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ABOUT THE EVENT

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The IADI 7th Annual Conference featured presentations by internationally recognized experts and deposit insurance practioners, regulators, policymakers and academics.

Please click here for a list of distinguished speakers and their biographies.

The International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) 7th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting was held on 29-31 October 2008. The events were hosted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the FDIC Headquarter Facilities in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, United States of America.

IADI 7th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Wednesday and Thursday 29-30 October 2008

The theme for the two-day conference was “The Role of Deposit Insurance in Promoting Financial Stability and Economic Inclusion.” (Please click here for the Program Schedule)

Day One: Focus on Financial Stability

Recent global financial turmoil has led to increased recognition of the importance of establishing effective deposit insurance systems to maintain financial stability and public confidence in the financial system, especially during times of economic uncertainty. Day One included sessions and prominent featured speakers focused on current financial market challenges and implications for financial institutions, the role of deposit insurers in financial crises, past and present, and new research and guidance for deposit insurers, including the recently issued IADI Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems.

Day Two: Focus on Economic Inclusion

Recognition continues to grow of the importance of building inclusive financial sectors to ensure access to financial services by the world’s poor and low-income individuals and the role that the financial safety net, including deposit insurers, can play in promoting economic inclusion. Day Two included sessions and prominent featured speakers focused on the current state of economic inclusion from a global perspective, recent research on economic inclusion around the world, innovative ways of promoting economic inclusion and financial literacy, and the role of deposit insurance in promoting economic inclusion.

IADI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Friday 31 October 2008
(IADI Participants and Partners)