programmes Department

(SMESPD) Deputy Director, Mr

Syed Nazrul Islam, SMESPD

General Manager, Mr Swapan

Kumar Roy and SMESPD

Deputy General Manager,

Mr Md Ashraful Alam. The

Bangladesh Ministry of

Finance was represented

by its Economic Relations

Division Deputy Secretary

Mr Monoranjan Biswas and

Bank & Financial Institution

Division Joint Secretary Mr

Arijt Chowdhury. Also in the

delegation were the Planning

Commission’s Socio Economic

Infrastructure Division

Assistant Chief Mr Golam Md

Baten and SME Foundation

General Manager Mr S M

Shaheen Anwar.

The delegation was welcomed

with an opening statement

from AICB Chief Executive

Mr Tay Kay Luan. In his

speech, he said AICB was

always willing to share its

experience and exchange

views on development

programs it conducts. This

was followed by a brief from

Kristine Williams, AICB Head of

Marketing & Communications,

on the Institute’s initiatives

and activities, and another

presentation on the AICB

curriculum by Hartinah

Yunus, Head of Education.

Ahmad Fairuz, the Asian

Banking School (ABS) Head of

Professional Development then

spoke about the educational

programs and qualifications

conducted at the School.

With the briefing session

wrapped up, delegates

were then invited to some

refreshments before an

exchange of souvenirs

between Mr Tay and Mr Nirmal

and a group photo session.

NEWS FEATURE

NORA ABD MANAF Group Chief Human Capital Officer of Maybank, Chairman of Human Resource Networking Group (HRNG) and President of Malayan Commercial Banks Association

ANTHONY RAJADEVADOSSVice PresidentKelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (KellyOCG), Asia Pacific

ANNE ABRAHAM Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeadWomen

RAJ SUNDARASON Vice President, HR Line of Business, SAP Southeast Asia

VIKRAM CARDOZO Senior HR Director, GE ASEAN, General Electric Co. (GE)

DR MICHAEL MEYER Head, Global Advantage, The Boston Consulting Group Southeast Asia

INDRANIL ROY Managing Director, Asia Pasific, Korn & Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting

RAMESH KUMAR SINGAM Managing Director, FedEx Express, Malaysia and Brunei

DR RAYMOND MADDEN CEO, Asian Institute of Finance

DATO’ ABDUL RAUF RASHID Country Managing Partner, Malaysia, Ernst & Young

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Returning from a sold out inaugural run, the 2nd

Human Resource Knowledge Bazaar & Conference

2015 is organised by the Asian Institute of Chartered

Bankers (AICB), formerly known as Institut Bank-

Bank Malaysia (IBBM). This conference brings to light

the latest in HR trends, challenges and strategies in

this ever-evolving business environment. It serves

as a platform for networking and discussion,

sharing insights and best practices to help talent

management professionals become strategic

partners in realising their organisations’ objectives.

EXECUTIVE BANKER QUIZ #2

STUDENT CORNER

Risk in Financial Services Chapter 2 – Basel Framework

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Banking Operations & Professional Ethics Chapter 2 – Bank/Customer Relationships

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Financial System & Regulatory Framework Chapter 2 – Islamic Banking

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NEWS FEATURE

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

DATUK ABDUL FARID ALIAS Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Maybank Group

PUAN RITA BENOY BUSHON Chief Executive Officer, Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG)

DOUGLAS BROWN Executive Director, BDO

TAY KAY LUAN Chief Executive Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers

DATUK DR RAJMAH HUSSAIN, PHD INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (LSE, London) Adjunct ProfessorDepartment of International & Strategic StudiesUniversity Malaya

HAMIDAH NAZIADIN Group Chief People Officer,CIMB Group

PROFESSOR LEE CHEW GING Dean, Nottingham University Business School

MICHAEL TEOH SU LIMFounder, Thriving Talents

VINCE TANFounder, and Chief Awesomeness Officer

For enquiries please email marketing@aicb.org.myFor registration, email enquiries@asianbankingschool.com or call 03-2473 7822For the conference agenda and more information, please visit www.aicb.org.my