The 11th edition of the ABI Costi & Business conference took place on October 23rd and 24th 2012, in the magnificient venue of Palazzo Altieri in Rome, with the participation of top-notch companies in the banking and financial sector.

Once again, the conference kept a high scientific standard in its talks and many interesting ideas were presented, to solve issues in banks.


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I Session

How to pursue the increase in flexibility in managing operational costs in banks?

Welcome greetings

Gianfranco Torriero / General Manager, ABI

Cost and income in Italian banking industry: a medium-term perspective.

Giorgio Gobbi / Titolare Divisione Struttura e Intermediari Finanziari Servizio Studi di Struttura economica e finanziaria, Banca d'Italia

ABI Costing Benchmark Monitoring: the results of ABI Report 2012

Maria Luisa Giachetti / Ufficio Analisi Economiche, ABI

ABI Costing Benchmark Monitoring: the results of ABI Report 2012

Alberto Balestreri / Studio Balestreri

Strategies to face the next challanges in the banking sector

Michele Destino / Banking and Financial markets Solutions Leader, IBM Italia

From (high) fixed costs to (low) variable costs

Andrea Pettinelli / Sales and CRM Manager, CEDACRI

Efficiently planning and managing costs: a case scenario

Fabrizio Sarrocco / Finance & Performance Manager, Accenture

II Session

Action plans for cost reduction

Opening speech

Romano Stasi / General Secretary, Consorzio ABI Lab

ABI Costing Benchmark Monitoring 2012: analysis and highlights

Maria Luisa Giachetti / Ufficio Analisi Economiche, ABI

A project to make the operational machine more efficient

Andrea Monti / C.O.O. - Responsabile Divisione Operations, Banca di Puglia e Basilicata

Sourcing models as a lever for cost optimization

Carlo Patrucco / Vice President, Gartner Consulting

Measuring costs: using data to analyze profitability and efficiency

Giampiero Censi / Responsabile Ufficio Controllo di Gestione, Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo

III Session

Risks and operational costs: how can we increase reputation in banks?

Italian Banks in the European scenario

Alberto Balestreri / Studio Balestreri

ABI Costing Benchmark Monitoring 2012: analysis and highlights

Maria Luisa Giachetti / Ufficio Analisi Economiche, ABI

Banks and their addiction to operational losses

Giorgio Aprile / Manager of Operational Risksand reporting Pillar 3 Area Risk Management, Gruppo MPS

The optimization of ICT performance as a way to reduce costs

Luca Miccoli / Enterprise Account Manager, Compuware

IV Session

The development of banking services: strategies to standardize, simplify and lower operational costs

Opening speech

Antonio Carbonera / Partner - Executive Vice President, PRB

The value of change in promoting projects

Lucia Landi / Staff Manager, Cassa di Risparmio di Cento

Increased operational efficiency comes with an organizational processes management system

Antonio Carbonera / Partner - Executive Vice President, PRB

Presentation
Simplification: key factor for cost optimization and operational risks reduction

Roberta Berlinghieri / Partner, Bain & Company Italy

Results of ABI Monitoring about banking processes

Giulio Murri / Research Analyst, Consorzio ABI Lab

ABI Costing Benchmark Monitoring 2012: analysis and highlights

Maria Luisa Giachetti / Ufficio Analisi Economiche, ABI