Chamber of Thrift Banks
2025 Convention
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Dusit Thani Manila, Makati City
Theme: “Thrift Banks 2025: Resilience in Hybrid Banking”
PROGRAMME
| I. | REGISTRATION | ||
| 08:00 A.M. | |||
| II. | OPENING OF EXHIBIT | ||
| 09:00 A.M. | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Viewing of Exhibit | Ms. Chuchi G. Fonacier Deputy Governor Financial Supervision Sector Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Ms. Mary Jane A. Perreras President, Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB) Vice-Chairperson, CARD SME Bank Mr. Jaime Valentin L. Araneta Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee Trustee, Chamber of Thrift Banks President, Citystate Savings Bank Mr. Rodolfo K. Mabiasen, Jr. Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee Trustee, Chamber of Thrift Banks President, BPI Direct BanKo |
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| III. | OPENING SESSION | ||
| 09:30 A.M. | Invocation/National Anthem | ||
| 09:35 A.M. | Declaration of Opening of Convention/Welcome Remarks | Mr. Jaime Valentin L. Araneta Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee |
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| IV. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS | ||
| 09:40 A.M. | Introduction of Keynote Speaker | Ms. Mary Jane A. Perreras President, CTB |
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| 09:45 A.M. | “Economic Prospects and the State of the Thrift Banking Industry” | Ms. Chuchi G. Fonacier Deputy Governor Financial Supervision Sector Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) |
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| 10:05 A.M. | Panel Discussion/Open Forum | Mr. Jose Vicente L. Alde Secretary, CTB President, Philippine Savings Bank Mr. Argeo J. Melisimo Trustee, CTB Vice-Chairman, First Consolidated Bank |
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| V. | VALEDICTORY ADDRESS | ||
| 10:25 A.M. | Valedictory Address | Mr. Cecilio “Paul” D. San Pedro Immediate Past President, CTB President/CEO, Sterling Bank of Asias |
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| VI. | INAUGURAL ADDRESS | ||
| 10:30 A.M. | Inaugural Address | Ms. Mary Jane A. Perreras President, CTB |
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| VII. | FORUM ON BANKING TECHNOLOGY FOR THRIFT BANKS (Part 1) | ||
| 10:35 A.M. | “Modern Core, Modern Bank: Laying Strong Digital Rails for the Next Decade” | Mr. Diwakar Mandal General Manager – Product Marketing Mobifin (A Bankai Product) |
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| 10:45 A.M. | Panel Discussion: “Beyond Digitization: Reimagining Banking in the Age of AI and Hyper Automation” | Mr. Ravi Madan AVP – Sales, MobiFin (A Bankai Product) in the Age of AI and Hyper Automation” Mr. Neil Estrellado SVP and IT Head, Philippine Savings Bank Mr. Adonis Yap First VP and Digital Banking Group Head China Bank Savings Mr. Marlon R. Umali Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) City Savings Bank |
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| 11:05 A.M. | “Empowering the next generation of Thrift Banks for The Philippines in the age of AI” | Mr. Rahul Sharda Senior Consultant, Business Solutions Temenos |
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| VIII. | FORUM ON DATA GOVERNANCE | ||
| 11:25 A.M. | Introduction of Guest Speaker | Mr. Rodolfo K. Mabiasen, Jr. Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee |
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| 11:30 A.M. | “Setting Strong Foundations for Innovation, The Role of Data Governance in Enabling AI for Thrift banks” | Ms. Stephanie Sy Founder & Lead Data Scientist Atty. Rory Torres General Counsel and Data Governance Solutions Lead Thinking Machines |
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| 11:50 A.M. | Panel Discussion/Open Forum | Mr. Jerome B. Minglana Auditor/Trustee, CTB President, Legazpi Savings Bank Mr. Rolando R. Avante President and CEO, Philippine Business Bank |
