he global macroeconomic outlook indicates a high degree of uncertainty amid the ongoing geopolitical risks. In today's turbulent economic environment, treasurers face a myriad of challenges, from volatile interest rates to supply chain disruptions, inflation, new types of payment systems, to unprecedented world events disrupting the market and fluctuating foreign exchange rates.

In an ever-changing business environment and the increasing level of complexities in the banking and other financial products offered by banks and other regulated entities (REs), there is always a likely exposure to Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF) risks.

This one-day workshop being conducted in collaboration with the Sustainable Finance Group, Department of Regulation, RBI, aims at sensitization on climate related risks and related aspects for the Board Members. It is necessary for a good understanding of the transition plans for climate risks and preparedness at Board level in the respective financial intermediaries. It will also give an opportunity to interact with the regulators and understand the concerns of the regulators in the area of climate related risk and sustainability.

This one-day program aims at contributing to capacity building of senior & top executives of Banks/NBFCs and FIs, providing insights into the dynamic growth of fintechs and into the potential of the emerging technologies to shape the future financial landscape. This program would also facilitate collaborations with fintechs and the requisite technological innovation for enhanced operations, governance and regulatory compliance

The program aims at updating the participants on the policy / regulatory updates and sensitizing the participants on the significance of sound and robust data management, data protection and data processing policies / capabilities, importance of cyber security framework and need for having in place strong internal control systems and governance standards.

Against this backdrop, CAFRAL is conducting a half-day Conference of the Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) and Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) of HR of banks, FIs & NBFCs to deliberate on the new trends in HR and the learning challenges. It would also provide an opportunity for interaction and ideation amongst HR experts on recent trends and developments in the capacity building space and emerging HR challenges

This five-day unique leadership program will help the participants to do a self-assessment and also assess others that can be leveraged to build efficient teams. The program would make the participants understand the Competing Values Framework (CVF) and the eight key leadership roles that are critical for influencing the culture and performance of the organization.

The program seeks to enhance the awareness of the BoD of REs on the regulatory expectations on their roles and responsibilities, sensitise them on issues of current interest, provide practical aspects of Board governance and their role in various sub-committees of the Board, the emerging challenges in non-financial risks such as cyber risk & climate change risk. It will offer a platform for peer level discussion and an opportunity to listen to & interact with the regulator.