Objective: This program aims to deepen understanding of climate-related financial risks and sustainable finance among senior leaders. It will focus on the evolving landscape of physical and transition risks, the integration of climate considerations into governance and risk-management frameworks, and explore emerging regulatory and disclosure requirements. The program will also provide an opportunity to ways towards a de-carbonized balance sheet in financial institutions and engage constructively with the regulators and experts, to support national climate commitments.

The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) in developed countries are fundamentally reshaping the core activities of Human Resource divisions in leading global financial institutions. To make our country a developed nation (Viksit Bharat) by 2047, the CHROs and CLOs of banks/NBFCs/FIs are required to be well prepared for an AI-driven workforce for better productivity while ensuring data integrity and seamless customer service. This presents not just a technological shift, but also an urgent human capital challenge concerning re-skilling, organizational design and ethical governance. This conference is designed to facilitate action-oriented and interactive session among top HR leaders of India’s Financial Sector. The aim is to collaboratively forge new, strategic playbook for building a future-ready workforce that aligns with the highest standards of ethical AI-governance and AI-compliance in the Regulated Entities (REs).

Abstract: We present causal evidence on how employment protection legislations (EPL) that penalize firms for hiring contractual workers can have adverse effects in contexts characterized by high levels of informality. While they increase compliance and reduce informality on the "intensive margin'' as formal sector firms reduce hiring contract workers, they increase informality on the "extensive margin'', as firms move to operating in the informal sector instead. This lowers aggregate productivity, wages, and welfare in equilibrium. Counterfactual simulations demonstrate the significance of carefully designing EPL in contexts where informality is prevalent.

Objective: Against this backdrop, the Program on Risk Management for NBFCs aims to build strategic and operational understanding of risk management practices that are responsive to today’s dynamic financial landscape. The program will equip participants with knowledge of comprehensive framework to identify, assess, and manage key risk types - credit, market, liquidity, operational, interest rate, cyber risk, outsourcing risk and reputational risks - relevant to NBFC operations.

Abstract: "We investigate how local governments’ financial constraints affect competition in public procurement and real outcomes. Using detailed procurement data from Brazilian municipalities and population-based discontinuities in federal transfers, we find that higher transfers increase tender frequency, size, and local governments’ ability to pay suppliers on time. In turn, this encourages smaller suppliers’ entry into the bidding process and increases competition, resulting in lower procurement prices. Supplier competition induces large price reductions for essential goods, public services, and healthcare products, suggesting pass-through effects to local populations."

Objective: The virtual program seeks to enhance the understanding of IT governance framework and regulatory requirements, identify key IT risks and explore appropriate mitigation strategies & examine the design and implementation of effective IT control framework. The program will strengthen knowledge of control and assurance mechanisms for improved oversight and resilience of organization’s data and IT governance framework.

Objective: This two-day program would provide an opportunity to the participants for an enhanced understanding of the emerging compliance landscape and challenges. It will also help them to understand the regulatory perspective, expectations and concerns.

Objective: This two-day program would provide an opportunity to the participants for an enhanced understanding of the emerging compliance landscape and challenges. It will also help them to understand the regulatory perspective, expectations and concerns.

Objective: It is, therefore, crucial for banks, financial institutions (FIs), and NBFCs to ensure that their Boards possess a strong understanding of applicable regulatory and governance standards. This program aims to enhance board effectiveness through lectures, panel discussions, and interactions focused on both policy and practical aspects of board governance and functioning. It will provide opportunities to engage with regulators and industry leaders on the challenges and potential remedial measures related to governance and assurance issues.