International conference New technologies in finance started on 13 June 2006; the conference was conducted by infor-media Russia company and Izvestia newspaper.

The conference aimed at providing the participants with information on efficient introduction of IT solutions for financial structures, analysis of successful implementation cases in order to establish a fruitful dialogue among customers and performers. For two days - on 13 and 14 June 2006 leading specialists in the sphere of information technologies in finance were discussing experience of ICT introduction in actual projects, as well as outlooks for the market development.

Main conference issues:

• Urgent problems of technological support to financial services
• Financial administration problems in financial institutions
• Management accounting: establishment and IT support
• IT support to work on stock and financial markets, temporarily surplus funds management
• Planning and development of IT support to financial services
• Risks management and safety
• Retail service technologies
• Retail banking services: IT support problems
• Self-service systems in retail banking
• Remote service technologies for retail
• Consumer crediting and IT support
• Scoring and rating in consumer crediting
• Consumer crediting support in banking systems

Among the invited reporters who shared news on latest products in IT market, there were IT directors, CIO, financial directors, general directors, business development directors, banks’ IT directors, investment companies, unit investment trusts and IT solutions vendors.

Alexander Yevtiushkin, Head of IIS Innovation and Investment Projects Directorate, addressed the participants as the conference Chairman, and made a presentation on Banking IT Strategy and Products IT Support Planning (in Russian).