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| IX. | LUNCH | ||
| 12:05 P.M. | Intermission Lunch / Raffle Intermission/Viewing of Exhibit | ||
| X. | FORUM ON BANKING TECHNOLOGY FOR THRIFT BANKS (Part 2) | ||
| 1:30 P.M. | “Digital Disruption, Do or Die” | Mr. Matthew Edmunds Group CEO, Geniusto |
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| 1:55 P.M. | “Shaping Banking’s Next with SaaS – The Finacle Advantage” | Mr. Krishnaswamy Subbarao Global Head – Platforms, Infosys Finacle |
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| XI. | FORUM ON LEADERSHIP | ||
| 2:10 P.M. | Introduction of Guest Speaker | Mr. Rodolfo K. Mabiasen, Jr. Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee |
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| 2:15 P.M. | “Leadership in Challenging Times” | Mr. Francis Kong President and Founder, Success Options, Inc. |
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| 2:35 P.M. | Panel Discussion/Open Forum | Mr. Jaime Valentin L. Araneta Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee Mr. Ruben D. Almendras Trustee, CTB Chairman, Dumaguete City Development Bank |
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| XII. | FORUM ON BANKING TECHNOLOGY FOR THRIFT BANKS (Part 3) | ||
| 2:45 P.M. | “Innovating Resilience: Nextbank’s Role in Strengthening Thrift Banks” | Mr. James Allan To President, Nextbank, Inc. |
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| 2:55 P.M. | “Banking at Scale” | Mr. Sumeet Kumar Regional Director, TCS B@NCS ASEAN Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) |
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| 3:05 P.M. | “Reshape, Reinforce, Reimagine” | Mr. Arda Lasido Sales Director, FDS Asya Philippines, Inc. (FDSAP) |
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| XIII. | FORUM ON DIGITAL PAYMENTS TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP | ||
| 3:15 P.M. | Introduction of Guest Speaker | Mr. Rodolfo K. Mabiasen, Jr. Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee |
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| 3:20 P.M. | “DIGITAL PAYMENTS TRANSFORMATION: Powering Progress and Inclusion” | Mr. Mamerto Tangonan Deputy Governor Payments and Currency Management Sector Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| 3:40 P.M. | Panel Discussion/Open Forum | Mr. Redentor “Dennis” C. Bancod Assistant Governor, Payments and Currency Development Sub-Sector Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Mr. Luis M. Chua Treasurer/Trustee, CTB President, Bank of Makati Mr. Roman G. Leus Trustee, CTB President, Malayan Savings Bank |
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| XIV. | FORUM ON BANKING TECHNOLOGY FOR THRIFT BANKS (Part 4) | ||
| 3:55 P.M. | “From Legacy to Leapfrog: A Roadmap to Digital Lending for Thrift Banks” | Mr. Abhishek Arun President, M2P Solutions Private Limited |
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| 4:05 P.M. | “From Regulation to Resilience: A Digital Future for Thrift Banks" | Ms. Shiona Blundell Global Executive Director for Sales, Sybrin |
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| XV. | SPECIAL AWARDS | ||
| 4:15 P.M. | Special Awards | ||
| 4:20 P.M. | Coffee Break / Viewing of Exhibit | ||
| XVI. | FORUM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE | ||
| 4:35 P.M. | Introduction of Guest Speaker | Mr. Rodolfo K. Mabiasen, Jr. Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee |
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| 4:40 P.M. | “Growth by 2025” | Ms. Domini S.D. Velasquez Undersecretary Department of Finance (DOF) |
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| 5:00 P.M. | Panel Discussion/Open Forum | Mr. Jaime Valentin L. Araneta Co-Chairman, CTB Convention Committee Mr. Augusto S. Gonzalez EVP & Treasurer, Sun Savings Bank |
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| XVII. | GRAND RAFFLE | ||
| 5:15 P.M. | Grand Raffle | ||
Emcees:
Mr. Earl Moreno
Marketing Communications Manager
City Savings Bank
Mr. Rex Jardinero
Head, People Experience
Philippine Savings Bank