I have great pleasure in inviting you to the Bankers’ Conference 2007. This year, the Conference is hosted by Bank of Baroda with organizational support from Indian Banks' Association. Bank of Baroda and IBA will endeavour to bring to you meaningful discussions and deliberations in the forthcoming Bancon. The theme of the Conference is 'Indian Banking - Towards Global Best Practices' which will address various aspects and challenges of inclusive growth and is considered as a major direction to Indian banking to support the pursuit of balanced and widely dispersed economic growth and development. The Conference will be held on 26th and 27th November, 2007.