Prof. Dr. Alain Chevalier, co-scientific director of MEBF program, participate the Asian Banker Summit 2016 in Hanoi as a member of the Advisory Board. The Summit was under the chairmanship of the Asian Banker Chairman Emmanuel Daniel to welcome more than 1,000 thought leaders and innovators of the future from across the globe. Attended the Summit were Prime Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the State Bank of Vietnam Governor Le Minh Hung, United States Congressman Barney Frank among other prominent industry leaders.

At the opening session, Dr. Chevalier delivered an speech on the prospects of financial industry with regards to the international perspectives and Vietnamese context.  “As we look to the future of the financial industry, banks are now well positioned to rediscover the position of trust and confidence as responsible agents of financial inter mediation and facilitators of international trade and investment. While the industry may have been slow to see the evolving promising future of finance it has embarked on a transformative journey in re-examining long-held conventions and established business practices to address the challenges of the time. This is the same crossroads our host country, Vietnam, stands on right now. As Vietnam emerges from a history of inward-looking policies, Vietnam is poised to engage with its neighbors as a major player not only in the Southeast Asian region, but in the entire Asia Pacific. A recent signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and member of the ASEAN Economic Community, Vietnam is on a committed path to global and regional economic integration. The country, through its prudent structural reforms, is already a hub of financial investment, trade inflows, supply-chain networks, and infrastructure development within the region. With 30 million citizens under 30 years of age, this is a country immensely capable of great adaptation, creativity, and productivity in the decades ahead.” said Prof. Dr. Alain Chevalier during his address.

Alain Chevalier is a full Professor of Finance at ESCP Europe. He is also a former Vice Dean, a former Vice Director General, a former Academic and International Dean and a former Dean of Faculty at ESCP Europe. Dr. Alain Chevalier involved in the Master in Economics of Banking and Finance (MEBF) of CFVG since its inception in 2003. Currently, as the co-scientific director of CFVG’s MEBF program in Vietnam, he actively contributes to the success of program. Over 15 years in Vietnam, the program has trained more than 700 graduates, many of those are now holding important position in banks and financial corporations. 

The Asian Banker Summit, is the region's largest annual meeting of global thought leaders and senior industry practitioners, it is the foremost forum for engaging on global themes bringing together global thought leaders and industry specialists. It’s where leaders from around the world decide the future of Asia's financial services industry

The Asian Banker Summit is several conferences and workshops, catering to bankers, corporates, broker-dealers, treasurers and regulators. The Asian Banker Summit comprises of several complementary dialogues that reflect the complexity of today's industry dynamics. These include:

• Bank Management Challenge and Bank Managers Convention

• Technology Decision Makers School and Conference

• International Transaction Banking Convention

• Supply Chain Challenge

• Financial Markets Infrastructure Dialogue