The Pacific Rim Bankers Program is considered one of the best in equipping bankers with the knowledge to be successful in the current banking world. Participants will gain new understanding of industry changing forces such as risk, globalization and technology. Classes will emphasis strategy and risk management, interactive learning and thought-provoking country reports. Senior officers will participate in stimulating sessions taught by leading professors of banking and finance, and internationally-known consultants who are at the forefront of the industry.

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS: Learn frameworks and techniques for analyzing the most current and relevant issues important to bankers, and benefit from fellow participant insights, knowledge, and experience.

STUDY TEAMS: Participate in small group exercises to build teamwork skills while forging international relationships for future connections.

CASE STUDIES: Understand how to analyze strategic banking issues by examining real-world problems within a team setting and discussing your findings across teams in class. Instructors facilitate the learning discussions and provide key takeaways.

COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS: Create a bank with your team and make the decisions — loan and deposit pricing, asset-liability management, liquidity management, capital management — that determine its success in the highly rated BankExec International™. You will gain a higher perspective of how banks operate as a whole in today’s volatile financial environment.

BANK SEMINARS AND GUEST SPEAKERS: Get the inside track from guest speakers representing major banks and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco as they discuss current issues related to banking and business.

COUNTRY BANKING REPORTS: Learn firsthand what is happening in Pacific Rim banking communities such as Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, and more through insightful participant presentations. Also obtain specific answers to the questions you have.