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/"Sharing Knowledge and Best Practices in Banking across Africa"/

15-22 February 2008 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi

*Hosted and organised by AITEC Africa: 
http://www.aitecafrica.com/?q=node/524
*

Africa’s financial sector aspires to world-class systems and standards 
that match best practices in developed economies. But at the same time, 
the continent’s banks have to seek growth in the region’s vast majority 
of unbanked who require low-cost mass banking services. The effective 
application of IT and telecommunication solutions is essential for 
developing a profitable balance between these two sides of the banking 
market. World-class systems have to be carefully examined and assessed 
for their appropriateness to extend services to mass, low-income, mostly 
rural customers – instead of widening the divide between a banking 
system that serves an urban elite, delivering high-value services to a 
limited market, and the vast majority of the population that remains 
unbanked and therefore excluded from the formal economy.

The African Banking Technology Conference provides the region’s banking 
community with in-depth briefings from African and international experts 
that will enable them to assess latest banking technology systems and 
strategies to achieve an effective and profitable balance.

*Who is the conference aimed at?*
The event will have several key audiences:
• ICT managers & professionals in the banking and financial services sector
• Policy-makers
• High-level managers at CEO, COO and CFO level
• Innovators and service providers active in the financial services sector
• Telecom operators and service providers
• NGOs/civil society organisations directly involved with delivering 
banking or
microfinance services in rural areas.
• Media representatives

*Evaluation and Outputs*
There will be several outputs from the event:
• Increased knowledge among ICT managers and ICT professionals in the East
African banking sector of latest international trends and technologies 
and their application in the region
• Increased awareness among high-level non-technical managers in the 
sector of the vital role ICT has to play in their business strategies – 
and the range of technologies and systems available.
• Informed media coverage that will help build a profile for the issues 
under discussion.
• Brokering of relationships between suppliers and users of ICT systems 
for the
financial sector.

*Presentation Proposals*
To propose a Forum presentation, send a brief outline to Sean Moroney, 
email: seanm at aitecafrica.com <mailto:seanm at aitecafrica.com>

*Conference six-day programme
http://www.aitecafrica.com/?q=node/524*

**

*Exhibition*
There will be an exhibition linked to the conference, providing an 
opportunity to network with participants in a unique educational 
setting. For more information email info at aitecafrica.com 
<mailto:info at aitecafrica.com>